A plastic surgeon designed an application that more or less performs virtual plastic surgeries. The application will allow women who are curious about breast implants to give them a feel of how it is like to have a bigger cup size. The free iTouch, iPhone, and iPad application dubbed as iAugment uses a 3D imaging […]

Based on a study conducted by Swedish researchers, women who drink enough amounts of coffee everyday have lower risks of developing aggressive breast cancer. Their study successfully linked drinking at least five cups of coffee a day to a significantly lowered reduction in ER-negative breast cancer or more commonly known as t he non-hormone responsive […]

A recent study found out that homosexual men have double the risk than other males to be diagnosed with and survive cancer. This shines a new light on the medical risks that gay people are facing today. This is not the first time a study has seen differences in health risks associated with sexual orientation. […]

A survey showed that one in about four caregivers for sick or elderly friends and relatives suffered from depression. The figure was two times higher than for the population of the United States in general. In contrast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta released a study last year, which said that […]

British researchers found out that asthma pills were as effective as inhaled steroids in a study that compared the efficacy of both medications. Dr. Stanley Musgrove, co-author of the study and a senior research associate at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, said that the asthma pills called leukotriene-receptor antagonists should also be considered […]

The country’s first full face transplant patient made an appearance on Monday and said that the very first thing his daughter told him right after the operation was that he looked extremely handsome. 25-year-old Dallas Wiens joined his surgeons on Monday at the Bringham and Women’s Hospital for his first public appearance since his full […]

Based on the results of a recent study in the United States, Avastin is equally effective against macular degeneration to Lucentis. Avastin is an anti-cancer drug while Lucentis is the leading drug for macular degeneration; Avastis, however, is 40 times cheaper than Lucentis. The study basically compared Avastin to Lucentis. Both drugs were developed by […]

Based on the report submitted by the Alaska Division of Public Health, Alaska has the most cases of Chlamydia and second-highest number of gonorrhea cases in the United States. In 2010 alone, Alaska reported a total of 6,026 cases of Chlamydia. That number is 13 percent higher than the previous year. 849 out of 100,000 […]

Dick Cheney, former Vice President of the United States, told “Fox News Sunday” that he has not decided whether or not he will undergo heart transplant. Cheney added that his physicians told him that they see mark improvement on his health since he was diagnosed with an end-stage heart failure last year. Just last summer, […]

Based on a long-term study conducted in Europe, men under the age of 65 suffering from the early stages of prostate cancer benefit more from the removal of prostate glands than doing the “watchful waiting approach.” However, Dr. Richard Greenberg said that the findings of the study are not practice-changing at all. Dr. Greenberg is […]