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Cancer spread 'happens earlier'
Categorie : eHealth Guide NewsApparently "normal" cells may carry cancer to new sites long before a tumour develops, scientists say. ...
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Fri Aug 2008
Mothers' anguish over baby mix-up
Categorie : eHealth Guide NewsTwo South African mothers await DNA results after their babies were mixed up and one died, local media reports. ...
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Fri Aug 2008
Biocon And Abraxis BioScience Launch ABRAXANE In India For Treatment Of Breast Cancer
Categorie : Breast CancerBiocon Limited, India's pioneering biotechnology company, and Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), a fully integrated biotechnology company, announced the launch of ABRAXANE® (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) in India for the treatment of breast cance ...
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Sat Jul 2008
New Computer, Most Powerful At Johns Hopkins, Will Speed Disease Research
Categorie : Breast CancerA federal grant will allow Johns Hopkins researchers to purchase a powerful $2 million computer that will speed up their efforts to find new ways to diagnose and treat brain disease, heart illnesses, cancer and other medical ailments. ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Light Shed On Ways Circadian Disruption Affects Human Health
Categorie : Breast CancerGrowing evidence indicates that exposure to irregular patterns of light and darkness can cause the human circadian system to fall out of synchrony with the 24-hour solar day, negatively affecting human health - but scientists have been unable to effectively study the relationship between circadian d ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Study Of 31 Countries Finds Wide Variations In Cancer Survival Rates
Categorie : Breast CancerA large study published in The Lancet Oncology has found that there are wide variations in cancer survival rates between and within many countries around the world. Professor Michel Coleman (Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and over 100 c ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Susan G. Komen For The Cure(R) Employs Convio Software-As-A-Service In The Fight Against Breast Cancer
Categorie : Breast CancerSusan G. Komen for the Cure®, the global leader in the breast cancer movement, and Convio, a leading provider of on-demand constituent relationship management software and services to nonprofit organizations, announced today that Komen for the Cure is deploying Convio's integrated suite of on-deman ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Increase In Breast Cancer Among Alaska Native Women Appears To Be Slowing, Researchers Say
Categorie : Breast CancerThe 30-year increase in breast cancer rates among Alaska Native women appears to be leveling off, according to researchers making a presentation on Tuesday at a cancer symposium in Anchorage, Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reports. ...
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Sat Jul 2008
News From The American Society Of Plastic Surgeons August 2008
Categorie : Breast CancerIs Breast Reduction More Dangerous for Morbidly Obese Women? As the obese population increases, more overweight women are consulting plastic surgeons for breast reductions. In previous studies, this group of patients had been thought to have higher complication rates. The authors of this study, h ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Alternative To Mammograms Under Study
Categorie : Breast CancerWhether a painless, portable device that uses electrical current rather than X-ray to look for breast cancer could be an alternative to traditional mammograms is under study at the Medical College of Georgia. MCG is one of 20 centers internationally and the only place in Georgia studying new tech ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Mammogram Pain Reduced By Over-The-Counter Anesthetic Gel
Categorie : Breast CancerThe simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams, according to the results of a clinical trial published in the online edition of Radiology. "We now have something that we know reduces discomfort with screening mammogra ...
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Sat Jul 2008
New Central Resource For Breast Healthcare Teams Now Available
Categorie : Breast CancerThe American Society of Breast Disease announces the opening of a career center to link breast healthcare professionals across all specialties with employers and educational opportunities. The new feature at the Society's web site at http://www.asbd.org will provide free listings of fellowships, re ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Reduced Dose Anthracycline Pre Breast Cancer Surgery Has No Effect On Outcome
Categorie : Breast CancerCanadian researchers have discovered that there is a low risk of adverse effect from reducing pre-op chemo by up to 25%, according to findings published in the online journal ecancermedicalscience. ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Anesiva Commences Phase 2 Trial Of Adlea(TM) In Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Categorie : Bones / OrthopaedicsAnesiva, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSV) announced that it has begun a Phase 2 clinical trial of Adlea(TM), the company's long-acting, site specific, non-opioid drug candidate for the management of acute pain in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery involving rotator cuff repair. A ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Mobilize With Care Following Ankle Surgery
Categorie : Bones / OrthopaedicsPeople recover faster after surgery for ankle fracture if they are given a cast or splint that can be removed to let them exercise the ankle, than if their foot is placed in an immobilising plaster cast. If the fracture is stable, then encouraging them to walk soon after surgery is also beneficial. ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Turning On Hormone Tap Could Aid Osteoporosis Fight
Categorie : Bones / OrthopaedicsA potential new drug that 'opens the taps' for the release of useful hormones could stimulate new bone growth - and may eventually bring relief to osteoporosis sufferers. The exciting potential of so-called negative allosteric modulators will be put under the microscope at a special symposium at ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Influence Of Mesoscale Porosity On Cortical Bone Anisotropy. Investigations Via Asymptotic Homogenization
Categorie : Bones / OrthopaedicsCortical bone is a hard tissue constituting approximately 80% of skeletal mass and is conveniently described as a two-phase composite material: a soft phase (fluid, soft tissues) distributed inside a hard matrix material. The directional dependence of its material behaviour (anisotropy) arises prima ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Bone Disease In Adulthood Can Be Caused By Farming At Young Age
Categorie : Bones / OrthopaedicsAlthough farm chores are likely to keep young boys in shape and out of trouble, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health experts caution that it could be harmful to overall bone health if done too often at a young age. A UC research team recently reported data suggesting that excessive ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Bone Drug Reduces Fractures In Men Having Hormone Therapy For Prostate Cancer
Categorie : Bones / OrthopaedicsDrugmaker Amgen Inc announced yesterday, Monday, that a large trial of its bone drug denosumab increased bone density and cut fractures in men with non-metastatic prostate cancer who were having hormone blocking therapy. A side effect of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), which stops th ...
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Sat Jul 2008
Biocomposites Releases GeneX® Putty - A Unique Bone Graft Substitute
Categorie : Bones / OrthopaedicsBiocomposites has announced that the company's unique bone graft substitute, geneX putty, has received FDA 510(k) clearance. geneX is a resorbable bone graft material manufactured through a proprietary process that confers the product with a reproducible negative surface charge. This property st ...
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Sat Jul 2008
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