PTEN is one of the most commonly mutated tumor suppressor genes. It is an antagonist for many cellular growth, proliferation and survival processes. When mutated or deleted, it causes cancers of the prostate, breast, colon, and brain. Researchers led by scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer ...
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Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the United States. Although some risk factors, such as age and heredity, cannot be controlled, many factors, including smoking, cholesterol, blood pressure, obesity, and inactivity can be modified, thus, lowering the risk.This lifestyle con...
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In a joint statement released today, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and American Heart Association (AHA) summarize the evidence supporting lifestyle and medical interventions that can help to prevent the development of heart disease in people with diabetes. [click link for full article]
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Data published in today's issue of Pediatrics show that lamotrigine (LAMICTAL) is an effective add-on therapy for the treatment of Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic (PGTC) seizures in a subgroup of children and adolescents. This is the first published analysis of data from a randomized, double-blind,...
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Health Canada is warning consumers not to use the natural health product Libidus because it contains an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient, a modified form of vardenafil, which is similar to the active pharmaceutical ingredient found in the prescription drug Levitra. The use of Libidus could pose ...
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Taiwan's legislative branch on Monday approved a draft bill that would allow HIV-positive people to receive no-cost treatment for drug addiction, the Taipei Times reports. The draft bill, which also would provide no-cost treatment for drug addiction to people with mental illnesses, was written by t...
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Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are the first to report that in animal studies, a common diabetes drug prevents the memory and learning problems that cancer patients often experience after whole-brain radiation treatments."These findings offer the promise of improving the qu...
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Could a handful of nutrient-rich dried plums each day help keep the doctor away by actually reversing bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or osteoarthritis? A unique clinical study under way in the Florida State University College of Human Sciences means to find out.FSU Professor Bah...
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Current practices around the use of oral chemotherapy in US cancer centres need to be improved, say doctors in a study on bmj.com.Common malignancies can be treated with oral chemotherapy - a treatment which is increasingly used across the USA and internationally.Researchers from Boston set out to a...
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