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Melatonin may lower prostate cancer risk

Written by | 3 Feb 2014

SAN DIEGO — Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer, according to results presented here… read more.

Immune system development linked to leukaemia

Written by | 23 Jan 2014

Our defences against infection can be weaknesses in causing cancer.  Scientists have discovered a genetic signature that implicates a key mechanism in the immune system as a driving… read more.

Sun lowers your blood pressure

Written by | 23 Jan 2014

Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure and thus cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggests.

Chocolate could guard against diabetes!

Written by | 22 Jan 2014

Eating high levels of flavonoids including anthocyanins and other compounds (found in berries, tea, and chocolate) could offer protection from type 2 diabetes – according to research from… read more.

Stem cell therapy in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma has limited benefit

Written by | 14 Jan 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – While early stem cell transplantation in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma does not improve overall survival in intermediate/high-risk patients, early transplantation appears to be… read more.

Stem cell therapy in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma has limited benefit

Written by | 14 Jan 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – While early stem cell transplantation in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma does not improve overall survival in intermediate/high-risk patients, early transplantation appears to be… read more.

Bariatric surgery linked to premature birth and small birthweight

Written by | 13 Jan 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – Women who have undergone bariatric surgery are more likely to give birth to premature babies and to babies who are small for gestational age,… read more.

FDA Highlights: Prophylactic anastrozole reduces breast cancer development by 53 percent among high risk women

Written by | 10 Jan 2014

by Bruce Sylvester – Prophylactic use of the breast cancer drug anastrozole for five years reduced by 53% the development of breast cancer in post-menopausal women at high… read more.

Pandemic of untreated cancer pain due to over-regulation of pain medicines

Written by | 16 Dec 2013

A ground-breaking international collaborative survey, published today in Annals of Oncology, shows that more than half of the world’s population live in countries where regulations that aim to… read more.

Picturing pain could lead to better treatments

Written by | 13 Dec 2013

Understanding the science behind pain, from a simple “ouch” to the chronic and excruciating, has been an elusive goal for centuries. But now, researchers are reporting a promising… read more.

Exercise can reduce drug-related joint pain in breast cancer patients

Written by | 13 Dec 2013

A study by Dr. Jennifer Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (pictured), shows exercise can reduce drug-related joint pain in breast cancer patients.

Over half of nonsurgical patients in USA are prescribed opioids during hospitalisations

Written by | 6 Dec 2013

by Bruce Sylvester – A new analysis of over 1 million hospital admissions in US hospitals revealed that over half of all nonsurgical patients were prescribed opioids during… read more.

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