Enews 2.0

Bone-Marrow Transplant Could Cure HIV, Study Shows

Researchers announced on Sunday that some genetically engineered immune cells could find the HIV virus in the body. This could offer a wide way to cure the disease that has been said to be impossible to cure. A study made in the laboratory showed that the T-cells, also called assassin cells, can spot the cells infected by the virus and slow its...

Study: Glucosamine and Chondroitin Don’t Work for Arthritis

Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are two supplements used to treat arthritis and joint pain. Still, recent studies have shown that these two popular drugs don’t work properly or don’t do enough to cure neither arthritis, nor joint pain. But the researchers added that their study needed to be revised as some findings were confusing.Dr....

Heart Patients at Risk of Depression, Study Shows

On Monday, a guidelines released by the American Heart Association showed that heart patients should be checked for depression because the heart disease can mix up a common complication of depression which can easily produce a second heart attack. Depressed heart patients are more likely to die of a second heart attack and as the...

Study: Drug-Coated Stents are Really Safe for Heart Attacks

A new study shows that drug-coated stents are safe enough for the heart-attack patients. The research was made on 7,217 patients and it was necessary to show that the new drug-coated stents don’t increase the risk of death and can be used instead of the older-bare stents. And the new drugs turned out to be even safer than the older ones....

Many Men Die of Prostate Cancer Every Year

Prostate cancer has always been a common cancer for men, but second in skin cancer caused both to women and men. Nearly 186,000 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008, according to the American Cancer Society. This type of cancer takes the fault for almost 9% of the cancer-related deaths in men.AMC also said that...

Energy Drinks Can Cause Caffeine Strokes

According to researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, the energy drinks available on the market contain so much caffeine that they should have many warning labels on them, which, of course, they don’t. Some of the energy drinks contain 14 times the caffeine of a normal soda. This might the equivalent of 7 seven cups of...

Is COPD Really Safe for the Heart?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also known as COPD, is a treatment used for the lung disease. Researchers have recently discovered that even if the drug is safe for treating the lung disease it could easily cause heart attacks, strokes and death. Still, the drug makers and marketers disagree to the new analysis.The inhaled...

Study: Doctors Offer Little Empathy to Patients

U.S. researchers have recently tracked the relationships between some patients who had lung cancer and their doctors. The researchers have reached the conclusion that when the patients try to seek for emotional support the doctors aren’t so open-minded in offering it. Even if the patients look for some advice or just support, doctors...

Shorter Radiation Treatment Works for Breast Cancer

Some Canadian researchers discovered that only three weeks of radiation for the women who have an early-stage breast cancer are correspondent with the five weeks or more of the same treatment. The researchers tracked 1,234 women for almost 12 years and noticed that a shorter treatment does the same with the longer one.This study has just...

Men Who Consider Women Only as Housekeepers Earn More

A new study discovered that the men who consider the women’s only job to stay at home and take care of the house, earn more. Even if they might be considered “out of fashion,” these men’s ideas could increase their family’s income much more than ordinary.They will earn more than the men who think more modern nowadays and consider the...

Flu Shots for Pregnant Women Also Protect Their Babies

Researchers have stated that if pregnant women get flu shots a month or more before giving birth, they might protect their babies too, in their first six months. Dr. Mark Steinhoff, a pediatrician with the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, said that the study is about "immunize the mother and you protect...

Hot stories

Readers votes

Battle with terrorists continues in Mumbai, toll 119

Giant miner BHP drops Rio Tinto takeover bid

Facebook wins 873-million-dollar award against spammer

Former first lady Barbara Bush operated for ulcer

Federal Reserve plans additional steps to unfreeze credit markets

Swiss say joining Schengen good for security

Facebook wins 873-million-dollar award against spammer

Webber targets comeback from leg fracture for first Red Bull tests

Air force chief says Pakistan capable of shooting down US drones

Giant miner BHP drops Rio Tinto takeover bid

Battle with terrorists continues in Mumbai, toll 119

Former first lady Barbara Bush operated for ulcer

All News

Health

Childhood Infections Need to be Better Tracked
The federal officials have asked doctors and state health agencies to be more careful when they diagnose children because many of the kids aged under 5 can now be...

People Disregard Advice to Do the HIV Tests

Banzel Drug Approved by FDA to Cure Severe Epilepsy

Water Aerobics Can Ease the Pain in Childbirth

Karolina Kurkova, the Sexiest Woman in the World

People Disregard Advice to Do the HIV Tests
The AIDS epidemic goes on because the Americans seemed to have ignored the piece of advice given by the U. S. health officials to get the HIV testing if they were aged...

Water Aerobics Can Ease the Pain in Childbirth

Lung Cancer Pill May Put Off Chemotherapy

Bone-Marrow Transplant Could Cure HIV, Study Shows

Fat Belly Increases Death Risk

Parents should use play to prepare children for doctor visits
Parents can ease their children's anxiety about visits to a doctor by using play to prepare them, the German association of paediatricians says. "Pretend...

Many sceptical of healing hand treatment practiced in Europe

All sexually active people should know their HIV status

Watch for signs of television's negative effects on children

Birth control can be achieved using a thermometer and a chart

Granny's cannabis skin ointment really did work, new study shows

It's all in the technique when it comes to swimming
Triathletes are not the only people who go in for the classic endurance sports of swimming, running and cycling. Swimming in particular is considered good for your...

Tips for packing: Take only what's necessary

Stars, dolphins and tribal designs - choosing the best tattoo

Mass Murder in Memphis Home, 6 Killed
The bodies of six people - 4 adults and 2 children - were found by police in a small brick house in Memphis, Tennessee. Inside the small building were found three other...