Archive: 06/03/2011
Benefit of targeted lung cancer therapy confirmed
A drug that targets a specific type of lung cancer shows a dramatic response in more than half of the people who take it. The drug, called crizotinib, has been in clinical trials since 2006, and the results from the largest ...
Cancer
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Matching targeted therapies to tumor's specific gene mutations key to personalized cancer treatment
(Medical Xpress) -- Customizing targeted therapies to each tumor's molecular characteristics, instead of a one-size-fits-all approach by tumor type, may be more effective for some types of cancer, according to research conducted ...
Cancer
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7,000 people a day still catching AIDS: UN
About 7,000 people are being infected with AIDS each day and about half of the 33 million people with HIV do not know they have it, according to a UN report released to mark the disease's 30th anniversary.
HIV & AIDS
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8 tips for fun in the sun with less cancer risk
After enduring an especially brutal winter, Americans may be tempted to catch more than a little sunshine this summer.
Cancer
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'All-natural' bodybuilders don't use performance-enhancing drugs
ST. LOUIS - When Keith Hunter competes in a bodybuilding contest, he actually wants to have a polygraph test and urinalysis. That way he knows he'll get a fair shake.
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Researchers discover genetic mutation causing excessive hair growth
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers in the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), together with scientists in Beijing, China, have discovered a chromosomal mutation responsible for a very rare ...
Genetics
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Scientists reactivate immune cells exhausted by chronic HIV
Scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have demonstrated why certain immune cells chronically exposed to HIV shut down, and how they can ...
HIV & AIDS
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Study finds older men more likely to lose the ability to orgasm due to gabapentin
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have found that Gabapentin, (trade name Neurontin) a medication commonly used to treat neuropathic pain, seizures and biopolar disease in older and elderly patients, ...
Medications
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Emergency department physicians growing weary of frequent users
Emergency department physicians are frustrated and burned out from treating patients who frequent the ED for their care, according to a Henry Ford Hospital survey of physicians from across the country.
Health
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Study links empathy, self-esteem, and autonomy with increased sexual enjoyment
Sexual pleasure among young adults (ages 18-26) is linked to healthy psychological and social development, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is the ...
Health
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Not all hospitals treat elderly the same
Hospitals that provide quality care for young people do not always provide the same quality care for the elderly, a new study has found.
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Breakthrough in the study of Autoimmune Disease
Diseases of the immune system such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis could be treated by a gas produced naturally by the body, scientists at the University have found.
Medical research
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Helping the aged during natural disasters
When earthquake, tsunami, tornado or flood strike, among the most vulnerable group are the elderly. Writing in the International Journal of Emergency Management, researchers in New Zealand suggest that emergency response plans ...
Health
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Letters from home may help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder in happily married soldiers
A new study from the Journal of Traumatic Stress finds that for active-duty male soldiers in the U.S. Army who are happily married, communicating frequently with one's spouse through letters and emails during deployment may pr ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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FSU scientist leads research on AIDS-related cancer
In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, a once-rare form of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) emerged as a frequent harbinger of HIV. Its stigma was best illustrated by Tom Hanks, who portrayed a gay man ...
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