Taking steps toward a cure
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Maryann Wells wasn&#39;t there yesterday beside Kathy Chadder and her friends for their second big walk in the fight against breast cancer.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop the problem of bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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Scientists say they may have found a new way to fight diseases like Aids and leukaemia.
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MONDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDayNews) -- A technique that uses a specially designed virus may help overcome a major stumbling block in using gene therapy to treat cancer, say Columbia University Medical Center researchers.
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Scientists have found a way of treating potentially fatal diseases by switching off harmful genes. In what is described as one of the most important breakthroughs in decades
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AtheroGenics announces the path forward for its lead drug.
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The American Society of Oncology holds its annual conference this weekend to chart progress on the latest advances in preventing and treating cancer amid calls for more US funding for research.
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Finding a cure for a major disease like cancer or AIDS is among the lofty objectives of an initiative launched by IBM (NYSE: IBM). The tech giant is constructing a World Community Grid (WCG) and enlisting the help of the world's computer users.
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A study shows promising results for Novartis's COX-2 inhibitor.
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Alternative remedies abound, but which actually work?.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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Researchers are making headway developing West Nile virus treatments and vaccines, but questions remain as to whether these remedies to the emerging and somewhat
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Researchers say they may have discovered what causes psoriasis, a common and irritating skin ailment, and that their findings may open the way to an effective treatment.
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ELEANOR HALL: It&#39;s been found to help ameliorate some of the side-effects of chemotherapy, reduce spasms associated with multiple sclerosis and help patients with chronic pain.
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A food extract could be used to improve the effects of an established cancer drug, research suggests.
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A gel to destroy cervical cancer cells and minimise the threat of disease is under development.
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Scientists have found a way to prevent bowel cancer from growing.