Folic Acid :: Taking folic acid does not reduce risk of precancerous colon tumors
Taking folic acid supplements does not reduce the risk of developing precancerous tumors in the colon and may even increase the risk, a new study has found.
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Lymphoma :: Overall survival and length of disease remission with GSK’s BEXXAR
GlaxoSmithKline plc [LSE and NYSE: GSK] announced long-term efficacy data from a Phase II trial of a single one-week course of frontline treatment with the BEXXAR? Therapeutic Regimen (Tositumomab and Iodine I-131 Tositumomab) in 76 patients with newly diagnosed advanced follicular non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma (NHL).
Health :: Possible new strategy for treating rare muscle disease, kidney disorders
Based on clues provided by a study with transgenic mice, a research group at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has developed a strategy that will be tested as the first treatment for people with hereditary inclusion body myopathy (HIBM), a rare, degenerative muscle disease.
HIV :: Wealthy countries must continue showing leadership on AIDS
As top officials from the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized countries gather in Germany for their summit meeting today, the main United Nations agency dealing with AIDS urged them to show continued leadership on the issue.
Trans Fat :: Pan American Health calls for trans fat free Americas
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a regional arm of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), called for the elimination of industrial trans fats from food supplies throughout the Americas in order to prevent heart attacks.
Stem Cell :: Researchers turn normal tissue cells into embryonic stem cells
Researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at UCLA were able to take normal tissue cells and reprogram them into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells, the cells that are able to give rise to every cell type found in the body.
Medicine :: Take precautions before you clean out your medicine cabinet
Your spring cleaning is done. Or is it? Did you clean out your medicine cabinet? Before you flush old or unused medication, precautions need to be taken.
Vitamin D :: Vitamin D reduces cancer risk
Most Americans and others are not taking enough vitamin D, a fact that may put them at significant risk for developing cancer, according to a landmark study conducted by Creighton University School of Medicine.
Vitamin D :: Canadian Cancer Society announces Vitamin D recommendation
The Canadian Cancer Society is recommending a specific amount of Vitamin D supplementation for Canadians to consider taking. This first-time recommendation is based on the growing body of evidence about the link between Vitamin D and reducing risk for colorectal, breast and prostate cancers.
Rheumatoid Arthritis :: University of Manchester researchers reveal clues to new genes behind rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers at the University of Manchester have identified evidence of several new genes behind the chronic inflammatory disease rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which affects 387,000 people in the UK.