Scientists’ discovery that cancerous cells grow like fetal cells could lead to better, safer medications

Tumour study offers drug hope

Scientists’ discovery that cancerous cells grow like fetal cells could lead to better, safer medications

Mar 13, 2008 04:30 AM
Joseph Hall
Health Reporter
Harvard University scientists have discovered a fundamental mechanism of tumour growth, a breakthrough that may lead to more effective and less toxic treatments for cancer.
Indeed, two studies, published today in the [...]

Cancer-Causing Benzene Still in Drinks

Nearly one out of ten of 200 beverage samples analyzed in a recent study by the EPA and FDA still had benzene levels above the U.S. EPA drinking water limit of 5 parts per billion (ppb).Many manufacturers have reformulated their products to minimize or eliminate benzene. In these reformulated products, benzene levels were 1.1 ppb [...]

doctors failed to report an incompetent colleague

2007
A survey of 1,600 practicing physicians published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that reveals that nearly half of all doctors failed to report an incompetent colleague who posed a risk to the health or safety of a patient. The same survey also revealed that a majority of doctors would send their patients [...]

High-Dose Chemo Doesn’t Help Breast Cancer

Getting diagnosed with cancer is difficult enough, but choosing the right treatment from the bewildering array of options can be just as challenging. For breast cancer patients, that decision just got a little less complicated, with a new study showing that a once-popular therapy doesn’t provide any additional survival benefit.
Researchers at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center [...]

Cannabis compound stops spread of breast cancer: researchers

A compound of the marijuana plant may prevent aggressive breast cancers from spreading throughout the body, new research from the United States suggests.
A team of researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute say cannabis compound CBD could provide a non-toxic alternative to chemotherapy for cancer treatments. Previous research has shown the compound can [...]

Most Treatments Don’t Fix Back Pain

Nove 8, 2007 
According to Australian researchers, symple therapy and medication is the best form of treatment for a person’s back pain.
In a study featuring 240 participants, all of whom with acute back pain, it was found that anti-inflammatory drugs and spinal manipulation had no increased effect on their recovery time.
Over the duration of the study, [...]

Prostate Cancer Therapy May Increase Risk Of Death From Heart Disease

ScienceDaily (Feb. 25, 2007) — Androgen deprivation therapy – one of the most common treatments for prostate cancer – may increase the risk of death from heart disease in patients over age 65, according to a new study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and other institutions.
The study results were based [...]

Breast cancer chemo raises heart risks

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — New research shows the adage “what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” doesn’t apply in treating breast cancer.
A study published in the October 9 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found certain treatments that cured breast cancer made women more susceptible to heart disease.
“We always felt [...]

Spray Cleaners Linked to 1 in 7 Cases of Adult Asthma

Using cleaning sprays and air fresheners while doing housework may account for up to one in seven cases of asthma in adults, a study has found.
Just spraying a cleaner once a week can trigger an attack, according to the research. The more often the sprays are used, the higher the risk.
“Frequent use of household cleaning [...]

U.S. to review claims that lipsticks contain lead

WASHINGTON: The United States will review an advocacy group’s findings that lipstick sold under brand names including L’Oréal and Cover Girl contained potentially dangerous levels of lead.
Twenty of 33 brand-name lipsticks had detectable levels of lead in the tests, according to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. The Food and Drug Administration has collected lipstick samples [...]