CAS researchers confirm Gleevec’s first generation drug targets CML
Today, leukemia patients who have struggled with cancer therapy resistance and intolerance will now have more options thanks to targeted drug therapy. Such new treatment options are due, in part, to a rapid increase in journal and patent publications following the discovery of Gleevec, as reported by [...]
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researcher receives L’Oreal Fellowship for breast cancer research
Plaintiffs in stem cell lawsuit made news for other issues
Roche Signs Deal for New Drug Delivery Method
Roche agreed to pay up to $1.1 billion to Aileron Therapeutics, which is developing a new type of drug technology called stapled peptides.
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Plaintiffs in stem cell lawsuit made news for other issues
James Sherley once staged a hunger strike to protest a denial of [...]
Existing drugs could also combat kids’ cancer
High time to legalize marijuana?
Debate over whether pot should be legal rages in wake of Abington marijuana bust
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Existing drugs could also combat kids’ cancer
Children with neuroblastoma may be able to use existing medications to fight their cancer under a new approach to drug screening proposed by Canadian researchers.
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Couple’s granddaughter shows true spirit on Fourth of July
Special yoga classes aimed at breast cancer survivors improves recovery
Researchers have examined how a specialized Iyengar yoga program for breast cancer survivors makes a difference in their recovery.
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Couple’s granddaughter shows true spirit on Fourth of July
Nikki Fila, 8, with her father and mother and grandmother, Melissa Hoyt of Sun Lakes, and [...]
SC political consultant Rod Shealy dies at age 56
New targets for anti-angiogenesis drugs revealed
A new study describes a novel pathway of angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels. Targeting the new pathway, scientists identified two approaches that significantly reduced angiogenesis in mice. These discoveries may lead to novel treatments for diseases caused by excessive angiogenesis, including corneal graft rejection, age-related macular degeneration, cancer [...]
Analysis shows Pharmaceutical Industry in East African Countries earns revenue by infectious disease, cancer
Lilly Stops Developing Late-Stage Alzheimer’s Drug
Eli Lilly & Co. will stop development of one of two Alzheimer’s drugs the company has in final testing after trials showed the treatment didn’t work.
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Analysis shows Pharmaceutical Industry in East African Countries earns revenue by infectious disease, cancer
Infectious diseases are rampant in sub-Saharan Africa. Urbanisation and [...]
ChickRx Is A WebMD For Twenty-Something Women
Obesity and diabetes: Immune cells in fat tissue explain the link
Inflammation-causing cells in fat tissue may explain the link between obesity and diabetes, a team of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers in Melbourne, Australia, has shown.
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ChickRx Is A WebMD For Twenty-Something Women
Health education websites such as WebMD have been around for [...]
Report measures costs of cancer
Mother, daughter battling cancer
Sarah Lien, 24, experienced the harsh realities of cancer in the third grade, when her mother, Barb Hawkins of Lake Stevens, underwent a lumpectomy and radiation for breast cancer.
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Report measures costs of cancer
Cancer is the world’s top “economic killer,” as well as its likely leading cause of death, [...]
Former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader perseveres through battle with cancer
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“The Great Katie Kate Tackles Questions About Cancer” by Dr. M. Maitland DeLand with illustrations by Jennifer Zivoin
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Former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader perseveres through battle with cancer
BAY CITY – No one would blame Teri Richardson if she decided to die.
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Canada Ranks Near The Bottom In Usage Of Newer Cancer Drugs
Vitamin B3 as a novel approach to treat fungal infections
Scientists have identified vitamin B3 as a potential antifungal treatment. Infections by the yeast Candida albicans represent a significant public health problem and a common complication in immunodeficient individuals such as AIDS patients, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and recipients of organ transplants.
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