Drug companies are increasing their focus on using the body’s immune system to fight cancer, which may hold the key to eventually defeating the disease, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Thanks to the approvals of Dendreon’s Provenge and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy, so-called immunotherapies are now seen as part of any larger cancer solution because they can help provide long-term resistance. However, their development still... 

Dr. Sue Zieman can almost set her watch by her disease: Twice a day, she gets a fever and the already arthritic joints in her arms and hands, legs and feet abruptly, painfully swell even more. During the evening flare, even the tendons in her feet puff up, rope-like worms just under her skin. The rest of the day, her joints are so stiff that the once robust Maryland physician frequently uses a scooter to get around. Just shaking hands hurts... 

WASHINGTON –  Federal regulators will require sunscreen manufacturers to test their products’ effectiveness against sun rays that pose the greatest risk of skin cancer. Under new rules being announced Tuesday, they also will have to follow stricter guidelines when describing how well their products work against ultraviolet B rays. Currently, the Food and Drug Administration only requires testing for ultraviolet B rays that... 

Scientists say they’ve finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they kick the habit. It turns out that nicotine can rev up brain cells that normally signal people to stop eating when they’re full, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science. The weight connection isn’t huge: On average, quitters gain less than 10 pounds. Still, it’s a worry that many smokers cite when asked... 

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WASHINGTON –  A class of drugs used to treat enlarged prostates in men may increase the risk of being diagnosed with a more serious form of prostate cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. Drugs in the class include Avodart and Jalyn, marketed by GlaxoSmithKline, and Proscar, marketed by Merck, as well as another Merck drug Propecia, which is approved to treat hair loss in men. Propecia contains a lower dose of... 

Scientists say they’ve finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they kick the habit. It turns out that nicotine can rev up brain cells that normally signal people to stop eating when they’re full, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science. The weight connection isn’t huge: On average, quitters gain less than 10 pounds. Still, it’s a worry that many smokers cite when asked... 

To the likely delight of nagging parents, a new study shows that people who eat more fruit and veggies tend to live longer. Plants from the mustard family — including broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower — seem particularly beneficial, although the study can’t prove that eating more vegetables automatically increases longevity. It’s possible, for instance, that those who consume lots of produce also have a healthier lifestyle... 

cancer of prostate, information on the prostate, risks for operation of prostate, the opinion of the population for the prostate cancer thehealthtime.com Cancer of prostate The prostate is a gland, suitable for the male sex, which wraps end of the bladder, still called vesical collar, and the first part of urethra, going channel of the bladder with urinary opening. The prostate produces secretions intervening in the constitution of sperm. Its size is comparable... 

To detect cancer of skin The most aggressive cancer of skin is without any doubt the melanomist. Indeed, if this tumour isn’t discovered in time, its exit is often fatal. The sun plays a considerable part in its appearance. The intense exposure to the rays of the sun to very young age can in particular increase the risk considerably to be reached about it one day. The roadbase of the skin is composed of two types of cells. Cells of skin which ensure...