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FDA OKs first gene therapy for hereditary disease

TheFDAhasapprovedanewgenetherapythatprovesthetechniquecanalsobeusedtotreatavarietyofdiseasesotherthancancer.Accordingtotheagency'sannouncement,thetherapycalledL

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U.S. scientists find new possibility to cure leukemia

AgroupofAmericanscientistshavefoundanewpossibilitytocureleukemia,adeadlydiseasethatknocksdownpatientsasyoungasonlysevenyearsold,theresultsofanewstudypublishedMo

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Vitamin fix: Moving the needle on intravenous drip therapy

IVsarenormallyassociatedwithsurgeryorsickpatients,butanewtrendisbringingIVsintoposhclinicswherepeoplearevoluntarilyrollinguptheirsleeves.TheseIVinfusionsarefill

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CAR-T cell therapy saves cancer patients in China

Insteadofgettingchemotherapyorwaitingforhematopoieticstemcelltransplantation,a12-year-oldgirlfromsouthwestChina'sChongqingMunicipalitywassavedbyanon-conventiona

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South African child 'virtually cured' of HIV

Anine-year-oldinfectedwithHIVatbirthhasspentmostoftheirlifewithoutneedinganytreatment,saydoctorsinSouthAfrica.Thechild,whoseidentityisbeingprotected,wasgivenabu

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UK's first cancer-fighting proton beam therapy machine arrives

TheUKhastakendeliveryofitsfirstcancer-fightingprotonbeamtherapymachine.Previouslyonlyavailableoverseas,the55-toncyclotronacceleratormachineisbeinginstalledasthe

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HK beautician who claimed Chinese therapy could aid pregnancy arrested for unregistered practice

Woman held along with beauty centre’s manager after allegedly offering the treatment to an undercover officer

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Olympic swimmers spark interest in cupping therapy

Traditional cupping therapy gained more popularity among Chinese during this summer's Olympics, with images of the red-stamped back of US swimmer Michael Phelps circulating on the internet.

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Military hospital staff punished on malpractice scandal

Ten military staff members, including two in charge of the hospital that offered an experimental cancer therapy to a young man who died last month, have been punished.

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Mexican clinic promotes stem cell therapy to treat range of diseases

​A Mexican clinic is promoting a stem cell therapy to treat a range of diseases, from diabetic foot to arthritis and pulmonary fibrosis.

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New gene therapy holds promise for restoring vision

U.S. researchers said Monday they have developed a new gene therapy that not only helped blind mice regain enough light sensitivity to distinguish flashing from non-flashing lights, but also restored light response to the retinas of dogs.

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U.S. baby cured of HIV infection

A baby born with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, appears to have been cured, according to findings presented Monday at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Atlanta.