Patients in battle with deadly asbestos lung cancer are living longer, healthier lives thanks to breakthrough immune-boosting drug Trial shows drug nivolumab can keep disease at bay for months or even years Extra time can be priceless as seven per cent of sufferers live over five years Most of those with mesothelioma are given chemotherapy which stops […]
Tityus serrulatus, the Yellow scorpion, causes more deaths than any other venomous animal in Brazil. Its sting can induce heart attack and pulmonary edema, especially in children and the elderly. According to the Brazilian Health Ministry, more than 156,000 cases of scorpion envenomation, 169 fatal, were reported in the country in 2019. Researchers at the […]
New Jersey this week made millions of people eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including smokers, a move that prompted gripes about them skipping to the front of the inoculation line. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy made people 65 and older and those 16 and older with medical conditions eligible to get the vaccine. That started […]
Debbie Horton, 26, is desperately seeking breast reduction surgery, after her 42I breasts caused her spine to collapse and left her needing to use a wheelchair. The sales advisor, of Nuneaton, has spent the past four years in extreme pain due to spinal problems including spinal degeneration disc disease, fibromyalgia, prolapsed discs spondylitis and kyphosis […]
By now, much of the world is under some form of isolation in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19—a worthwhile effort, but one that can create some emotional distress, as well. The constant inundation of emotionally fraught images and information about the disease can drive a dramatic increase in our sense of fear, […]
