Oncology & Cancer
Cervical cancer vaccine shows promise
A vaccine against cervical cancer, being developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Blue Bell, Pa., produced positive results in a small sample of 18 women.
Oct 12, 2012
0
0
News tagged with developing country
Gerontology & Geriatrics
Scientist proposes clinical trials with low-dose rapamycin to protect elderly from COVID-19
The Biogerontology Research Foundation, a registered UK charity supporting and promoting aging and longevity research worldwide since 2008, today announced the publication of a paper titled "Geroprotective and senoremediative ...
Apr 6, 2020
0
80
Medications
New technology combats global pandemic of drug counterfeiting
Drug counterfeiting is so common in some developing countries that patients with serious diseases in Southeast Asia and elsewhere are at risk of getting a poor-quality drug instead of one with ingredients that really treat ...
Aug 19, 2012
0
0
Oncology & Cancer
More women dying from breast and cervical cancer at a younger age in developing countries
The number of cases and deaths from breast and cervical cancer are rising in most countries, especially in the developing world where more women are dying at younger ages, according to a new global analysis by the Institute ...
Sep 14, 2011
1
0
Psychology & Psychiatry
How to scale up mental health care
Scaling up mental health services in developing countries is an essential part of any plan to improve mental health worldwide. However recent data suggests while 1 in 3 people with a mental health problem in wealthy nations ...
Oct 16, 2011
0
1
Vaccination
'Typhoid Mary' still stalks the world, but scientists show older vaccine works against the old foe
Even as COVID-19 continues its rampage across the globe, an older health nemesis continues a more clandestine and increasingly deadly spread.
Sep 24, 2021
0
6
Cardiology
Longer resuscitation attempts could improve survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest
New research published Online First in The Lancet suggests that increasing the duration of resuscitation efforts could improve survival in patients who arrest in hospital, challenging the common belief that extending resuscitation ...
Sep 4, 2012
0
0
Pediatrics
Most health claims on infant formula products seem to have little or no supporting evidence
Most health and nutrition claims on infant formula products seem to be backed by little or no high quality scientific evidence, finds an international survey published by The BMJ today.
Feb 15, 2023
0
72
Health
Fertility rates affected by global economic crisis
The global economic recession of 2008-09 has been followed by a decline in fertility rates in Europe and the United States, bringing to an end the first concerted rise in fertility rates in the developed world since the 1960s, ...
Jun 28, 2011
0
0
Health
Students design low-cost otoscope to help diagnose hearing loss in developing countries
According to the World Health Organization 360 million people in the world suffer from hearing loss. A large portion of those affected live in developing countries, particularly South Asia, Asia Pacific and sub-Saharan Africa. ...
May 18, 2016
0
32
