FDA Approves Gene-Editing To Cure Leukemia

Jul 13, 2017 12:56 pm UTC| Health

Its a new age for science as the US Food and Drug Administration gave its approval for scientists to conduct genetic manipulation in an effort to combat leukemia. This could potentially lead to a cure that does not require...

Numbers show that marriage does make men fatter

Jul 12, 2017 19:05 pm UTC| Health

Wedding vows traditionally account for the possibility of bumps in the road ahead. For richer for poorer is an admirable sentiment. But they rarely mention a couples changing fortunes when it comes to body mass index...

An outbreak of Ebola in the DRC has been contained. What went right this time?

Jul 12, 2017 18:50 pm UTC| Health

The World Health Organisation recently declared the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). By the time the outbreak was contained, eight people had been infected. Four...

Electrical stimulation can help people who are too weak to exercise

Jul 12, 2017 18:42 pm UTC| Health

Exercise can benefit people who have, or are recovering from, a serious illness, including cancer. The problem is, people who are very ill often have muscle weakness and other side effects that prevent them from being...

Cure For Diabetes Very Close Now, Scientists Successfully Purge Mice Of The Disease

Jul 08, 2017 16:23 pm UTC| Science Health

With diabetes being a complex health condition, finding a cure for it naturally comes with quite a few challenges. However, scientists have recently made a huge breakthrough regarding the search for a cure by purging mice...

How to fix Canada's opioid crisis: It starts with pain and the prescription pad

Jun 28, 2017 15:59 pm UTC| Health

Pain is at the heart of Canadas escalating opioid crisis. And so is the physicians prescription pad. In Ontario, two people die of opioid overdose every single day. These deaths are less surprising when you consider that...

Pharmacists are trusted medical professionals, so they shouldn't sell remedies that lack evidence

Jun 27, 2017 08:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

A government review has recommended pharmacists explain to consumers the limited evidence for effectiveness of complementary medicines, and keep them in a separate area to regulated medications with proven effectiveness....