Lifestyle changes, coupled with a reduction in heart disease risks, will go a long way toward preventing pre-diabetes from progressing to the full-blown disease, experts from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) recommend.
Pre-diabetes occurs when blood sugar levels or impaired glucose tolerance is elevated, but not quite to the point defined as diabetes. More […]

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Studies show more than 90 percent of patients with cancer may experience an increase in the blood’s clotting activity, which can lead to a Deep Vein Thrombosis, or DVTs. DVTs can be a life threatening complication which a majority of cancer survivors will face as they wend their way through treatment.
DVT occurs when a blood […]

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Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALO) , a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix, today announced the presentation of positive pre-clinical animal efficacy data for its pegylated-rHuPH20 enzyme (PEGPH20) at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Translational Cancer Medicine meeting in Monterey, CA.
The study showed that treatment of hormone resistant human prostate […]

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Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research have come up with a miraculous new drug that can potentially save the lives of thousands of prostate cancer sufferers.
According to scientists, men with aggressive and incurable prostate cancer can gain years of life with abiraterone.
Abiraterone could potentially treat up to 80percent of patients with a deadly form […]

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A study links night-time heart attacks with the breathing disorder sleep apnea, which makes people gasp for breath every few minutes.
The link is not fully established, but it seems logical, said Dr. Virend Somers, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic who is lead author of the report in the July 29 issue of the Journal […]

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Scientists say a new drug which treats aggressive prostate cancer is possibly the most significant development in the field for 70 years.
The new drug Abiraterone could they say potentially treat up to 80% of patients with a deadly form of the disease which is resistant to currently available chemotherapy.
Abiraterone works by blocking the hormones which […]

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A minimally invasive treatment for a common cause of male infertility can significantly improve a couple’s chances for pregnancy, according to a new study published in the August issue of Radiology. The study, conducted at the University of Bonn in Germany, also found that the level of sperm motility prior to treatment is a key […]

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A little exercise or ‘resistance training’ to strengthen muscles goes a long way in keeping older men fit as a fiddle, according to a study by University of Queensland.
Tim Henwood of the University said his doctoral thesis is based on how people aged over 65 responded to such training.
“What we were looking at was how […]

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An elderly man in Britain believes he has beaten cancer by drinking a daily glass of broccoli juice.
Ray Wiseman, a 79 year old grandad was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2003, at the time his prognosis was not good and Ray was not expected to survive.
However recent scans have revealed that the cancer has stopped […]

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Falls are a leading cause of serious injury and death among elderly people in the United States, and most of those falls occur in the home, says the American Geriatric Society (AGS).
“There are many steps people can take to make their home safer for those who are aging. Something as small as using a night […]

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