The Macmillan Cancer Support charity said that the cancer mean survival time, the time from diagnosis until fewer than half of patients are still alive, has increased from one year to 5.8 years since 1971.
Health Issues
Overuse Of Antibiotics Breeds Resistance To Treatment
Patients are facing an ‘unthinkable scenario’ where infections become ‘untreatable’ due to resistance to antibiotics, leading doctors have warned.
Garlic Oil Protects Heart Tissue From Damage – Study
Garlic oil contains low concentrations of diallyl trisulfide that releases hydrogen sulfide which has shown to protect heart tissue.
Parkinson’s Disease Is Linked To Industrial Chemical Exposure
Individuals exposed to trichloroethylene (TCE), are six fold times prone in developing Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers.
Diabetes Breakthrough, Testing Tears Instead Of Blood For Sugar Levels
Scientists found a way to use tears instead of drawing blood to test patient’s sugar levels.
Eating A Lot Of Fiber Rich Foods Cut The Risk Of Bowel Cancer
A diet high in fiber rich foods such as porridge, brown rice and cereal cuts the risk of bowel cancer.
Vaccine To Combat Malaria Scourge That Claims A Million Lives A Year
Malaria is spread by the Plasmodium parasite which invades human red blood cells.
So far attempts to develop a vaccine that prevents the organism entering cells have proved unsuccessful.
Living Liver Donors Prone To Health Complications Years After Surgery
Almost half of living liver donors experienced digestive problems such as diarrhea, intolerance to fatty foods, gastric reflux and severe depression years after they have donated part of their liver for transplant, according to a German study.
Painkillers Are The Most Abused Drugs, Account More Deaths In The US
Overdoses from prescription painkillers have tripled in the past decade. Now they account for more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined, US health authorities said.
Scientists Link ‘Darkness Hormone’ As Natural Defenses Against Cancer
In a study by the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI), experts suggested that while family history, smoking, drinking and poor diet are the main risk factors for breast cancer, excessive exposure to electric light during night-time hours could reduce our resistance to the disease.