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Cardiac proteins reveal CHF severity
Several circulating cardiac proteins may reflect the severity of congestive heart failure (CHF), researchers report in the journal Heart. Several...
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Tomatoes: The Prostate Cancer-Fighter
Tomatoes are considered a potent prostate cancer-fighter, but a new study finds that the much-ballyhooed active ingredient usually singled out...
Breast Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
Early study findings suggest a breast cancer vaccine may be able to stimulate the immune system to prevent breast cancer […]
Increased Risk of Asthma in Chlamydia pneumoniae Infected Children with Variant…
Children with a variant allele of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) who have been infected with Chlamydia pneumonia are more susceptible to […]
Heart Disease Starts in Childhood
There is growing evidence that lifestyle factors influence heart disease risk as early as adolescence and even childhood. Two new […]
Fatigue May Warn of Women’s Heart Attacks
Chest pain or discomfort and arm numbness are considered two of the classic warning signs of a heart attack, but […]
Near-infrared photoablation with nanoshells restricts damage to malignant tissue
Focusing near-infrared light on nanoparticle absorbers injected into solid tumors in mice kills malignant tissue but does not harm surrounding...
Risks higher for some young cancer patients
Young women with breast cancer who have breast-conserving surgery should be monitored carefully for many years because they have a […]
PCa-24 protein promising in prostate cancer detection
The cellular protein PCa-24 appears to be a highly specific marker for prostate cancer, researchers report in the December 15th […]
BRCA1 mutations only predict poor cancer prognosis when chemo not given
In a study of Ashkenazi women with breast cancer, BRCA1 mutations were associated with reduced survival, but only among patients […]
Smoking contributes to HBV-related liver cancer deaths in China
Tobacco contributes to the toll of chronic hepatitis B in China, to the tune of 50,000 liver cancer deaths every […]
Undertreatment worsens prognosis of breast cancer in elderly women
Breast cancer is undertreated in many elderly women, resulting in significant decreases in breast cancer survival, according to a report […]
Health and Finance Ministers to address need for worldwide increase in health i…
Ministers of Health, Finance and Planning from 40 developing countries will come together with development partners at WHO headquarters from […]
Smoking contributes to HBV-related liver cancer deaths in China
Tobacco contributes to the toll of chronic hepatitis B in China, to the tune of 50,000 liver cancer deaths every […]
Liver transplant extends survival in patients with liver cancer
The outcome of liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has improved over the last decade, investigators report in...
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