Cancer risk from high wires - People who live close to high voltage cables are at increased risk of developing cancer, according to two Swedish and one Danish studies. ...

Avandia: New study confirms it’s a high-risk drug - Avandia, the best-selling diabetes drug, has had the final nail driven into its coffin. It’s just as dangerous as everyone feared, a new study has co...

Contraceptive has high cancer risk - Depo-Provera, the long-lasting contraceptive that can be injected, doubles the risk of breast cancer among women who have taken it for less than five...

Chemotherapy can reactivate hepatitis virus - There’s now yet another reason to avoid chemotherapy. People with a history of hepatitis run the risk of having the virus reactivated by cancer dru...

Troglitazone - Troglitazone is a new anti diabetic drug that has already come to the attention of researchers, following early reports that it can cause liver damage...

Question over drug to prevent tuberculosis - Evidence remains confused as to whether the drug isoniazid, used as a preventative for those at risk of tuberculosis, can cause fatal liver damage. .....

High fluid diet helps reduce risk of bladder cancer - Men who drink plenty of fluids every day have a far lower risk of developing bladder cancer, the fourth most common cancer in men. ...

Virus discounted in cervical cancer - The belief that a virus that causes genital warts is also the cause of cervical cancer has been discounted following a study of 200 women. ...