At the European Lung Cancer Conference in Geneva, Switzerland (25th April 2008) research was presented that demonstrated new evidence that some common human viruses may be a part of the cause of lung cancer.
Scientists agree that tobacco smoking is by far the most important contributor to lung cancer development. It is also emerging that other [...]
Consumers in recent years have become concerned about overuse of antibiotics in animals raised for food. It appears that eating antibiotic free animals may be even worse for you than the antibiotic treated animals-at least when it comes to pork.
Comparing swine grown without antibiotics and conventional swine production showed that pigs raised outdoors without antibiotics [...]
West Nile Virus is mainly a mosquito borne virus that mainly infects birds but also affects other animals including humans and other mammals. West Nile virus appeared in the US in 1999 with viral encephalitis reported in humans and horses. In 2007, the number of human West Nile cases reported was 3,623 and [...]
A Promising breakthrough from the University of Alberta in the fight against AIDS/HIV has been made.
A gene that blocks HIV from spreading has been identified.
Stephen Barr, a researcher in the immunology department at University of Alberta, has identified a gene and protein called TRIM22. TRIM22 is part of the normal immune defense system [...]
A new Anti-Malarial drug that will be entering clinical trials for treating malaria also appears to be 10 times more effective than current medical treatments for toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by a related parasite that infects nearly one-third of all humans—more than two billion people worldwide.
A team of researchers from the University of Chicago have shown that [...]
