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...of Public Health, oneof the foremost public health research institutions in the country. Maassab, who was a research assistant of Dr. Thomas Francis Jr., founder of theEpidemiology Department, received his Ph.D. from ...First Patients Enrolled In NIH Clinical Trial On Effects Of Marijuana In HIV Patients
...d carefully. TheGCRC is an NIH-funded specialized research unit designed to treat patientswho are in clinical...inetics of THC and antiviral druginteractions, the research team will monitor caloric intake of patients andconduct tests of body composition to see if THC has ...Extreme Fatigue Increases Risk Of Blood Clot Formation
.... This finding is consistent with previous research demonstrating increased blood clotting factors among chronically stressed individuals. The strength of the study lies in the careful psychological selection of the subjects. Although vital exhaustion is similar to depression in some ways, it does n...Drug's Effect On Chromosomes May Explain Second Cancers
...of chromosomes, a region known asthe telomere, new research shows. The finding may help explain a serious after-effect of the drug -- ina small number of patients, it gives rise to often-fatal, secondary cancers. The drug, etoposide, is used in the treatment of leukemia, lymphoma,and testicular cancer. It i...Wistar Scientist Awarded American Cancer Society Grant For Study Of Tumor Suppressor Proteins
...cer Society. The funds will beused to support his research into the structure and function of proteinsinvolved in the development of a variety of human cancers. Lung, breast, brain, bone, skin, bladder, kidney and ovarian cancers all share acommon characteristic -- the gene regulating the activity of P16INK4...Effective Obesity Treatment Likely To Require Targeting Of Multiple Weight Control Systems
Investigators reviewing three decades of research into body weightregulation conclude that it may no...ity of Washington Schoolof Medicine review obesity research dating back to 1966 in the May 29 issue ofthe journal Science. The authors focus on the mol...Prevalence Of Silicosis Studied In Surface Coal Miners
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...rector of the Duke Comprehensive CancerCenter. The research is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health,...ight penetrate tumors better. However, the research team has already initiated the most significantadvance in the treatment -- using Astatine-211 as the...New Radiation Procedure Targets Liver Malignancies
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...to kill more than 40,000 women in 1997. Decades of research with traditional anti-cancer therapies, such as conventionalchemotherapy and hormone manipulation, have improved outcomes only marginally,although many women do live longer as a result. "Women with advanced breast cancer benefit from transplants, but...Abstinence Reduces HIV For High-Risk Women - Even Those Who Relapse - Study Shows
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