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Gardasil Approval for Boys Sought
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 17:07 - http://www.newsinferno.com/Gardasil maker Merck & Co. is officially seeking approval for use of the cervical cancer vaccine in boys. The company is also asking the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to expand the approval of...
Swayze admits he's 'going through hell'
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 16:52 - http://www.upi.com/LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze admits he sometimes feels scared and angry in his battle against pancreatic cancer.
Coffee may protect against oral cancers
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 16:48 - http://www.reuters.com/NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity or throat, at least in the general population of Japan.
Merck asks FDA to expand Gardasil use
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 16:46 - http://www.fiercepharma.com/Anyone who's been following the vaccine trade knows that Merck is working hard to expand the use of its human papillomavirus shot. Now approved for marketing to girls and young women, Gardasil has...
MicrRNA-based mesothelioma test available from Rosetta Genomics
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 16:42 - http://www.mesotheliomanews.com/Rosetta Genomics has announced that its microRNA-based test to diagnose mesothelioma is now commercially available to physicians. This molecularly based test is intended to help doctors in...
Cocoons used to make new biosensors
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 16:31 - http://www.fiercebioresearcher.com/Bioengineer Fiorenzo Omenetto at Tufts University is using silkworm cocoons to develop new biosensors that can be inserted into patients and used as a tracking device to monitor a person's...
Tributes to tragic model
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 16:27 - http://www.shieldsgazette.com/A GRIEVING family have paid tribute to an aspiring model who lost a two-year battle with cancer.
Apple CEO Releases Statement Pertaining to Ill Health
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 16:19 - http://www.currentworldnews.net/apple CEO Steve Jobs has made a public statement in order to allay fears surrounding his thin, tired appearance, his absence at the Macworld conference and apple s decision to pull out of future...
Indy Biostorage Company Partners with IU Simon Cancer Center
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 16:13 - http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/Indianapolis-based BioStorage Technologies, Inc. (BST) will help provide storage of donated tissue specimens for The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center. BST will...
Practice Makes Perfect
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 16:13 - http://lansing.injuryboard.com/The New York Times recently published a story about one of its staff writer's relatives. Her relative discovered that she had rectal cancer, which would require surgery, radiation and chemotherapy....
