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Rates of HPV infection increasing for those not vaccinated

Source: University Of Michigan Apr 12, 2019 6 years ago

Human papillomavirus infection rates are increasing in women born after 1980 who did not receive the HPV vaccine—putting them at higher risk for HPV-related cancers, according to a University of Michigan study. While more than 90 percent of HPV-related cancers are preventable, HPV causes more than 40,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year and about 1.8 million cases globally, ...

Dnase I Enzyme identified as restriction factor for Hepatitis B Virus

Source: Pasteur Institute Apr 11, 2019 6 years ago

Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can lead to acute or chronic conditions. Although there is a vaccine that offers protection against the virus, current treatments which prevent the virus from replicating are not curative for infected individuals. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur working in collaboration with the CNRS have demonstrated that a cellular protein is capable of acting as a ...

Exploring Alternatives to International Insurance: Options for Better Care from Thailand Medical News

Source: Thailand Medical News Apr 10, 2019 6 years ago

Dealing with multinational insurance companies can often be a nightmare proposition in Thailand, for expats and tourists alike. Provider networks are often limited. Insured patients must usually pay bills upfront with the promise of reimbursement by the insurer later, which either comes months later or not at all. Necessary medical care is often denied because of technicalities. Structural F...

Common liver cancer gene identified for therapeutic approaches

Source: The Translational Genomics Research Institute Apr 09, 2019 6 years ago

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a long medical name for the most common form of liver cancer, a malignancy whose incidence has nearly doubled over the past decade, making it the fastest growing type of cancer in the U.S., and the third-leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, provide the...

BNH Host Seminar On “The Incredible Power of Cell Therapy for pain-free movement”

Source: BNH Hospital Apr 08, 2019 6 years ago

BNH Hospital recently hosted a seminar on the topic of “The Incredible Power of Cell Therapy for pain-free movement” under the cooperation with Avenue Cell Clinic, the leading medical institution in Japan specialising in regenerative medicine with the use of cell treatment. Nopparat Panthongwiriyakul, MD., Deputy Director of BNH hospital gave an opening speech.&nb...

As Evidence of Damage from Long-Term PPI Use Mounts, Thai Medical Providers Should Rethink Strategies to Treat Acid Reflux

Source: Thailand Medical News Apr 08, 2019 6 years ago

This article has been specially commissioned by Thailand Medical News to bring about awareness and also create caution about the excessive usage of PPIs (Proton Pump Inhibitors) that is over prescribed currrently in Thailand to treat acid reflux conditions. A recent landmark population study by US researchers at the University of California -- San Diego has indicated that Proton pump inhibitors ...

New therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors

Source: University of Michigan Apr 07, 2019 6 years ago

A potential new immune-based therapy to treat precancers in the cervix completely eliminated both the lesion and the underlying HPV infection in a third of women enrolled in a clinical trial. The shot, a therapeutic vaccine, injects a specific protein that triggers an immune system response to attack high-risk HPV types that cause nearly all cervical cancer precursors, known as cervical intraep...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) ineffective for prevention of Alzheimer's disease

Source: McGill University Apr 06, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers have known that inflammation accompanies Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain lesions. Several early studies suggested that "super-aspirins" or Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) could help avoid the disease. However, after clinical trials showed that NSAIDs don't help patients who already have AD symptoms, doctors wondered whether these drugs could still be...

Antibiotic Cotrimoxazole found to reduce adverse effects in HIV patients.

Source: The London School of Medicine (Blizard Institute) Apr 05, 2019 6 years ago

A recent research found that long-term cotrimoxazole treatment reduces mortality and morbidity in children with HIV by altering their gut microbiome and immune activation. The finding supports current WHO guidelines, which recommend long-term cotrimoxazole treatment for all HIV-positive people living in areas where malaria and severe bacterial infections are common. Previous studies have shown...

New probiotic eradicates Crohn's disease biofilms

Source: Case Western Reserve University Apr 04, 2019 6 years ago

Probiotics typically aim to rebalance bacteria populations in the gut, but new research suggests they may also help break apart stubborn biofilms. Biofilms are living microbial communities—they provide a haven for microbes and are often resistant to antibiotics. A new study describes a specific probiotic mix that could help patients with gastrointestinal diseases avoid harmful biofilms that ...

Tylenol (Acetaminophen) may increase stroke risk for those with diabetes.

Source: American Geriatics Society Apr 03, 2019 6 years ago

Acetaminophen (otherwise known by brand names such as Tylenol) is one of the most widely used pain relievers. Almost 60 years of widespread use have made acetaminophen a household product. It's distributed over the counter (OTC) in most countries and judged safe by the scientific community. However, acetaminophen is also one of the most common medications involved in overdoses (the medical ter...

