7.31.2004
Seizure Drug Helps Reduce Cancer Pain
Seizure Drug Helps Reduce Cancer Pain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug used to prevent seizures can improve pain relief for some people taking opioids for cancer pain, European researchers report.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug used to prevent seizures can improve pain relief for some people taking opioids for cancer pain, European researchers report.
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Growth of lung cancer inhibited by blood pressure hormone
Growth of lung cancer inhibited by blood pressure hormone
A hormone that is important in the control of blood pressure may also inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells, say scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, writing in the new issue of the journal Carcinogenesis... click link for more info.
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A hormone that is important in the control of blood pressure may also inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells, say scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, writing in the new issue of the journal Carcinogenesis... click link for more info.
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Tamoxifen does not shorten survival in endometrial cancer
Tamoxifen does not shorten survival in endometrial cancer
Reuters Health Jul 31 2004 0:40AM GMT
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Ethnic Breast Cancer?
Ethnic Breast Cancer?
New research provides more explanation as to why more black women die of breast cancer than white women, despite the evidence of breast cancer incidence being higher among white women... click link for more info.
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New research provides more explanation as to why more black women die of breast cancer than white women, despite the evidence of breast cancer incidence being higher among white women... click link for more info.
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Hopkins scientists unravel the drama of a decade of cancer research
Hopkins scientists unravel the drama of a decade of cancer research
Reviewing the last 10 years of cancer research much as they might the production of a play complete with cast members, opening acts and an ever-twisting plot, two of the most cited names in science say that one of the most promising roles that newly discovered cancer genes may perform is in early detection, which likely will be as important as new treatments... click link for more info.
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Reviewing the last 10 years of cancer research much as they might the production of a play complete with cast members, opening acts and an ever-twisting plot, two of the most cited names in science say that one of the most promising roles that newly discovered cancer genes may perform is in early detection, which likely will be as important as new treatments... click link for more info.
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Breast-feeding cuts genetic breast cancer risk.
Breast-feeding cuts genetic breast cancer risk.
The well-known risk of breast cancer for women who harbor mutations in the BRCA1 gene is significantly reduced among those who have breast-fed for a cumulative total of more than 12 months, new research shows.
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The well-known risk of breast cancer for women who harbor mutations in the BRCA1 gene is significantly reduced among those who have breast-fed for a cumulative total of more than 12 months, new research shows.
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7.30.2004
What must research subjects be told regarding the results of completed randomized trials?
What must research subjects be told regarding the results of completed randomized trials?
IRB. ; 26(3): 8-10Markman M
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Partnership for Prevention and ACPM commend expanded coverage of preventive services under Medicare
Partnership for Prevention and ACPM commend expanded coverage of preventive services under Medicare
Partnership for Prevention, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping Americans prevent disease and injury, welcomes new proposed rules from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand coverage for preventive services under Medicare as "a step in the right direction... click link for more info.
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Partnership for Prevention, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping Americans prevent disease and injury, welcomes new proposed rules from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand coverage for preventive services under Medicare as "a step in the right direction... click link for more info.
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7.29.2004
Swallowing-related quality of life after head and neck cancer treatment.
Swallowing-related quality of life after head and neck cancer treatment.
Laryngoscope. 2004 Aug; 114(8): 1362-7Gillespie MB, Brodsky MB, Day TA, Lee FS, Martin-Harris BOBJECTIVES:: To determine the role of treatment modality in swallowing outcome after head and neck cancer treatment and to identify potential risk factors for posttreatment dysphagia. STUDY DESIGN:: Cross-sectional survey of patients with no evidence of disease 12 months or more after the treatment of a stage III or IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, larynx, or hypopharynx. METHODS:: Potential subjects were stratified by tumor site and tumor T-stage to achieve a balanced comparison between chemoradiation (n = 18) and surgery/radiation (n = 22) groups. Outcome measures included a dysphagia risk factor survey, the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI), and the Short-Form 36 (SF-36). RESULTS:: Patients who received chemoradiation for oropharyngeal primaries demonstrated significantly better scores on the emotional (P =.03) and functional (P =.02) subscales of the MDADI than did patients who underwent surgery followed by radiation. There were no significant differences between chemoradiation and surgery/radiation groups for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal primaries. Additional risk factors for posttreatment dysphagia include prolonged (>2 weeks) nothing by mouth (NPO) status (P =.002) and low SF-36 Mental Health Subscale score (P =.002). CONCLUSION:: The study suggests that chemoradiation may provide superior swallowing outcome to surgery/radiation in patients with oropharyngeal primary. Patients with depressed mental health and prolonged feeding tubes may be at higher risk of long-term dysphagia.
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Laryngoscope. 2004 Aug; 114(8): 1362-7Gillespie MB, Brodsky MB, Day TA, Lee FS, Martin-Harris BOBJECTIVES:: To determine the role of treatment modality in swallowing outcome after head and neck cancer treatment and to identify potential risk factors for posttreatment dysphagia. STUDY DESIGN:: Cross-sectional survey of patients with no evidence of disease 12 months or more after the treatment of a stage III or IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, larynx, or hypopharynx. METHODS:: Potential subjects were stratified by tumor site and tumor T-stage to achieve a balanced comparison between chemoradiation (n = 18) and surgery/radiation (n = 22) groups. Outcome measures included a dysphagia risk factor survey, the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI), and the Short-Form 36 (SF-36). RESULTS:: Patients who received chemoradiation for oropharyngeal primaries demonstrated significantly better scores on the emotional (P =.03) and functional (P =.02) subscales of the MDADI than did patients who underwent surgery followed by radiation. There were no significant differences between chemoradiation and surgery/radiation groups for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal primaries. Additional risk factors for posttreatment dysphagia include prolonged (>2 weeks) nothing by mouth (NPO) status (P =.002) and low SF-36 Mental Health Subscale score (P =.002). CONCLUSION:: The study suggests that chemoradiation may provide superior swallowing outcome to surgery/radiation in patients with oropharyngeal primary. Patients with depressed mental health and prolonged feeding tubes may be at higher risk of long-term dysphagia.
