Hair Test for Breast Cancer on Horizon
A hair test to screen for breast cancer is being developed by an Australian company that has the potential of becoming a viable alternative to mammography. According to Sydney Morning Herald, SBC Research is conducting an 80-patient trial to test itsmore
HIV-Related Deaths Slow S. Africa Economy
If there was no HIV/AIDS, South Africa would have 4.4 million more people than today, the size of a major city. This significant slowdown in population growth is decelerating economic growth and resulting in social ills, researchers warn. New data bymore
Community Prayer Service For Young Leukemia Patient
Location: Centre Congregational Church of Lynnfield 5 Summer St, Lynnfield, MA When: January 29, 2012 Time: 2:00 pm?3:00 pm The community is welcome to attend a prayer service at Centre Congregational Church on behalf of a Lynnfield Middle Schoolmore
2-arm blood pressure check indicator for risk from heart disease or death
...A systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by researchers at th...The findings add support to the calls for both-arm blood pressure chec...The review is published in The Lancet online today (30th Januar...The study reviewed 28 papers coveringmore
Synthetic particles 'could boost vaccines'
?Tiny capsules engineered to mimic part of the body?s immune system could strengthen its response to vaccines,? reported the BBC today. The body?s immune response to a vaccine allows the immune system to learn about potential infections such asmore
Tom Jefferson Talks About Swine Flu Vaccine and the Politics Behind It
Tom Jefferson Talks About Swine Flu Vaccine and the Politics Guiding It This is a great quick online video about what the Entire world Well being Business has done to the guidelines for declaring a flu pandemic. They have decreased them in Could 2009 somore
Pfizer Announces FDA Acceptance Of New Drug Application For Bosutinib For Patients With Previously Treated Ph+ Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
I Pfizer Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for standard review of bosutinib as a treatment option for adult patients with previously treated Philadelphia chromosome positivemore
Infinity Reports Update from Phase 2 Study of Saridegib Plus Gemcitabine in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Infinity Stops Phase 2 Study Following Preliminary Analysis Showing Trial Would Not Meet Primary Endpoint of Overall Survival ? No Unexpected Adverse Events Observed in Study ? Phase 2 Trials Exploring Distinct Biological Hypotheses in Myelofibrosismore
FDA Approves BYDUREON -- The First and Only Once-Weekly Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
Provides Glycemic Control in a Once-Weekly Dose SAN DIEGO,CA,USA and DUBLIN, Ireland I January 27, 2012 I Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) and Alkermes plc (Nasdaq: ALKS) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hasmore
Genetics study reveals how bacteria behind serious childhood diseases evolve to evade vaccines
Genetics has provided surprising insights into why vaccines used in both the UK and the USA to combat serious childhood infections can eventually fail. Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) causes potentially life-threatening diseases includingmore
Government launches bowel cancer campaign
News provided by in collaboration with Cancer Research UK. The Government has today launched a new campaign to help people spot the warning signs of bowel cancer. The 'Be Clear on Cancer' initiative aims to raise awareness of the main symptoms of themore
Routine follow-up scans can detect head and neck cancer recurrences earlier
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Radiation plus chemotherapy provides long-term positive results for head and neck cancer patients
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Oral temperature changes in head and neck cancer patients predicts side effect severity
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Does acupuncture boost IVF success?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture may help some women conceive through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a new analysis of past research concludes. But the true benefit in the real world, if any, remains unclear. DISCLAIMER: This article summary ismore
Gingrich calls for panel on IVF clinics
US Republican presidential candidate Gingrich speaks to the media in Lutz, Florida (Reuters) Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich has called for a commission to study the ethical issues relating to in vitro fertilization clinics, wheremore
FDA clears Pfizer drug for advanced kidney cancer
Patients with hard-to-treat kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body gained a new drug option Friday, after federal regulators approved a twice-a-day pill from Pfizer for the disease. The Food and Drug Administration approved themore
Negative friends may cause cancer: Study
Choose your friends wisely, they may make or break you, says an old adage. Now, scientists have backed it after finding link between toxic relationship and a host of illnesses such as cancer, depression and heart attack. Researchers at the University ofmore
5 get life term for raping girl with neurological disorder
term today by a Delhi court for kidnapping and gangraping a mentally challenged 17-year-old girl with the judge asking the city government to give her a compensation of Rs 1 lakh. The court, which also imposed a fine of Rs 27,000 each on the fivemore
Conference on Alzheimer's disease to create awareness
The First International Conference on Alzheimer's disease will be held in Riyadh on Feb. 20 with the support of Deputy Interior Minister Prince Ahmed, the Saudi Alzheimer's Association (SAA) announced Saturday. The event will be held at the headquartersmore
Security scare at LAX after TSA agents confuse woman's insulin pump for gun
A diabetic woman caused a security scare at Los Angeles International Airport after TSA agents mistook her insulin pump for a weapon. The woman, who was not identified, was going through a security checkpoint on Friday morning when a body scannermore
Shoes Can Help Track Alzheimer's Patients
Teaneck-based footwear company Aetrex Worldwide Inc. has created a shoe outfitted with a GPS unit to track where a walker goes, northjersey.com reports . The technology can be used to send an alert if a person with Alzheimer's disease or dementiamore
Ovarian cancer test (CA125)
If you wish to share this article with a friend, please fill the fields below. They will be sent an email with these details and a link to this page. Close Window Among Australian women, ovarian cancer is the 8th most common type of cancer diagnosed, andmore
New lung cancer test predicts survival rates
Clinical trials in the United States and China have shown that a new gene-based test for patients with lung cancer beats standard methods in predicting survival rates, researchers report. The findings, published in the British medical journal The Lancet,more
Israeli researchers say more doctors should recommend marijuana to cancer patients
Most cancer patients currently being treated with medical marijuana are advised of the option only in the advanced stages of the illness, according to researchers. More than two-thirds of cancer patients who were prescribed medical marijuana to combatmore
Finnish FinMin: Greece causes uncertainty like a cancer
Source: ReutersFinnish finance minister Jutta Urpilainen on Sunday expressed her concern over Greece, the troubled euro state which has repeatedly failed to meet the fiscal targets set out by its international lenders. ?Greece?s situation causesmore
Support call for carers of cancer patients
More than a million people who care for a loved-one with cancer are potentially missing out on vital support and benefits, according to research by a leading charity. Macmillan Cancer Support said around half (49 per cent) of the 1.1m people in the UKmore
#6: Dying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing
- http://www.amazon.com/Dying-B... 2 hours ago from Amazon.com: Movers & Shakers... - Comment - Like Dying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing by Anita Moorjani 592% Sales Rank in Books: 310 (was 2,148 yesterday) (1)more
2-arm blood pressure check indicator for risk from heart disease or death
A systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) has found that differences in systolic blood pressure between arms could be a useful indicator of themore
How to Eliminate Cancer Naturally Without Harming the Patient
Cancer is a foreign growth that has appeared because of the way we now live. It is a disease that can never be fully cured with a drug or a treatment but can only be brought under control by correcting the reasons why it first grew. The way we treatmore