Perjeta approved for advanced breast cancer
(HealthDay) -- Perjeta (pertuzumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat people with HER2-positive late-stage breast cancer, the agency said in a news release.
Cancer
Jun 11, 2012 |
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ASCO: For chemo's nausea, olanzapine beats metoclopramide
(HealthDay) -- For patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy who experience breakthrough chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, treatment with olanzapine (Zyprexa) is significantly better than treatment ...
Cancer
May 17, 2012 |
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In Vegas, a new cure for monster hangovers
It's Sunday lunchtime in Las Vegas and Justin looks like he wants to curl up and die. He has a monster hangover after drinking for two days solid. But help, he hopes, is at hand.
Other
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Letting go can boost quality of life
Most people go through life setting goals for themselves. But what happens when a life-altering experience makes those goals become unachievable or even unhealthy?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Pill to block HIV slated for testing
California will test an HIV-prevention pill in an attempt to slow the spread of the disease in the state, researchers announced Tuesday.
HIV & AIDS
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Drug patch approved for advanced Parkinson's and restless leg syndrome
(HealthDay) -- The Neupro (rotigotine) transdermal system has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced Parkinson's disease and moderate-to-severe restless leg syndrome, the Belgian drug maker ...
Medications
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Bone marrow transplantation assists in acceptance of donated organs
In an organ transplant the recipient protects himself with an immune reaction against the alien organ. This reaction is counteracted long-term with the use of immunosuppressants. In future this medication ...
Surgery
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Monday's medical myth: Peanuts stop motion sickness
At the start of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, the ever-resourceful Ford Prefect buys four packets of salted peanuts, ostensibly to prevent motion sickness. We sometimes get them on flights too. But ...
Health
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Pain relief: Poor evidence for non-drug approaches in labor
There is better evidence for the effectiveness of drug-based approaches for relieving labour pains than non-drug approaches. These are the findings of an all-encompassing publishing in The Cochrane Library, which draws togeth ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Misoprostol substantially reduces serious complications in early termination of pregnancy
Cervical preparation with misoprostol reduces major complications of early surgical abortion by almost a third compared with placebo, according to new research published Online First in The Lancet.
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Mar 07, 2012 |
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Norovirus sickens George Washington Univ. students
(AP) -- Officials at George Washington University in Washington are alerting the campus that about 85 students have been sickened by the norovirus this week.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 16, 2012 |
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A silver bullet to beat cancer?
The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now, lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects.
Cancer
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Kenya HIV families torn between health or food
(AP) -- Rosalia Adhiambo won't take the free anti-HIV drugs that would prolong her life. The spiraling price of food in Kenya means she can't afford to feed both her grandniece and herself.
HIV & AIDS
Dec 22, 2011 |
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Male cancer patients turn to alternative treatments
(Medical Xpress) -- More than 50% of men diagnosed with cancer in Australia are turning to complementary and alternative medicine to help find a cure, or to improve their health, according to new research from the University ...
Cancer
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Use of opioid painkillers for abdominal pain has more than doubled
Across U.S. outpatient clinics between 1997 and 2008, opioid prescriptions for chronic abdominal pain more than doubled, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the Am ...
Medications
Nov 29, 2011 |
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