Laboratory results with the NPRL2 tumor suppressor gene demonstrated that infusions of NPRL2 nanoparticles in combination with cisplatin resulted in a 90 percent inhibition of tumor growth in human lung cancer cells compared to control treatments, reported Introgen Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: INGN – News).
Combining radiation and chemotherapy with Erbitux, a cancer-targeting agent that attacks specific receptors on the surface of tumor cells, is showing promising results in treating patients with advanced esophageal cancer.
Using a piece of Gore-Tex fabric to make their repairs, doctors performed corrective surgery on a baby born with his heart outside his chest, and said that the youngster should be able to lead a close-to-normal life.
People who opt for surgery to treat chronic back and leg pain from a slipped disc / herniated disc may do slightly better when compared with non-surgical treatments, but the difference is not significant, U.S. researchers say.
Dystonia, a group of diseases that cause a patient’s muscles to involuntary contract with movement, has had a relatively limited and ineffective number of treatments in the past. New research shows that a recently developed surgical treatment, deep brain stimulation (an off switch for the brain), has provided dramatic benefits in some patients.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is launching the largest randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness and safety of long-term, home oxygen therapy for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The six-year, $28 million project will study patients with moderate disease.
The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) and ConvaTec, a world-leading manufacturer of ostomy and wound care products, announced today the recipients of the Great Comebacks(R) Program 2006 Ina Brudnick Scholarship and the Comeback Kids awards. Abby Ryan, the 2006 Ina Brudnick Scholar, was honored alongside Lauren Belanger, Becca Davis and Michelle Flude, the 2006 Comeback Kids, in New York City on November 18th at CCFA’s annual meeting.
News tips from the 2006 annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, Nov. 14 to 19, San Diego.
Women who smoke carry high levels of the hpv virus that associated with cervical cancer, and they are 27 times more likely to develop the most common form of cervical cancer, a new study show. The findings of the study are published in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
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