New bone tissue grown from patients' own stem cells that attach themselves to an implanted, rigid lightweight plastic "scaffolding" which gradually degrades and is replaced as new bone grows, could soon be healing shattered limbs, according to a new research report...

A novel coronavirus infection has been confirmed in a UK patient who had recently returned from Pakistan and the Middle East, the UK Health Protection Agency announced. Coronaviruses are causes of severe respiratory infections, such as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) as well as the common cold...

Researchers from King's College London have identified 24 new genes that are responsible for causing myopia, a very common eye disorder also known as short-sightedness. The finding, published in Nature Genetics, finally reveals the genetic causes of the condition; this is very promising and could finally be the basis for future treatment of the disorder...

An off-patent drug used to treat canker sores and asthma helped lower the weight of obese mice without diet or exercise. The drug, known as amlexanox, was also able to reverse their diabetes and fatty liver. Researchers at the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute analyzed the mice in the lab of Alan Saltiel, the Mary Sue Coleman director of the Life Sciences Institute...

New research from the US suggests it may be possible boost a natural tumor-fighting protein that is already present in the body's immune system to enhance the effectiveness of cancer treatment, especially for advanced cancers that are difficult to treat...

Pomalyst (pomalidomide) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma whose cancer progressed after being treated with other medications. Pomalyst, which is presented in capsule form, modulates the immune system so that the patient's own body destroys cancerous cells and undermines their growth...

A nerve stimulator may be a new form of migraine treatment. Electrical stimulation of the supraorbital nerve using a stimulator device placed on one's forehead is extremely effective at helping prevent migraines, according to a recent study published in in the journal Neurology...

Patients who have suffered from stroke and receive carotid bypass surgery - which improves blood flow to the brain - see no overall improvement in cognitive performance, researchers informed at The American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013...

Oncologists hope that IBM's Watson supercomputer can help them improve the speed and efficacy of cancer treatments, IBM announced. Two years ago, "Watson" beat all-time Jeopardy! champions. Dr...

New cases of measles have reached their highest level in 18 years in the England and Wales, many of them young adults and teenagers who were not immunized after the fraudulent 1998 MMR scare. Health authorities say that many young people and children have had to be taken to hospital...

A safety review of the acne drug Diane 35 (cyproterone acetate 2 mg, ethinylestradiol 35µg) and its generics has officially begun. The review was started by The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) at its meeting February 4-7 2013...

About one in 12 stroke survivors in the U.S. thinks about committing suicide or wish that they were already dead. The finding came from a new study based on a nationally representative sample that was presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013...

Young adults in the USA find it particularly hard to manage their stress and get the health care that meets their needs, says a new American Psychological Association survey "Stress in America: Missing the Health Care Connection". The survey found that adults aged from 18 to 33 years, also known as "Millennials", have an average stress level of 5...

Southern cuisine - which mainly consists of fatty fried foods rich in salt - has been linked with a substantially increased risk of stroke. The finding was revealed at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. A southern diet includes foods such as fried chicken, fried potatoes, bacon, ham, fried fish and sugary drinks...

More American mothers are currently starting off their newborns' nutrition with breast milk, and a record number are still breastfeeding at six months, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). From 2000 to 2008, the proportion of mothers who started off breastfeeding rose more than four percentage points...

Giving time to help others with shopping, child care, house work and other errands may be good for our health and help us live longer, according to a new US study that looked at how giving practical assistance to others affects the relationship between stress and risk of death...

Researchers from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil have compared and assessed the difference between electrical current therapy and treatment with sertraline hydrochloride (one of the most prescribed antidepressants in the U.S.) for those suffering from major depressive disorder. Depression is a mental disorder that affects a person's ability to function normally...

Older motorcyclists aged 60 and older are three times more likely to be severely injured in a crash than younger bikers. The finding came from a new US study and was published in the journal Injury Prevention...

More and more restaurants across the country are serving low-calorie meals in an effort to cut spending and make more of a profit. A recent study carried out at the Hudson Institute found that restaurant businesses do significantly better financially if they cut the number of calories per meal and contribute towards preventing obesity...

In an effort to treat and identify Alzheimer's patients early on during the disease, the FDA says it may relax the guidelines on Alzheimer's early-stage trials. The Agency has issued a proposal designed to help researchers and developers find new treatments for patients before the onset of overt (noticeable) dementia...