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Tampering with a key enzyme may enable scientists to stop cancer growth in its tracks.
Study: Drug slows breast cancer recurrence Kansas City Star, MO - 11 hours ago By ROB STEIN WASHINGTON Women who survive breast cancer are often haunted by the fear that it might come back. But new research indicates that many more ...
Urotoday.com - Urinary incontinence is a significant health problem in the developed and the developing countries. Various tissues and synthetic materials are used for that purpose. The transvaginal tape (TVT) procedure which uses a retropubic route has been associated with a number of complications resulting from penetrations of the surgical device into pelvic vessels, nerves and organs.
UroToday.com - Dr. Kristin Chrouser presented a phenomenal lecture that prompted a standing ovation. She recounted her experience providing care for underprivileged women in Africa with vesicovaginal fistulae (VVF), many of whom were ostracized and destitute due to their condition. Not only was her well-delivered lecture educational, but it was inspirational, both from a medical and a social aspect.
AME Info More awareness needed to prevent prostate cancer
Credit bureau settles cancer survivor's suit San Jose Mercury News, USA - 6 hours ago "This is a great settlement," Drew said, recovering from knee replacement surgery he needed because of the prednisone he took while he had cancer .
The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, USA, has awarded the Bower Prize 2008 to Dr. Takeo Kanade, Professor of Computer Science and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA. Kanade was awarded the prize for his visionary leadership and outstanding scientific accomplishments in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence.Takeo Kanade is one of the leading researchers in the field of robotics.
As pointed out in the February 2003 article , "Cellular Warriors at the Battle of the Bulge," investigations in molecular genetics have yielded a rush of information about molecular signals that regulate body weight. Some guide short-term decisions, such as whether to eat now or not, other molecules take a longer view, monitoring fat balance. One of the messages that came out of this work that is a concern to those who want to lose weight is that the body's weight-control systems have apparently been designed to protect more against weight loss than weight gain.
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has welcomed the recently published paper European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women(1) from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO).