Hepatitis C: Hospital patients are new group at risk

Green tea prevents oral cancer, even in high-risk patients

Green tea may stop people getting oral cancer, even when they are at very high risk with a pre-malignant condition.

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...