Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody, was used in treating a patient suffering from cystic fibrosis and Crohn’s disease with some success, according to a research published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology.  After initiation of infliximab in this patient, there was an improvement of colonic lesions and general condition without any infective complication and particularly without any decline of lung function.
Cystic fibrosis is a common hereditary disease in Caucasian children which affects the entire body, causing progressive disability and often early death with an incidence of 1 case in every 2500 …

The gene that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy 1), a hereditary disease affecting one in 3500 males, can be repaired according to researchers from Universite Laval’s Faculty of Medicine and the CHUQ Research Center.
Researchers performed in vitro tests by inserting into human muscle cells a variety of meganucleases, enzymes with the ability to correct the dystrophin gene, and also in vivo with mice carrying the mutation that causes the illness. Both series of testing showed that the meganucleases can lead to a restoration of the normal nucleotide sequences of the dystrophin …

You can substantially reduce headache caused by migraines within two hours with a single dose of 900-1000mg aspirin, according to researchers. Also vomiting and nausea symptoms are greatly reduced if 900mg of aspirin is taken together with 10mg of metoclopramide.
Researchers compared the differences in response rates for people taking aspirin alone or aspirin plus metoclopramide with those of people taking placebo or another active agent and found that 25% of people who took a single dose of 9000-1000mg aspirin had their headaches reduced from severe or moderate to no pain, …

Women consuming carbohydrates with high glycemic index are at risk of developing coronary heart disease, according to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study also shows that men are not at risk, possibly because of sex-related differences in lipoprotein and glucose metabolism.
The study conducted by Sabina Sieri1 and colleagus examined 47749 Italian adults2 who completed dietary questionnaires and based on their responses the researchers calculated the glycemic loads of their diet, the average glycemic index of the foods consumed  and their overall carbohydrate intakes. After a …

Arsenic could cure leukemia by targeting and destroying specific proteins responsible for the outbreak and spread of cancer. The study was led by Zhang Xiaowei at the State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomic in Shanghai, China.
“Unlike chemotherapy, the side effects of arsenic (in treating acute promyelocytic leukemia) are very low. There is no hair loss or suppression of bone marrow (function). We are interested in finding out how arsenic can be used in other cancers,’ said Zhang.
Arsenic, favorite murder weapon in the Middle Ages and well known for its toxicity, …