Image caption Luis Walker wrote to the Prime Minister asking for her help to make the drug available An eight-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis has urged a pharmaceutical firm to lower the price of a drug so it can be made available on the NHS. Luis Walker, from Horam in East Sussex, told Vertex Pharmaceuticals,… Read More: Cystic fibrosis boy, 8, urges firm to lower Orkambi drug… »
by Ruchira Reproductive System Concerns Every Woman Should Be Aware Of A woman’s reproductive health is maintained by certain hormones. They control menstruation, fertility, and menopause. It is vital to take steps to protect the reproductive system from infections and injuries in order to prevent various health problems. Common reproductive health issues are ovarian cancer,… Read More: Reproductive System Concerns Every Woman Should Be Aware Of »
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption DMT is the major psychoactive compound in ayahuasca, a drink made from vines The effects of a powerful psychedelic drug are similar to a near-death experience, research suggests. Answers to a questionnaire showed a “striking similarity” between people describing a near-death experience and volunteers given DMT. The Imperial College London… Read More: Effects of psychedelic DMT 'similar to near-death experiences' »
Steve Jobs died of Pancreatic Cancer: Many people think that they can get cancer only if they have certain ‘bad’ habits’. Unfortunately, cancer isn’t attracted to only the ‘bad habits’. Though certain things are definitely the causes of cancer, like smoking and excess intake of alcohol; it’s a myth that it is caused only due… Read More: Pancreatic cancer: anybody can get it »