Pencil beam scanning technology, an even more advanced and targeted form of radiation treatment known as proton therapy, is now being used to treat patients with lung cancer at The University of…
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Japanese study finds proton beam therapy safe and effective for Stage I inoperable NSCLC
Proton beam therapy is safe and effective and may be superior to other conventional treatments for Stage I inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, according to a study in the October…
Salix acquires rights to colon cancer screening agent from Photocure
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced that the Company has acquired rights to Lumacan™ from Photocure (OSE: PHO), a Norwegian specialty pharmaceutical company. Lumacan is a novel agent designed to assist in…
NHLBI launches multicenter study of body cooling treatment in infants and children after cardiac arrest
NIH funds first large-scale, multicenter study to explore the use of temperature regulation in infants and children after cardiac arrest The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National…
Anticoagulant Pradaxa receives FDA approval for prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation patients
FDA approves Pradaxa to prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Pradaxa capsules (dabigatran etexilate) for the prevention of stroke and blood clots in…
Study finds adipose dysfunction linked to steatosis, necroinflammation
Researchers at the University of Palermo in Italy provide the evidence that a higher visceral adiposity index score-a new index of adipose dysfunction-has a direct correlation with viral load and is independently…
Ceregene commences enrollment in CERE-120 Phase 2b study for Parkinson’s disease
Ceregene, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, announced today that enrollment has begun in a new double-blind sham surgery-controlled Phase 2b study evaluating CERE-120 in Parkinson’s disease patients. CERE-120 is a gene therapy product…
HIV/AIDS status grim in Australia
Reports show that most Australians are complacent about getting AIDS. They feel that unless a person is homosexual or an injecting drug user or a sex worker, they are not at risk….
Autistic children with poor diet may risk for vision loss related to vitamin B12 deficiency
Autistic children with severely limited diets may be at risk for vision loss due to vitamin B12 deficiency, according to new research from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Doctors should consider this…
TRI researchers to identify gamma-tocotrienol effectiveness on prostate cancer cells
Survival rates of the world’s most common cancer might soon be increased with a new vitamin E treatment which could significantly reduce tumour regrowth. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) prostate cancer researchers…
CIED implantation with AIGISRx Antibacterial Envelope reduces overall infection rate
Patients undergoing CIED (Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device) implantation with TYRX, Inc.’s FDA-cleared AIGISRx Antibacterial Envelope enjoyed a 99.5% rate of successful implantation with an overall infection rate of 0.48% in the first…
Genes and alcoholism link explored
According to the latest research in the U.S., a genetic variation may protect against alcoholism, and this could lead to a novel preventative treatment. The researchers say that a gene variant known…
Another sickle cell death…
BAHRAIN’s 26th patient to die of sickle cell disease this year yesterday sparked further condemnation among campaigners, who are blaming officials for negligence. Thirty-year-old Manal Ahmed Hussain, from Karannah, was brought to…
New hope for kidney patient
A WOMAN, who developed acute kidney failure due to very high blood pressure during pregnancy, has been given a new lease of life thanks to her sister. The woman in her mid-40s,…
Mystery school virus diagnosed as common cold
Health officials investigating a “mysterious virus” that struck 116 school pupils and seven teachers at a school complex in the southern Makkah town of Yilamlam on Saturday have declared the outbreak “nothing…