Eko DUO Stethoscope with ECG Built-in.

Source: Eko Inc, Berkeley Apr 02, 2019 6 years ago

Eko, a company that makes advanced and innovative stethoscopes that we really like, is now releasing its Eko DUO combination stethoscope/ECG device. The Eko DUO works along with a paired smartphone or tablet, allowing a physician to simultaneously record heart sounds and ECG (single lead) tracings at the point of care. The DUO makes it easy to capture ECG intervals and systolic time intervals...

US FDA approves Cimzia injections for patients with a type of inflammatory arthritis

Source: US FDA Apr 02, 2019 6 years ago

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) injection for treatment of adults with a certain type of inflammatory arthritis called non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), with objective signs of inflammation. This is the first time that the FDA has approved a treatment for nr-axSpA. "Today's approval of Cimzia fulfills an unmet need for pa...

Siriraj Hospital announces new comfortable and non-intrusive manner of detecting HPV through urine analysis

Source: Thailand Medical News Apr 02, 2019 6 years ago

Siriraj Hospital in Thailand, lead by Dr Vuthinun Achariyapota announced at the recent Society Of Gynecologic Cancers (SGO) Annual Meeting 2019 in Hawaii of a new novel approach of detecting HPV via urine samples. HPV Virus The group from Siriraj Hospital initially conducted a study from a sample size of about 96 women. In the study, two methods of detecting high-grade squamous intraepit...

New therapeutic approach to prevent gastrointestinal disease

Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital Apr 02, 2019 6 years ago

Food allergies, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diarrhea and other gastrointestinal diseases have something in common: all have been linked to epithelial barrier loss. The gut epithelial barrier—that critical lining of cells in the gut that must allow nutrients into the body while keeping food-borne microbes out—can be compromised during intestinal inflammation and ca...

Phenothiazines,a type of antipsychotic meds found to be effective against bacteria that cause meningitis

Source: France’s Institut Cochin, Paris Apr 01, 2019 6 years ago

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in France has found that a class of antipsychotic drugs known as phenothiazines was successful in treating a form of meningitis in mice when used with antibacterial agents. In their paper published in the journal Nature Microbiology, the group describes experiments they conducted with meningitis mouse models and what they found. Me...

Medtec China 2019 scaled up by 21%, booth sell out imminent

www.medtecchina.com Mar 31, 2019 6 years ago

SHANGHAI - Following the growth in its scale by 17% last year, Medtec China 2019 has continued its upward momentum trend in terms of the area of exhibition booths commercially available, which has increased by 25%. The overall scale of the event, meanwhile, is up by 21%. So far, the number of new exhibitors, according to the most recent data, has risen to 53. Further, 10 suppliers from New York, U...

Lonafarnib, drug that failed to treat cancer, could improve dementia

Source: University Of California, Santa Barbara Mar 31, 2019 6 years ago

Dementia — an umbrella term for various neurodegenerative conditions involving memory loss and other forms of cognitive impairment — is hard to treat because its causes remain unknown. Researchers, however, are making painstaking progress. Dr. Kenneth Kosik, the Harriman Professor of Neuroscience at the University of California (UC), Santa Barbara recently led a team of exper...

27 Health Benefits of The Aromatic Healer: Lemon Grass (ตะไคร้หอม /dta khrai).

Thailand Medical News Mar 30, 2019 6 years ago

UPDATE: 31s March 2020: An Urgent Appeal: Please help support this website and also our initiatives in propelling research and developments by making a donation via paypal. Your gestures are greatly appreciated. https://www.thailandmedical.news/p/sponsorship Lemongrass, is an herb which belongs to the grass family of Poaceae,1 and is also known as Cymbopogon citratus. It is utilized for its...

Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids tied to fewer asthma symptoms in children

Source: American Thoracic Society Mar 30, 2019 6 years ago

Dietary intake of two fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6, may have opposite effects on the severity of asthma in children and may also play opposite roles in modifying their response to indoor air pollution, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In "Omega-3 and Omega-6 Intake Modifies ...

Cancer prevention drug Eflornithine, also disables H. pylori bacterium

Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Mar 29, 2019 6 years ago

A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more than one trick in its bag when it comes to preventing stomach cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. The investigators found that in addition to its known ability to block the production of cell growth compounds, the drug DFMO (difluoromethylornithine, known also as Eflornithine and...

