Archive: 30/03/2015
Natural extract shows promise for preventing breast cancer
In a new study, the extract from rosehips—the fruit of the rose plant—significantly reduced the growth and migration of cells from a type of breast cancer known as triple negative. This particularly aggressive form of ...
Mar 30, 2015
Sierra Leone ends anti-Ebola lockdown after three days
Sierra Leoneans were once again allowed to leave their homes Sunday evening after the government announced the end of a three-day nationwide lockdown aimed at preventing a resurgence of the deadly Ebola virus.
Mar 30, 2015
Fecal transplants successful for treating C. difficile infection
Distasteful though it sounds, the transplantation of fecal matter is more successful for treating Clostridium difficile infections than previously thought.
Mar 30, 2015
Gap between parental perceptions of child's weight and official classifications
Parents of obese children may not be able to recognise that their child is overweight unless they are at very extreme levels of obesity, according to research led by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and UCL Institute ...
Mar 30, 2015