Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has revealed that palliative care can greatly extend the lives of cancer patients all around the world.

The new study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and was carried out by focusing on over 150 lung cancer patients. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - Americans are in fear right now of eggs due to the fact that the salmonella outbreak has expanded yet again to include 380 eggs.

The nationwide recall of eggs was announced by the Wright County Egg company based in Galt, Iowa, and has been expanded a few times since it was initially announced. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has been released this week and could pave the way for new kidney transplant regulations, as it has been found that kidneys from cardiac victims are perfectly safe to use.

It has long been believed that kidneys could not come from victims of cardiac death and events such as a heart attack. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - Nadja Benaissa, a very popular German pop star has admitted that she kept it a secret to her lovers that she carried HIV.

The 28-year-old pop star testified on Monday at the District Court of Darmstadt in Germany, apologizing for her carelessness. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has caught the attention of people around the world for the past months. Now that it is nearing its end though, the focus begins to turn to the health effects it can have and how long they will last.

Some new information is being released from health experts and researchers from around the world who are looking into what the future will hold for those who have been impacted by the oil spill. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - An amazing health story has popped up this week as doctors surgically removed a growing live pea sprout from a Cape Cod, Massachusetts man.

Ron Sveden who lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts has had his fare share of health-related issues, battling emphysema, but ultimately surviving. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - India is being very defiant to say the least as they continue to deny that they have any ties to a brand new drug-resistant superbug, despite evidence saying otherwise.

The health ministry of India has put out a written statement in regards to this new superbug, stating that the superbug is not just linked to India, but is a universal situation. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - The superbug that is known as MRSA is in decline in hospitals all across the United States according to a new CDC report.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report this week that looked into the current state of MRSA infections in U.S. hospitals, and the details are promising. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - What will the impact be around the world now that the World Health Organization (WHO) has come out and confirmed that the H1N1 swine flu pandemic is over and dead.

The WHO came out on Monday and declared to the entire world that the pandemic that has swept across Earth for the past year has come to a close. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - President Barack Obama came out this week and made it very clear that he is proud of the progress made in regards to helping Medicare.

The Medicare Trustees report was released last week, detailing the current state of Medicare, its situation in regards to funding, and its overall health as a system in general. Continue Reading