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Breast cancer risk not increased by acrylamide

Good news for French fry lovers? Yes! It has been found out that there is no association between acrylamide a compound found in // baked and fried food -- and breast cancer. More than 43,000 women were studied which also included 667 breast cancer patients. The participants had their average daily intake of acrylamide monitored. No evidence of an increased risk of breast cancer in the wo...

Ceramide can target and kill cancer cells

Research by the scientists from Penn State College of Medicine brought to light that injecting ceramide// into the blood stream it is possible to target and kill breast cancer cells. Ceramide is a natural substance that accumulates in the cancer cells and thus may be used to get better results out of breast cancer treatments. Researchers had used their techniques on mice for successfu...

High-Dosage of Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide may cause AML

Adjuvant chemotherapy with epirubicin and cyclophosphamide for early breast cancer// patients increased the risk of Acute myeloid leukemia or Myelodysplastic syndrome. Recent study published in Journal of clinical oncology reports that early breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy with higher than standard cumulative doses of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide have an increased ris...

Ranbaxy Ties Up With US Co For Mktg Zonisamide Capsules

Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with US-based Invagen Pharmaceuticals Inc for marketing Zonisamide Capsules // , which are used for the treatment of epilepsy, in the US market. Under the agreement products would be developed and submitted for approval to the USFDA. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc would market the products under the the company...

Ceramide Directs Stem Cells in Embryo

Ceramide, a little-known lipid plays a crucial role in shaping a hollow sphere of stem cells into human beings, researchers have found. It seems to help in organizing// tissues by directing stem cells to their respective positions. They found that in the first few days of life, ceramide helps stem cells line up to form the primitive ectoderm from which embryonic tissues develop, says...

FDA Announces to Companies to Stop Marketing Products Containing Trimethobenzamide

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) has announced that companies must stop manufacturing and distributing unapproved suppository drug products// containing trimethobenzamide hydrochloride. The declaration has come in the wake of on-going initiative to ensure that all marketed U.S. drugs have required marketing approval. These products are used to treat nausea and vomiting in adults a...