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Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Trials

... offer evidence that patients who receive vaccines may respond better to subsequent chemotherapy or hormo...nt achieve their primary endpoints, these vaccines may be abandoned as dead-ends, despite their real therapeutic value in terms of prolonging patient survi...

Gene Variation Increases the Risk of Lung Cancer

...ed Variations in two genes related to inflammation may be a major risk factor for developing lung cancer....e response to inflammation. Variations in the gene may lead to greater expression of the protein, which is more likely to turn on the cascade and sustain t...

Nutrition Education Has Proved to Be Futile

...eview also holds out a promise. It says that there may be a solutions found in limited studies currently being tested around the country. In some situations, obese and overweight children can lose weight and get healthy through rigorous hospital and clinic-based interventions that involve regular check-i...

A Drug That Helps Cut Alcohol Craving

...nk less. Perhaps some of the reduction in drinking may have been because they didnt feel so good, rather than because the drug just took away an urge to drink, alcohol researcher Raymond Anton said. Karhuvaara also talked about how the traditional goal of the treatment of alcohol dependence has shifted...

Reduction in Antidepressant Leads to Suicidal Risks

... United States, suggesting that a similar decrease may have occurred in other populations. Because there is so much uncertainly regarding the pediatric use of antidepressants, the implications of these changes are unclear, the authors note. Thus, while it is now evident that regulatory interventions ca...

Anti-depressants Do Not Increase the Overall Risk of Most Birth Defects

...immediately contact their health care provider. It may be dangerous to stop taking an antidepressant suddenly. About 10 percent of pregnant women in the United States suffer from depression, some of it undiagnosed. The studies have been published in The New England Journal of Medicine....

War Trauma-hit UK Veteran Population Set to Increase

...ork prospects, family life and other relationships may be affected, exacerbating the symptoms and leading to an ever-increasing sense of isolation and worthlessness. War trauma is a notoriously difficult disorder to assess and measure. The traumatic memories can be triggered by seemingly unrelated even...

People With Higher IQs are More Patient in Financial Matters

...nnected. "Anyone who does not have this ability may be better advised to follow the principle of 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,'" Professor Falk said. However, someone who is intelligent seems to be twice favoured, according to the results of the Bonn study. On the one hand, they can ...

Major Gene Link Seen to Childhood Asthma

...e found in primitive organisms such as yeast. It may be a relic of some ancient human immune system, al... "As its expression is increased in asthmatics, it may be possible to develop therapies against it, but this will take time."...

Diabetics Risking Health by Using Alternative Medications Without Consultation

...hough some complementary and alternative therapies may benefit patients, they can also have side effects ... "Fenugreek for example, used as a supplement, may affect blood sugar levels but patients are already on other blood sugar lowering medications as well...

New Diagnostic Test for Mad Cow Disease Developed

...ther tissues like the ones taken from blood, which may be used in tests for the disease. "While this m...could be implemented in blood donation centres, it may well be suitable as a confirmatory test that could be conducted at a national centre," the Scotsman ...

New Antidotes may Harbour Treatments for Deadliest Poisons

...i, have found two antidotes which, if found safe , may lead to treatments for deadliest poisons like Rici...rk led to the identification of two molecules that may offer treatments for these toxins....

Stem Cell Treatment may Prolong Lives of Children With Brittle Bone Disease

...jections of stem cells during the gestation period may help prolong the lives of children with brittle bo... exist to treat the disease, stem cell transplants may offer extra benefits. The researcher, who presented the study at the annual meeting of the Intern...

Genetic Mutation That Makes Common Cancers Resistant to Drugs Identified

... (TGen) have identified the genetic mutation that may alter tumour cell proliferation, and make them res... short but growing list of molecular features that may help guide both current and future cancer drug development," said Dr. John Carpten, Senior Investiga...

Arnold Schwarzenegger Blamed for Backtracking in the Fight Against Carbon Emission

...ls recently signaled lawmakers that Schwarzenegger may not support a separate legislative crackdown. Lawmakers are proposing to prohibit the dirtiest equipment from being used on public works projects bankrolled with state bond money approved by voters last year. In interviews with The Times, Catherine...

Cat Exposure Increases Bronchial Responsiveness

... cats. This suggests that reduced exposure to cats may be beneficial for allergic individuals, regardless of their specific allergies. This was an unexpected finding, said Susan Chinn, D.Sc., lead author of the study. We presupposed that we would find increased responsiveness only in those individuals ...

New York, the City That Roars 24/7, is Forced to Quiet Down

... than three minutes, your car can be towed and you may receive a fine of 350 dollars. Alan Fierstein, of the Acoustilog company that helps deliver soundproofing solutions, said he thinks the new code will be effective. "It will work. In New York, I am sure that the code they have just enacted is very...

Influenza Virus Samples of 1918

...rn history, and examining the virus that caused it may help prepare for, and possibly prevent, future pandemics. When the complete sequence of the 1918 virus was published in 2005, it represented a watershed event for influenza researchers worldwide. In an article in the journal Antiviral Therapy, s...

Insight Into Neural Stem Cells Has Implications For Designing Therapies

...he production of different types of neurons. "This may provide a mechanism for the brain to dynamically fine tune the olfactory bulb circuitry, raising a fascinating basic question about neuronal replacement: Why are so many different types of neurons, with such diverse origins, required for olfactory fu...

New Clues About Multiple Sclerosis

...son for this biological difference is unknown, but may be related to differences in genetic background. I...studies have begun to identify certain genes which may explain why African Americans experience more disability, but the products of these genes and the me...

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