All Creatures Category

Caterpillars could hold the secret to new treatment for Osteoarthritis

All Creatures, Infection/Disease, Muscular & Skeletal
Caterpillars could hold the secret to new …
A substance from a fungus that infects caterpillars could offer new treatment hope for sufferers of osteoarthritis according to new research.Cordycepin is an active compound isolated from the caterpillar fungus …
Cancer, Women's Health
Concerns over Breast Implants Linked to Rare …
Textured breast implants manufactured by Allergan were withdrawn from the European market in December 2018 after a small number of women were found to have developed a rare type of …
Nutrition, Paediatrics
Aluminium in infant formula
We reported previously that some widely-used infant formulas are heavily contaminated with the known neurotoxin, aluminium. Infant formulas are the only form of nutrition for the majority of neonates and, …
Cancer, Pharmacy/Drugs
Precision drugs could unmask cancers to the …
Precision drugs could unmask cancers to the immune system and boost the effects of immunotherapy – NHS-approved PARP inhibitor therapy found to boost the body’s immune response – Drugs could …
First Aid
Stabbed or Seriously Bleeding: How to Help