Women with fewer reproductive years have increased risk of dementia

Source: American Academy Of Neurology Mar 28, 2019 6 years ago

Women who start their period later, go through menopause earlier or have a hysterectomy may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study by the American Academy of Neurology. The study found a link between increased risk of dementia and fewer total reproductive years when women are exposed to higher levels of estrogen hormones. "Since women are 50 percent more...

Study reveals key details about bacterium that increases risk for stomach cancer

Source: University of California, Los Angeles Mar 27, 2019 6 years ago

More than half of the people in the world host colonies of a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori in their stomachs. Although it's harmless to many, H. pylori can cause stomach cancer as well as ulcers and other gastric conditions. Doctors tend to prescribe multiple antibiotics to defeat the microbe, but that strategy can lead to antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Now, a finding by UCLA scient...

Therapeutic target of melanoma discovered

Source: Boston University School of Medicine Mar 26, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers have identified a biomarker and a possible new therapy for melanoma. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is a protein that plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of the melanocyte ( cells that make melanin) lineage, differentiation of normal and malignant melanocytes and the survival of melanoma cells. "We have now detected the first useful chemi...

New protocol to reduce inflammation.

Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center Mar 25, 2019 6 years ago

UT Southwestern researchers have identified two proteins that act as gatekeepers to dampen a potentially life-threatening immune response to chronic infection. The proteins -- the transcription factors SIX1 and SIX2 -- activate cellular pathways required for fetal development and later switch to a new role in which they repress these pathways in adult immune system cells. "This work...

New Study Confirms HbA1c Test For Diabetes Not Accurate

Source: Proceedings From ENDO 2019, Endocrine Society Annula Meeting in new Orleans, LA. Mar 24, 2019 6 years ago

Using the hemoglobin A1c blood test to diagnose diabetes tends to underestimate the prevalence of the disease, according to a new study presented on Saturday, March 23 at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans, La. "Based on our findings, A1c should not be solely used to determine the prevalence of diabetes," said lead researcher Maria Me...

Drug Sivelestat identified as potential new therapy for liver diseases

Source: Mayo Clinic Mar 23, 2019 6 years ago

Drug therapy may effectively treat a potentially life-threatening condition associated with cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic researchers. While therapies have been available to treat some forms of liver disease, including hepatitis C and autoimmune hepatitis, options have been more limited for treating portal hypertension, a conditio...

Study shows High-fructose corn syrup boosts intestinal tumor growth

Source: Baylor College of Medicine Mar 22, 2019 6 years ago

Does sugar directly feed cancers, boosting their growth? The answer seems to be 'Yes' at least in mice according to a study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine. Their study showed that consuming a daily modest amount of high-fructose corn syrup -- the equivalent of people drinking about 12 ounces of a sugar-sweetened beverage daily -- accelerates the...

Atorvastatin, Drug used to control cholesterol found effective against cancer-associated cachexia

Source: University Of Massachusetts Mar 21, 2019 6 years ago

Brazilian researchers have discovered that a drug regularly prescribed to control cholesterol can also be used to treat cachexia, or wasting syndrome, a condition characterized by rapid weight loss and muscle atrophy associated with extreme physical weakness. This condition is common among patients with chronic diseases such as cancer, heart failure and AIDS. "Our goal is to underst...

Alzheimer's symptoms can be improved by brain wave stimulations.

Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mar 20, 2019 6 years ago

Noninvasive treatment improves memory and reduces amyloid plaques. By exposing mice to a unique combination of light and sound, MIT neuroscientists have shown that they can improve cognitive and memory impairments similar to those seen in Alzheimer's patients. This noninvasive treatment, which works by inducing brain waves known as gamma oscillations, also greatly reduced the n...

New Study links PPIs to Kidney Disease and Failure

Source: UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Mar 19, 2019 6 years ago

Common medications prescribed to treat heartburn, acid reflux and ulcers are linked to increased risks for kidney failure and chronic kidney disease, found a recent University at Buffalo study. Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI), a group of drugs that reduce the production of stomach acid, increases the risk of chronic kidney disease by 20 percent and raises the risk of kidney f...

Identifying the presence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in a patients' arteries can help determine future risk of cardiac event.

Source: Intermountain Medical Center,US Mar 18, 2019 6 years ago

About six million people come into an emergency department every year with chest pain, but not all of them are having a heart attack -- and many are not even at risk or are at very low risk for having one. Now, a new research study presented at the American College Cardiology Scientific Sessions from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City shows that identifying the prese...

