Roche Advances Skin Cancer Trials As Part Of Combination Therapy Strategy
Roche is pressing ahead with two skin cancer trials that combine its immunotherapy Tecentriq with other drugs after early data showed the treatments were...
Zika Infections Double In Vietnam As Cases Increase In South
The number of confirmed Zika cases in Vietnam has more than doubled over the past three days to 23, with a dozen of the...
Man’s Energy Drink Habit Caused Hepatitis
A man who drank four to five energy drinks per day for three weeks developed acute hepatitis due to excess vitamin B3 consumption, researchers...
How Your Ancestry Influences The Inflammation In Your Body
When ancient humans interbred with Neanderthals, they inherited DNA that may influence modern Europeans' immune systems to this day, a new study suggests.
The research...
Fda Approves Merck’s Lung Cancer Drug As First-Line Treatment
Merck & Co Inc on Monday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its immunotherapy Keytruda for use in certain previously untreated...
New Blood Test Could Detect Heart Disease In Asymptomatic Patients
Researchers have developed a blood test that may help detect heart disease in asymptomatic individuals by measuring the immune system’s response to inflammation, a...
Parents Of Teen With Nut Allergy Who Died Reach Settlement
The parents of a teen girl with a peanut allergy who died in their arms after she ate a snack at a camp have...
New Hope For Pancreatic Cancer
The disease is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Cancer can be dreadful and devastating; however, the last 50 years...
Common Painkillers ‘Increase Heart Failure Risk’
Taking a common kind of painkiller is linked to an increased risk of heart failure, a study suggests. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as...
Docs To Operate On Boy Born With 31 Fingers, Toes
An 8-month-old Chinese boy has undergone the first of three surgeries to correct a rare defect wherein he was born with 31 fingers and...