Archive: 07/05/2015
Liberia emerges from nightmare of Ebola
Heavily pregnant when she died, Fatimah Jakemah was bagged, bleached and carted off for cremation, one of dozens of new cases in the capital that week as Ebola tightened its grip on Liberia.
May 7, 2015
Ebola deaths pass 11,000 mark: WHO
The number of deaths from the Ebola epidemic now exceeds 11,000, figures from the World Health Organization showed on Wednesday.
May 7, 2015
New developments in personalized medicine could save billions of dollars in improved health
New developments in personalised and precision medicine (PPM) could offer enormous gains in healthy life expectancy for Americans, but the incentives to develop them are weak, according to Dr Victor Dzau, President of the ...
May 7, 2015
Study reveals why almost half of patients opt out of comprehensive cancer testing
Some at-risk patients opted out of comprehensive cancer gene screening when presented with the opportunity to be tested for the presence of genes linked to various cancers, according to a recent study led by researchers at ...
May 7, 2015
New anti-cancer stem cell compound in development
Cardiff University scientists have developed a novel anti-cancer stem cell agent capable of targeting aggressive tumour forming cells common to breast, pancreas, colon and prostate cancers.
May 7, 2015
Using a shopping list may aid food desert residents
For residents of areas with limited access to healthy foods, also known as food deserts, multiple barriers exist that amplify the health risks of living in those areas. Likewise, risks for poor diet and being overweight or ...
May 7, 2015