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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) announced the start of its Phase 2 clinical development program to evaluate NKTR-102 (PEG-irinotecan) as a potential treatment for colorectal cancer. NKTR-102 is Nektar’s lead oncolytic candidate using the company’s innovative small molecule PEGylation technology platform. “The start of the Phase 2 program for NKTR-102 in colorectal […]
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) — In the latest researchto cast a shadow on the safety of a popular bone-strengthening medication,researchers report that long-term use of Fosamax is associated withunusual fractures of the thigh bone. (Link)
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
The central government is set to enforce pictorial warnings of oral cancer on all packets of cigarettes manufactured in the country by early 2008. [click link for full article] (Link)
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
A clinical trial evaluating the benefit of adding the drug sorafenib to the combination of carboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapy for lung cancer patients has been stopped based on results from an interim analysis, after an independent data monitoring committee concluded that the study would not meet its primary endpoint of improved overall survival. (Link)
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Reuters - Women aged 80 and older who have regular mammograms significantly reduce their chances of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, according to a new study. Yet only about 20 percent of women in this age group get mammograms regularly. (Link)
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Mount Sinai School of Medicine has just received a major grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and lead Federal agency for research on complementary and alternative medicine. This new grant creates a Center of Excellence for Research in Complementary and Alternative […]
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) received a $10 million gift from the Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation that will be critical in launching one of the nation’s first research centers devoted to the study of epigenetics.The grant will solidify USC’s position at the forefront of epigenetics […]
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Reuters - Blocking parts of the nervous system that regulate body temperature can reduce hot flashes and improve sleep in survivors of breast cancer, researchers reported on Thursday. (Link)
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Elekta (STO:EKTAB), a world leader in clinical solutions for radiation therapy and radiosurgery for cancer and brain disorders, have received an order to supply advanced radiation therapy technology and information management software to the University of Liège Hospital (CHU Liège). The order is valued at more than EUR 3 M and installation is scheduled to […]
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
(HealthDay News) - Women should give themselves a breast exam each month, beginning at age 20. This exam should be performed at about the same time every month. (Link)
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