A recent investigation into a nasty stomach bug among participants in a girls' football tournament has discovered that a reusable shopping bag was to blame for starting the outbreak

This highlights the role that inanimate objects can play in spreading the norovirus infection.

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A new superbug killer has been developed that can kill bacteria without the use of antibiotics.

The new treatment is currently being used in contact lenses to prevent infections and new biomedical products are now close to being manufactured. Read the rest of this entry »

Researchers believe they have found a way to develop a universal flu vaccine which could eliminate the need for seasonal flu vaccinations.

Seasonal influenza causes serious illness to three to five million people a year, and can also lead to between 200,000 and 500,000 deaths.

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A genetic test could save lives by predicting breast cancer many years before the disease is diagnosed.

Experts from Imperial College London have been observing blood samples from thousands of women at various different ages to test how genes are altered by environmental factors such as alcohol and hormones. Read the rest of this entry »

Aspiring could cut the chance of dying from bowel cancer by a third, new research has found, adding weight to already documented benefits of aspirin on cancer patients.

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