Flu vaccine more effective for women than men – study
The flu vaccine is generally less effective for men than for women, scientists said in a study Monday, tracing the effect to higher levels of testosterone that curb the immune response.
The flu vaccine is generally less effective for men than for women, scientists said in a study Monday, tracing the effect to higher levels of testosterone that curb the immune response.
A way of fighting cancer that turns the body’s immune cells into targeted tumor killers was named the breakthrough of the year by the US journal Science on Thursday.
Different people are triggered by different kinds of allergens, which are substances that cause an allergic reaction in the body. Some allergic symptoms are triggered by food, dust, or bodily contact to certain materials.
Mothers in the United States who give birth to twins or triplets face soaring medical costs compared to those who have single children, said a study on Monday.
Scientists have a new lead on a possible treatment to slow Alzheimer’s disease by targeting a protein involved in limiting flexibility in the aging brain, said a study out Thursday.
Scientists on Monday reported new evidence that copper can lead to the plaque buildup in the brain that causes Alzheimer’s disease, fueling fresh debate over the mineral’s role in dementia.
US health regulators will require generic versions of the best-selling painkiller OxyContin to include recent formulation changes designed to make the pill harder to abuse.
The 2012 Nobel Prize season opened Monday with the pick for the medicine award, marking the start of a week of announcements and speculation over who will collect the literature and peace prizes.
A newly approved drug has shown promise in keeping two rare variations of skin cancer at bay, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.
An experimental drug treatment may help keep a certain kind of aggressive breast cancer at bay, offering new hope for individual therapies against difficult tumors, said research released Sunday.
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