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Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs
Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs
The Cancer Mortality Maps & Graph Web Site provides interactive maps, graphs (which are accessible to the blind and visually-impaired), text, tables and figures showing geographic patterns and time trends of cancer death rates for the time period 1950-1994 for...
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The Cancer Mortality Maps & Graph Web Site provides interactive maps, graphs (which are accessible to the blind and visually-impaired), text, tables and figures showing geographic patterns and time trends of cancer death rates for the time period 1950-1994 for...
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Limitations Seen with Virtual Colonoscopy
Limitations Seen with Virtual Colonoscopy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - "Virtual" colonoscopy is similar to conventional colonoscopy in its ability to spot large colon polyps in patients at high risk for colorectal cancer, researchers report. However, the non-invasive technique can miss flat polyps, while falsely detecting non-polyp artifacts.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - "Virtual" colonoscopy is similar to conventional colonoscopy in its ability to spot large colon polyps in patients at high risk for colorectal cancer, researchers report. However, the non-invasive technique can miss flat polyps, while falsely detecting non-polyp artifacts.
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Zerhouni supports NIH OA plan
Zerhouni supports NIH OA plan
Paula Park, NIH research to be open access, The Scientist, July 29, 2004. Excerpt: "National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Elias Zerhouni indicated at a gathering of 43 scientific journal publishers and editors Wednesday (July 28) that eventually all NIH-financed research will be freely available to the public. Zerhouni stopped short of setting deadlines for depositing full-text materials in the searchable PubMed database, as recommended in a House Appropriations Committee report released earlier this month. Instead, he asked the publishing executives to inform him how best to manage material so that the public can freely use it. 'The public needs to have access to what they've paid for,' Zerhouni told commercial and nonprofit publishing executives at a meeting he called on the NIH campus....'The status quo just can't stand.' "
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Paula Park, NIH research to be open access, The Scientist, July 29, 2004. Excerpt: "National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Elias Zerhouni indicated at a gathering of 43 scientific journal publishers and editors Wednesday (July 28) that eventually all NIH-financed research will be freely available to the public. Zerhouni stopped short of setting deadlines for depositing full-text materials in the searchable PubMed database, as recommended in a House Appropriations Committee report released earlier this month. Instead, he asked the publishing executives to inform him how best to manage material so that the public can freely use it. 'The public needs to have access to what they've paid for,' Zerhouni told commercial and nonprofit publishing executives at a meeting he called on the NIH campus....'The status quo just can't stand.' "
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Further evidence about how estrogen helps activate breast cancer
Further evidence about how estrogen helps activate breast cancer
Medical Science News Jul 29 2004 11:56AM GMT
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Hopes Now Outpace Stem Cell Science
Hopes Now Outpace Stem Cell Science
For all the promise, and for all the fervent hopes of patients and their families that cures from stem cells will come soon, researchers say many questions remain to be answered.
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For all the promise, and for all the fervent hopes of patients and their families that cures from stem cells will come soon, researchers say many questions remain to be answered.
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Hospital sued after it leaves 50 breast cancer patients stranded Chicago
Hospital sued after it leaves 50 breast cancer patients stranded Chicago
A hospital in Chicago, USA, cut off a research treatment program for over 50 breast cancer patients... click link for more info.
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A hospital in Chicago, USA, cut off a research treatment program for over 50 breast cancer patients... click link for more info.
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UCI study reveals gene linked to breast cancer can suppress tumors
UCI study reveals gene linked to breast cancer can suppress tumors
Medical News Today Jul 29 2004 0:29AM GMT
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Breast cancer drug can also help men with prostate cancer
Breast cancer drug can also help men with prostate cancer
CFCN Plus Jul 28 2004 11:58PM GMT
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A sobering reassessment
A sobering reassessment
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. can tell the kind of story biotech executives envy, about a cancer drug successfully launched and hitting its sales targets.
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Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. can tell the kind of story biotech executives envy, about a cancer drug successfully launched and hitting its sales targets.
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7.28.2004
Unusual functioning endocrine tumors.
Unusual functioning endocrine tumors.
Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2004 Aug; 5(4): 327-34Raut CP, Lee JEEndocrine surgeons should maintain a high index of suspicion when patients are diagnosed with clinical signs or symptoms of parathyroid carcinoma. Although rare, the best chance for cure of these patients is at the time of the initial operation. Surgical resection of recurrent disease can provide effective palliation and can sometimes be assisted using gamma-probe directed dissection of sestamibi-labeled tumor tissue. Treatment of hyperparathyroidism in the setting of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1), particularly in the reoperative setting, can be aided by using the rapid intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay to judge the adequacy of parathyroid debulking. In addition, in selected cases, the gamma probe can assist in identifying the location of ectopic or autografted sestamibi-labeled parathyroid tissue. Patients with incidental adrenal masses rarely require fine needle aspiration to exclude metastatic cancer. Fine needle aspiration, if performed, should never precede hormone evaluation to exclude pheochromocytoma. Patients who are diagnosed with incidental adrenal masses in the setting of a prior or concurrent cancer diagnosis are equally likely to have a primary adrenal mass as they would be to have metastatic cancer in the adrenal gland. Pheochromocytomas occasionally develop in patients with MEN-1. In suspicious cases, molecular identification of an MEN-1 mutation can be used to confirm the diagnosis. Preoperative hormone evaluation of a patient with an adrenal incidentaloma should include evaluation for subclinical Cushing's syndrome through an overnight 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test. Identification of this condition allows for safe peri- and postoperative steroid hormone replacement, with very slow withdrawal of exogenous steroids to allow the opposite adrenal gland to recover and avoid postoperative Addisonian crisis. Paragangliomas are more commonly multifocal and malignant compared to pheochromocytomas. Evaluation of patients with paragangliomas should include radiographic staging for multifocality and metastatic disease, and postoperative hormone and radiographic follow-up evaluation should be performed. Consideration should be given to genetic testing for von Hippel-Lindau and succinate dehydrogenase mutations. Surgical treatment of rare functioning pancreatic and duodenal endocrine tumors, such as metastatic sporadic insulinoma and MEN-1-associated gastrinoma, can provide effective palliation. Surgical treatment should be integrated into a comprehensive treatment scheme that recognizes the natural history of the disease and incorporates appropriate adjunctive therapies and follow-up strategies.
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Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2004 Aug; 5(4): 327-34Raut CP, Lee JEEndocrine surgeons should maintain a high index of suspicion when patients are diagnosed with clinical signs or symptoms of parathyroid carcinoma. Although rare, the best chance for cure of these patients is at the time of the initial operation. Surgical resection of recurrent disease can provide effective palliation and can sometimes be assisted using gamma-probe directed dissection of sestamibi-labeled tumor tissue. Treatment of hyperparathyroidism in the setting of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1), particularly in the reoperative setting, can be aided by using the rapid intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay to judge the adequacy of parathyroid debulking. In addition, in selected cases, the gamma probe can assist in identifying the location of ectopic or autografted sestamibi-labeled parathyroid tissue. Patients with incidental adrenal masses rarely require fine needle aspiration to exclude metastatic cancer. Fine needle aspiration, if performed, should never precede hormone evaluation to exclude pheochromocytoma. Patients who are diagnosed with incidental adrenal masses in the setting of a prior or concurrent cancer diagnosis are equally likely to have a primary adrenal mass as they would be to have metastatic cancer in the adrenal gland. Pheochromocytomas occasionally develop in patients with MEN-1. In suspicious cases, molecular identification of an MEN-1 mutation can be used to confirm the diagnosis. Preoperative hormone evaluation of a patient with an adrenal incidentaloma should include evaluation for subclinical Cushing's syndrome through an overnight 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test. Identification of this condition allows for safe peri- and postoperative steroid hormone replacement, with very slow withdrawal of exogenous steroids to allow the opposite adrenal gland to recover and avoid postoperative Addisonian crisis. Paragangliomas are more commonly multifocal and malignant compared to pheochromocytomas. Evaluation of patients with paragangliomas should include radiographic staging for multifocality and metastatic disease, and postoperative hormone and radiographic follow-up evaluation should be performed. Consideration should be given to genetic testing for von Hippel-Lindau and succinate dehydrogenase mutations. Surgical treatment of rare functioning pancreatic and duodenal endocrine tumors, such as metastatic sporadic insulinoma and MEN-1-associated gastrinoma, can provide effective palliation. Surgical treatment should be integrated into a comprehensive treatment scheme that recognizes the natural history of the disease and incorporates appropriate adjunctive therapies and follow-up strategies.
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Mystery of centromeres solved, the genetic machinery for proper cell division
Mystery of centromeres solved, the genetic machinery for proper cell division
Researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have solved one of genetics' mysteries - how a segment of protein on each of the body's DNA-carrying chromosomes is able to form a rigid structure called a centromere, leading to proper cell division and the faithful inheritance of genes... click link for more info.
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Researchers at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have solved one of genetics' mysteries - how a segment of protein on each of the body's DNA-carrying chromosomes is able to form a rigid structure called a centromere, leading to proper cell division and the faithful inheritance of genes... click link for more info.
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MRIs Better Detect Breast Cancer Than Mammograms
MRIs Better Detect Breast Cancer Than Mammograms
BOSTON (Reuters) - Women with a family history of cancer may be better off getting an MRI than a mammogram, the more common test to screen for the disease that strikes more than 200,000 U.S. women every year, a new study showed.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Women with a family history of cancer may be better off getting an MRI than a mammogram, the more common test to screen for the disease that strikes more than 200,000 U.S. women every year, a new study showed.
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BMJ's commitment to OA for 2005
BMJ's commitment to OA for 2005
From BMJ's announcement of its 2005 pricing plan: "From 7 January 2005, bmj.com will introduce a limited charging structure for some of its content. The resulting revenue will help cover the website's current costs and allow us to fund further developments. In keeping with our commitment to open access, BMJ have devised a subscription model that allows for as much free content as possible. Original research articles will remain completely free to access, the full text of all other articles (including Editorials, Reviews and Letters etc) will be free for the first week of publication and then under access controls for the next 51 weeks. After one year, access controls will be lifted and all content will once again be free." (Thanks to Jan Velterop.)
