Health News for December 31, 2007

Americans increasingly getting confused by influx of weight-loss remedies
When it comes losing weight, US adults are bombarded with weight-loss claims and promises. This chaos, according to a new survey, makes individuals increasingly confused about what to believe in a bid to shed the flab. ANI

Novel IVF test may cut risk of twins, triplets
A revolutionary in vitro fertilisation (IVF) test, which may slash the risk of multiple births while increasing the chances of pregnancy, will soon be offered to British couples. ANI

Potential drug target for treatment-resistant prostate cancer found
Researchers at Jeffersons Kimmel Cancer Center in Philadelphia have identified the protein that remains active in almost all recurrent prostate cancers, which are resistant to hormone therapy. ANI

October 11, 2008