Results from an adjuvant trial in high-risk melanoma patients demonstrated that a majority of patients treated with Leukine (sargramostim) achieved disease-free and/or overall survival. These findings, which indicate Leukine’s potential in this cancer setting, were released at the 44th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
Results from the Phase II study (ASCO [...]
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You can lose 15 pounds, 150 pounds and more, or even gain weight if you are below your ideal weight, according to a new weight management system designed by Michael Dow, a new author.
Dow says anyone can learn to manage their weight with this diet. It’s described in The Pen and Paper Diet and available [...]
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Twice as many Americans live with schizophrenia than with HIV/AIDS, but a major report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reveals most Americans are unfamiliar with the disease.
%26quot;Americans are not sure what to think about schizophrenia,%26quot; said NAMI executive director Mike Fitzpatrick. %26quot;They know schizophrenia is a medical illness affecting the brain, but [...]
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A made-in-Canada approach to wound care pioneered by clinical researchers from Women’s College Hospital is serving as a model for international health care providers. Prof. Gary Sibbald, Director of Women’s College Hospital’s Wound Healing Clinic, is today’s keynote speaker at the Third Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies.
He presents his model [...]
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Each neuron in the brain communicates with thousands of its neighbors. This constant chatter demands coordination not only between neurons, but also between different sites on individual nerve cells. Researchers have now used sophisticated new imaging technology to identify a chemical messenger that helps neurons manage this task, enabling them to adjust their sensitivity to [...]
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