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From BMJ's announcement of its 2005 pricing plan: "From 7 January 2005, bmj.com will introduce a limited charging structure for some of its content. The resulting revenue will help cover the website's current costs and allow us to fund further developments. In keeping with our commitment to open access, BMJ have devised a subscription model that allows for as much free content as possible. Original research articles will remain completely free to access, the full text of all other articles (including Editorials, Reviews and Letters etc) will be free for the first week of publication and then under access controls for the next 51 weeks. After one year, access controls will be lifted and all content will once again be free." (Thanks to Jan Velterop.)
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More on public access to drug trial data
More on public access to drug trial data
Mary Fitzgerald, Advocate for Access To Medical Data, Washington Post, July 28, 2004. A profile of ClinicalTrials.gov, which today won one of Harvard's Innovations in American Government Awards. Excerpt: "ClinicalTrials.gov was the brainchild of Alexa McCray, director of the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, an intramural research division of the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Taking the lead from the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act 1997, which called for the establishment of a clinical trials registry that would be available to the public, McCray turned to the Internet to ensure an accessible and user-friendly resource for everyone from patients to health care professionals. Since its inception in February 2000, the federally funded database has been embraced by millions of people trying to pick their way through the often byzantine world of clinical trials....'I really believe that patients have the right to this kind of information, whether it's clinical trials data or the latest literature on medical breakthroughs or just getting a better understanding of some condition that you or a family member suffers from,' [McCray] said....Over the last two years, about 250 drug companies have registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, putting about 1,300 trials on the site, McCray said. She said she believes mandatory registration would lead to more effective research. 'It would go very far in ensuring transparency in the whole clinical research enterprise,' McCray said. "If you knew that a particular trial had taken place, you could track down what happened, and you could do better meta-analyses and systematic reviews. I believe patients have the right to know what's going on, because after all they have volunteered to participate in such an experiment and have perhaps put themselves at risk."
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Mary Fitzgerald, Advocate for Access To Medical Data, Washington Post, July 28, 2004. A profile of ClinicalTrials.gov, which today won one of Harvard's Innovations in American Government Awards. Excerpt: "ClinicalTrials.gov was the brainchild of Alexa McCray, director of the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, an intramural research division of the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Taking the lead from the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act 1997, which called for the establishment of a clinical trials registry that would be available to the public, McCray turned to the Internet to ensure an accessible and user-friendly resource for everyone from patients to health care professionals. Since its inception in February 2000, the federally funded database has been embraced by millions of people trying to pick their way through the often byzantine world of clinical trials....'I really believe that patients have the right to this kind of information, whether it's clinical trials data or the latest literature on medical breakthroughs or just getting a better understanding of some condition that you or a family member suffers from,' [McCray] said....Over the last two years, about 250 drug companies have registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, putting about 1,300 trials on the site, McCray said. She said she believes mandatory registration would lead to more effective research. 'It would go very far in ensuring transparency in the whole clinical research enterprise,' McCray said. "If you knew that a particular trial had taken place, you could track down what happened, and you could do better meta-analyses and systematic reviews. I believe patients have the right to know what's going on, because after all they have volunteered to participate in such an experiment and have perhaps put themselves at risk."
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International Prize for Colon Cancer Scientist
International Prize for Colon Cancer Scientist
BioDundee Jul 28 2004 3:02PM GMT
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Vaccine Shows Progress for Breast and Kidney Cancer
Vaccine Shows Progress for Breast and Kidney Cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In an early-stage clinical trial, two women with metastatic breast cancer experienced significant tumor regression after being treated with an experimental cancer vaccine. Another woman with metastatic breast cancer and five kidney cancer patients had their disease stabilize following vaccination.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In an early-stage clinical trial, two women with metastatic breast cancer experienced significant tumor regression after being treated with an experimental cancer vaccine. Another woman with metastatic breast cancer and five kidney cancer patients had their disease stabilize following vaccination.
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UCI study reveals gene linked to breast cancer can suppress tumors
UCI study reveals gene linked to breast cancer can suppress tumors
A UC Irvine researcher has found a novel tumor- suppressor function for a gene that, when mutated, often triggers breast cancer in women... click link for more info.
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Study Yields Insights Into Precancerous Condition
Study Yields Insights Into Precancerous Condition
A study in the July 2004 issue of the medical journal Cancer Cell provides scientists with new insights into a rare genetic disorder known as Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), and suggests that a class of drugs called mTOR inhibitors may be useful for the treatment of the condition, which has been linked to cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, breast, uterus and ovaries.
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A study in the July 2004 issue of the medical journal Cancer Cell provides scientists with new insights into a rare genetic disorder known as Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), and suggests that a class of drugs called mTOR inhibitors may be useful for the treatment of the condition, which has been linked to cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, breast, uterus and ovaries.
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NIH renews funding for continued Rb2 tumor supressing gene research at Temple
NIH renews funding for continued Rb2 tumor supressing gene research at Temple
Antonio Giordano, M... click link for more info.
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New study explodes myth about vegetarian diet
New study explodes myth about vegetarian diet
In a new study appearing in the summer 2004 issue of the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Neal D... click link for more info.
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FDA endorses Eli Lilly cancer drug Alimta (pemetrexed)
FDA endorses Eli Lilly cancer drug Alimta (pemetrexed)
The Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) of the US Food and Drug Administration positively endorsed Alimta® (pemetrexed), an antifolate, for accelerated approval in the second-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer... click link for more info.
