London: Osteoarthritis, the degenerative inflammatory bone disease, may be a sign of faster biological ageing, suggests research published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. The finds resulted from a study of 1100 people, aged between 30 and 79. Most … Continue reading
London: The number of people suffering from diabetes continues to rise, according to new figures from Britain’s National Health Service. And the epidemic of obesity is to blame say officials. The numbers suffering from the disease in England has increased … Continue reading
Newcastle: Living close to heavy industry may increase the risk of developing lung cancer, says a report published in the UK by the University of Newcastle. Over 200 women under the age of 80 with primary lung cancer were compared … Continue reading
Birmingham: Female liver transplant recipients outlive men given the same procedure by an average of 4.5 years, suggests UK research to be published in the medical journal Gut. And while younger people tend to live longest of all, they also … Continue reading
London: Twenty-five British hospitals have bought tissue which may have been taken from diseased corpses in the UK body snatchers scandal. And at least 40 British patients have been given transplants using body parts plundered by the mafia gang who … Continue reading
London: Childless women have a 20 per cent higher risk of dying younger than those with two children, according to research from the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council. The statistics also show that childless women also had a greater … Continue reading
London: Our hectic lives are making us ill, a new survey has discovered. Those questioned were anxious about – not getting enough exercise (48%), not getting enough sleep (42%), general fatigue (34%), not being able to find a National Health … Continue reading
London: Responsibility such as marriage and bringing up a family, is just as likely to make you happy as a high-flying career, according to a new study. Scientists at the City of London University questioned 10,000 adults at 30 and … Continue reading
A Special Medical Bulletin from Ronald Klatz, M.D., D.O. Founder of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Chicago: Influenza is a highly contagious viral respiratory infection of the upper respiratory tract. The virus that causes the flu enters the body’s … Continue reading
London: The range of drugs known as beta blockers which doctors may use to to treat high blood pressure increase the risk of diabetes, according to new research. Diabetes increases the risk high risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney … Continue reading
Biologists have uncovered a gene that shuts down stem cells as people age. They say the gene known as p16-Ink4a gradually reduces the ability of stem cells to proliferate, thus reducing the risk of cancer. The discovery, reported in the … Continue reading
London: A vaccine against two strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) could cut the number of cases and deaths from cervical cancer by three-quarters in the UK, according to a new study.[i] The study, sponsored by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), … Continue reading
Harvard: Angry people get older quicker, US scientists have found. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Heath monitored 650 men and discovered that those who are unable to control their temper showed signs of ageing sooner. It is thought … Continue reading
Cambridge: Heart disease suffers have advanced deterioration of their arteries, according to scientists at Cambridge University. In early stages of heart disease arteries will be between five and 15 years older than a person’s real age. But in advanced cases … Continue reading
New Orleans: Milk contains a protein that can lower blood pressure significantly. A trial of 140 patients carried out at Tulane University demonstrated a drop in blood pressure of between trhee and five percent. The results from this study mean … Continue reading
London: British blackcurrants are known to help prevent Alzheimers disease, fight cancer, UTI infections and heart disease. Now new scientific research into this small but mighty superfood has been found to effectively prevent the dreaded MRSA bacteria that lurks in … Continue reading
London: Doctors at University College Hospital in London are trialling a new soundwave device that zaps cancer tissue, avoding the need for surgery. The device, by Misonix and Focus Surgery, works by heating the tissue up and because it be … Continue reading
London: Scientists at a UK university have discovered that adding nanoparticles of gold can boost the potency of a cancer drug by 50 per cent. This allows more malignant cells to be killed while healthy tissue is left unharmed without … Continue reading
Boston: Exposure to a common pregnancy drug has been linked to an early menopause for babies exposed to it in the womb, according to a new US study. The drug, known as DES, an artificial form of oestrogen, was given … Continue reading
Los Angeles: A pill to help smokers fight cigarette addiction has been approval by the FDA in the US and could also gon on sale in Britain. Chantix (barenicline tartrate), made by pharmaceutical company Pfizer, works by duplicating the affect … Continue reading
New York: US doctors are developing a skin test that could detect Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage. Currently there is no way to detect the disease in which doctors believe may begin before symptoms show in old age. There is … Continue reading
London: Trials of a new clot-busting drug for stroke victims are taking place in the US and Canada. If successful, the drug, by UK company Vernalis and codenamed V10153, could go into the final phase of clinical trials next year. … Continue reading
Embryonic stem cells should be used to treat life-threatening diseases not to cure wrinkles and turn back the hands of time, says the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, world’s largest medical body, representing 300,000 doctors and other professionals. In a … Continue reading
Boston: Exercise can substantially reduce the risk of death following a diagnosis of colorectal cancer, two new studies confirm, both published in this month’s Journal of Oncology. In one study, Dr. Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, from Dana Farber Cancer Institute in … Continue reading
Boston: Statins, the class of cholesterol-reducing drugs, has been shown to help stroke victims avoid further attacks. According to a five year study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, high doses of statins cut the risk of a … Continue reading