The eight unexplained symptoms most closely linked to cancer have been highlighted by researchers. The Keele University team also points to the age at which patients should be most concerned by the symptoms, which include blood in urine and anaemia. The other symptoms are: rectal blood, coughing up blood, breast lump or mass, difficulty swallowing, [...]

A Massachusetts man who was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung came home with an unusual diagnosis: a pea plant was growing in his lung. Ron Sveden had been battling emphysema for months when his condition deteriorated. He was steeling himself for a cancer diagnosis when X-rays revealed the growth in his lung. Doctors [...]

Doctors are a step closer to accurately predicting the age at which a woman will hit the menopause. A 12-year Iranian study of 266 women found it was possible to pinpoint the age of menopause by measuring levels of a hormone called AMH. If proven in further studies, it potentially means women could have more [...]

The gift given by the wise men to the baby Jesus probably came across the deserts from Oman. The BBC’s Jeremy Howell visits the country to ask whether a commodity that was once worth its weight in gold could be reborn as a treatment for cancer. Oman’s Land of Frankincense is an 11-hour drive southwards [...]

(BBC NEWS) – Lingering residue from tobacco smoke which clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, work in PNAS journal shows. Berkeley scientists in the US ran lab tests and found “substantial levels” of toxins on smoke-exposed material. They say while banishing smokers to outdoors cuts second-hand smoke, residues will follow them [...]

(BBC NEWS) – Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that they cannot get pregnant past a certain age. The Family Planning Association (FPA) believes the message on infertility and age has gone “too far”. Although fertility does wane, women can still fall pregnant well into their thirties, forties and even [...]

(BBC NEWS) – Scientists in Cambridge have shown that an “artificial pancreas” can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes. A trial found that combining a “real time” sensor measuring glucose levels with a pump that delivers insulin can boost overnight blood sugar control. The Lancet study showed the device [...]

In 1979 psychologist Ellen Langer carried out an experiment to find if changing thought patterns could slow ageing. But the full story of the extraordinary experiment has been hidden until now. How much control do you have over how you will age? Many people would laugh at the idea that people could influence the state [...]

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 37,527 out of 94,462 or 39.73% passed the Nursing Board Exam given by the Board of Nursing last November 2009. Complete List of November 2009 Nursing Board Exam Results

(BBC NEWS) – Drinking green tea may offer some protection against lung cancer, say experts who studied the disease at a medical university in Taiwan. The latest work in more than 500 people adds to growing evidence suggesting the beverage has anti-cancer powers. In the study, smokers and non-smokers who drank at least a cup [...]

(BBC NEWS) – A simple eye test might be able to detect Alzheimer’s and other diseases before symptoms develop, according to UK scientists. The technique uses fluorescent markers which attach to dying cells which can be seen in the retina and give an early indication of brain cell death. The research has been carried out [...]

(BBC NEWS) – One in eight men screened for prostate cancer will test positive when they do not have the disease, a major European trial has shown. A positive result can mean undergoing invasive tests such as biopsy as well as potentially unnecessary treatment. Screening with prostate specific antigen (PSA) is not routinely offered in [...]