A new groundbreaking “cancer-killing pill” has been created by scientists and is being named in memory of a nine-year-old girl who passed away from the fatal disease. According to an official announcement, scientists at City of Hope, a cancer research facility in the US, have developed “targeted chemotherapy” that appears to “annihilate” all solid tumors […]
The 11th edition of Pink Caravan Ride, an annual breast cancer awareness initiative of UAE-based non-profit Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), will ride into 2021 in a unique format in February with the participation of equestrian clubs from every emirate, and will be marked by 42 days of free health screenings for men and women […]
Each year on the first of December, we as a sprawling but interlinked society must take a moment to step back and reflect upon the millions of lives lost to an epidemic spanning over an age of four decades. To celebrate the scientific achievements cast over time, and pledge to work in even more inclusive […]
An American man who helped drive the global phenomenon known as the Ice Bucket Challenge to tackle a deadly neurodegenerative disease has died at the age of 37, his team said Sunday. Patrick Quinn, from New York state, was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2013. “It is with great sadness […]
Severe flooding and deadly conflicts between the government and opposition forces since 2013 has destroyed communities and homes in South Sudan. Many in Central Equatoria have been forced to evacuate homes and belongings, to live under open air rife with diseases. The International Committee of the Red Cross has called for priority aid in the […]
In the second last week of north-Indian state Delhi’s anti-dengue campaign, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the national capital has again defeated the mosquito-borne tropical disease. “Owing to the aggressive campaign by the Delhi government this year, no dengue-related death has been reported in the national capital. Delhi has again defeated dengue this […]
Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major source of liver disease that affects millions worldwide. Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio’s work identified a major […]
