Researchers have found another benefit of circumcision for health, saying that it can protect men against the virus that causes AIDS, as well as the virus that causes cervical cancer in their partners. In the Lancet medical journal on Thursday, they reported that the partners of circumcised men had lower rate of infection in two […]

Since the United States started the routine of vaccinating citizens against chicken pox in 1995, the number of Americans hospitalized each year because of the infection has decreased by more than two-thirds according to a government researchers report on Monday. Studies revealed that after giving vaccinations to produce immunity against the Varicella virus that causes […]

German scientists, who used a bone marrow transplant to treat an HIV-infected patient with leukemia, have affirmed him cured of the virus. This is a surprising statement from the medical field where the word “cure” is hardly mentioned. The patient had both HIV infection and leukemia when he received a bone marrow transplant in 2007 […]

Elizabeth Edwards’ cancer has reached her liver and physicians have advised against further treatment, the People magazine has reported on Monday. The now-separated wife of U.S presidential candidate John Edwards was briefly hospitalized last week. She is currently resting at her home with her family and friends. The celebrity magazine reported that her breast cancer, […]

Weight-loss gurus may have claimed that increased protein and less refined carbohydrates in the diet can keep a person from gaining weight. However, a team of European researchers confirmed this claim based on the study they have compiled with a number of men, women and their families. The study, which was published in the New […]

Hormone-blocking therapy used by the male population to treat prostate cancer may increase their risk of developing colon cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The drug treatment is called ‘androgen deprivation therapy’ also known as ADT, which is used to suppress the production of male hormone testosterone […]

A study found that those children whose mothers consumed a lot of peanuts during pregnancy may be at greater risk to develop an allergy to the nuts. In addition, the more peanuts the mothers consumed, the greater the chances are for the children to develop it. However, it still isn’t apparent if the mother’s consumption […]

Tests have helped confirm that the chemicals used to remove oil from the BP spill have not yet reached the fish, shrimp, crabs or oysters at the Gulf of Mexico, according to the U.S. officials on Friday. The officials from the Food and Drug Administration, as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said […]

According to scientists, getting people to eat a healthy diet, exercise more, avoid smoke, and cut down alcohol consumption could likely prevent about one-fourth of the 1.2 million cases of colon cancer that are diagnosed each year. Denmark researchers found that by following the guidelines on physical activity, waist circumference, alcohol intake, smoking and diet […]

An outbreak of suspected cholera had killed nearly 140 people in central Haiti according to the Haitian health officials on Thursday. Since the January 12 earthquake, this is the country’s biggest medical crisis. The Haitian health authorities had already informed the World Health Organization regarding their 138 deaths and about 1,526 cases so far in […]