The news that the world’s first targeted therapy, trastuzumab (Herceptin), is now available for many women with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer “highlights a truly significant advance in the management of breast cancer,” says Edith Perez, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has set out guidelines on when to give intensive care to extremely premature babies. Advice for parents and doctors is provided, on a week-by-week basis, for treating babies born before 22 weeks up to those born after 25 weeks.
The Department of Health warns consumers not to buy or use six brands of health products that contain acetildenafil, which can cause side effects.
The Centre for Health Protection has confirmed a local case of meningococcal infection involving a nine-month-old baby girl, bringing the year’s total to five, all imported.
Ageing in the community is one of the primary concerns that needs be addressed in elderly care policy, Secretary for Health, Welfare & Food Dr York Chow says.
People who have diets rich in fish would have a significantly lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. This new study findings are published in this month’s issue of the Archives of Neurology.
The Assam government has decided to launch a special immunisation drive following detection of polio virus in a four-year-old child in Karimganj district.
Fall-related death rates for men and women 65 years and older increased significantly from 1993 to 2003, according to a report released today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
Increasing attacks in the Jebel Moon region have caused several thousand civilians to flee their homes, but no aid can reach them.
To mark the end of Mouth Cancer Awareness Week which started on Sunday 12th November the Mouth Cancer Foundation is holding a giant sponsored walk which will take place in London. Hundreds of walkers from across the country are already signed up to take part in the free 10k sponsored Mouth Cancer Walking event designed to raise awareness of Mouth Cancer.