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Early detection of cancer cells
A team of scientists at Harvard Medical School in Boston (USA) has invented a silicon chip that can detect cancer cells early. Soon, this smart chip will replace the cur…
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Controversy over new health studies
According to New Scientist, in 2007 there was a lot of controversy over new research related to health issues: Returned TB, new therapies causing tumors, TV: Add bad lan…
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Cancer-causing benzene is still used in high amounts in some drinks.
According to the research results of scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 9% of the 199 types of beve…
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Discover the use of garlic
Garlic has long been known for its health-enhancing benefits, but we still don't understand why it is good. A new study has discovered the mysteries surrounding this aro…
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Application of nanotechnology in cancer treatment
Researchers are developing nanoparticles specifically designed for more effective use in medicine. Nanoparticles carry a tiny magnet and a set of DNA, which, when acted…
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Ganoderma can cure prostate cancer
Scientists at the University of Haifa, Israel claim that Ganoderma - a wild mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine (and Vietnam) - can cure prostate cancer.
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The key to the use of medicinal drug treatments has been determined
Researchers from Cambridge University, UK, have discovered why the treatment of ovarian cancer is only effective in half of patients with the disease.
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The abdominal fat distribution predicts the risk of cancer.
Abdominal obesity is a factor that causes high-risk heart disease. According to a report of a study published in Circulation, the Journal of the American Heart Associati…
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Cancer killed 7.6 million people in 2007
In addition to nearly 8 million deaths, an additional 12 million people carry cancer. That is the data published by the American Cancer Organization yesterday.
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10 medical events in 2007
Time magazine has chosen 10 outstanding events of the medical industry promising to contribute achievements to change lives. In December 2006, the US National Institutes…
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Risk of cancer from BBP
Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), an additive commonly used in plastics, can pose a risk of breast cancer. Warning from American scientists ...
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Green tea may reduce the risk of prostate cancer
According to a new study by Japanese scientists published in the American journal Epidemilogy Wednesday, just drinking 5 cups of green tea or more each day can reduce th…
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Working at night is more harmful than smoking
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) recently added a night shift to the list of potential risk factors for cancer. The list includes ultraviolet rays,…
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'Gene therapy' Near or far?
The human body has 20,488 genes. Each cell contains all of these genes, but only certain genes work according to certain functions called active genes and functional gen…
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Eating fruits and vegetables reduces the rate of cancer
Several other studies have shown that eating dark berries also reduces the rate of cancer - this proves an ongoing study: vegetables, especially colorful ones, can be re…