HPV Vaccine In India Controversial
6/28/2012
A new study by researchers at Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Edinburgh, and published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, questions a trial which took place in India, regarding the HPV vaccine...
FDA Approves Bloodstream Bacteria Test
6/28/2012
A new test for 12 different types of bacteria that cause bloodstream infections has been approved by the FDA. The test is much faster than current laboratory techniques, and can pickup on signs of bacterial growth within hours of the infection starting...
Cancer Risk Lower In Multiple Sclerosis Patients
6/28/2012
Individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) are less likely to develop cancer, according to researchers. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health, is published in the journal Brain...
Rhosin - New Drug For Stopping Growth Of Cancer Cells
6/28/2012
A new candidate drug developed by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has shown to stop breast cancer cells from metastasizing, according to a report published online in Chemistry & Biology. In addition, the drug named Rhosin was also found to promote growth of early nerve cells called neurites...
Sheffield Scientists To Study The Cause Of Medulloblastomas - A Childhood Brain Tumour
6/28/2012
SCIENTISTS in Sheffield will investigate the cause of the most common form of childhood brain tumour following a £200,000 award from Yorkshire Cancer Research. The three-year study will concentrate on medulloblastomas, which make up 20 per cent of brain tumour cases in children and mainly affect children aged between three and eight...
Safely Treating Prostate Cancer And Lowering The Risk Of Recurrence
6/28/2012
A recent Phase I/II clinical trial has shown that a new combination of radiation therapies developed at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center escalates radiation doses to safely and effectively treat prostate cancer and lower the risk of recurrence with minimal radiation exposure to nearby healthy tissue and organs...
Gum Disease Linked To Oral Cancer Virus
6/28/2012
The British Dental Health Foundation is looking to educate the public on good oral health after scientists discovered severe gum disease could be linked to an increased risk of head and neck cancer cases caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)...
Touch Therapy May Reduce Pain, Nausea In Cancer Patients
6/28/2012
A new study by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center shows that patients reported significant improvement in side effects of cancer treatment following just one Jin Shin Jyutsu session. Jin Shin Jyutsu is an ancient form of touch therapy similar to acupuncture in philosophy...
Worrying Decline In Mammograms After Task Force Recommendation
6/28/2012
Preventive mammography rates in women in their 40s have dropped nearly 6 percent nationwide since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine mammograms for women in this age group, a Mayo Clinic analysis shows. That represents a small but significant decrease since the controversial guidelines were released, the researchers say...
Researchers Test Drug Combinations To Prevent Graft Vs. Host Disease
6/28/2012
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have conducted a clinical trial aimed at preventing graft vs. host disease (GVHD) in patients who have received hematopoietic (blood) cell transplants (HCT)...