Smoking :: AARC supports legislation to raise tax on cigarettes, US
The AARC is on board with legislation forming in the U.S. Senate to raise the cigarette tax by 61 cents per pack.
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Healthcare :: National Jewish Named the #1 Respiratory Hospital for the Tenth Year in a Row
Make it an even decade. National Jewish Medical and Research Center has been named the best respiratory hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for the tenth year in a row. The ranking is part of the 2007 “America’s Best Hospitals” guide published by the weekly newsmagazine.
Healthcare :: City of Hope one of America’s Best Hospitals for cancer and urology
City of Hope has been named one of ?America?s Best Hospitals? in two specialties by U.S.News & World Report. City of Hope ranked 30th on this year?s list of top cancer hospitals and 29th on the list for urology.
Healthcare :: ValleyCare and UCSF work to enhance health services in tri-valley region
ValleyCare Health System and UCSF have signed a letter of intent to enhance health care services for women and children in the Tri-Valley region of the East Bay.
Cancer :: Canadian Cancer Society to eliminate asbestos-related diseases
The Canadian Cancer Society is calling on the federal government to adopt a comprehensive asbestos strategy, including the eventual phasing out of both the use and export of this substance.
MRI :: Hybrid MRI-radiation therapy machine may improve treatment for many cancers
Bringing together the high-quality 3D images of MRI with the intense tumor-killing x-rays of a linear accelerator, scientists at the Alberta Cancer Board are building a prototype that could for the first time enable powerful x-ray beams to become a viable treatment option for liver, stomach and pancreatic cancers, which currently must be treated with surgery, drugs, or internal radioactive seeds in most cases.
Diabetes :: Byetta for type 2 diabetes patients before insulin therapy
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) welcomed the recent decision by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) on the use of BYETTA(R) (exenatide) in Scotland.
Depression :: Stanford researchers find brain pathway of depression
Scientists’ hunt for the cause of depression has implicated so many suspects and found so many treatments with different mechanisms that the condition remains an enigma. Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified one unifying principle that could explain how a range of causes and treatments for depression converge.
Gene :: Researchers identify genetic mutation that may alter tumor cell proliferation
Researchers from Eli Lilly & Company and the Phoenix-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced finding a novel recurring mutation of the gene AKT1 in breast, colorectal and ovarian cancers. The altered form of AKT1 appears to cause tumor cell proliferation and may play a role in making cells resistant to certain types of therapies. The findings are reported in an advance online publication (AOP) of the journal Nature.
Infertility :: Key to male infertility
A factor in immune cells regulates human semen and seems to determine whether a man will be fertile, according to a new study.