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Green tea shows promise as chemoprevention agent for oral cancer, study finds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Green tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for oral cancer in patients with a pre-malignant condition known as oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer ...





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Treatment with folic acid, vitamin B12 associated with increased risk of cancer, death

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Patients with heart disease in Norway, a country with no fortification of foods with folic acid, had an associated increased risk of cancer and death from any cause if they had received treatment with folic acid and vitamin ...


Antitumor activity of nutlin-3 in neuroblastoma with wild-type p53

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The small-molecule inhibitor nutlin-3 may be a viable treatment option for neuroblastoma patients with wild-type p53 activity, according to a new study published online November 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer In ...


Now hear this: Mouse study sheds light on hearing loss in older adults

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, and will afflict an estimated ...


Curry-cure? Spicing up the effectiveness of a potential disease-fighter

Curry-cure? Spicing up the effectiveness of a potential disease-fighter

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists are reporting development of a nano-size capsule that boosts the body's uptake of curcumin, an ingredient in yellow curry now being evaluated in clinical trials for treatment of several diseases. ...


New hope on finding better blood thinners

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Warfarin, one of the most inconvenient, dangerous and disliked drugs in the world, has remained vitally important for more than 50 years.


Scientists identify a cellular pathway by which alcohol may promote cancer progression

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is essential for numerous developmental processes involving biological cells. New findings indicate that alcohol may promote cancer progression by stimulating EMT.This has implications ...


Researchers evaluate new bowel prep approaches

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While there is little doubt concerning the effectiveness of colonoscopy procedures to detect colon cancer, a new study presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 74th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego places ...


Tips on hormone use, coping with menopause

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- What to do if menopause makes you miserable?



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