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How to get smarter on pills for seniors
3/25/2015
Currently used tools to prevent over-medicating senior cancer patients need improvementOpen the medicine cabinet of a senior and you're likely to find scores of pill bottles.
Study pinpoints pregnancy complications in women with sickle cell disease
3/25/2015
New research reports that when compared to healthy pregnant women, pregnant women with a severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD) are six times more likely to die during or following pregnancy and...
Sweeping prostate cancer review upends widely held belief on radiation after surgery
3/25/2015
Findings shed light on side effects of radiation after prostate removalImportant news for men receiving treatment for prostate cancer: Two new studies from the University of Virginia School of...
New potential for personalized treatments in bowel cancer
3/25/2015
Scientists have found that genetic changes in bowel tumours are linked to the way the body's immune system responds to the cancer, according to research published in the journal Oncoimmunology.
Good news for serial cereal eaters
3/25/2015
A diet high in whole grains and cereal fibers is associated with a reduced risk of premature death, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.
Stress granules ease the way for cancer metastasis
3/25/2015
Tumors that produce more stress granules are more likely to metastasize, according to a study published in The Journal of Cell Biology.
Combination therapy boosts antiviral response to chronic infection
3/25/2015
A Yale-led team has identified a promising new combination immunotherapy to enhance the body's ability to fight chronic viral infections and possibly cancer.
Detecting prostate cancer cells in blood can give an early warning of treatment failure
3/25/2015
A blood test that measures the number of cells shed from prostate tumours into the bloodstream can act as an early warning sign that treatment is not working, a major new study shows.
Myriad Genetics, Inc. has announced that results from the EMPATHY-P clinical study of Prolaris in patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer will be highlighted at the 30th Annual Congress of...
Smokers at twice risk of prostate cancer recurring after surgery
3/24/2015
Current smokers, and those who have quit smoking less than 10 years previously, have twice the risk of a recurrence of prostate cancer after surgery, according to new research presented at the...