Archives - Monday 06 October 2008
Nobel prize for French and German researchers
Published on Monday 06 October 2008 - 23:53 - http://www.punjabnewsline.com/South Africa: French researchers Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier and Germany s Harald zur Hausen shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering the Aids virus and the role of...
Researchers explore issues related to multiple myeloma treatment
Published on Monday 06 October 2008 - 23:51 - http://www.news-medical.net/Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of plasma cells that affects approximately 3 in 100,000 people each year. Although there is no cure for this disease, researchers have developed treatments that...
Colon cancer screening can stop at 75
Published on Monday 06 October 2008 - 23:46 - http://www.wlfi.com/Associated Press - October 6, 2008 5:23 PM ET PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A government task force says most people over age 75 don't need routine screening for colon cancer.
Eclipse Curtains' Expanded Line Boasts Both Health And Sleep Benefits
Published on Monday 06 October 2008 - 23:43 - http://www.prweb.com/Ellery HomeStyles, LLC has recently expanded its line of popular Eclipse Curtains. These new additions, Tristan Eclipse, Narina, Satin Stripe, Robert Eclipse, and Louise Eclipse block out 99% of...
Lance Armstrong to Receive American Association of Cancer Institutes' Public Service and Advocacy Award
Published on Monday 06 October 2008 - 23:43 - http://www.marketwire.com/AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - October 6, 2008) - The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) is proud to'announce that its founder and chairman, Lance Armstrong, is the 2008'recipient of the American...
Researchers cannot stop mystery cancer decimating Tasmanian devils
Published on Monday 06 October 2008 - 23:42 - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/Tasmanian devils have had a rough ride since the mid-1990s, when a mysterious 'cancer began killing them off in droves.
'Lab-on-Bead' to speed drug discovery
Published on Monday 06 October 2008 - 23:36 - http://www.news-medical.net/Researchers at Wake Forest University are using nanotechnology to search for new cancer-fighting drugs through a process that could be up to 10,000 times faster than current methods.
Noble prize for Aids pioneers, cancer scientist
Published on Monday 06 October 2008 - 23:33 - http://www.stuff.co.nz/Two French scientists who discovered the Aids virus and a German who bucked conventional wisdom to find a virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine.
Helicobacter pylori may help prevent adenocarcinoma, esophageal cancers
Published on Monday 06 October 2008 - 23:28 - http://www.news-medical.net/Some bacteria may help protect against the development of a type of esophageal cancer, known as adenocarcinoma, according to a new review of the medical literature. These bacteria, which are called...
Considerable disparities in survival found among patients with head and neck cancer
Published on Monday 06 October 2008 - 23:26 - http://www.news-medical.net/A new analysis finds considerable disparities in survival related to race and socio-economic status among patients with head and neck cancer.
