Sri Lanka Has Been Declared Malaria-Free

Deadly diseases: look out! More and more innovative treatments are on the way to cure the world of debilitating illness.

By Jeanne Goddard

13 September 59 Views

South African Child 'Virtually Cured' of HIV After 1 Year of Treatment

The child has only received one year of anti-HIV therapy in his life - and now, eight years later, he is "virtually cured".

By Tiffani Spengler

24 July 59 Views

Non-Chemo Cancer Treatment, Simple as Flu Shot, Moves Closer to Reality

The FDA has approved new trials that could make cancer treatment as simple as getting a flu-shot.

By Jim Stout

04 January 60 Views

World's First Malaria Vaccine to Help Prevent Deaths in 3 African Countries

Starting in 2018, this vaccine could save thousands of lives throughout Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 April 69 Views

New Brain Cancer Treatment for Terminal Patients is Shown to Be 'Remarkably Promising'

Ordinarily, these glioblastoma cancer patients would not live past 17 months, but after being treated with a specialized vaccine, their survival rates are inspiring hope for the future.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 June 73 Views

Lung Cancer Patient Given a Year to Live is in Remission Thanks to Cuban Vaccine

"When they told me I had a year to live, I didn't know how, but I was going to prove them wrong." She turned to immunotherapy—and did just that.

By Tiffani Spengler

25 March 61 Views

Australia May Become First Country to Eliminate Cervical Cancer - Rate Drops From 22% to 1%

Thanks to the astonishing effectiveness of the HPV vaccine, Australia is on track to becoming the first country to eliminate cervical cancer.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 March 62 Views

HIV Vaccine Inspires Hope After 'Promising' Results in Human Trials

The treatment was shown to evoke an anti-HIV immune response in all of the healthy patients who received the treatment.

By Tiffani Spengler

09 July 71 Views

8-Year Study Shows That Simple Treatment Can Reverse Type 1 Diabetes to Almost Undetectable Levels!

A groundbreaking new study shows that a 100-year-old tuberculosis treatment can be used to reverse the effects of type 1 diabetes.

By Jeanne Goddard

22 June 67 Views

Hospital Finds Effective Way to Soothe Highly Sensitive Patients Who Fear Needles

For those few patients who cannot be calmed by commonly used distraction techniques, this procedure could be a real godsend.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 June 60 Views

Region of the Americas Finally Declared Measles-Free

Thanks to mass vaccination efforts in South and North America, measles has been eliminated from the region for good.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 September 66 Views

Unvaccinated Women Are Still Benefiting from the HPV Vaccine, Study Shows

Thanks to "herd protection", fewer and fewer women are being infected with these four strains of HPV linked to cervical cancer.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 January 57 Views

New Vaccine Virtually Scratches Shingles Off Your List of Worries

A new vaccine due out in 2017 is almost completely effective against the shingles virus and doesn't lose its effectiveness over time like the current one.

By Jim Stout

11 September 67 Views

Swine Flu Receding, Vaccine Supply Growing

The number of H1N1 swine flu cases in the United States has dropped steadily for four weeks as vaccine stockpiles continue to grow, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Monday afternoon.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 December 56 Views

GlaxoSmithKline Donates 50 Million H1N1 Vaccines to UN for Developing Countries

Giant pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline, is slated to donate 50 million doses of the pandemic H1N1 vaccine to the United Nations public health arm, the World Health Organization it was announced yesterday.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 November 56 Views