I almost died during my allergy test — turns out I’m allergic to everything

I almost died during my allergy test — turns out I’m allergic to everything

She was but a prick away from death. Ploy Ling, 23, thought she was going to die after she had a severe allergic reaction to an allergy test. “I had a moment where I thought I was going to die because I was shaking and was like, ‘this [isn’t] normal,’” she told Kennedy News. The … Read more

‘Holy grail’ of cancer detection predicts tumors a year before they form: breakthrough

‘Holy grail’ of cancer detection predicts tumors a year before they form: breakthrough

The future of cancer treatment — hailed as the “holy grail” of early detection — is now being put to the test. Following a radically successful trial on cancer patients, a new blood test that promises to predict tumors more than a year before they begin to form is now being applied in hospitals across … Read more

Neurotic people may be suffering from this deadly condition

Neurotic people may be suffering from this deadly condition

Being neurotic may be a stress-inducing symptom of high blood pressure, a new study suggests. Neuroticism, or the personality trait that yields negative emotions that torpedo into stress, fear, anger, anxiety and depression, can be associated with high diastolic blood pressure, a new study published in the journal General Psychiatry reports. High blood pressure can lead … Read more