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People recently diagnosed with lung cancer are at higher risk of having a stroke than those without lung tumors, suggests a large new study from Taiwan....

A new piece of exploratory research from India published in JACM appears to show that responses of human subjects to the taking of potentised medicines can be measured and differentiated....

The number of cases and deaths from breast and cervical cancer is rising in most countries across the world, especially in poorer nations where more women are dying at younger ages, according to a global study of the diseases....

The number of people living with diabetes has soared to 366 million, and the disease kills one person every seven seconds, posing a "massive challenge" to healthcare systems worldwide...

Six percent of all deaths are attributed to physical inactivity making it the fourth largest risk factor for global mortality. Increasing physical activity brings health benefits across age groups and reduces mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease and stroke, diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease....

Forty-two percent of hospitals offer one or more alternative therapies, including meditation, relaxation training, homeopathy and chiropractic care mostly in response to patient requests....

European politicians voted for £1.8million fund for research into homeopathy for farm animals....

Chinese translation of Kent Repertory and Boericke Materia medica to be published soon....

TB Blood test: A substandard test with unreliable results…."It is a multi-million dollar business centered on selling sub-standard tests with unreliable results." …."(tests) have no published evidence to support their claims of accuracy.”...

Each year, two million people die from waterborne diseases and billions more suffer illness – most are children under five. Taking a major step in this direction WHO issued guidelines for safe drinking water. ...

Nearly every prescription written to treat Parkinson's psychosis -- a common psychiatric side effect of Parkinsons disease -- is for medications that have not been shown to improve the condition, a new study finds....

Inspite of repeated set backs Homeopathy still remains as popular choice of medicine in India. ...

An international consortium from Europe, Canada and the US has identified new genetic risk factors for RLS, or the Restless Leg Syndrome. ...

Pine bark extract in conjunction with Coenzyme Q10 helps improve heart health by bolstering blood pressure regulation, strengthening endothelial function, reducing hypertension, and improving overall physical ability....