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Researchers uncover mechanisms of estrogen in promoting cell death in breast cancer

A laboratory study has uncovered new details about how estrogen can activate natural pathways that kill certain breast cancer cells or tumors. The results raise the possibility that estrogen therapy may overcome resistance to certain breast cancer hormonal therapies. The study appears in the December 7 issue of the When cancer treatments...

Growth factor-promoting angiogenesis expressed in tumor cells and normal neurons

Scientists have discovered that a stem cell factor overexpressed both in brain tumor cells and in neurons following brain injury promotes tumor survival by inducing angiogenesis. The research study, published in the April issue of Cancer Cell, examines the interaction between tumor cells and surrounding tissues and may have substantial significance for design of more effective therapeutics for on...

Groovy protein essential for promoting cancer development

Scientists have determined the detailed structure of an essential piece of the telomerase enzyme, an important contributor to the vast majority of human cancers. Understanding the physical shape of the protein has led to a better understanding of how it acts to immortalize cells ?and should help scientists design broadly effective cancer drugs. Until now, the lack of detailed structural in...
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Group promoting classified research elects officers

The Wisconsin Security Research Consortium held an organizational meeting last week to name its leadership. The group will try to bring classified research to Wisconsin institutions. Tom Hefty, former co-chairman of the Governor's Economic Growth Council, is president of the board of directors. He is now with law firm Reinhart, Boerner and Van Deuren. <a href="http://www.engr.wi...
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Promoting Medical Tourism In India

Medical tourism focuses on treatment of acute illness, elective surgeries such as cardiology and cancer, among others. From October this year , the Government plans to start overseas marketing of India as a medical tourism destination. // Senior Government officials say that the formalities for marketing medical facilities to a global audience have already started and they hope to complete the pr...

Promoting Circumcision to Prevent HIV is Misguided and Will Backfire: ICGI

African men are being led to believe that, if they get circumcised, they are protected from HIV. Proponents are calling it a ‘vaccine;’ but it is not a vaccine// and these men are being prompted to get circumcised under false pretenses. “The century-old circumcision ‘experiment’ in the United States is a failure, why should sub-Saharan Africa be any different?” asks Dan Bollinger, dir...

Doctors in UK Promoting Awareness of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease

Heartburn could be a precursor to gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, British doctors warn and note that// the diagnosis of the disease is a relatively new phenomenon. Statistics show that over a quarter of Britons have gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, also known as the GORD, and thousands of these are not getting the treatment they need. A noted general practitioner, Dr Rob Hicks,...

Women Urged to Be Wary of Ads Promoting Unwanted Drugs

A long-running Merck ad featured an older woman with this message: "See how beautiful 60 can look? See how invisible osteoporosis can be?" and recommended that women ask their doctors about bone density screening. As a result, many women started taking Merck's drug Fosamax. But this very drug, (generic name alendronate) turned out to have serious side effects. Fosamax may c...

Manufacturer to Pay $20 Million for Improperly Promoting a Sleep Disorder Drug

Leading US drug manufacturer, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a federal investigation into claims that one of its subsidiaries illegally marketed a narcolepsy drug for other unapproved uses. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder marked by sudden, uncontrollable urges to sleep, causing an individual to fall asleep at inappropriate times. The c...
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