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Study shows diet and weight may affect response to bipolar disorder treatment

Data from a clinical trial has shown that how people respond to treatment for Bipolar Disorder may be influenced by their weight and the overall quality of their diet, including whether they are eating a diet high in foods thought to contribute to general inflammation.

Researchers find potential treatment for knee, spine osteoarthritis

New research with rats and human tissue samples may lead to a treatment for people with knee and spine osteoarthritis based on a newly found molecular target.

Breast cancer treatment adherence rates vary by race

Black women are more likely than white women to skip important hormonal breast cancer treatments, new research indicated.

UK should end EU migrants preferential treatment: Government committee

The UK government’s migration advisory committee (MAC) has recommended that London should end its special treatment of European Union citizens after it leave the bloc in March next year.

German scientists find Chinese medicine ingredient potential treatment for obesity

German scientists discovered that a herbal ingredient from traditional Chinese medicine showed promising results in weight loss, and the findings were published in the latest edition of the journal ‘Diabetes’.

Single pill with two drugs could transform blood pressure treatment

A single pill with two drugs could transform blood pressure treatment, according to the 2018 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Guidelines on arterial hypertension.

Four new Congo Ebola cases as medics prepare experimental treatment

Four new cases of Ebola virus have been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said, as authorities prepare to deploy an experimental treatment.

Traces on George Orwell letter suggest he caught TB from Spanish hospital

Scientific tests carried out on a letter sent by George Orwell shortly after his return from the Spanish civil war suggested he may have caught tuberculosis that killed him in a Spanish hospital.

Discovery of kidney cancer driver could lead to new treatment strategy

Scientists from University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered a potential therapeutic target for kidney cancers that have a common genetic change.

Sonali Bendre diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Here’s everything you need to know about the disease

Actor Sonali Bendre revealed on Wednesday that she’s been diagnosed with high-grade metastatic cancer and that she’s being treated in New York. Here’s everything you need to know about the disease.

Malaria treatment, scientists have decoded how parasites invade our cells

Malaria treatment: A new vaccine for malaria may soon be developed after scientists claimed they’ve decoded how the parasites invade human cells.

New 3D imaging analysis technique could lead to improved arthritis treatment

An algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which could change the way that the severity of the condition is assessed, has been developed by a team of engineers, physicians and radiologists led by the University of Cambridge.

Iran, Azerbaijanis’ first choice for receiving treatment

Iran is the first choice for many Azerbaijani patients who choose the country to receive relatively cheaper but high quality treatment.

Imprisoned top Bahraini activist taken to hospital after three months

Imprisoned prominent Bahraini activist Hajer Mansoor Hassan has been finally taken to hospital after being denied medical treatment for three months.

New life-saving cancer treatment tied to vision loss

A newer type of cancer treatment may offer the chance of longer survival, but the drugs could also trigger new side effects, such as vision problems.