Thousands Of Seniors Hospitalized Due To Diabetes Drugs And Blood Thinners Annually, USA
11/27/2011
Diabetes drugs and blood thinners cause two-thirds of the 99,628 US senior hospitalizations each year because of drug adverse events, researchers from the CDC reported in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine)...
Immunicum's patented cancer vaccine is based on over 20 years of research in the field of transplantation immunology and activates the body's own immune system to attack tumor cells. The Nobel Prize in Medicine was recently awarded the discoverer of dendritic cells and their role in immunological reactions, the same type of cells that Immunicum bases its vaccines on...
Translational Sciences Corporation (TSC) announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for commercialization of its OncoTrac™ medical imaging software. OncoTrac™ is designed for efficient quantitative assessment of treatment response of metastatic tumors including breast, lung, colorectal, prostate, and lymphoma...
Mammotome Marks Key Milestones As It Grows U.S. And Global Presence
11/27/2011
About 16 months after becoming a division of Devicor® Medical Products, Inc., Mammotome the company that helped create and build the vacuum-assisted breast biopsy market has made significant progress toward its new product development and growth goals. "As the only company with a singular focus on breast biopsy, Mammotome is re-focused, re-energized, and re-committed," says CEO Tom Daulton...
Consumption Of Processed Meats Associated With Prostate Cancer
11/27/2011
Increased consumption of ground beef or processed meat is positively associated with aggressive prostate cancer, according to a study published in the online journal PLoS ONE. The research team, led by John Witte of University of California, San Francisco, also found that the correlation was primarily driven by red meat that was grilled or barbequed, especially when well done...
Enhanced Treatment Of Brain Tumors
11/27/2011
Glioblastoma is regarded as the most malignant form of brain tumor. In many cases, neurosurgeons are not able to remove such tumors completely because of the risk of destroying too much brain tissue in the process. Moreover, it is often impossible to identify all the fine extensions by which the tumor spreads into surrounding healthy tissue...
Scientists Discover New Approach For Cancer Medication
11/27/2011
As the "recycling plant" of the cell, the proteasome regulates vitally important functions. When it is inhibited, the cell chokes on its own waste. Cancer cells, in particular, are very sensitive because they need the proteasome for their uncontrolled growth...
Metformin Prevents Tumors From Growing In Human Cultures
11/27/2011
An inexpensive drug that treats Type-2 diabetes has been shown to prevent a number of natural and man-made chemicals from stimulating the growth of breast cancer cells, according to a newly published study by a Michigan State University researcher...
IOM Report On Breast Cancer And The Environment: Release Date Dec. 7
11/27/2011
Although women have little or no control over some of the risk factors for breast cancer, such as those related to aging and genetics, they may be able to reduce their chances for developing the disease by avoiding certain environmental risks...
Researchers Find Men Less Willing To Be Screened For Cancer
11/26/2011
Although men have higher cancer mortality rates than women, they are less willing to be screened for cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and colleagues at Sanoa Consulting LLC, Muscle Shoals, Ala., and the New York University College of Dentistry...