Med Headlines - Study done by the World Cancer Research Fund indicates that obesity is closely associated with an increased risk of developing cancer. Researchers reviewed over 7,000 studies, some of which as old as 40 years. The “Food, Nutrition,…

Med Headlines - The Food and Drug Administration has approved Tasigna (nilotinib), a new drug for the treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML). Tasigna has been developed by Novartis AG.

Med Headlines - According to a study done by the National Cancer Institute, vitamin D has no beneficial effect on overall cancer mortality. One exception is colorectal cancer, which has shown a decrease in mortality with exposure to higher levels…

Med Headlines - Individuals suffering from rheumatoid arthritis have a lower life expectancy than the general population.

Study analyzed mortality rates of individuals suffering from rheumatoid arthritis in Rochester, MN, between 1955 and 1995. The scope of the study was later…

Med Headlines - According to a recent study conducted at the New York University Medical Center, chronic liver disease can be predicted with the use of diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI). “Due to the increased incidence of chronic hepatitis in the United…

Med Headlines - Keeping LDL cholesterol at levels well below the current recommendations, decreases mortality in patients with atherosclerosis, according to a study done at The State university of new York Health Science Center.

In this randomized study, 10,000 patients with…