June 2005
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June 30, 2005
Compound in Teflon A 'Likely Carcinogen'
it says that the fact that animal studies have identified four different kinds of tumors in both male and female rats and mice that had been exposed to the compound convinced a majority of its members that it is a likely carcinogen.
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June 29, 2005
Your Health And The Better Sex Diet
Good nutrition, good health, good sex, there does seem to be a message for overall health here in a better sex diet ...
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June 28, 2005
Brain Scan Study of Smokers Reveals Signature of Craving
The researchers found that smokers who report a greater urge to smoke after a period of abstinence also exhibit stronger brain activity after viewing smoking-related images, such as others smoking or a pack of cigarettes.
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June 27, 2005
Cancer related gene p53 not regulated as indicated by previous tissue culture research
If p53 is inactivated, as it is in over half of all human cancers, checks and balances on cell growth fail to operate
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June 23, 2005
Adjusting to Life After Cancer Treatment
what happens when you leave the oncology unit and step back into the world you used to know before cancer changed everything?
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June 22, 2005
Faulty enzyme sparks Parkinson's disease
Parkinson disease and other alpha-synucleinopathies are characterized by the deposition of intraneuronal alpha-synuclein (alphaSyn) inclusions, or a clumping, involving "accumulation of a protein in an aberrant form
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AAV2 has great potential to be developed as an anti-cancer agent
six days is all it takes for adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2), a common, non-disease-causing virus, to kill cervical, breast, prostate and squamous cell cancer cells in laboratory cultures
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June 21, 2005
Fish may help prevent heart failure as well as heart attacks
the type of fish meal consumed is likely to affect the degree of cardiovascular benefit one might receive. This study suggests that intake of fried fish, particularly lean (nonfatty or white) fish, is unlikely to provide the same cardiovascular benefits as fatty or oily fish,"
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June 16, 2005
Drug Shows 'hope' for range of cancers
Institute of Cancer Research scientists found the drug 17AAG blocked breast, bowel, skin and prostate cancer in 30 patients as well as in the laboratory.
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June 15, 2005
Chemotherapy For Brain Tumors Is Boosted After Vaccine Targets Resistance-related Antigen
According to new research, there's promising new hope on the horizon in the treatment of brain cancer and other 'difficult to treat' malignancies.
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June 14, 2005
Bowel Cancer Linked to Red and Processed Meat
Here's a clear and convincing reason to avoid the typical American diet of hamburgers, steak, and processed meat of all kinds.
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June 13, 2005
Nitric Oxide Finding May Yield Better Cancer Treatments and Blood Substitutes
Duke University Medical Center researchers have demonstrated how to safely deliver more oxygen to oxygen-deprived tissues in the body, a finding that could lead to more effective blood substitutes, wound healing therapies and cancer treatments.
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June 10, 2005
Research Points to New Genetic Method of Diagnosing Cancer
Although this is a preliminary study, subsequent validation could have a significant impact on the clinical diagnosis of cancer, resulting in earlier detection and therefore earlier and more effective treatment.
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June 9, 2005
Fish oil hope for breast cancer
The combination appeared to reduce the growth of breast cancer cells, their ability to spread around the body and to form secondary tumours.
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June 7, 2005
Key genes predict cancer outcome
Scientists have pinpointed a key sequence of genes which appear to be active in rapidly developing cancers.
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June 6, 2005
The Wonder of Garlic: "New natural extract for treating MRSA"
news on a natural antimicrobial that can deal with a range of drug resistant bacteria and other infections
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June 5, 2005
New Device Sniffs Out Lung Cancer
Early detection and treatment is critical to preventing or delaying death due to the disease. However, there are no general screening guidelines to detect lung cancer at its earliest stages in asymptomatic people. When lung cancer is found early, it is often because of tests that were being done for something else.
But now researchers are reporting that an "electronic nose" can identify people with lung cancer by detecting distinct characteristics in their exhaled breath.
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June 2, 2005
Antitumor Effect of a Combination of Lysine, Proline, Arginine, Ascorbic Acid, and Green Tea Extract on Pancreatic Cancer Cell Line MIA PaCa-2.
Researchers report that the formulation of green tea extract, lysine, proline, and ascorbic acid, have tested as a promising adjunct to standard treatment of pancreatic cancer.
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June 1, 2005
Harmful Chemicals May Reprogram Gene Response To Estrogen
New research shows that exposure to harmful chemicals and drugs during critical developmental periods early in life may actually "reprogram" the way certain genes respond to the female hormone estrogen.
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