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The public are being warned by leading health experts about the boom in tests and scans for the "worried well".
Exposure to exhaust fumes appears to affect the way our brains function, Dutch research suggests.
US research links health problems suffered by Gulf War veterans to exposure to a particular group of chemicals.
Kansas bill would force insurers to cover patients in cancer ... Kansas City Star, MO - 7 hours ago By JULIUS KARASH A bill pending in the Kansas Legislature holds promise for cancer patients and the University of Kansas Cancer Center. ...
I don't know Eliot Spitzer personally, but I certainly have had men like him as clients in my therapy office. How do they get themselves into such a mess? There are lots of reasons. Some think that because they are rich and powerful, they are above the law. The law applies to others but not to them. By the tone and content of Spitzer's public admission , I doubt that this reason has much relevance in his case.
Anti-brain cancer drug has side-effect Times of India, India - 7 hours ago NEW YORK: A promising anti- cancer drug that eliminated brain tumours in mice in a 2004 study is now suspected to cause permanent bone damage. ...
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Vermillion, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRMLD), a molecular diagnostics company, presented data from several studies demonstrating the benefits of the Company's ovarian cancer protein biomarker panel. The data suggest that use of Vermillion's biomarkers could help better identify women with ovarian cancer, as well as improve the detection of early-stage disease.
Bionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI) announced results from two independent physician surveys which showed MF101 could become first-line treatment for menopausal vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes). In both qualitative and quantitative studies, 124 physicians board certified in internal medicine or obstetrics and gynecology specializing in the treatment of menopause reported MF101, if approved, would be their drug of choice for the treatment of hot flashes.
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNSS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel small-molecule therapeutics, announced positive interim data from the company's ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of its lead product candidate, SNS-595, in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients.
It has been almost two years since the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer was approved for regular clinical use, and the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO), the professional association for experts in women's cancer, will take a critical look at HPV and Cervical Cancer as well as the vaccine, its impact, and its future during the 2008 Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer, March 9 - 12, 2008, in Tampa, Florida.
Chancellor Alistair Darling has been urged to double the price of 20 cigarettes to £10 in Wednesday's Budget. The demand by the Royal College of Physicians comes as it was revealed that a third of children treated for chest conditions at a top hospital were made ill by their parents' habit.
The Irish Heart Foundation has welcomed figures that indicate public smoking bans in Europe have reduced heart attacks and heart-related strokes. The information, published a week ago by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), showed a 15 per cent fall in patients admitted to hospital for myocardial infarction strokes in France since the ban on was imposed. The public smoking ban was introduced there in February 2007 and received unprecedented support.
About five percent of all people over age 65 had to see a health care provider or restrict their activity due to a fall during a three-month period, according a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 5.8 million adults over age 65 reported they fell at least once in the previous three months, and 1.8 million of them sought medical help or restricted their activity for at least a day, said the study in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
HIV can survive the onslaught of antiviral drugs for years by hiding away in the body's cells, research shows.
Swift cancer drug approvals sought London Free Press, Canada - 3 hours ago By JOHN MINER, SUN M
Smokers are being urged to consider what they could save by kicking the habit, ahead of National No Smoking Day. Not only on the cost of buying cigarettes, but by shaving up to 50 per cent off their life and serious illness insurance premiums, which could total more than £12,500 ($24,500) over the term of the policy.1 Add to this figure the £2000-or-so saved on buying cigarettes each year, the total saving would be equivalent to awarding yourself a 9.5 per cent pay rise.