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The Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) of the US Food and Drug Administration positively endorsed Alimta® (pemetrexed), an antifolate, for accelerated approval in the second-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer... click link for more info.
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Scientists suggest framework for epigenetics in common disease
Scientists suggest framework for epigenetics in common disease
Scientists at Johns Hopkins are calling for simultaneous evaluation of both genetic and epigenetic information in the search to understand contributors to such common diseases as cancer, heart disease and diabetes... click link for more info.
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Scientists at Johns Hopkins are calling for simultaneous evaluation of both genetic and epigenetic information in the search to understand contributors to such common diseases as cancer, heart disease and diabetes... click link for more info.
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American Cancer Society report on state legislation of cancer issues
American Cancer Society report on state legislation of cancer issues
The report, released this month by the American Cancer Society, evaluates how each state handles cancer policy issues via maps and statistics.
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The report, released this month by the American Cancer Society, evaluates how each state handles cancer policy issues via maps and statistics.
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7.27.2004
Newly designed nanoparticle quantum dots simultaneously target and image prostate tumors in mice
Newly designed nanoparticle quantum dots simultaneously target and image prostate tumors in mice
Emory University scientists have for the first time used a new class of luminescent "quantum dot" nanoparticles in living animals to simultaneously target and image cancerous tumors... click link for more info.
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Emory University scientists have for the first time used a new class of luminescent "quantum dot" nanoparticles in living animals to simultaneously target and image cancerous tumors... click link for more info.
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Multimedia program cuts prostate cancer alarm
Multimedia program cuts prostate cancer alarm
An interactive computer program could considerably reduce prostate cancer patients' anxiety about their condition, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Tuesday)*... click link for more info.
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An interactive computer program could considerably reduce prostate cancer patients' anxiety about their condition, according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Tuesday)*... click link for more info.
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FDA panel OKs Lilly cancer drug
FDA panel OKs Lilly cancer drug
A lung cancer medication made by Eli Lilly and Co. won unanimous support from a government panel today, moving Lilly closer to U.S. approval for a potentially lucrative new product.
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A lung cancer medication made by Eli Lilly and Co. won unanimous support from a government panel today, moving Lilly closer to U.S. approval for a potentially lucrative new product.
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What are the 874 Books on the FBI's watch List?
What are the 874 Books on the FBI's watch List?
Zorro7 writes "A paid subscription political-economic online newsletter I subscribe to called "Al Martin Raw" last week made a rather startling announcement, from a librarian-standpoint. After summarizing the July 8th Patriot Acts' reaffirmation of the part of the act that allows the feds to snoop on your library book borrowing habits and book-buying habits, he says this: "As it relates to booksellers, it further authorizes the FBI to force booksellers to turn over a list to the FBI of all book titles that they may be selling and all book titles that their customers may have requested. This was the part that was very controversial to librarians and others concerned about the vast power of this; in that it effectively gives government the ability not only to monitor what people read but to use that monitoring system as a basis for declaring people to be seditious or otherwise targeting citizens for special investigation." But hat's nothing: it gets much more interesting. He continues, "It's interesting to note some of the books that are on the FBI's so-called potentially seditious list. They include Presidential historian Dr. Michael Beschloss's book on Thomas Jefferson and the Constitution. That was reported on FSTV, which went through a list of books. Many of the books considered seditious are books that detail citizens' rights and liberties under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights." Then he mentions that Ashcroft said they merely were looking to find people checking out bomb-making books, etc, which, says Martin, "was completely false."
But here's the REALLY interesting, pay dirt quote from the article:
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Comment: Sorry for the irrelevant post but holy crap this is amazing.
Zorro7 writes "A paid subscription political-economic online newsletter I subscribe to called "Al Martin Raw" last week made a rather startling announcement, from a librarian-standpoint. After summarizing the July 8th Patriot Acts' reaffirmation of the part of the act that allows the feds to snoop on your library book borrowing habits and book-buying habits, he says this: "As it relates to booksellers, it further authorizes the FBI to force booksellers to turn over a list to the FBI of all book titles that they may be selling and all book titles that their customers may have requested. This was the part that was very controversial to librarians and others concerned about the vast power of this; in that it effectively gives government the ability not only to monitor what people read but to use that monitoring system as a basis for declaring people to be seditious or otherwise targeting citizens for special investigation." But hat's nothing: it gets much more interesting. He continues, "It's interesting to note some of the books that are on the FBI's so-called potentially seditious list. They include Presidential historian Dr. Michael Beschloss's book on Thomas Jefferson and the Constitution. That was reported on FSTV, which went through a list of books. Many of the books considered seditious are books that detail citizens' rights and liberties under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights." Then he mentions that Ashcroft said they merely were looking to find people checking out bomb-making books, etc, which, says Martin, "was completely false."
But here's the REALLY interesting, pay dirt quote from the article:
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Can Diabetes Lead to Colorectal Cancer?
Can Diabetes Lead to Colorectal Cancer?
New research suggests people with diabetes may be at increased risk for colorectal cancer. What can be done to manage the risks of these two diseases?
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New research suggests people with diabetes may be at increased risk for colorectal cancer. What can be done to manage the risks of these two diseases?
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Prostate cancer risk advance
Prostate cancer risk advance
A blood test to detect prostate cancer may also predict who is most likely to die from the disease according to American researchers... click link for more info.
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A blood test to detect prostate cancer may also predict who is most likely to die from the disease according to American researchers... click link for more info.
