FUJAIRAH, 22nd September, 2014 (WAM)–Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Fujairah Crown Prince, H.H. Sheikh Dr. Rashid bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Chairman of Fujairah Culture and Media…
Hyperthermia a new cure for cancer
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Scam Alert: Hospitals All Over America Are Wildly Inflating Medical Bills
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Brain growth in babies is linked to the amount of time and energy mothers ‘invest’, according to new research published today. The study of 128 mammal species, including humans, shows that brain…
MIT: New Blood-testing Device Can Quickly Spot Cancer Cells, HIV
A Harvard bioengineer and an MIT aeronautical engineer have created a new device that can detect single cancer cells in a blood sample, potentially allowing doctors to quickly determine whether cancer has…
Eat Your Greens To Reduce The Risk Of Oral Cancer
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Doctors See More Children With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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New Hemoglobin Monitor May Help Guide Transfusion Decisions
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UK Scientists Move Closer To Discovering Cause Of Alzheimer’s
UK scientists have taken another step forward in their search to identify the causes of Alzheimer’s. Important research which sheds new light on one of the key building blocks of the disease…
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A drug approved to treat certain types of cancer has shown promising results in the treatment of patients with scleroderma, according to results from an open-label Phase II trial. While the drug’s…
Researchers identify enzyme biomarker that can diagnose early colon cancer
A research team at the University of Colorado Cancer Center has identified an enzyme that could be used to diagnose colon cancer earlier. It is possible that this enzyme also could be…
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FDA approves ipilimumab to treat metastatic melanoma
The US Food and Drug Administration announced today that the drug ipilimumab (brand name Yervoy) has been approved for the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma. It is the first drug ever…
First open fetal surgery to treat lung malformations performed at Texas Children’s Hospital
Experts from Texas Children’s Fetal Center published a study that appears in volume 46, issue 2 of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery documenting the first successful cases of open fetal surgery to…
Scientists discover how neurons communicate with each other
There are billions of neurons in the brain and at any given time tens of thousands of these neurons might be trying to send signals to one another. Much like a person…