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Health
Intermittent Fasting Linked to Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Death, Study Claims
New research from the American Heart Association's recent event in Chicago suggests that how long we eat each day could impact our heart health. Scientists looked at data from more than 20,000 adults in the United States.
They found that...
Europe
King Charles Calls Greek Monk for Prayers After Cancer Diagnosis
After being diagnosed with cancer, King Charles called a Greek Orthodox monk on Mount Athos and asked him to pray for his health, as revealed on Tuesday.
Elder Ephraim who is currently Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi at...
Europe
King Charles Diagnosed With Cancer
King Charles III of the United Kingdom was diagnosed with a form of cancer during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate.
King Charles, has been diagnosed with a still undisclosed type of cancer for which he began regular treatments...
Ancient Greece
How Was Cancer Treated in Ancient Greece?
It was Hippocrates, the father of medicine, who identified and gave the name cancer to the illness that blights humanity to this day.
Medicine
Scientists Hail Biggest Cervical Cancer Drug Advance in 20 Years
In a groundbreaking development, researchers have potentially achieved a major advancement in the treatment of cervical cancer, a first of its kind in two decades. This was achieved by utilizing an affordable and readily available set of medications in...
Health
Implant to Cure Cancer in 60 Days Being Developed by Scientists
The prospect of curing cancer with the ease of a few taps on a mobile device is on the horizon. A team of scientists at Rice University has secured forty-five million dollars in funding from the Advanced Research Projects...
Health
Genetically Engineered Bacteria Detect Cancer Cells
A group of scientists from around the world has created a new technology involving genetically engineered bacteria that could aid in finding or even treating cancer in tricky spots such as the colon.
The team has shared their discovery in...
Medicine
Vaccine for Cancer ‘Could be Ready by 2030’
Life-saving vaccines targeting serious health conditions including cancer and heart disease could be ready within the next seven years, experts believe.
Pharmaceutical company Moderna - which produced one of the leading COVID-19 jabs - is reportedly developing "personalized" vaccines to...
Ancient Greece
Hippocrates on Obesity and the Sedentary Life
Hippocrate of Kos (c. 460 – c. 370 BC), a physician of ancient Greece's Classical era, is considered to be the Father of Medicine. Hippocrates surprisingly suggested rather contemporary remedies for obesity, namely diet and exercise.
In addition to recognizing that disease...
Health
Multi-Cancer Blood Test Shows Real Promise
A recent study conducted by researchers from Oxford University has revealed promising results for a blood test that can detect over 50 types of cancer.
The test, known as the Galleri test, has shown an accuracy in identifying two-thirds of...