PIC: UPC Secretary General Edward Sseganyi addresses a weekly briefing on June 22, 2016. He has succumbed to cancer of the esophagus.
Day: February 21, 2017
In Kuwait, ‘too many foreigners’ becomes a frequent refrain
… It will be the first government hospital built in Kuwait since 1984, taking some pressure off an overburdened public health system. U.S. ally Kuwait, like other oil-rich Persian Gulf states, has for decades offered a free cradle-to-grave health care …
UW-Stout bans e-cigarettes. Could UW-La Crosse follow suit?
“There has been some talk over the years to have a complete ban on tobacco,” UW-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow said. “We have looked at that in great detail and the challenge is to find a way to do that that wouldn’t push the smokers to the neighborhoods around the campus.”
Cell Medica: Lead Cancer Immunotherapy Candidate Receives FDA Fast Track Designation
CMD-003, also known as baltaleucel-T, is an investigational therapy in which the patient’s T cells are activated to kill malignant cells expressing EBV antigens. The product has the potential to address a range of EBV-associated lymphomas, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and gastric cancer.
Home remedies for the flu
Flu symptoms typically begin one or two days after your exposure to the virus and may seem to hit you suddenly. Among healthy people, flu symptoms vary in severity.
Heavy drinking may cause arterial stiffness in men
London, Feb 21 – Men with heavy alcohol intake over the years may be at higher risk of developing arterial stiffness, premature ageing of arteries, increasing their risk for heart disease, says a study. The findings showed that drinking too much can affect the elasticity of the arterial walls, causing arterial stiffness,and prematurely age the arteries, interfering with blood flow.
American Heart Month: 17 tips to get heart healthier in 2017
… can be prevented by controlling major risk factors, says Parin Parikh, an interventional cardiologist with Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. With February designated American Heart Month, we asked Parikh and other experts what they would …
Carrier Oil Profiles, Benefits
Caution for using ANY and ALL carrier oils: If pregnant or under a doctor’s care, ALWAYS consult your physician before using essential and carrier oils. Carrier oils also referred to as base oils or vegetable oils are used to dilute essential oils, CO2s and absolutes before applying to the skin.
Lealiifano to coach as cancer comeback continuess
” Wallabies utility back Christian Leali’ifano will take a coaching role with the ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby this season as he considers a return to the rugby field after conquering leukemia. The 29-year-old Leali’fano has gone 100 days since a successful bone marrow transplant and is hopeful of soon playing again at the top level.
Doctors seek to quell cervical cancer fear
The biennial pap smear will become a thing of the past from May 1, replaced by a test sexually-active women will need just once every five years, from age 25 instead of 18. That’s sparked fears by some that the less frequent testing will put lives at risk, but doctors stress that is not the case. More than 50,000 people have signed a change.org petition this week urging the federal government to scrap the changes, labelling it a dangerous cost-cutting exercise.
RCSI research focuses on need to personalise treatment for bowel cancer patients
Researchers in RCSI have conducted further in-depth research to predict how patients with bowel cancer will respond effectively to chemotherapy, to ensure that patients will get the most suitable type of treatment from the outset. A large validation study was conducted to support initial findings with the latest research published in the Clinical Cancer Research and Gut journals.
High levels of biomarker linked to poor prognosis in…
… that could identify differences in tumor biology between racial groups and serve as risk predictors to help alleviate health disparity in disease outcomes. In this study, a research team led by Georgia State University examined whether a biomarker …
New model of cervical cancer care reduces delay between diagnosis and treatment
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for women low- and middle-income countries, including Botswana, where 75 percent of cervical cancer patients suffer from advanced forms of the disease. These patients can face wait times as long as five months after diagnosis before receiving lifesaving treatment.
Transradial, same-day PCIs could save $300 million each year, research shows
… into account when developing new PCI treatment guidelines, and consider the benefits for both the patient and the health care system as a whole,” Amin said. “Also, we need to continue to pursue research like this — in all areas of medicine–that …
Sign up now Stamford’s Race for Life event
Women are being encouraged to sign up now to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life events at Burghley House. The charity is urging women of all ages, shapes and sizes to choose their event – Race for Life 5k, 10k or Pretty Muddy – and pledge to take part at Burghley House, Stamford.