For men with prostate cancer who have run out of treatment options, a new drug called cabazitaxel shows promise for extending lives.

Vitamin D insufficiency seems to place asthmatic children at risk for more severe disease.

The newly recommended A1c test for diabetes sees early diabetes and heart disease better than the old test – with no need for fasting.

There are 91 strains of pneumococcal bacteria. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) protects against 7 of them. These 7 strains are responsible for most severe pneumococcal infections among children.

Measles, mumps, and rubella are serious diseases spread by being near or around and infected person. These diseases spread from person to person though the air.

Cancer Research UK re-release ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’ to launch Race for Life 2010 Hundreds of women from across the UK have joined over 20 celebrities to record a unique charity single in aid of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life…

A new Swedish-led study found that Europe’s top football clubs need better treatment equipment and procedures in order to save lives of spectators who have heart attacks in large crowded venues while watching a sporting event…

DrugScope responded to the publication of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) inquiry report on the cocaine trade. In June 2009, DrugScope’s Chief Executive, Martin Barnes, and Director of Communications and Information, Harry Shapiro, were invited to give oral evidence to the HASC inquiry, and the charity also submitted written evidence to the Committee…