Weve all heard of placebos. Theyre dummy pills. They cant do anything real. After all, theres nothing in them. At least, thats what we thought.
Former England captain Lewis Moody was given the nickname ‘Mad Dog’ during his rugby-playing days, such was his fearless commitment to club and country.
Doctors at the Tri-Service General Hospital, in Taipei, removed the hearing aid she was wearing in her left ear and noticed the ear was full of blood-stained discharge.
A drug that costs little more than £1 a month could reduce a man’s chances of developing prostate cancer by half, new research shows.
Scientists at Strathclyde University have developed a new test to speed up the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.
Fresh rules for the cosmetic procedures industry in England are “appalling” and pay “only lip service” to patient safety, warn surgeons.
Patients with cancers such as leukaemia need blood stem cells to replace their own damaged cells and cells taken from babies’ donated cords can now be used for bone marrow transplants.
Many people are dogged by painful memories they would rather forget. Now, scientists think they have found a way of allowing them to do so.
Officials have carried out an in-depth study of commuter misery and found that it is most profound in those whose travel time is between 61 and 90 minutes.
The smart drug known as T-DM1 works against a highly aggressive form of disease, combining the drug Herceptin with chemotherapy in one dose.
