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- Read more about New breast cancer drug may combat other cancers too
A new oral drug whose efficacy in combating breast cancer has been demonstrated alone and in combination with endocrine therapy, also has potential to combat other types of cancer, new research has found.
- Read more about Guinea declared Ebola-free
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in the West African nation of Guinea, two years after the beginning of the epidemic.
- Read more about New antibody may help old people regain muscle power
A newly created antibody could treat the decline in muscle mass and power associated with ageing, show results of a phase-two trial by an international research team.
- Read more about Delayed treatment can worsen heart attack impact
The delay of patients in recognising heart-attack symptoms and seeking the treatment later may increase the damage to heart, warns a new study. The researchers in this study compared the impact of the time from heart attack symptom onset-to-balloon and door-to-balloon on heart muscle function.

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- Read more about China's tobacco use unchanged despite reduction efforts
Despite legislation and public education, China has not been able to curb tobacco use which remains the same as it was five years ago, a recent national survey found.
- Read more about Ultrasound effective in detecting breast cancer: Study
Use of ultrasound in detecting breast cancer has been shown to be comparable in its sensitivity to that of mammography and should be considered when testing for the disease, according to a new study.
- Read more about Another contagious form of cancer discovered
In an indication that transmissible cancer may not be as rare as generally believed, researchers have identified a second, genetically distinct variety in Tasmania devils, iconic small dog-sized carnivores that are only found in the wild on the Australian island state of Tasmania.
- Read more about How body controls inflammatory response to pathogen
Researchers have identified a protein that helps the body control inflammatory response triggered by invasions of microbial pathogens such as bacteria and viruses
- Read more about Dengvaxia, First dengue vaccine approved in Brazil
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced that Brazil has granted regulatory approval to Dengvaxia®, representing the third successful licensure of the dengue vaccine, which was also approved in Mexico and the Philippines earlier this month.
- Read more about Exelixis Completes Submission of NDA for Cabozantinib for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Treatment
Exelixis, Inc. announced that it has completed the submission of its rolling New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cabozantinib as a treatment for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who have received one prior therapy. Exelixis has requested Priority Review as part of the NDA filing.