Archive: 04/06/2012
Researchers create powerful new tool for research and drug development
(Medical Xpress) -- A University of Saskatchewan research team led by Tony Kusalik and Scott Napper have harnessed bioinformatics and molecular biology to create powerful software that promises to become a must have ...
Jun 4, 2012
Testosterone overprescribed, particularly for older men
(Medical Xpress) -- Testosterone prescriptions have surged since 2006 due to promotional activity, according to University of Sydney research which also found growing overuse in older men.
Jun 4, 2012
Cancer drugs: better, cheaper
Cancer drug development is known to be too slow, costly and fraught with failure. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing recommendations for breast cancer trials that would substantially accelerate patient access ...
Jun 4, 2012
Side effect: Crisis in Greece hits mental health
Greece is not feeling well. One in four men, and one in three women, has endured recent bouts of depression. As the grinding economic crisis continues to batter people's nerves, suicides and psychosomatic illness are both ...
Jun 4, 2012
Coactivator stokes continuing fire of endometriosis
(Medical Xpress) -- Endometriosis, which can cause severe pain and even infertility in the estimated 8.5 million U.S. women it affects, is driven by one of the cell's master regulators steroid receptor coactivator ...
Jun 4, 2012
Research shows promising treatments against skin cancer
Two new experimental treatments against advanced melanoma have shown promise in keeping the deadly skin cancer at bay, according to research presented in the United States on Monday.
Jun 4, 2012
Moroccan campaigners step up calls for end to abortion ban
Hundreds of Moroccan women a day are resorting to backstreet abortions, a leading doctor has estimated, prompting calls for reform in a country where the termination of pregnancies remains illegal.
Jun 4, 2012