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Scientists identify possible therapy target for aggressive cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that a naturally occurring protein -- transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-ß1) -- which normally suppresses the growth of cancer cells, causes a rebound effect after ...


Beverage can stay-tabs pose swallowing risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Three decades ago, a study revealed that beverage can pull-tabs were being swallowed by children, prompting a switch by U.S. manufacturers to stay-tabs. But a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...


Parent mentors can improve the asthmatic care of minority children, researchers find

Medicine & Health / Health

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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that informed adults can help families stave off complications associated with asthma. The findings, available online and in the December issue of Pediatrics, suggest that i ...


New study measures HIV anti-retroviral regimens' safety and efficacy

New study measures HIV anti-retroviral regimens' safety and efficacy

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

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A study in the New England Journal of Medicine released on World AIDS Day reports that viral failure, the point at which medication can no longer suppress the HIV infection, was twice as likely and happen ...


Death-inducing proteins key to complications of bone marrow transplantation

Medicine & Health / Research

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Treatment for a number of cancers and other medical conditions is transplantation with bone marrow from a genetically nonidentical individual (a process known as allogeneic bone marrow transplantation [allo-BMT]).


First live targeting of tumors with RNA-based technology

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding and treating a tumor without disturbing normal tissue presents challenges - sometimes the most effective therapies can be invasive and harsh.


New safety concern related to antipsychotic treatment

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Overall, antipsychotic medications are reasonably effective, and fairly well tolerated treatments for mood and psychotic disorders. However, treatment with a number of antipsychotic medications is associated with weight ...


Educational home visits can improve asthma in children, study suggests

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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A few home visits by a health care specialist to educate children with asthma about basic strategies for earlier symptom recognition and improving medication use can lead to fewer flare-ups and less frequent trips to the ...


Tumor-attacking virus strikes with 'one-two punch'

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Ohio State University cancer researchers have developed a tumor-attacking virus that both kills brain-tumor cells and blocks the growth of new tumor blood vessels.


Mammography may increase breast cancer risk in some high-risk women

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Low-dose radiation from annual mammography screening may increase breast cancer risk in women with genetic or familial predisposition to breast cancer, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...



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