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Researchers have designed a urine test through which, they claim, prostate cancer can easily be detected and size of tumors can also be revealed so that doctors clearly know whether to operate. The test will be made available within 18 months.

The test is designed by Richard Morgan, a professor of the University of Bradford, in collaboration with Hardve Pandha, a professor of the University of Surrey. It is currently being developed by Randox Laboratories.

According to its makers, it works very similar to a regular pregnancy test and is meant to detect the presence of a certain protein known as N2, which is produced by the malignant tumors.

Stanford University scientists have successfully produced a common cancer drug in a common laboratory plant. Scientists hope that their work could lead to a more stable supply of the drug and will allows scientists to manipulate that drug to make it even safer and more effective.

Presently, most of the drugs we taken today to treat pain, fight cancer or thwart disease were originally identified in plants, some of which have now become extinct or are endangered. Such plants are still source of a number of medicines.

Scientists believe that the technique of shifting medicinal properties from rare plants to laboratory plants could be applied to a wide range of other plans and drugs. This could results in a more stable supply of drugs derived from rare plants.

It has been announced by IBM Watson Health and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. that Teva has been chosen as its first Foundational Life Sciences Partner for the Watson Health Cloud. With this, Teva will be the first global pharmaceutical company to use the power of the Watson Health Cloud to help patients and healthcare providers across the world.

Scientists are expecting a low-cost supplement to stop the progress of Alzheimer's disease after a trial showed that deterioration in patients stopped while they took it. Resveratrol, a compound that occurs naturally, is found in raspberries, red grapes, dark chocolate and red wine.

Quantities in these foods are small, but high-dose supplements could be bought over the counter from health food shops by spending only a few pounds. In addition to that, purer forms could be purchased from pharmacists.

Scientists carried out the trial on 119 people having mild to moderate Alzheimer's. In the trial, 1g of high-grade resveratrol was given to patients two times a day for 12 months, whereas a control group was given a placebo.

There are reports that Louisiana has decided to cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. It has been reported by state health officials that state law has been violated by the organization as it entered a $4.3 million false-claims-act settlement in Texas nearly two years ago.

The step could lead to end of bid of the clinics to keep hold of their Medicaid funding through a court challenge. The clinics challenge that the state cannot end their contracts without proof of unlawful activity.

This week, the Obama administration had warned the state that terminating contract of a qualified Medicaid provider without a solid reason is illegal.

A large study carried out by Dutch researchers has the answer of many of you health problems, including why you are not able to lose weight. The researchers said the gut flora has a major impact on a person's cholesterol and body mass index (BMI). The same microbiome could tell about the risk of heart disease.

Researchers from the cholesterol and body mass index (BM) conducted an experiment in which they have analyzed the gut microbes of more than 850 people with the help of a sophisticated sequencing model and technology.

Through this way, they were able to find out at least 34 types of bacteria that affect obesity and many among them were the ones that were discovered through sequencing.