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Role of MicroRNA in Cancer Suppression Identified

...a presented in Molecular Cell is also supported by recent studies (Gaur et at., 2007, Welch et al. 2007) showing that miR-34a is under-expressed in central nervous system tumors. "This is a groundbreaking study shedding light on the critical role microRNAs play in fighting cancer and highlights their pote...

High-risk Patients Need Better Guidance on What is and Isnt a Heart Attack

...rt disease have had previous heart problems. Yet recent data from the British Heart Foundation shows that 40% of the general population would not immediately call an ambulance during a suspected heart attack and the greatest delays in calling 999 are among the high-risk group. This implies, say Dr Khava...

Exercise Reduces Inflammation

... relationship is by no means fully understood. A recent study by kinesiology and community health research...y author and designer of the study, published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. So when youre exercising, your sympathetic ...

Genaera Discontinues Lomucin in Cystic Fibrosis Studies

...e assets, was also discontinued. There had been no recent enrollment in this trial, and delays in restarting the study at a new investigative site made the decision to end the study appropriate....

AIDS Foundation Lauds Brazil for Negotiating Price Cut on Abbott's Kaletra

...T Up Paris, and run rampant over a number of other recent drug access issues put forth by a number of advocacy groups. A 76% reduction on this lifesaving combination may seem significant for Brazil, but we still believe Abbott -- like most pharmaceutical companies -- can do far, far more to improve pricing ...

China Cracks the Whip Against Drug Manufacturers Who Fail Quality Norms

...ngerous to children, part of a lengthening list of recent U.S. government actions to ban, recall or restrict Chinese imports from juice to toothpaste suspected of containing high levels of toxins. China's pharmaceutical industry is lucrative but poorly regulated. Some companies try to cash in by substit...

Combination of Tratuzumab and Chemotherapy Yields Better Results for Breast Cancer

A recent meta-analysis of five major breast cancer trials has confirmed that combination treatment with the antibody trastuzumab and chemotherapy improves survival in women with operable HER-2 positive breast cancer. At the ESMO Conference Lugano, Issa Dah...

Top China Official Pessimistic on Fixing Food Safety Woes

... of fixing this is extremely arduous. Despite some recent improvements, the food safety outlook is no cause for optimism,' he was quoted as telling a Beijing food safety symposium. Sun's comments contrasted sharply with the government's so far upbeat response to a spate of health scares that have raised w...

No Flu Outbreak Here , West Australians Told

...er of serious flu-like diseases had skyrocketed in recent days....

European Commission Seeks To Dispel The Darkness Out Of Sunscreens

...ncidentally, kills up to 1,800 Britons a year. A recent study by the Environmental Working Group -EWG, studied 785 name-brand sunscreens and found 84 percent of them offered inadequate sun protection or contained harmful ingredients. The organization ranked the best and worst of the bunch by analyzing 400...

China Bans Sales of Leukemia Drug in Latest Medicine Scare

...uption at the country's food-safety watchdog. In recent months China has faced harsh global criticism, especially from the United States, for a series of toxic exports ranging from foods and medicines, to toothpaste, toys and pet food....

Botox Offers Via Mail Order Enrages Plastic Surgeons

Plastic surgeons are outraged by a recent advertisement for botox operations made via a clothing catalogue. The offending feature , which belongs to the plastic surgery firm- Transform, and which shared space with items of clothing from company Grattan, has been receiving brickbats from many...

Higher Rates of Trampoline Injuries

...ts annually. The study, which was presented at the recent American Academy of Pediatrics annual meeting, shows a progressive increase each year in injuries, causing even greater concern among researchers. Our first study on this subject gave us reason for concern, and the need to send a warning to parents...

Genzyme Announces First Phase III Study of Tolevamer in Diarrhea Patients

...eriority compared to vancomycin. Consistent with recent published studies, high rates of CDAD recurrences were observed in patients treated with either vancomycin or metronidazole. High CDAD recurrence rates were not observed in patients treated with tolevamer liquid. Tolevamer liquid was generally well t...

Divorce Leaves Women Significantly Worse Off Financially Than Men

...are," she added. The study revealed that despite recent multi-million dollar settlements, divorce is seldom a fixed path to amass wealth. Alan Kaufman, the head of family law at the firm Finers Stephens Innocent, said that in most of the cases, both men and women suffered financially after divorce. "T...

Hormone Replacement Therapy Liberation at a Cost

...ce the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease. But recent studies have also indicated a possible link of HRT with increased risk of heart attack, stroke and breast cancer putting this treatment under a scanner. The History of Hormone Replacement Therapy Estrogen has been used to treat the symptoms of...

Global Warming Threatens Tibet

...area in the 1980s and the 1990s, and says that his recent visit, confirms the alarming climatic deterioration of the area. "There are four stages in the disappearance of a glacier. Sadly, this glacier is already in the last stage," Li said. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau used to boast 36,000 glaciers with ...

Global Warming: Lessons of History Help the Future

...common thread running through the worst famines of recent history. In research presented at a seminar in Paris last week, Fraser looked at Ireland's Potato Famine of 1845-50, in which around a million people died; at famines that killed around 45 million people in British-ruled India from 1875-1902; and a...

Efforts on to Tackle Health Problems Faced by US Truck Drivers

...nearly 15 percent of all worker deaths in the most recent data available, from 2005. (The death rate per 100,000 is higher for other occupations.) Of those trucker deaths, 80 percent involved traffic accidents, the bureau said. Truck drivers also report more injuries, such as sprains, than workers in any ...

Gays and Lesbians can Obtain asylum in US on Grounds of Harassment and Abuse

... why you would be singled out," she said. In one recent groundbreaking case, a lesbian from Uganda won U.S...e people even more intolerant," Zuka said during a recent interview. "It was very frightening to live there as a gay person. You always had the fear that s...

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