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Poor 'in dark' over breast cancer
Poor 'in dark' over breast cancer
BBC Jul 27 2004 5:31PM GMT
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BBC Jul 27 2004 5:31PM GMT
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EPO restricts OncoMouse patent
EPO restricts OncoMouse patent
Setback for animal activists is met with praise by inventors of transgenic mouse
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Setback for animal activists is met with praise by inventors of transgenic mouse
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Demographics Influence Cervical Cancer Rates
Demographics Influence Cervical Cancer Rates
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cervical cancer occurrence and death rates remain higher among women of lower socioeconomic status than among better-off women, according to a new report.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cervical cancer occurrence and death rates remain higher among women of lower socioeconomic status than among better-off women, according to a new report.
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Merck-plans to file Erbitux for head, neck cancer
Merck-plans to file Erbitux for head, neck cancer
Reuters Jul 27 2004 4:28PM GMT
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Reuters Jul 27 2004 4:28PM GMT
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The Truth About Testicular Cancer
The Truth About Testicular Cancer
AskMen.com Jul 27 2004 4:28AM GMT
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AskMen.com Jul 27 2004 4:28AM GMT
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Virtual counselor supplements traditional genetic counseling
Virtual counselor supplements traditional genetic counseling
An interactive computer program developed at Penn State College of Medicine is as effective as one-on-one genetic counseling for increasing knowledge of breast cancer and genetic testing among women at low risk for breast cancer... click link for more info.
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An interactive computer program developed at Penn State College of Medicine is as effective as one-on-one genetic counseling for increasing knowledge of breast cancer and genetic testing among women at low risk for breast cancer... click link for more info.
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Decision aids can help women learn about breast cancer and assist in choosing treatment
Decision aids can help women learn about breast cancer and assist in choosing treatment
An interactive computer program can help educate women about breast cancer risk and genetic testing, and a decision board offering information on treatment options can help breast cancer patients choose between mastectomy and breast-conserving therapy, according to articles in the July 28 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association... click link for more info.
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An interactive computer program can help educate women about breast cancer risk and genetic testing, and a decision board offering information on treatment options can help breast cancer patients choose between mastectomy and breast-conserving therapy, according to articles in the July 28 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association... click link for more info.
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End of life treatment decisions might not be consistent with patients\' advance directives
End of life treatment decisions might not be consistent with patients\' advance directives
In a study using hypothetical cases, physicians commonly made end-of-life treatment decisions that were not consistent with patient preferences stated in explicit advance directives, according to an article in the July 26 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... click link for more info.
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In a study using hypothetical cases, physicians commonly made end-of-life treatment decisions that were not consistent with patient preferences stated in explicit advance directives, according to an article in the July 26 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... click link for more info.
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Cancer Survival in Africa, International Journal of Cancer
Cancer Survival in Africa, International Journal of Cancer
Survival Rates for Black Cancer Patients in Zimbabwe Among Lowest Ever Reported
For black cancer patients in Zimbabwe, survival rates are very low, not exceeding 55 percent after 5 years for any of the most common cancers... click link for more info.
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Survival Rates for Black Cancer Patients in Zimbabwe Among Lowest Ever Reported
For black cancer patients in Zimbabwe, survival rates are very low, not exceeding 55 percent after 5 years for any of the most common cancers... click link for more info.
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Plan Would Slash What Medicare Pays for Cancer Drugs
Plan Would Slash What Medicare Pays for Cancer Drugs
New York Times Jul 27 2004 3:08AM GMT
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New York Times Jul 27 2004 3:08AM GMT
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Internet Resources for Parents of Children with Cancer
Internet Resources for Parents of Children with Cancer
About Jul 27 2004 0:29AM GMT
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About Jul 27 2004 0:29AM GMT
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7.26.2004
Food with the guts to stand up to cancer
Food with the guts to stand up to cancer
Medical News Today Jul 26 2004 5:30PM GMT
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Medical News Today Jul 26 2004 5:30PM GMT
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Battle on two fronts for cancer patients
Battle on two fronts for cancer patients
The Standard Jul 26 2004 7:27PM GMT
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The Standard Jul 26 2004 7:27PM GMT
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U.S. funding cancer research
Major biochemistry/biophysics journals coming to PubMed Central
Major biochemistry/biophysics journals coming to PubMed Central
PubMed Central has some major treats in store for science libraries and the users of scientific literature in the coming months.
Biochemical Journal
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PubMed Central has some major treats in store for science libraries and the users of scientific literature in the coming months.
Biochemical Journal
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Pollutants posed small cancer risks, might have affected unborn babies in terrorist attack on World Trade Center
Pollutants posed small cancer risks, might have affected unborn babies in terrorist attack on World Trade Center
When hijacked jetliners smashed into the World Trade Center, stunning the world, collapse of the twin towers and the fires that followed lofted an estimated million tons of dust and smoke into the air of New York City... click link for more info.
[Medical News Today]
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When hijacked jetliners smashed into the World Trade Center, stunning the world, collapse of the twin towers and the fires that followed lofted an estimated million tons of dust and smoke into the air of New York City... click link for more info.
