Archive for December, 2007
« Previous EntriesCurrent Attention And Working Memory In Recovering Alcoholics May Be Enhanced By Nicotine
Monday, December 31st, 2007* Alcoholics in early recovery tend to have impaired cognitive functioning. * Nicotine is known to have beneficial effects under certain circumstances. * New findings show that nicotine patches may enhance cognitive functioning among newly recovering alcoholics with a history of smoking. Detoxified alcoholics in the early stages of […]
New Cancer Cells Killed By Heating Embedded Nanotubes With Radio Waves
Sunday, December 30th, 2007US scientists have used non invasive radio waves to heat up carbon nanotubes embedded in the cancerous livers of rabbits to kill cancer cells without damaging healthy tissue. The preclinical study is published in the October 24th early online issue of the journal Cancer and is the work of Dr Steven A Curley, […]
Updated Smokefree England - The First Three Months
Sunday, December 30th, 2007The introduction of smokefree workplaces and public places has run smoothly. People are particularly enjoying a healthier atmosphere in all workplaces including pubs and clubs, with the primary benefits of cleaner air and not smelling of smoke after a night out - according to a three-month report […]
New Most Medicare Recipients Ignore Colorectal Cancer Screening (healthday)
Saturday, December 29th, 2007HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) — The majority of Americans inMedicare aren't getting screened for colorectal cancer, a major killer,even though the screening is free, a new study finds. (Link)
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Update Death Of Lung-cancer Cells, Tumors Promoted By Synthetic Compound
Friday, December 28th, 2007Today, Human lung-cancer tumors grown in mice have been shown to regress or disappear when treated with a synthetic compound that mimics the action of a naturally occurring “death-promoting” protein found in cells, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report.The findings, appearing in Cancer Cell, suggest that the compound might one day be used in […]
New Brain Cancer Drug Study Shows Promising Results
Thursday, December 27th, 2007A clinical study conducted at Henry Ford Hospital on the use of a drug to extend the survival of patients with the most common and aggressive type of brain cancer, has yielded results that were significantly better than expected.The randomized Phase II study focused on patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), whose cancer had recurred after […]
New Vietnam: 30,000-40,000 Die From Smoking Annually
Thursday, December 27th, 2007According to new reports, thirty to forty thousand people die of smoking related disease each year in Vietnam. Some 56 percent of local men aged 15 upwards are cigarette smokers, the Vietnam Tobacco Control Program reported. In recent years, smokers in Vietnam have spent over 8.2 trillion Vietnamese dong (512.5 million U.S. dollars) on smoking, […]
Comments Requested Radiation Therapy To Prevent Brain Tumours Can Improve Survival For Small-cell Lung Cancer Patients
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Patients with small-cell lung cancer who receive a course of radiation therapy to their heads after responding to chemotherapy live longer and are less likely to develop secondary brain tumours, a common feature of this disease, than those who are offered no further treatment, according to the re [click link for full article] (Link)
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New Grant Funds Research On Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researcher Tatiana N. Nanovskaya has received a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to advance her research on the safety of bupropion for smoking cessation during pregnancy. Bupropion is an antidepressant medication used to treat major depressive disorder and seasonal affective disorder. [click […]
Join The Fight Against Cancer High Meat Consumption Linked To Heightened Cancer Risk (healthday)
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007Admin wrote: HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) — A quarter-pound hamburger ora small pork chop eaten daily could put you at increased risk for avariety of cancers, U.S. government health researchers report. (Link)
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