Avastin Significantly Effects Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
Cancer treatment drug Avastin significantly helps Metastatic Breast Cancer patients by increasing the chance of living without breast cancer progression, shows the phase III AVADO study presented at ASCO. Read more
Avastin Helps Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Live Longer
Thousands Of colorectal cancer patients benefit from Avastin-based therapy.
A wealth of new Avastin (bevacizumab) data will be presented at the 44th annual meeting Read more
Studies Define Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women is significantly increased as a result of either low cardiorespiratory fitness or higher Body Mass Index (BMI), and a combination of the two increases the risk the most Read more
Hair Loss Is On Rise
Every day, women worldwide look in the mirror, and where they used to see healthy hair, they now see an increasing proportion of scalp. Agonizing over their hair loss, they try to hide it with make-up, creative hairstyles, or sometimes even hair extensions, which can actually further damage already stressed-out hair. Read more
Quick Way To Make Human Monoclonal Antibodies Against Flu
Human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)—highly specific, identical, infection-fighting proteins produced in large quantities in the lab in cell lines that are derived from a single cell—against influenza can be rapidly produced in the lab, according to a new report from scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Read more
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Likely Will Not Be Available Soon
An HIV/AIDS vaccine likely will not be available in the short term, Jean-Francois Delfraissy, director of France’s National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis, said on Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal, Xinhuanet reports. Read more
ImClone To Feature ERBITUX At ASCO
ImClone will feature ERBITUX in two presentations during the June 1 Plenary Session at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2008 Annual Meeting. Read more
Fruit Fly Protein Acts As Decoy To Capture Tumor Growth Factors
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown how Argos, a fruit fly protein, acts as a ‘decoy’ receptor, binding growth factors that promote the progression of cancer. Read more
Not Enough Doctors In Massachusetts To Care For Newly Insured
There are not enough primary care physicians in Massachusetts to meet the demand for care created by the state’s health insurance law, according to health care reform advocates and medical professionals, the Boston Globe reports. Read more
Reports Examine Rates Of Uninsured Young Adults
Reports examine rates of uninsured young adults, projections in federal Medicare, Medicaid spending. Read more