The opportunity to save tens of thousands of HIV patients with a simple, cheap, drug treatment is being missed, say researchers.

Giving some newly-diagnosed patients an antibiotic would significantly reduce the death toll in the early stages of the disease, they say.

A major study in The Lancet medical journal found it halved mortality.

The World Health Organization already endorses the treatment, but specialists say many people are not given the drug. Read the rest of this entry »

Good health is the key to a happy life for both men and women but in a fast and demanding life of men, health unfortunately takes a backseat whereas it should be of prime concern for them.

In these competitive times, men’s health is put on the back-burner until it becomes too serious to ignore.For a healthy life
, numerous things have to be set in order. Watching the calories, good exercises and healthy food is absolutely essential. Read the rest of this entry »

Although nutritional supplements such as vitamin C may calm the symptoms of inflammation, it may be important not to ignore the signs.

Inflammation could be your body’s way of indicating abnormal cell growth that may lead to colon cancer. According to a new study published in The Journal of Nutrition, mice who were fed a high-fat diet were more susceptible to inflammation of the colon, which could eventually lead to cancer. Read the rest of this entry »