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HPV vaccination drives to prevent cervical cancers

Mexico plans to administer the vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, to all girls beginning next year, the country's health ministry said Tuesday.

31 Aug 2011

Eleven UvA researchers named as recipients of ERC Starting Grants

Eleven researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have been named as recipients of Starting Independent Researcher Grants from the European Research Council.

31 Aug 2011

Biocordcell Argentina begins bone marrow stem cell storage services prior to cancer surgeries

Cord Blood America, Inc., the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells to families nationwide and internationally, today announced that Biocordcell Argentina S.A., headquartered in Buenos Aires, its stem cell storage company which services South America and Miami, Florida, has begun storing bone marrow stem cells prior to transplantation in treatments for cancer

31 Aug 2011

Regis to host one-day haircutting event in support of breast cancer research

This year, the American Cancer Society estimates over 230,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women.

31 Aug 2011

SAIC awards Selecta a subcontract to develop synthetic nanoparticle vaccine for malaria

Selecta Biosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing an entirely new class of targeted vaccines and immunotherapies, today announced that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has awarded Selecta a subcontract to develop a targeted synthetic vaccine particle product for malaria.

31 Aug 2011

Research shows numerous health benefits of Modified Citrus Pectin

New research published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine shows Modified Citrus Pectin (MCP) packs a powerful immune punch.

31 Aug 2011

Patients with sarcopenia more likely to have worse outcomes from melanoma

It's not how old but how frail patients are that can predict how well they will fare after a melanoma diagnosis. In fact, young patients in poor health may have worse outcomes than older patients in good shape.

31 Aug 2011

Patients with coronary artery disease more likely to have complications from orthopedic surgery

Thrombotic and bleeding events are complications that may occur after surgery. With the aging population in the western world, there are more patients undergoing orthopedic surgery than ever before. This makes understanding the risk of complications from orthopedic surgery exceedingly important. However, there is a lack of data investigating the incidence of thrombotic and bleeding complications in orthopedic surgery.

31 Aug 2011

Simple tips for children's shoe shopping

As parents and children begin the back to school shopping ritual that includes fashionable shoes, the Ontario Society of Chiropodists (OSC) stresses that fit is more important than looks. Well-fitting shoes reduce the incidence of foot and ankle injuries and encourages physical activity, helping to increase self esteem through sport.

31 Aug 2011

Positive results from Bionovo's Menerba tolerability trial on menopausal hot flashes

Bionovo, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of safe and effective treatments for women's health and cancer, today announced the positive results from the completion of their tolerability trial of Menerba (MF101) for menopausal hot flashes.

31 Aug 2011

Enrollment commences in Adamis' APC-100 Phase 1/2a clinical prostate study

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced today that it enrolled the first patient in its Phase 1/2a clinical prostate study. Adamis' drug, APC-100, will be used to treat men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer.

31 Aug 2011

Favorable top-line results from Aeterna Zentaris' AEZS-130 Phase 3 study on AGHD

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. today announced favorable top-line results of its completed Phase 3 study with AEZS-130 as the first oral diagnostic test for Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency.

31 Aug 2011

Viewpoints: States' anti-abortion laws; unproven cancer therapy; paying for retirees' health benefits

Since last year, 13 states, including Kansas, have enacted laws banning insurance coverage of abortion in the health insurance exchanges created by the federal health care reform law. Some states have gone even further, aggressively restricting abortion coverage even in private insurance plans sold outside the exchanges. ... These cases, some of which are being appealed, are testing whether the antiabortion movement will get its way. It shouldn't.

31 Aug 2011

Racial, ethnic and poverty disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination completion

Barriers that hinder young African-American, Hispanic and poor women from completing a series of three vaccinations to prevent human papillomavirus infection (HPV) also leave them at higher risk for cervical cancer and death.

30 Aug 2011

Results of Aeterna Zentaris' AEZS-131 anticancer Erk inhibitor presented at ACS 2011 meeting

Aeterna Zentaris Inc. today announced that a poster on its novel orally active anticancer Erk inhibitor, which includes AEZS-131, was presented at the 242nd American Chemical Society National Meeting held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

30 Aug 2011

Biophysicists discover how to turn body's own resistance to radiation treatment on and off

Radiation can make cancer cells resistant to radio- and chemotherapy. University of Oslo researchers have now figured out how resistance can be switched on and off.

30 Aug 2011

Invacare announces winners of Real Life campaign contest

Invacare Corporation, the global leader in the manufacture and distribution of home and long-term care medical products, today announced the winners of its Real Life campaign contest.

30 Aug 2011

FDA accepts Salix and Progenics' sNDA filing for RELISTOR to treat opioid-induced constipation

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for RELISTOR Subcutaneous Injection to treat opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in patients with non-cancer pain.

30 Aug 2011

ZIOPHARM initiates ZIN ATI-001 Phase 1 clinical study in advanced melanoma

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical study of ZIN ATI-001, a novel DNA-based therapeutic candidate, in patients with advanced melanoma.

30 Aug 2011

DNA sequencing pioneer, two pharmaceutical researchers recognized as ACS 'Heroes of Chemistry'

Two scientists developed a new drug that helped pioneer the era of "personalized medicine" for cancer patients, an approach in which one-size-fits-all drugs yield to medicines customized to the genetic endowment of individual patients. Another scientist invented today's predominant technology for genetic sequencing, deciphering the genetic blueprint in the DNA that makes up the genes of living things.

30 Aug 2011

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

HPV vaccination drives to prevent cervical cancers

Eleven UvA researchers named as recipients of ERC Starting Grants

Biocordcell Argentina begins bone marrow stem cell storage services prior to cancer surgeries

Regis to host one-day haircutting event in support of breast cancer research

SAIC awards Selecta a subcontract to develop synthetic nanoparticle vaccine for malaria

Research shows numerous health benefits of Modified Citrus Pectin

Patients with sarcopenia more likely to have worse outcomes from melanoma

Patients with coronary artery disease more likely to have complications from orthopedic surgery

Simple tips for children's shoe shopping

Positive results from Bionovo's Menerba tolerability trial on menopausal hot flashes

Enrollment commences in Adamis' APC-100 Phase 1/2a clinical prostate study

Favorable top-line results from Aeterna Zentaris' AEZS-130 Phase 3 study on AGHD

Viewpoints: States' anti-abortion laws; unproven cancer therapy; paying for retirees' health benefits

Racial, ethnic and poverty disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination completion

Results of Aeterna Zentaris' AEZS-131 anticancer Erk inhibitor presented at ACS 2011 meeting

Biophysicists discover how to turn body's own resistance to radiation treatment on and off

Invacare announces winners of Real Life campaign contest

FDA accepts Salix and Progenics' sNDA filing for RELISTOR to treat opioid-induced constipation

ZIOPHARM initiates ZIN ATI-001 Phase 1 clinical study in advanced melanoma

DNA sequencing pioneer, two pharmaceutical researchers recognized as ACS 'Heroes of Chemistry'

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