Asthma

First new asthma pill in 20 years hailed as ‘wonder drug’ by sufferers

9 Aug 2016 • 4 comments

The first new asthma pill for nearly 20 years has the power to significantly reduce the severity of the condition.   The new drug, which has been described as ‘a game changer for future treatment...

Asthma

10 NUTRITIOUS FOODS THAT HELP REDUCE ASTHMA ATTACKS & BOOST YOUR HEALTH

2 Aug 2016 • 1 comment

1. Apples   Studies show that apples possess anti-asthmatic properties. One study revealed that drinking apple juice could reduce the chance of wheezing by up to 50%. Apples provide many beneficial...

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

How Type 2 diabetes could be banished by a tiny balloon inside the gut

2 Aug 2016 • 1 comment

A new treatment for diabetes involves heating part of the intestine using a tiny balloon.  Retired university dean and part-time magistrate Russell Pearson, 61, from Loughton in Essex, was the first...

Multiple sclerosis

Man with multiple sclerosis can walk again after radical stem cell therapy

1 Aug 2016 • 4 comments

A multiple sclerosis sufferer who lost the use of his legs can walk again after having radical stem cell therapy in Mexico.   Eric Thomson, 50, who was diagnosed with the illness five years ago, was...

Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer breakthrough could lead to new diagnostic tests and treatments

1 Aug 2016 • 3 comments

Prostate cancer patients have been offered hope after scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have identified a new group of molecules that could be targeted to slow tumour growth.   Experts used an...

Leukemia

Disturbances in blood cell gene transcription may lead to leukemia

26 Jul 2016

Researchers have succeeded in shedding light on the pathogenesis of DNA breakpoints that are associated with leukemia. A mechanism discovered in a recent study can explain up to 90% of DNA damages...

COPD

COPD Patients Might Breathe Easier with Exercise Table Now Being Tested

26 Jul 2016

A team of researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) is testing an exercise table that may help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) breathe easier  ...

Lung cancer

New therapeutic targets for small cell lung cancer identified

26 Jul 2016

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein termed ASCL1 that is essential to the development of small cell lung cancer and that, when deleted in the lungs of mice, prevents...

Arthritis

First Combination Foam Spray for Psoriasis, Enstilar, Now Available in UK

26 Jul 2016

Adults with psoriasis who live in the United Kingdom will now have a new treatment option available to manage the disease. LEO Pharma’s Enstilar is the first plaque psoriasis treatment available as...

Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis cause and prevention may be linked to gut bacteria: Study

26 Jul 2016

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cause and prevention may be linked to gut bacteria, according to a recent study. We previously reported on the association between the onset of rheumatoid arthritis and gut...

Cancer

Even one glass of wine a day raises the risk of cancer: Alarming study reveals booze is linked to at least SEVEN forms of the disease

26 Jul 2016

Drinking alcohol causes at least seven kinds of cancer, a new study warns today. Researchers said even people who drink low levels are at risk of developing the disease - killing off the idea that a...

Asthma

Cure for asthma on horizon as scientists find genetic cause

26 Jul 2016

A cure for asthma is on the horizon after scientists discovered a genetic switch which prevents the condition.   The research carried out at the University of Southampton, discovered that the gene...