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A week ago (July 17, 2015) Bel Marra Health reported about a drug currently being developed by researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center and researchers in Australia, that shows promise as a cure for malaria. On the heels of that report comes a possible malaria vaccine. The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), a division ...click here to read more

To add impetus to World Hepatitis Day on July 28, the World Health Organization (WHO) will launch its flagship event in Egypt, a country that has one of the world’s highest rates of hepatitis cases. WHO will work with the health authorities in Egypt to develop national ‎blood safety standards. Egypt is one of three ...click here to read more

A new study published in The Lancet, is offering a boost to estrogen suppressing drugs. These hormonal drugs called aromatase inhibitors substantially reduce the risk of death caused by breast cancer compared to the commonly used drug, tamoxifen. The study is relevant to postmenopausal women with ER-positive breast cancer, which accounts for over 80 percent of ...click here to read more

A recent study by scientists at Michigan State University suggests that even drug resistant tuberculosis can be effectively treated with a common glaucoma medication. The study, which was led by MSU microbiologist Robert Abramovitch and graduate student Benjamin Johnson, is published in current issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. The scientists discovered that the sulfonamide medication ...click here to read more

In what is being seen as a major breakthrough in stem-cell research, scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a fully synthetic substrate that has the potential to grow billions of stem cells. The full details of the study are published in the academic journal Advanced Materials. Co-directed by Morgan Alexander, Professor of Biomedical Surfaces in the ...click here to read more

A multi-state outbreak of salmonellosis has struck 62 people so far and prompted the Centers for Disease Control to issue a warning to restaurants and retailers. As of July 20, 2015, 62 people from 11 states have reported being affected by the outbreak. Of these, 11 people have been hospitalized. It is possible more people ...click here to read more

Researchers from Rutgers University have found that a reduction in the hormone glucagon caused mice to overeat. Vincent Mirabella, co-author of the study, said that mice with a hormone deficiency of GLP-1 were more likely to nosh on high-fat food. But when the researchers added more of the hormone, the mice were able to block ...click here to read more

People switching to e-cigarettes to quit traditional tobacco cigarettes, might not be doing any good, according to research from the American Chemical Society. Whereas traditional cigarettes burn tobacco, e-cigarettes heat up liquid which still contains nicotine and carcinogens. Not much is currently known about e-cigarettes but they have been shown to have harmful effects so ...click here to read more

How would you rate your grocery store? New research has found that the very grocery store you visit to get nutritious food could also be making you fat. The findings come from Cornell Food and Brand Lab. Researchers from Food and Brand Lab identified 100 changes that grocers can implement to promote healthy selections among ...click here to read more

An FDA-backed study suggests getting a smoker to quit isn’t as easy as reducing the amount of nicotine in their cigarettes. In 2009, the US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was passed, which allows the FDA to regulate the amount of nicotine in cigarettes. The FDA has supported research to determine if lowering ...click here to read more

New research suggests a moderate amount of high-quality protein can improve health and protect muscle mass, so researchers want the American and Canadian food guides to revise their recommended servings. Both the Canadian and American food guides recommend about two and three servings of meat and alternative items a day. This category is where we ...click here to read more

Current research reports that only one in every three American seniors have their diabetes under control, according to John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. In 2012, of the 11.8-million American seniors in the U.S., 25.9% had diabetes. The numbers continue to increase annually. Seniors in this case are over the age of 65. ...click here to read more

Research indicates the early administration of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) plays a role in preventing serious AIDS-related diseases. The New England journal of Medicine has recently published the results of an in-depth study on the Strategic Timing of Anti-Retroviral Treatment (START) for AIDS. The study was done by researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ...click here to read more

More and more adults are visiting clinics to receive anticoagulation prescriptions to treat atrial fibrillation, says a study by the University of Michigan. According to a study led by the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, doctors in the U.S. reported more than 2.83-million treatment visits for use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) in the last quarter of ...click here to read more