Removing gut bacteria from stomach cancer patients greatly reduces the risk of cancer recurrence, a Japanese study has found.

The study, published in the Lancet medical journal, found that getting rid of Helicobacter pylori reduced the risk of further stomach cancer by about two-thirds over three years

A "blackbox," the strictest form of warning, is being added to Johnson and Johnson's foot ulcer cream after studies found it increased risk of cancer deaths, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday.

The prescription jell is called Regranex or becaplermin gel, and is used to treat refractory leg and foot ulcers in diabetic patients

Twenty-two children are dead and more than 3,500 more are ill in Eastern China due to a virus that has been spreading since March.

The New York Times reported that the intestinal virus, enterovirus 71, or EV-71, is found in children under 6, and mostly in those under 2. It causes fever, mouth ulcers, and blisters on the hands, feet and buttocks. The virus can lead to further complications including lung complications, brain swelling and paralysis in severe cases

An intestinal virus outbreak in Fuyang City in Anhui province has killed 20 children and infected 1,884 kids, according to Xinhua news agency on Wednesday.

The virus, known as enterovirus 71 or EV71, has been spreading since March

The number of children infected with a lethal intestinal virus that started in March in east China's Anhui Province has increased by nearly 700 in the past two days. The outbreak has befallen nearly 1,900 children and had killed 20 by Tuesday, health authorities said Wednesday.

According to a warning by the Anhui Health Bureau's website, the peak outbreak is expected to come in June and July. Though the outbreak began in early March, it was only reported this week