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Sep 07, 2010

Low Carb Plant Sourced Diet Better Than Animal Sourced One

If you want to live longer, you are better off on a low carb diet which is vegetable based, rather than one whose proteins are sourced from animals, according to a study involving 129,716 men and women published this week in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine... Read More
Sep 07, 2010

NHS Choices: Six Warning Signs Of Cancer

More than 1/3 people in the UK will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. The good news is that some cancers can be cured if detected early enough. The key is to be aware of unexplained changes to your body, and to know the common signs and symptoms of cancer... Read More
Sep 07, 2010

Non-stick Cookware And Waterproof Fabrics Linked To Higher Cholesterol Levels In Kids

Chemicals used in the production of non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics, known as perfluoroalkyl acids, can get into children's blood and raise their LDL cholesterol levels ("bad cholesterol" levels), says an article published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Examples of perfluoroalkyl acids include PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonate)... Read More
Sep 07, 2010

Immutep Announces Final Results In Phase I/II Chemoimmunotherapy Trial In Metastatic Breast Cancer

Immutep S.A. announced the publication of a clinical research paper showing that its lead product, IMP321, given with first-line paclitaxel achieved clinical benefit in 90 per cent of metastatic breast carcinoma (MBC) patients. Correlations were observed with both the patients' monocyte (i.e... Read More
Sep 06, 2010

Poor Public Awareness Highlights Radiotherapy's 'Cinderella' Status

Only one in ten people know that radiotherapy helps cure forty per cent of cancer patients according to new figures* published by Cancer Research UK today (Tuesday). The survey of more than 2,000 people from across the UK also reveals just 14 per cent are aware that half of all cancer patients could benefit from radiotherapy as part of their treatment... Read More
Sep 06, 2010

Hallucinogen Found To Safely Ease Anxiety In Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients

In the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely improve the moods of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety, according to an article published online in the Archives of General Psychiatry... Read More
Sep 06, 2010

Blocking HMGB1 May Benefit Cancer Patients

Like some people, cells eat when they are under pressure - but they consume parts of themselves. A multi-function protein helps control this form of cannibalism, according to a study in the September 6 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology. Cells often respond to hunger or stress by digesting some of their contents... Read More
Sep 06, 2010

New Treatment Activates Death Program In Cancer Cells

Cancer is a difficult disease to treat because it's a personal disease. Each case is unique and based on a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Conventional chemotherapy employs treatment with one or more drugs, assuming that these medicines are able to both "diagnose" and "treat" the affected cells... Read More
Sep 06, 2010

Blood Signatures To Diagnose Infection

Coughing and wheezing patients could someday benefit from quicker, more accurate diagnosis and treatment for respiratory infections such as flu, through a simple blood test, according to scientists. Dr... Read More
Sep 06, 2010

Umea Researchers In Pediatrics, More Infants Should Receive Iron Supplements

Giving iron supplements to children with marginally low birth weights (2000-2500 grams) dramatically reduces the risk of developing iron deficiency and anemia. This is shown by Umea researcher Magnus Domellöf and associates in the coming edition of the pediatric scientific journal Pediatrics... Read More
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