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$Study: Older patients will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid risk of fractures$

Study: Older patients will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid risk of fractures

Older patients who know they are at risk of fractures will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid them, such as exercising, wearing proper footwear and taking supplements, a new study has found.

16 Jun 2013

New infographic provides healthy grilling tips to avoid cancer-causing agents

Adults can avoid cancer-causing agents when they barbecue by using the healthy grilling tips in the new infographic, "How to fill a healthy barbecue plate," created by experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 Jun 2013

Dr. Todd Darmody honored with 2012 Compassionate Doctor Certification

Patients' Choice has announced that Dr. Todd Darmody, MD was one of a select few physicians honored with the prestigious 2012 Compassionate Doctor Certification.

15 Jun 2013

Google to feature health-centered Google+ Hangouts for International Men's Health Month

Google, in partnership with WireBuzz.com and Prevention.com, will feature a series of health-centered Google+ Hangouts for International Men's Health Month. The live discussions will build awareness around men's health issues including diet and exercise, cancer, sexual health and more.

15 Jun 2013

Dana Sellers wins 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Healthcare in the Gulf Coast Area

Encore Health Resources, a leading health-information technology services company, announced today that its founding CEO, Dana Sellers, has been named the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Healthcare in the Gulf Coast Area.

15 Jun 2013

Pathway Genomics to provide genetic testing for BRCA gene linked to breast, ovarian cancers

Pathway Genomics led the evening news Friday with an announcement that it could begin offering affordable access to genetic testing for the BRCA gene linked to breast and ovarian cancers in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that eliminated another company's monopoly on the test.

15 Jun 2013

Celgene International Sàr presents PALACE 3 phase III results of apremilast in psoriatic arthritis at EULAR

Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG), today announced results from PALACE 3, the Company's third phase III study in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), at EULAR, the European Congress of Rheumatology annual meeting in Madrid, Spain.

15 Jun 2013

FDA approves MENTOR MemoryShape Breast Implants

Mentor Worldwide LLC, the U.S. market leader in breast aesthetics, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved MENTOR MemoryShape Breast Implants, providing new options for women looking for a more natural shape and youthful feel from breast enhancement or reconstruction surgery.

15 Jun 2013

In unanimous decision, Supreme Court justices rule genes can't be patented

The decision was applauded by many researchers and drew speculation that it could likely boost patient care. Meanwhile, the stock of Myriad Genetics tumbled after the court's finding invalidated the company's hold on testing for two breast cancer genes.

15 Jun 2013

Dosimetry based on 3-D medical images estimates possible dose for targeted RIT in blood cancer patients

Outcomes can be bleak for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer that develops in the white blood cells of the immune system. Accurate estimation of radiation absorbed dose in radioimmunotherapy (RIT) based on state-of-the-art 3D imaging could lead to more personalized and effective treatments to improve patients' chances of living longer without progression of their cancer, say researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2013 Annual Meeting.

15 Jun 2013

Researchers uncover DNA damage checkpoint used by cells to monitor oxidatively damaged DNA

In current health lore, antioxidants are all the rage, as "everybody knows" that reducing the amount of "reactive oxygen species" -- cell-damaging molecules that are byproducts of cellular metabolism -- is critical to staying healthy. What everyone doesn't know is that our bodies already have a complex set of processes built into our cells that handle these harmful byproducts of living and repair the damage they cause.

15 Jun 2013

HandsFree system helps analyze next generation sequencing data

In the early 1990s, an international effort was launched by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health to sequence the human genome. The project took 13 years, involved many scientists in several countries, and cost $2.7 billion (in FY 1991) dollars.

15 Jun 2013

Overlake Medical Center offers bronchial thermoplasty for patients with severe asthma

Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue is now the only hospital in King County offering bronchial thermoplasty to patients suffering from severe asthma, giving them a non-medicated, proven way to control their asthma symptoms and resulting in 32 percent fewer severe asthma attacks.

15 Jun 2013

AIFA approves pricing and reimbursement conditions for InterMune's Esbriet

InterMune, Inc. today announced that the Board of the Italian Drug Agency has approved the pricing and reimbursement conditions for Esbriet (pirfenidone), and that the agreement has been published in the Official Gazette, the official journal of the government of Italy.

15 Jun 2013

Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms, study says

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say their new work suggests that Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms depending on which brain regions have atrophied. Their study of Gulf War veterans, published online today in PLOS ONE, may help explain why clinicians have consistently encountered veterans with different symptoms and complaints.

15 Jun 2013

MemoryShape Breast Implants receive FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MemoryShape Breast Implant to increase breast size (augmentation) for use in women at least 22 years old and to rebuild breast tissue (reconstruction) in women of any age.

15 Jun 2013

Abnormal metabolic pathway drives cancer-cell growth in glioblastoma subtype

A study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) has identified an abnormal metabolic pathway that drives cancer-cell growth in a particular glioblastoma subtype. The finding might lead to new therapies for a subset of patients with glioblastoma, the most common and lethal form of brain cancer.

14 Jun 2013

Ottawa researchers say advanced mathematical modeling can be used to fight against cancer

Here's a good reason to pay attention in math class. Nature Communications has published a paper from Ottawa researchers today, outlining how advanced mathematical modelling can be used in the fight against cancer.

14 Jun 2013

Adults formerly treated for childhood cancer have chronic health problems

In an analysis that included more than 1,700 adult survivors of childhood cancer, researchers found a very high percentage of survivors with 1 or more chronic health conditions, with an estimated cumulative prevalence of any chronic health condition of 95 percent at age 45 years, according to a study in the June 12 issue of JAMA.

14 Jun 2013

Gene variants may predict which women are most likely to benefit from breast cancer therapy

In women at high risk for breast cancer, a long-term drug treatment can cut the risk of developing the disease in half. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have now identified two gene variants that may predict which women are most likely to benefit from this therapy—and which should avoid it.

14 Jun 2013

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Study: Older patients will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid risk of fractures

New infographic provides healthy grilling tips to avoid cancer-causing agents

Dr. Todd Darmody honored with 2012 Compassionate Doctor Certification

Google to feature health-centered Google+ Hangouts for International Men's Health Month

Dana Sellers wins 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Healthcare in the Gulf Coast Area

Pathway Genomics to provide genetic testing for BRCA gene linked to breast, ovarian cancers

Celgene International Sàr presents PALACE 3 phase III results of apremilast in psoriatic arthritis at EULAR

FDA approves MENTOR MemoryShape Breast Implants

In unanimous decision, Supreme Court justices rule genes can't be patented

Dosimetry based on 3-D medical images estimates possible dose for targeted RIT in blood cancer patients

Researchers uncover DNA damage checkpoint used by cells to monitor oxidatively damaged DNA

HandsFree system helps analyze next generation sequencing data

Overlake Medical Center offers bronchial thermoplasty for patients with severe asthma

AIFA approves pricing and reimbursement conditions for InterMune's Esbriet

Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms, study says

MemoryShape Breast Implants receive FDA approval

Abnormal metabolic pathway drives cancer-cell growth in glioblastoma subtype

Ottawa researchers say advanced mathematical modeling can be used to fight against cancer

Adults formerly treated for childhood cancer have chronic health problems

Gene variants may predict which women are most likely to benefit from breast cancer therapy

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