Data recently presented on FIRMAGON® (degarelix) hormonal therapy for prostate cancer showed that long-term use beyond one year (median observation time 840 days) continued to be effective and well tolerated. Full details were ...

Scientists claim to have shed light on the reasons behind olive oil's beneficial effect on the heart. According to a study published in the journal BMC Genomics, components of olive oil called 'phenols' appear to suppress a lar ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is increasing its attention to tobacco control in Africa with the overall goal of preventing tobacco use from becoming as prevalent there as it is in other parts of the world. The focus of th ...

Pfizer has received European authorization for Prevenar 13* for the prevention of Pneumococcal disease, a leading cause of vaccine-preventable death worldwide in children younger than 5 years.

LONDON: In a clinical study, women with an aggressive form of breast cancer experienced a median survival of 14 months when treated with an investigational combination of Tyverb® (lapatinib) plus Herceptin® (trastuzumab).1

WHO reported that only 5.4% of the world's population is covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws in 2008, up from 3.1% in 2007.

US Personal Genetics Company 23andMe, Time Magazines' Invention of the Year 2008, is to assemble an online community of 10,000 individuals with Parkinson's Disease to drive new online research platform supported by Google found ...

President Mary McAleese opened the new RCSI Medical University of Bahrain campus at the start of February 09.

In a new, long-term study covering more than three decades, researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that children with lower IQs showed an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders as adults, includ ...