Scientists have discovered a compound found in human saliva that can heal wounds quickly.

The Netherland scientists published this research in The FASEB Journal and believe that their studies
will be able to help people suffering from chronic wounds related to diabetes and other disorders, in addition to traumatic injuries and burns.

Fortunately, the compounds can be mass-produced and could become as common as antibiotic creams and rubbing alcohol.

The scientists found that histatin was responsible for the healing. This small protein was previously believed to only kill bacteria.

Licking your wounds

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It sounds almost too good to be true: a cheap and simple drug that kills almost all cancers by switching off their “immortality”. The drug, dichloroacetate (DCA), has already been used for years to treat rare metabolic disorders and so is known to be relatively safe.

It also has no patent, meaning it could be manufactured for a fraction of the cost of newly developed drugs.

Safe Cancer Drug

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Cancer rates have dropped for the first time in the United States and previous declines in cancer deaths are accelerating, a report released on Tuesday showed as cancer-fighting efforts produced solid results.

However, cancer remains the No. 2 killer of Americans

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A man has credited his pet Rottweiler with sniffing out his skin cancer.

According to Doctors this case is not unique. Scientists have found in trials, dogs have detected cancers in the urine of patients despite medical tests giving negative results.

Dog sniffs out cancer

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The scientist who developed a vaccine for cervical cancer is working on another inoculation against certain types of skin cancer that could be available in five years time.

Skin cancer vaccine

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