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'Bed-of-nails' breast implant deters cancer cells

One in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer. Of those, many will undergo surgery to remove the tumor and will require some kind of breast reconstruction afterward, often involving implants. ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Targeting cell pathway may prevent relapse of leukemia

About 40 percent of children and up to 70 percent of adults in remission from acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) will have a relapse. In recent years, doctors have come to believe that this is due to leukemia stem cells, endlessly ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene abnormality found to predict childhood leukemia relapse

Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Although the researchers caution that further research is needed to determine how ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New chemo regimen helps children with neuroblastoma

A new high-dose chemotherapy regimen has been shown to improve survival of children with high-risk neuroblastoma, a common pediatric cancer, according to a European clinical trial published Sunday.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Tracking down the origin of leukemia relapse

The cancer cells that reign during relapses of an aggressive human leukemia are different from those that dominated the original disease, according to a paper published online on April 4 in the Journal of Experimental Me ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Tumor virus is best predictor of throat cancer survival

The presence of human papilloma virus, the virus that causes cervical cancer, in tumors is the most important predictor of survival for people diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the back of the mouth), according ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Exercise makes cigarettes less attractive to smokers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Exercise can help smokers quit because it makes cigarettes less attractive. A new study from the University of Exeter shows for the first time that exercise can lessen the power of cigarettes ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The future looks bright for HCV patients who have failed to respond to current treatments

Berlin, Germany, Friday 1st April 2011: Highly anticipated data from a number of clinical trials presented for the first time at the International Liver CongressTM confirmed that a range of new proteases inhibitors will help ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Longer treatment for juvenile arthritis during remission does not reduce relapse rate

For patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in remission, withdrawal of treatment with the drug methotrexate over 12 months vs. 6 months did not reduce the rate of relapse, according to a study in the April 7 issue of ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What part do relapses play in severe disability for people with MS?

ST. PAUL, Minn. -People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Malaria makes relapsing fever more serious

Malaria and the Borrelia infection relapsing fever are diseases with similar symptoms that can occur simultaneously. In such cases, the malaria is moderated while the relapsing fever becomes more serious. This is shown in ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adding steroid drug to MS treatment may reduce disease activity

Using a steroid drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) in addition to an MS drug may reduce the amount of disease activity more than using the MS drug alone, according to a study that will be presented as part of the Late-breaking ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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

Drinking wine may increase survival among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients

Pre-diagnostic wine consumption may reduce the risk of death and relapse among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients, according to an epidemiology study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Naltrexone can help heavy social drinkers quit smoking

Naltrexone, an opioid antagonist approved in 1994 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for alcohol-dependence (AD) treatment, can reduce relapse rates among AD patients. Research on naltrexone's effectiveness on nicotine ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0