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Xigris world-first treatment for sepsis now on PBS
The first drug to target sever sepsis, a condition that kills thousands of Australians annually, is now available on the […]
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Smallpox shots: How safe are they?
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) — Heart muscle inflammation should be added to the list of serious but uncommon side effects linked […]
Update 87 – World Health Organization changes last remaining travel recom…
Effective today, the World Health Organization (WHO) is removing its recommendation that people should postpone all but essential travel to […]
Media release – WORLD FIRST BREAKTHROUGH IN CANCER TREATMENT
Victorian scientists have made a world- first breakthrough in the fight against cancer, which could give millions of patients a […]
Cancer breakthrough could fight HIV
Melbourne scientists who have developed a potential treatment for cancer say it may also benefit people suffering from viral infections […]
Implantable microchips to deliver drugs
EDMOND ROY: In the United States trials are underway into using a microchip inserted into the body to deliver drugs […]
Zeltia’s Yondelis shows promise in ovarian cancer
Researchers investigating Zeltia’s novel cancer drug Yondelis (ET743, trabectedin) said on Friday that preliminary phase II results show it...
Modest association observed between type 2 diabetes and breast cancer
Type 2 diabetic women appear to have a “slightly” increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to a report in […]
New treatment approach improves local control of rectal cancer
Spanish clinicians have shown that local control of rectal cancer can be improved by a multi-disciplinary approach providing chemo-radiation...
Cancer breakthrough could fight HIV
Melbourne scientists who have developed a potential treatment for cancer say it may also benefit people suffering from viral infections […]
Update 86 – Hong Kong removed from list of areas with local transmission
WHO has today removed Hong Kong from its list of areas with recent local transmission of SARS. Twenty days, which […]
Cardiac hormones inhibit growth of cultured pancreatic cancer cells
Florida-based researchers have shown for the first time that four cardiac hormones can dramatically inhibit the growth and proliferation of […]
Good breast cancer outcomes attainable in pregnant women
Although breast cancer is often more aggressive in pregnant women, results from a new study suggest that with appropriate treatment […]
An analgesic role for cannabinoids
Cannabinoids have significant analgesic properties in animal models, particularly for chronic pain states, but there are few human studies. An...
Dancing ‘wards off dementia’
Scientists have come up with yet more evidence to suggest that keeping the brain active can ward off senile dementia. […]
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