Breakthrough: Enzyme USP15 may have key role in future treatment of various cancers

Source: George Washington University Mar 17, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center found that the enzyme USP15 could potentially lead to new treatments for breast and pancreatic cancer. Their findings were published in Nature Communications. "With this study, we validate the role of USP15 in maintaining genome stability and tumor suppression and inform novel treatments for breast cancer," said H...

New Procedure To Detect Ovarian Cancer At An Earlier Curable Stage

Source: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Mar 16, 2019 6 years ago

Fewer than half of ovarian cancer patients survive until five years after diagnosis. According to the American Cancer Society, this is because only about one-fifth of ovarian cancer cases are detected early, when the chances of successful treatment and recovery are highest. "If we could change this reality by detecting ovarian cancer at a curable stage, we could save many lives,"...

Novel approach to stroke treatment could reduce brain damage

Source: University of British Columbia Mar 15, 2019 6 years ago

A new treatment for a common type of stroke may soon be possible, thanks to a discovery by an international team of researchers led by the University of British Columbia. In a study published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers successfully used a new approach that significantly minimized brain damage caused by stroke in mouse models. The new approach works by target...

Blood test to diagnose heart attacks is flawed

Source: British Medical Journal Mar 14, 2019 6 years ago

The blood test used to diagnose a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) in patients admitted to hospital can be misleading, warn researchers in a study published by The BMJ. Of 20,000 consecutive patients undergoing blood tests at University Hospital Southampton, one in 20 had levels of troponin (a protein released into the bloodstream during a heart attack) greater than the manu...

Vaccine for HER2 breast cancer shows promise.

Source: Duke University Mar 13, 2019 6 years ago

A vaccine developed by Duke Cancer Institute researchers has shown early promise in targeting the HER2 protein that fuels a deadly form of breast cancer. In a phase 1 clinical trial that enrolled 22 women with recurrent cancers that overexpress the HER2 protein, the vaccine demonstrated an ability to halt tumor growth and improve survival for a subset of patients. A phase 2 trial is b...

Soon an eye doctor will be able to diagnose Alzheimer's before you even have the symptoms

Source: Duke University Medical Center Mar 12, 2019 6 years ago

A quick eye exam might one day allow eye doctors to check up on both your eyeglasses prescription and your brain health. A study of more than 200 people at the Duke Eye Center publishing March 11 in the journal Ophthalmology Retina suggests the loss of blood vessels in the retina could signal Alzheimer's disease. In people with healthy brains, microscopic bl...

Allergan Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for Ubrogepant for the Acute Treatment of Migraine

Source: Allergan Mar 11, 2019 6 years ago

- Ubrogepant Seeks to be the First Oral Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) Receptor Antagonist for the Acute Treatment of Migraine - - Allergan Continues to Expand Its Leading Migraine Portfolio Across the Spectrum of the Disease from Episodic to Chronic – March 11, 2019 Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ha...

Non-Invasive Breath Gas Analysis For Screening Of Disease Markers.

Source: Ionicon Analytik Ges.m.b.H. Mar 11, 2019 6 years ago

Over the last few years, a developing field of research has emerged in breath gas analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This technique is non-invasive and has a number of possible applications, including monitoring of metabolic processes, study of pharmacokinetics, screening for disease biomarkers and drug testing. Advantages of IONICON PTR-TOFMS The detection limits and linearity rang...

Flu shots while lowers the risk of a heart attack

Source: American College Of Cardiology Mar 11, 2019 6 years ago

There's now another reason to get your yearly flu shot. Not only can it protect you from the body aches, fever and fatigue associated with a bout of influenza, it may even prevent you from having a heart attack, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session. The study of nearly 30 million hospital records shows that people who ...

Long-acting injectable treatment maintains HIV viral suppression.

Source: Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2019) ,Seattle. Mar 10, 2019 6 years ago

A combination of two long-acting injectable anti-HIV drugs taken once monthly had a very low rate of treatment failure and a favourable safety profile, according to results from two phase III trials presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2019) in Seattle. Dual injections of cabotegravir, an experimental integrase inhibitor, and the no...

Precision drugs could unmask cancers to immune system and boost effects of immunotherapy

Source: Institute of Cancer Research, London Mar 10, 2019 6 years ago

Precision cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors have a previously unknown ability to boost the immune system, and could help many more patients benefit from immunotherapy, a new study reveals. Scientists found that PARP inhibitors sparked a powerful immune response when used against cancer cells with weaknesses in repairing their DNA. The study changes our understanding of how PARP inhibito...

Common oral bacteria linked to colon cancer

Source: Columbia University, Irving Medical Center Mar 10, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have determined how F. nucleatum-- a common oral bacteria often implicated in tooth decay -- accelerates the growth of colon cancer. The findings could make it easier to identify and treat more aggressive colon cancers. It also helps explain why some cases advance far more quickly than others, thanks to the same bacter...