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Health Services Research & Public Health Information Programs
NLM has reformatted and enhanced the HSR & PH Information Programs page. There numerous links to a variety of web sites within NLM. Take a look when you get a chance.
from UMN: Bio-Med Library - Public Health
NLM has reformatted and enhanced the HSR & PH Information Programs page. There numerous links to a variety of web sites within NLM. Take a look when you get a chance.
from UMN: Bio-Med Library - Public Health
Cell Regulation debuts on PMC
PubMed Central has completed the backfile conversion of Molecular Biology of the Cell
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PubMed Central has completed the backfile conversion of Molecular Biology of the Cell
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EPO restricts OncoMouse patent
Setback for animal activists is met with praise by inventors of transgenic mouse
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Setback for animal activists is met with praise by inventors of transgenic mouse
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Potential Lung Cancer Gene Narrowed Down -- Study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some people may be genetically programmed to develop lung cancer even if they do not smoke much, U.S. researchers said on Monday
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some people may be genetically programmed to develop lung cancer even if they do not smoke much, U.S. researchers said on Monday
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Mutations go tick, tock
Statistical analysis reveals evidence for molecular clock in neutral DNA substitutions
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Statistical analysis reveals evidence for molecular clock in neutral DNA substitutions
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Income and education linked to outcome in cervical cancer
Despite a backdrop of declining rates, a new study concludes cervical cancer continues to be a more serious threat to women with low incomes and educational levels. The study, published July 26, 2004 in the online edition of CANCER.
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Despite a backdrop of declining rates, a new study concludes cervical cancer continues to be a more serious threat to women with low incomes and educational levels. The study, published July 26, 2004 in the online edition of CANCER.
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Physical symptoms appear to predict cancer prognosis
Physical symptoms that impact quality of life, such as nausea and shortness of breath, may predict shorter survival for patients with terminal cancer. A new study published July 26, 2004 in the online edition of CANCER.
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Physical symptoms that impact quality of life, such as nausea and shortness of breath, may predict shorter survival for patients with terminal cancer. A new study published July 26, 2004 in the online edition of CANCER.
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Optical Probe Might Find Missed Breast Cancers
Medical News Today - 5 hours ago
... cancer in some of the 70,000 American women each year whose malignancies fail to show up in needle biopsies... click link for more info ...
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Medical News Today - 5 hours ago
... cancer in some of the 70,000 American women each year whose malignancies fail to show up in needle biopsies... click link for more info ...
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AnalytiCon Discovery: Discovery and Development of New Classes of Anti-Cancer-Drugs
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Physicians Now Dispensing "Information Prescriptions";
stevenj writes "I suppose I couldn't help but wonder where librarians are in this equation - left out as usual. The Philadelphia Inquirer (7/26) reports that to help patients improve their health care physicians are now giving out - on paper that resembles prescription pads - the URLs of web sites that patients can refer to for more information on their illnesses or for advice on how to stay healthy. Are librarians at all involved in helping the physicians or patients get to the best web resources? Perhaps, but there's no mention of it here. Read more at the Phildadelphia Inquirer".
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stevenj writes "I suppose I couldn't help but wonder where librarians are in this equation - left out as usual. The Philadelphia Inquirer (7/26) reports that to help patients improve their health care physicians are now giving out - on paper that resembles prescription pads - the URLs of web sites that patients can refer to for more information on their illnesses or for advice on how to stay healthy. Are librarians at all involved in helping the physicians or patients get to the best web resources? Perhaps, but there's no mention of it here. Read more at the Phildadelphia Inquirer".
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Sally Morris and René Olivieri, The secret life of STM publishing
Abstract:
Based on a paper presented at the 27th UKSG Conference, Manchester, March 2004
In the press you read financial reports on some of the companies you buy journals from. You see them being bought and sold; you are told that further consolidation is inevitable, driven by technological change, the hunt for economies of scale and the globalization of scientific research. Recently, new financial investors have entered the publishing business. We try to explain what is motivating all this activity, but we also give voice to the silent majority of publishers in the industry - the learned and professional societies - those who are small, stable and motivated by more than the search for greater profits. What are the differences and similarities between these organizations and the large commercial publishers? What specifically do they do and where does publishing fit into their overall mission? How are they responding to changing market dynamics and the looming prospect of open access?
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Abstract:
Based on a paper presented at the 27th UKSG Conference, Manchester, March 2004
In the press you read financial reports on some of the companies you buy journals from. You see them being bought and sold; you are told that further consolidation is inevitable, driven by technological change, the hunt for economies of scale and the globalization of scientific research. Recently, new financial investors have entered the publishing business. We try to explain what is motivating all this activity, but we also give voice to the silent majority of publishers in the industry - the learned and professional societies - those who are small, stable and motivated by more than the search for greater profits. What are the differences and similarities between these organizations and the large commercial publishers? What specifically do they do and where does publishing fit into their overall mission? How are they responding to changing market dynamics and the looming prospect of open access?
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Study determines the optimal time for bone marrow transplant in patients with blood disorder
Bone marrow transplant, the only cure for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), is a life-saving procedure but carries with it many risks and potential side effects...
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Bone marrow transplant, the only cure for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), is a life-saving procedure but carries with it many risks and potential side effects...
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Brassica vegetables kill colon cancer cells in similar way to some cancer drugs
When you prepare some vegetables plant chemicals are created which could destroy cancer cells the same way some cancer drugs do... click link for more info.
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When you prepare some vegetables plant chemicals are created which could destroy cancer cells the same way some cancer drugs do... click link for more info.
