American Cancer Society to hold third annual Virtual Relay For Life in Second Life
...pace and gardens to showcase user-created art that expresses the personal fight against cancer. Already we have existing peer-to-peer Second Life cancer support groups coming to us to use the facility and our resources. We are certain that going forward the community will find untold uses for our office spa...Poorer countries could struggle to implement new International Health Regulations
...inating an international response. The Editorial expresses concern that many developing countries do not have the core capacity to meet the demands of IHR, whilst others face political challenges citing Taiwan as an example. It says: "China fears that granting Taiwan WHO membership will be a step towards ...Head and neck cancer vaccine targets proteins to create immune response
...ious research has determined that mutated p53 also expresses unaltered, or "wild-type," p53 peptides in tumors. When presented on dendritic cells, these wild-type p53 peptides may induce an immune response to strengthen the body's natural defenses against cancer and decrease the chance of cancer recurrence and...Medicare payment cuts will accelerate primary care collapse
... for the improvement of health care. The College expresses concern, however, that the Department of Veterans Affairs' medical budget request has been reduced from $27.5 billion a year ago to $27.2 billion for FY 2008. In addition, ACP urges Congress to provide at least $300 million for Title VII health pro...New info on eating disorders in two Stanford/Packard children's studies
...-teen, as a phase," cautioned Peebles. "If a child expresses wanting to lose weight, take it seriously."...Impaired gene helps non-small cell lung cancer resist drug
...asmid cassette is taken up into the cell, where it expresses the gene. Mice with a human form of cisplatin-resistant non-small-cell lung cancer who received both the NPRL2-nanoparticles and cisplatin had a 90 percent reduction in tumor volume compared with those treated only by cisplatin alone or by a combina...Muscle cells self-destruct rather than grow with use
...th as an embryo. He's working on a mouse that over expresses BAG in muscle only, saying that should prevent cell death and atrophy....Study finds novel vaccine curbs brain tumor growth, increases survival
... for this vaccine is make sure the patient's tumor expresses EGFRvIII," Heimberger says. "The same vaccine is used for all patients who have such a tumor." Heimberger expects that median survival rates will continue to increase over time....Prisons not adapting to needs of aging inmate population
...s with physical impairments as well. Williams also expresses broader, more long-term concerns. "As three-strikes laws and mandatory minimum sentencing laws become stricter, more and more people will be spending their entire lives, including old age, in prison," she observes. "In addition to the economic burden...Polar explorer delivers rare snow-depth data to ESA for CryoSat validation
...with Marc, he recounts some of his experiences and expresses his concern about climate change: What were the biggest challenges you faced with this particular expedition?Besides the collapse of our logistical support that forced us to abandon the mission, polar bears turned out to be a big challenge. A health...BMJ highlights lack of international cooperation to investigate scientific fraud
This week, the BMJ expresses concern about the validity of a paper it published in 1992 written by Dr Ram B Singh of Moradabad, India. We also highlight the case of another author, R K Chandra, who had a study retracted by the journal Nutrition earlier this year. As with Singh,...