1. HIV can be prevented by circumcision
It’s true. In late 2006, two clinical trials of male circumcision were stopped upon an early review of the information collected and analyzed till that point. Finally, the National Institutes of Health declared that circumcision can indeed prevent HIV.
2. A new test to check for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Surgeons can now find out much faster if breast cancer has spread. The first FDA-approved molecular test to detect metastatic breast cancer is different, in that usually, during a lumpectomy / mastectomy, surgeons examine the lymph node nearest to the breast for any signs of metastases.
3. The very first human vaccine that fights Bird Flu
Bird Flu is a deadly disease, having killed off 207 people the world over, infecting 336 people since the year 2003. With the intention of warding off a worst case scenario, the FDA has finally given the OK to a human vaccine against bird flu.
4. Dieters rejoice. You now have ‘Alli’
Now, adults who are overweight have a new ally – Alli an FDA approved drug for weight-loss drug that is sold OTC, functions by messing with lipase which is an enzyme that the body uses for breaking down and digesting fats in food.
5. New Genes for Diabetes
Diabetes affects approx. 170 million people all over the world. Researchers from Finland and the U.S. found 4 previously unknown genetic variants which are linked to a greater risk of diabetes. Along with the previously discovered 6 variants, the total is now ten.
6. Periods no more
This is like the Pill but without any placebos. What happens with Lybrel is that dummy pills get replaced by daily dosage of hormones that completely eliminates menstruation.
7. Help for Fibromyalgia – Lyrica
The FDA has finally given approval for Lyrica (pregabalin), the antiseizure drug by Pfizer, to treat fibromyalgia. On an average, 3 – 6 million Americans, mostly women, suffer from fibromyalgia.
8. Test during Early-Stage for Lung Cancer
There is a new, unique blood test which can dramatically improve the odds of getting Lung Cancer earlier when it is at stage that’s more curable. Known as LC Detect, it measures the blood levels of a protein that’s there in all stages of lung cancer, but almost never seen in healthy people.
9. Stem Cells from new sources
Amniotic fluid–derived stem cells or AFS can potentially create many though not all 220 special cell types in the body, which results in the usefulness of AFS cells resting in between embryonic cells & adult stem cells.
10. Benefits of Vitamin D
Vitamin D is good for bone strength as it encourages the body to absorb calcium. It also, research shows, has many other advantages – High in Vitamin D foods can keep diabetes away, apart from multiple sclerosis, perhaps cancer as well.
