Archive: 13/02/2015
Rational drug combinations that may overcome mantle cell lymphoma resistance to ibrutinib
Genomic analyses of tumor and healthy tissue from patients with mantle cell lymphomas that fail to respond to treatment with the anticancer drug ibrutinib (Imbruvica) or initially respond but then stop responding and progress, ...
Feb 13, 2015
China official's mandatory 'two children' proposal draws rebuke
China should roll back its one-child policy and instead mandate that all couples have two children, a family planning official has said, drawing criticism Friday from a ruling Communist Party newspaper.
Feb 13, 2015
S. Korea cracks down on foreign-focused plastic surgery clinics
South Korea on Friday announced a crackdown on illegal brokers and unregistered clinics in a bid to protect medical tourists, especially those drawn by the country's booming plastic surgery industry.
Feb 13, 2015
Off the wagon: Vietnam's binge-drinking problem
A scantily clad DJ gyrates to ear-splitting music as the crowd of drinkers orders more towers of lager: welcome to The Hangover, one of a new crop of 'beer clubs' raising concerns about Vietnam's drinking culture.
Feb 13, 2015
Short-term use of hormone replacement therapy associated with increased ovarian cancer risk
Taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the menopause, even for just a few years, is associated with a significantly increased risk of developing the two most common types of ovarian cancer, according to a detailed re-analysis ...
Feb 13, 2015