Posted on June 28th, 2011 by Health News
Mammography breast cancer screening reduces death rates significantly in the long-term, researchers report in the journal Radiology. A large-scale Swedish trial found that for the benefits to be appreciated, studies need to evaluate screening over the very long term. Professor of cancer screening at Queen Mary, University of London, Stephen W. Duffy, M.Sc…
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Posted on June 28th, 2011 by Health News
A combination of calcium and vitamin D may cut the chance of melanoma in half for some women at high risk of developing this life-threatening skin cancer, according to a new study by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers…
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Posted on June 28th, 2011 by Health News
Breast cancer screening with mammography results in a significant reduction in breast cancer mortality, according to long-term follow-up results of a large-scale Swedish trial. The results are published online in the journal Radiology. “Mammographic screening confers a substantial relative and absolute reduction in breast cancer mortality risk in the long-term,” said Stephen W. Duffy, M.Sc…
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Using an innovative gene therapy technique called genome editing that hones in on the precise location of mutated DNA, scientists have treated the blood clotting disorder hemophilia in mice. This is the first time that genome editing, which precisely targets and repairs a genetic defect, has been done in a living animal and achieved clinically [...]
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Make sure that your vaccine procedures are error proof with this concise summary from the CDC. CDC Expert Commentary
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Posted on June 28th, 2011 by Health News
A 10-year study shows that disordered eating behaviors during adolescence, especially those that begin in late adolescence, are likely to continue into young adulthood in both sexes. Medscape Medical News
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Google has announced that it will discontinue its electronic medical and health records service, Google Health, because of a lack of public interest.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is holding a two-day hearing this week at the request of bevacizumab (Avastin) maker Genentech to reconsider its decision to rescind the drug’s breast cancer indication.
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(MedPage Today) — An OTC wart remover product has been recalled by its manufacturer after the company learned that its active ingredient — calcium oxide — can cause severe chemical burns, the FDA announced.
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Posted on June 28th, 2011 by Health News
A new drug for diabetes from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and AstraZeneca PLC was effective in lowering blood sugar. The pharmaceutical drug makers are looking for approval for the drug, dapagliflozin, as the first in new class of pills designed to lower blood sugar by increasing the amount of glucose excreted in the urine.
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