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The search for more effective cancer treatments may soon harness the healing power of the Autumn crocus. Researchers are poised to start clinical trials with a new smart bomb treatment, derived from the flower, ... Five of the six mothers and babies who died at a maternity unit, triggering a major police investigation, were from ethnic minorities, it emerged yesterday. WALES is lagging behind England in tackling bowel cancer with higher death rates than across the border, new research suggests. More than 18 people per 100000 die each year from the disease in Wales, compared to 17 in ... PTI | Sep 12, 2011, 06.51AM IST LONDON: Fed up with your reading glasses? Fret not, scientists have developed a new revolutionary eye procedure which they say could allow millions to abandon their spectacles. Hows your back? If, like many other Canadians you suffer from chronic back pain, you may welcome this science news: Medical researchers believe theyve found a way to block the gene responsible for the kind of chronic pain you endure. Rationing by stealth is hitting the NHS, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has claimed, after official figures were released showing a steep fall in the number of people referred to hospital by GPs.
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