Komentarze (0) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) — Adding the drug cetuximab
to neoadjuvant chemotherapy can shrink tumors and boost the odds of
successful surgery in colorectal cancer patients with inoperable
metastatic liver lesions, new research suggests.
Reuters - In people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, high-risk behavior, HIV infection itself, as well as late initiation and early discontinuation of anti-HIV therapy all contribute to substantial decreases in life expectancy, United States researchers report.
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AFP - The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double over the next 25 years, rising from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034, according to a study by the University of Chicago.
AP - Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 doses of swine flu vaccine while authorities investigate reports of allergic reactions among recipients, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday.
AP - Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell.
AP - A young woman from Mexico was smuggled over the border and forced to work as a prostitute for years in Brooklyn, and the remains of an infant were found in concrete at the home where she was held prisoner, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Reuters - By 2034, nearly twice as many Americans will have diabetes and spending on the disease will triple, further straining the U.S. health system and testing the viability of Medicare and other government health insurance programs, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) — A cancer vaccine delivered
in a fingernail-size implant eliminated melanoma tumors in mice, a new
study reports.
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) — Neurological side effects
are among the potential problems faced by long-term survivors of
testicular cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy, a
new study has found.
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) — Mitochondrial damage
causes people with type 2 diabetes to lose insulin-producing cells, a
finding that could lead to new treatments, U.S. researchers say.
AFP - An unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been recalled, the WHO said on Tuesday.
