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Researchers have tried to determine whether evidence shows double mastectomies lead to longer lives for breast cancer patients. Women

New drug daclatasvir can rid 90 per cent of hepatitis C patients of the infection in 12 weeks when combined with other agents. A new

The Cancer Council says new research shows the tobacco industry's major arguments against Australia's plain packaging reforms have gone up in smoke.

A British study says large numbers of cancer patients who suffer from depression never receive any kind of effective treatment. Large numbers

A doctor in New Zealand has been criticised for forgetting to tell a patient that she probably had metastatic breast cancer. A doctor has been

Research suggests immunisation against bird flu strains that don't usually threaten humans may provide the nearest thing yet to a "universal" flu vaccine.

Obesity may reduce the effectiveness of a common breast cancer treatment used on post-menopausal woman, a study has found. A common breast cancer treatment

A cholesterol-lowering drug cuts heart and stroke risks by 30 per cent in diabetic women, according to a new study. A cholesterol-lowering

A test vaccine for the joint disease chikungunya shows promise, its makers say, after its first human trials yielded positive results. A candidate

Researchers have identified a protein that is vital for boosting the body's natural killers cells, which are the first line of defense against cancer.