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Open access to US govt work urged
Publishers argue change could undermine the industry and limit authors' options
"A US House of Representatives committee has recommended that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide free access to all research it funds and asked the NIH to submit a plan by December 1, 2004 for how to implement the new policy in fiscal year 2005. "
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Publishers argue change could undermine the industry and limit authors' options
"A US House of Representatives committee has recommended that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide free access to all research it funds and asked the NIH to submit a plan by December 1, 2004 for how to implement the new policy in fiscal year 2005. "
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Heeding a Call to Test Breast Cancer Treatments
When Sister Mary Andrew Matesich's cancer returned, her doctor's suggestion of entering a clinical trial intrigued her.
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When Sister Mary Andrew Matesich's cancer returned, her doctor's suggestion of entering a clinical trial intrigued her.
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7.25.2004
More on the NIH OA plan
More on the NIH OA plan
Andrea Foster, House Committee Tells NIH to Post Research Results Online and Make Them Free, Chronicle of Higher Education, July 19, 2004 (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: "In a coup for the open-access movement, the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has recommended that the National Institutes of Health provide the public with free, online access to articles resulting from research it has financed. The recommendation is included in a report that accompanies a spending bill for the Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services for the 2005 fiscal year. The report says that within six months after an article is published, the NIH should make available researchers' final manuscripts via PubMed Central, a popular digital archive maintained by the National Library of Medicine. The Association of American Publishers is aggressively pressing members of Congress to gut the open-access language in the report, saying that the recommendation is worded like a requirement and would threaten publishers' ability to decide when and if to make articles free."
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Andrea Foster, House Committee Tells NIH to Post Research Results Online and Make Them Free, Chronicle of Higher Education, July 19, 2004 (accessible only to subscribers). Excerpt: "In a coup for the open-access movement, the Appropriations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has recommended that the National Institutes of Health provide the public with free, online access to articles resulting from research it has financed. The recommendation is included in a report that accompanies a spending bill for the Departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services for the 2005 fiscal year. The report says that within six months after an article is published, the NIH should make available researchers' final manuscripts via PubMed Central, a popular digital archive maintained by the National Library of Medicine. The Association of American Publishers is aggressively pressing members of Congress to gut the open-access language in the report, saying that the recommendation is worded like a requirement and would threaten publishers' ability to decide when and if to make articles free."
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Armstrong wins record sixth Tour de France
Medical Meta-Search Engine Debut
Medical Meta-Search Engine Debut
search engine person writes " sends us a link to this very nifty medical meta-search enginehttp://omnimedicalsearch.com/ OmniMedicalSearch.com is a metasearch engine. It does not operate the same way as search engines like Google or Yahoo. Instead of assembling our own database of websites to present our search results, we return the search results from other search engines in various combinations. When you submit a search term, our metasearch software sends that query, simultaneously, to other search engines, websites and databases. When it returns, you are presented with the top results of ALL the search engines and databases you selected.
Rochelle says: I spent some time playing with it and really like it. Of particular interest to my morbid self was the image search function. Also notable is that there are no ads, and no links to pay-per-view articles. My cynical self is wondering, "what's the catch?"
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search engine person writes " sends us a link to this very nifty medical meta-search enginehttp://omnimedicalsearch.com/ OmniMedicalSearch.com is a metasearch engine. It does not operate the same way as search engines like Google or Yahoo. Instead of assembling our own database of websites to present our search results, we return the search results from other search engines in various combinations. When you submit a search term, our metasearch software sends that query, simultaneously, to other search engines, websites and databases. When it returns, you are presented with the top results of ALL the search engines and databases you selected.
Rochelle says: I spent some time playing with it and really like it. Of particular interest to my morbid self was the image search function. Also notable is that there are no ads, and no links to pay-per-view articles. My cynical self is wondering, "what's the catch?"
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Synthetic antibody targets prostate cancer
Synthetic antibody targets prostate cancer
Last Updated: 2004-07-20 14:28:02 -0400 (Reuters Health) By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most prostate cancers at first are driven by male hormones -- androgens -- but they then become androgen independent, often spreading to other areas of...
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Last Updated: 2004-07-20 14:28:02 -0400 (Reuters Health) By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most prostate cancers at first are driven by male hormones -- androgens -- but they then become androgen independent, often spreading to other areas of...
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International Cancer Research Laboratory Opens In Wales
Health Talk - 22 hours ago
A new international cancer research laboratory at the University of Wales, Bangor, officially opened on Friday, July 23.
Japan panel approves human cloning for research
New Discovery Could Provide Tool To Detect Whether A Cancer Will Develop And Spread
New Discovery Could Provide Tool To Detect Whether A Cancer Will Develop And Spread
Scientists at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle have found evidence for a DNA structure characteristic of metastasis in normal tissues from prostates with metastazing tumors.
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Scientists at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute in Seattle have found evidence for a DNA structure characteristic of metastasis in normal tissues from prostates with metastazing tumors.
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In a Shift, Bush Moves to Block Medical Suits
In a Shift, Bush Moves to Block Medical Suits
The administration contends that consumers cannot recover damages if the products have been approved by the F.D.A.
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The administration contends that consumers cannot recover damages if the products have been approved by the F.D.A.
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Cancer cells destroyed by designer virus that leaves good cells alone
Cancer cells destroyed by designer virus that leaves good cells alone
A team of scientists at Cancer Research UK have created a virus that targets and destroys cancer cells while leaving good cells alone... click link for more info.
[Medical News Today]
A team of scientists at Cancer Research UK have created a virus that targets and destroys cancer cells while leaving good cells alone... click link for more info.
[Medical News Today]
Lycopenes anti prostate cancer properties
Lycopenes anti prostate cancer properties
Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer effecting men... click link for more info.
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Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer effecting men... click link for more info.
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