Health

Could the ecstasy drug be used to treat cancer?

etadshow468 --> A report in the journal Investigational New Drugs states that ecstasy could be used to target leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma after researchers at the University of Birmingham ran...

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Green tea compounds could shape new tumour drugs

A nice cup of tea could be more than a refreshing brew according to new research from America which could open up doors for new drugs using chemical compounds found...

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Childhood abuse raises depression risk says new study

Maltreatment of children can have long lasting effects according to a new study which found that children who suffer in childhood are twice as likely to suffer from depression as...

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Arthritis sufferers at higher heart disease risk

New research shows a link between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and heart disease with RA sufferers more likely to die of cardiovascular disease. Inflammation from rheumatoid arthritis itself is one of...

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Stress could be obesity trigger says new report

Brain researchers have found a link between stress and eating that they think may play a role in human obesity. The team from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute...

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Risk of lead poisoning greater in developing countries

New research, undertaken by Occupational Knowledge International (OK International) and published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene has found that children who lived close to lead processing plants...

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