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Deficiency of Vitamin D Levels may Be Common in Healthy Kids

...ntribute to diseases such as hypertension, cancer, multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes. Decreased blood levels of vitamin D have also been linked to obesity. The researchers however added that further study is needed to determine the appropriate blood levels of vitamin D in children, as well as a review ...

Study Confirms Benefits of Chemo, Trastuzumab Combo to Battle Breast Cancer

...express large amounts of the HER2 protein or carry multiple copies of the HER2 gene. Those cancers tend to be associated with aggressive disease, a higher likelihood of recurrence and a decreased response to treatment. Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that directly targets part of the HER2 tyrosine kin...

Genetic Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer

...r the first time, a common genetic risk factor for multiple cancers has been identified, says lead author Christopher Haiman, assistant professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Adding, There appears to be something fundamental occurring in this region that influences not only ...

Specific Protein is Instrumental in Myelination

...s including mental retardation, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis. Childrens National Medical Center is the ideal environment for complex research, said Dr. Gallo. We work collaboratively with research institutes around the world, and then we walk down the hall to confer with colleagues who are on the f...

FDAs Gesture for Firm Manufacturing Drug for Cushings Syndrome

...veloped, including drugs to treat such diseases as multiple myeloma, bone marrow cancer. Welcoming the FDA decision, Corcept said it was yet to finalise its strategies for Corlux but would start going about marketing the drug soon....

Selenium Supplements may Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk

...to take selenium supplements greater than those in multiple vitamins," Stranges said. In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Eliseo Guallar from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, agrees that selenium seems to offer few benefits and at high levels, may be deadly. Dr. Guallar said that...

Insights into Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

...acilitates PML/RARA-induced transformation through multiple mechanisms and participates in the differentiation response. Further, homotetrameric complexes and RXR have the potential to be useful therapeutic targets for RARA fusion-mediated cancers....

Early Parkinsons Show Hallucination,sleepiness

...rast to other studies, we found being male, having multiple health problems and taking pramipexole were indepe...s. The study also found being older, having more multiple health problems and the presence of slight memory problems were associated with an increased risk of...

Anti-malarial Drug may Help Reduce Risk of Diabetes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

..., the use of inexpensive, safe therapies that have multiple beneficial effects is attractive. Further prospective studies are needed to determine whether this treatment option should be considered a standard component of rheumatoid arthritis combination therapy in the future, and to evaluate the potential r...

Kaposi Sarcoma Arise from Multiple Cells

... nearly 80% of the tumors arose independently from multiple cells. They concluded that few Kaposi sarcoma tumors originate from a single cell and that Kaposi sarcoma, especially in its advanced form, is not true metastatic cancer. In an accompanying editorial, Parkash Gill, M.D., of Norris Cancer Hospital a...

Cell Toxin Inhibits Survival Protein in Cancer Cells

... that could eliminate cellular-level resistance to multiple types of chemotherapy and radiation therapy found in many types of cancers. scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center report that a modified version of antimycin called 2-Methoxy antimycin is selective in killing cells that have high leve...

Paris Spotted Smoking Pot!

...sed drugs at all. After her interview with King, multiple sources confirmed the socialite's customary marijuana habit. Hilton's pot smoking was a standard pain for those responsible for guiding her through her list of celebrity appearances....

Autoimmune Response in Multiple Sclerosis

In multiple sclerosis (MS), the myelin that surrounds the axons of nerve cells is attacked by the bodys own T cells, resulting in slowed and disrupted nerve impulses and, ultimately, axon loss . Myelin basic protein (MBP) is a major component of the myelin she...

Steroid Drugs to Preterm Delivery Mothers may Cause Risk

...iver within this time frame. Many mothers received multiple courses of corticosteroids during the 1990s and early 2000s. But now two researchers warn that methodological problems in these analyses mean that this conclusion may be wrong and the practice of repeating courses was not based on any good evidence...

Researchers Find New Target for Anti-cancer Drugs

...monoclonal antibody against IL-6 for patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer that depends on IL-6 but is not known to have a connection to the ras oncogene. If the results of this trial are positive, studies might begin in ras-dependent cancers. Counters group is actively pursuing the idea that such an antib...

Kashmir Battles Alarming Increase in Suicides

...t 2006. "It is a colossal problem. Patients with multiple psychiatric disorders have been coming to us for treatment and there has been an exponential increase in such numbers since the last 18 years. "Personality disorders, insomnia, agitation and schizophrenia are the common complaints, but our main wor...

Reason Behind Sleepy Feeling During Sickness Found

...ome chronic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis and was linked to fatigue. Cancer patients, for example, treated with TNF-alpha sometimes reports severe lethargy while patients with sleep disorder, sleep apnoea sometimes report less daytime sleepiness after taking a drug that hinders T...

CT Scan Radiations may Lead to Cancer

...ed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA; combines multiple X-ray images with the aid of a computer to produce cross-sectional views of the heart and coronary arteries). It has been predicted that CTCA may emerge as the diagnostic test of choice for patients with intermediate pretest probability of disease,...

Gene Variants for Crohn's Disease Identified

...l tract. Because Crohns disease is complex, with multiple genes interacting with each other and with environmental factors, its important to sort out specific genes and to replicate previous findings, said the studys first author, Robert N. Baldassano, M.D., director of the Center for Pediatric Inflammatory...

Texan Battles Flesh-eating Bacteria Contracted While Swimming

...ompany marketing consultant also is suffering from multiple organ failure because the disease has caused a blood infection, his physician said Tuesday. Gilpatrick was listed in critical but stable condition. The bacterium thrives in warm salt water and is most prevalent during summer months. Gilpatrick's ...

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