Diseases and Disorders

Counselling doubles chances of surviving breast cancer by cutting stress levels

Counselling can double a woman's chances of surviving breast cancer, according to research. The findings showed that sessions about relaxing, problem-solving techniques and advice on how to approach family and friends, reduced...

Baby P: The full health dossier

A newly-released dossier, shown below, details Baby P's contact with health and social workers from the day he was born to the day he died, aged 17 months. 22 March: Health visitor Yvonne Douglas makes first home visit. 2...

Baby P: Ed Balls says Government reforms cannot 'make good the evil' he suffered

Ed Balls, the children's secretary, said no Government reforms can "make good the evil" that Baby P suffered. He made the attack on the toddler's killers as the Government prepares to put forward legislation to protect...

New Clue Emerges For Cellular Damage In Huntington's Disease

"Huntington's disease presents an ideal vantage point to study neurodegenerative disease, because we know the misfolded protein that's responsible," says Martin Duennwald, formerly a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of...

Brain Tumor Cells Release Tiny Sacs Which Carry Information That May Guide Treatment

Microvesicles - tiny membrane-covered sacs - released from glioblastoma cells contain molecules that may provide data that can guide treatment of the deadly brain tumor. In their report in the December 2008 Nature Cell Biology,...

UK to help Indian companies produce cheaper AIDS drugs

The United Kingdom is working with the Clinton Foundation to help Indian pharmaceutical companies produce cheaper drugs for malaria and AIDS. The UK Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander MP...

Have you left the gas on?

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Most people get anxious in their daily lives, but where does the line between sanity and madness lie and is it easy to recognise? Do you ever worry about leaving the gas on, or arrive at work and worry that you've not locked...

Patient 'killed by GP who ignored pencillin allergy warning'

A doctor killed an elderly patient when she ignored instructions that he was allergic to penicillin and insisted he took the drug, a court has heard. Dr Mitra Nikkhah is accused of manslaughter through gross negligence after...

Merck Drug Fails To Slow Alzheimer's Symptoms

An experimental Merck & Co Inc drug that raises levels of a natural growth hormone failed to improve memory skills in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday. The compound, called...

GANYMED closes EUR 65 M Financing Round

November 18, 2008, Mainz - GANYMED Pharmaceuticals AG today announced the closing of a EUR 65 M financing round. The round was led by ATS Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH, Munich, which was joined in the financing by Future Capital...

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