Researchers claim that a cream that is often used in a skin condition called eczema may actually make the condition worse. The research conducted at Bath University found that aqueous cream thinned…
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Menopausal estrogen replacement therapy speeds growth of ovarian cancer
Estrogen therapy used by menopausal women causes a type of ovarian cancer to grow five times faster, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. Menopausal…
Researchers to study effect of reovirus on cancer cells
A common virus that can cause coughing and mild diarrhea appears to have a major redemptive quality: the ability to kill cancer. Harnessing that power, researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center,…
Link between low testosterone and heart disease deaths
In a new study it was seen that men diagnosed with coronary heart disease with low testosterone were almost twice as likely to die over a seven year period. The team led…
Joint stem cell study to investigate multiple sclerosis
A $2.2 million project by Victorian and Californian researchers will assess whether stem cell therapies can be used to combat diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis and Type-1 diabetes, and help organ transplant…
FDA approves Herceptin with chemotherapy for HER2-positive metastatic cancer
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Herceptin® (trastuzumab) in combination with chemotherapy (cisplatin plus either…
p63 gene stifles spread of cancer
Long overshadowed by p53, its famous tumor-suppressing sibling, the p63 gene does the tougher, important job of stifling the spread of cancer to other organs, researchers at The University of Texas MD…
NYU Langone Medical Center announces establishment of Smilow Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center
NYU Langone Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has established The Smilow Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Center with a $5 million gift from Joel E. Smilow, a member of the Board…
New malaria estimate says 205,000 die in India
Malaria kills around 205,000 people in India each year, more than 13 times the estimate made by the World Health Organization, researchers said on Thursday. WHO, the public health arm of the…
Patients complain of long wait in hospital
Patients at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah have complained about the alleged chaos in receiving patients at the emergency section as well as the “unclear” procedure in receiving, sorting and…
UAE could be testing site for diabetes drugs
The UAE may be a good place to test drugs that help prevent diabetes, owing to the high incidence of the disease here, a Nobel laureate who visited the capital said yesterday….
DMC concludes data of Protege Phase 3 clinical trial for type 1 diabetes lacks efficacy
MacroGenics, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced that the Protege Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), composed of independent experts in the fields of diabetes and biostatistics, has completed a…
FDA Approves Pradaxa To Prevent Stroke In People With Atrial Fibrillation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pradaxa capsules (dabigatran etexilate) for the prevention of stroke and blood clots in patients with abnormal heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation). Atrial fibrillation, which affects more…
Bioelectrical Therapy For Cancer And Birth Defects?
Stem cell therapies hold increasing promise as a cure for multiple diseases. But the massive potential of a healthy stem cell has a flip side, as faulty regulation of stem cells leads…
Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Robotic-Assisted Surgery Can Expect Low Recurrence Of Cancer
A first-ever, long-term study of patients who underwent robot-assisted surgery to remove their cancerous prostates found that nearly 87 percent of them had no recurrence of the disease after five years. The…