Scientists discover second, secret DNA code
Email this page WASHINGTON, December 13, 2013 (AFP) – Scientists have long believed that DNA tells the cells how to make proteins. But the discovery of a new, second DNA code Thursday suggests the body speaks two different languages. The findings in the journal Science may have big implications for how medical experts use the […]
Drug halves breast-cancer risk for vulnerable women
Email this page PARIS, December 12, 2013 (AFP) – Post-menopausal women with a family history of breast cancer more than halved the risk of developing the disease by taking an anti-hormone drug called anastrozole, researchers reported in The Lancet on Thursday. Doctors at Queen Mary University in London found a reduction in risk of 53 […]
“Gerson therapy” – Can it really treat cancer?
Email this page By Hope Gillette / VOXXI December 5th, 2013 (VOXXI) – The word ‘cancer’ can be one of the scariest out there, especially if treatment options are limited and an individual’s outlook is less than optimistic. In situations where few other options exist, patients may turn to alternative therapies, but not all are […]
How to save a dying heart
By: Dr. Howard Markel In a monthly column for PBS NewsHour, Dr. Howard Markel revisits moments that changed the course of modern health and medicine on their anniversaries, like the world’s first human heart transplant on Dec. 3, 1967. In the photo…
Affordable healthcare in Costa Rica one of the country’s best benefits
Email this page By Jason Holland, InternationalLiving.com December 5th, 2013 – Costa Rica has a lot to recommend it: low cost of living, bargain real estate, the “Pura Vida” lifestyle, great weather, fabulous beaches…the list goes on and on. But one of the biggest benefits for retirees, business owners, and other expats is the health […]
Scientists Grow Lung Cells from Stem Cells
Email this page December 3rd, 2013 (VOA) Scientists say they have been able to transform human stem cells into functioning lung and airway cells in what they’re calling a first. The results could eventually lead to growing lung material that could be transplanted with a much smaller chance of rejection. “Researchers have had relative success in […]
Canadian is sixth recorded case of malaria in Costa Rica this year
Email this page December 2nd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A Canadian citizen in Costa Rica is the sixth recorded case of malaria in Costa Rica this year, but authorities believe the patient acquired the disease while on a trip to Peru. An investigation into the case has determined that the patient contracted the disease in Peru, […]
New, aggressive HIV strain causes AIDS faster
Email this page December 2nd, 2013 (AFP) – A new and more aggressive strain of HIV discovered in West Africa causes significantly faster progression to AIDS, researchers at Sweden’s Lund University said last week. The new strain of the virus that causes AIDS, called A3/02, is a fusion of the two most common HIV strains in […]
