Breast cancer under threat from the new ethics say top cancer specialists
... will go forward and publish the highlights of the round table discussion, and Europa Donna, being sensitised to the problem, will most likely help us in lobbying the European Parliament in order to re-establish a healthy environment that facilitates clinical and translational research."...Biopsies of the internal mammary sentinel nodes may improve patients chances of survival
...ious (in 7% of cases slight damage to the membrane round the lungs is caused, but this is treated by simple vacuum drainage for 12 hours). The biopsy involves a small cut (2-2.5 cms) over the area adjacent to the breast bone, through which the radioactive IM-SN is removed surgically. IM-SN biopsy is succ...Doctors investigating one stop shop radiotherapy at time of surgery
...e radiation by wrapping the targeted breast tissue round a spherical applicator. There had been no major complications and no local recurrences, although median follow up was still only 29 months. Their international randomised trial began in March 2000. Dr. Rutgers warned: "We must be very cautious still...Obesity growing threat to world health
KINGSTON, R.I. -- The world is round and so are a growing number of its inhabitants. In fact, obesity is spreading at an alarming rate, not just in industrialized countries but in developing countries, where obesity often sits next to malnutrition. "This places an additional economic b...The gene is out of the bottle: Where to next?
...t need to be addressed as we prepare for this next round of genetically engineered products. Panelists: * Charles B. (Ben) Beard, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention * Bruce M. Chassy, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign * Anne Kapuscinski, Ph.D., University of Minnesota ...Duke team seeks novel vaccine strategy for HIV
...virus can enter the target cell and initiate a new round ofinfection. Neutralizing antibodies can block the ability of gp120 to attach tothe target cells, thereby preventing the virus from gaining entry. The Duke candidate vaccine is a mixture of synthetic peptides taken from thegp120 regions of four sign...Vegans likely short on calcium, experts say
...osteoporosis also can cause a person'sshoulders to round and the upper back to deform, resulting in the unfortunatelyfamiliar dowager's hump. Osteoporosis affects 35 million Americans, four out of five of whom are women,at an annual cost of $13 billion....Combination immune therapy kills melanoma in mice
... says that the current plan is to complete another round of tests inanimals this fall. "We then hope to start human trials in patients withprostate cancer by year's end," he said. Prostate cancer is a reasonablecandidate for this approach because investigators have shown that the immunesystem also starts d...Study examines faith healing in a cell phone age
...search with new funding from NIMH include a second round of interviews with thehealers, and follow-up among Navajo patients to determine how they have integrated their healing experiences into theiroverall life.......ehaviors. Dawson and Unis said that if the initial round of tests show secretin is beneficial, a larger study would follow to examine such important questions as the proper dosages of secretin and possible side effects.......dof butter, 10 pounds of potatoes, and a one-pound round steak. It now costs$35, far less than a week's groceries. In addition to the Centennial Edition and the Home Edition, Merck's family ofreferences includes The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, The Merck Veterinary Manual,and The Merck Index. All referenc...Rice, Medical Center Institutions Join Forces On Health Initiative
... medical services," Djerejian continued. "And each round has served more toconfuse than to clarify. So far, none of the commonly asked questions or theiranswers have been very helpful in guiding policy. Our global approach to healthissues will stake out new ground and provide creative opportunities for res...Magnetic Hearing Aid Could Open New "Window" For Hearing Impaired
...r earvia a tiny magnet attached to the inner ear's round window, a thin membrane atone end of the cochlea. ...n electromagnet to stimulate the inner ear via the round window. A major feature of Spindel's approach is that the device doesn't obstruct thenormal hearing ...University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Researchers Awarded Grant To Fight Leukemia Recurrence
...nontoxic, Jordan said. It wouldeliminate a second round of chemotherapy for patients, reduce their exposure totoxic compounds and decrease the number of days that they're sick. "Ever since doctors began treating cancer, there's been a basic strategy -that's giving people a very toxic drug that's more toxi...Cattle: Latest Weapon In The War On Cancer?
... vessels to the cancer, whichallows them to spread round the body," Dr Harper explains. "The shark cartilage extract market is already worth $1 billiona year in the US alone æ but, worldwide, sharks are in short supply. Our marine scientists believe that shark fishing cannot support the predictedgr...Antioxidant-Enhancing Drug Partly Rescues Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
...ng loss, researchers appliedR-PIA topically to the round window (inner-ear membrane) of one group of animalsand applied a saline solution as a control in a second group. The animals thenwere exposed to mid-frequency noise for four hours at levels high enough tocause temporary deafness. The loss of hearin...