Author: Zakia Maclain

Pfizer’s Enbrel is the pharmacological star of the day. Not only is it a successful drug for rheumatoid arthritis, but it could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s by 64 percent. A fact that, as The Washington Post reveals, the pharmaceutical company itself has been hiding for several years. It was in 2015 when, following an […]

Seasonal allergies to grasses or tree pollen are more common in people with anxiety disorders, while patients with depression are more likely to suffer from year-round allergies such as pet allergies. This is reported by a team from the TU Munich (TUM) (Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2019, online 24 April). However, food or drug allergies […]

Experts expect a further increase in the number of cancer patients due to the demographic trend. The number of new cancer cases per year is expected to increase by about ten per cent between 2014 and 2025 to around 523,000, said the German Society for Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) in Berlin. According to the […]

Deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, is the molecular carrier of genetic information. Chemically very similar is the ribonucleic acid, RNA, which fulfills this task only in viruses and is otherwise responsible for a variety of other functions. Although RNA is also a very complex molecule, it is somewhat simpler than DNA and can not only transmit information […]

Both heart disease and cancer are among the leading causes of death. However, tumors in the heart are very rare and so far hardly explored. Heart tumor patient struggled with exhaustion Heart specialists from the American Heart Association report on the case of Jan Mitchell from Tennessee. The 62-year-old was struggling with extreme fatigue: “It […]

There have been epidemics in human history over and over again that cost millions of lives. What is the danger of “illness X”? Every year, the flu is caused by other influenza viruses. That’s why the flu vaccine has to be readjusted every year. But even if flu can take a dangerous course, it usually […]

Immunotherapy pushes the survival margin for kidney cancer patients further forward: Both Pfizer and the Darmstadt-based Merck Group and the US company Merck & Co can hope for appropriate approvals for their cancer immunotherapy drugs Bavencio and Keytruda. For both active ingredients, the manufacturers presented test results at a specialist conference in recent days, which […]

Girls have to face many problems during periods. During this, she feels stomachache, tension, and weakness, but it also increases the risk of heart disease to women. According to research, after 10 years of stoppage period, there has been an increase in heart attack cases. In such a situation it is very important to take […]

There is news of patients suffering from lung disease. Now treatment of lung patients with treatment of lungs will be done from 3D printing technology. Dr. Harinder Singh Bedi, Chairman of Cardio Vascular, Endovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Ludhiana has treated many people with this technique, for which his work is being appreciated from across the […]