Zinc As A Non-Antibiotic Treatment For Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

Source: University Of Queensland Mar 09, 2019 6 years ago

New details about the role of zinc in our immune system could help the development of new non-antibiotic treatment strategies for bacterial diseases, such as urinary tract infections (UTIs). UTIs are one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide with about 150 million cases each year, and can lead to serious conditions such as kidney infection and sepsis. A team of cross-instit...

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) and Antibiotics linked to increased infectious diarrhea in children

Source: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Mar 08, 2019 6 years ago

Prior antibiotic exposure and use of acid suppressing medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may increase the risk for hospitalized children to contract dangerous Clostridioides difficile infections, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Clostridioides d...

Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (EGCG) Found In Green Tea And Ferulic Acid (FA) Found In Carrots Is Able To Reverse Alzheimer's-like Symptoms

Source: University of Southern California Mar 07, 2019 6 years ago

A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer's-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC researchers say. Researchers emphasize that the study, recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, was in mice, and many mouse discoveries never translate into human treatments. Nevertheless, the findings lend credence to...

Samitivej Reaffirms Its Leadership in Mobile Health Innovations

Source: Samitivej Hospitals Mar 06, 2019 6 years ago

Samitivej Reaffirms Its Leadership in Mobile Health Innovations Samitivej is expanding its innovative mobile health services, based on the hospital’s deep understanding of patient needs. Samitivej Mobile Health offers Samitivej Plus app, Line@Samitivej and Samitivej PACE to improve the patient experience. Mobile Health is now also offering Ward Tracking application to assist patients in pre...

Periodic Fasting Helps In Treatment Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease(IBD)

Source: University of Southern California Mar 06, 2019 6 years ago

USC researchers provided evidence that a low-calorie "fasting-mimicking" diet has the potential to reduce inflammation and repair the gut. Published in a recent edition of Cell Reports, the study reports on the health benefits of periodic cycles of the diet for people with inflammation and indicated that the diet reversed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patholo...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Problems Might Be Eased With Daily Aspirin

Source: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Mar 05, 2019 6 years ago

Many Americans take a daily low-dose aspirin to protect their hearts. Now it appears aspirin may also reduce flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In a study of COPD sufferers, researchers found that aspirin was linked to fewer moderate exacerbations, but not severe bouts, of the lung disease. It also reduced moderate and severe episodes of labored breathing. ...

Regenerative Medicine On The Horizon With Latest Success Of Rejuvenating Stems Cells From An Aging Brain

Source: University of Luxembourg Mar 04, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) of the University of Luxembourg and from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the brain of aging mice. The revitalised stem cells improve the regeneration of injured or diseased areas in the brain of old mice. The researchers expect that their approach will provide fresh impetus in r...

SafeOp Automated Neuromonitor, A New Device To Find Nerves And Assess Their Health

Source: Alphatec Inc, California Mar 03, 2019 6 years ago

Alphatec Inc based in California, recently obtained US FDA clearance for the SafeOp automated neuromonitoring system for use in real-time intraoperative nerve location and assessment. The system relies on somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) and and electromyography (EMG) as the two complementary modalities, one for evaluating the functionality of nerves and the other their locati...

Olaparib (Lynparza) successful in pancreatic cancer phase 3 trial

Source: AstraZeneca Mar 03, 2019 6 years ago

AstraZeneca and MSD have announced positive results from the Phase III POLO trial, in which there was a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) with Lynparza (olaparib) for pancreatic cancer, making it the first PARP inhibitor to demonstrate benefit in the disease. The drug is a first-in-class PARP inhibitor, and the first targeted treat...

Latest study shows that lycopene in tomatoes reduced fatty liver disease, inflammation and liver cancer

Source: Tufts University Mar 03, 2019 6 years ago

The World Cancer Research Fund reports that 30 to 50 percent of cancer cases are preventable, and it is important to focus on stopping cancer from developing in the first place. Many natural foods contain a variety of antioxidants and phytochemicals that possess the capability of preventing cancer from developing coupled with a proper lifestyle. Xiang-Dong Wang, a senior scientist and associate...

Tenofovir Antiviral Gel Prevents Herpes

Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham Mar 02, 2019 6 years ago

In a paper recently published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers examined the effect of vaginal tenofovir 1 percent gel use on the risk of acquiring herpes simplex virus type 2, or HSV-2. The study was conducted through a secondary analysis of data from the VOICE study. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one in six Americans ages 14 to 49 ...

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