The potent cancer drug Gleevec, used to combat leukemia and some gastrointestinal cancers, may be useful in treating rheumatoid arthritis, according to a team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Their findings will be published in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Benzimate is the lead compound selected from a series of compounds known as benzimidazoles. The anti-cancer and anti-viral activity of the benzimidazoles was originally investigated by the Proctor & Gamble Company (P & G) beginning in the 1990’s.
Estrens did build bone, but might also raise cancer risks, study finds. Experimental osteoporosis drugs called estrens do not perform as well as researchers had hoped, new animal studies suggest.
A cannabis plant extract provides pain relief for patients after major surgery, research has shown.
Women with advanced breast cancer soon may have another treatment option: A novel experimental drug delayed the growth of tumors nearly twice as long as standard chemotherapy did in patients who had stopped responding to Herceptin, doctors reported Saturday.
Botox injections into the prostate eased symptoms and improved quality of life for men with enlarged prostate, according to a new study.
A new study by researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, suggest that cysteine(amino acid) containing tablets and chewing gum can be a new way for the prevention of upper digestive tract cancers.
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This is to update you on the rare but serious eye infection in people who wear soft contact lenses. There has been a recent increase of reports in the U.S. of this infection. The infection is fungal keratitis, caused by the Fusarium fungus. It can cause a permanent loss of vision. Several patients with this infection have needed corneal transplants to save their vision.
A Singapore company has used stem cells to help victims of serious burns and other wounds grow fresh skin, its chief medical officer said in a report published Friday.