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...ant recurrences of the cancer. "Taken together, these results confirm that the administration of trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy should be the standard choice for the treatment of women with HER2 positive early stage disease, especially those with limited cardiovascular comorbidities", Daha...Genetic Marker That Increases Colon Cancer Risk Discovered
...king to close in on the mechanism that might cause these cancers," Gruber said. The findings of the study were published in the July issue of Cancer Biology and Therapy....Genetic Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer
... prostate cancer, and now having identified one of these same variants as predictive of colorectal cancer r...to identify the biological mechanism through which these variants are influencing the development of various cancers....Battle Between Google and Microsoft Could Trigger Revolution in Healthcare
...tients who have 'googled' their symptoms could see these same patients gaining access to their genetic profile and managing their health using an online patient record. Wireless Healthcare believes that Google's recent investment in the Genetic profiling company 23andMe and Microsoft's purchase of the int...Water Hyacinth is Used for Health Improvements in Africa
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... many areas including paediatric allergies and how these can be prevented; sleep disturbance and how this a...paediatric research unit is a wonderful example of these qualities. We believe such specialised research is essential in order to develop treatments and ca...New Therapies for Kidney Diseases
...tation interfering with GLIS2 function reactivates these harmful genes the result being that large numbers of kidney cells die. The organ shrinks and changes in its architecture occur which affect normal kidney function. To find out if GLIS2 has the same effect in humans Friedhelm Hildebrandt and his te...Online Counterfeit Pills Kills Woman
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...ne known to kill cancer cells in this case. All these are packaged in a fatty ball called liposome, and delivered through veins. "This looks like a promising approach to gene therapy for pancreatic cancer and we are working to bring it to a clinical trial," says Dr. James Abbruzzese, Professor and Ch...Brits Need to Change Lifestyle to Have a Greener Future: Report
...ctor, was quoted by the Scotsman as saying that if these radical steps are taken, the United kingdom could ...filling their cars up with petrol, they would lose these valuable credits, forcing them to choose low carbon alternatives. Among the major effects would b...FDAs Gesture for Firm Manufacturing Drug for Cushings Syndrome
... all of the tissues and organs of the body. All of these effects together are called Cushing's Syndrome. Sometimes called "hypercortisolism," it is relatively rare and most commonly affects adults aged 20 to 50. An estimated 10 to 15 of every one million people are affected each year. It is precisely i...Smoking Linked to Lower Parkinson's Disease Risk
... Health, Los Angeles, and colleagues has confirmed these suggestions. As a part of their study the resear...olic enzymes or competes with other substrates for these enzymes and thereby alters the production of toxic endogenous (dopamine quinones) or exogenous (MPP+...Replacement Drivers Lend a Helping Hand to the Drunk and Stranded in Korea
... replacement drivers on call .Thousands of Koreans these days make a living by delivering inebriated people and their cars home. Their work has become such an essential part of life in Seoul and other major cities of South Korea that the national statistical office last year began monitoring the price of...FDA Approve S Robotic Device to Help Stroke Patients
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