Risk for Unsafe Medications High in Older Adults in Home Health Care

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 23 Nov 2011

New research has indicated that older adults receiving home health care may be taking a drug that is unsafe or ineffective for someone their age. Read More

$950 Million, Merck’s Penalty Over Painkiller Marketing

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 23 Nov 2011

Merck, the pharmaceutical giant is penalized for approximately $1 billion to resolve criminal and civil charges for wrongful marketing of Vioxx, its earlier hit painkiller, the US Department of Justic...

Scientists Identify Tumor-specific Pathway, Drug Target to Halt Cancer Closer Now

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Wed, 23 Nov 2011

An atypical metabolic pathway unique to some tumors, possibly providing a future target for drugs that could reduce or halt the spread of cancer, has been identified by research team led by UT Southwe...

Cancer Research UK Begins Work on Cancer DNA Database

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Wed, 23 Nov 2011

Cancer Research UK has begun work on a project to create a cancer DNA database that could go a long way in helping personalize cancer treatments in future. As the first step in this initiative, some ...

Need for Cancer Screening Reforms Emphasized

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Wed, 23 Nov 2011

Instead of communicating clearly the risks and benefits of screening for cancer, advocacy and professional groups have developed guidelines focused on who should be screened. This has been prevalent e...

Developing: Tumor-homing Peptide Used to Shrink Tumors and Reduce Side Effects to Deliver Treatment

Posted in Others Support group on Wed, 23 Nov 2011

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute researchers are developing techniques to deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors to increase their effectiveness and decrease collateral damage....Read More

Is Albinism Treatment On The Anvil?

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 23 Nov 2011

Individuals with oculocutaneous albinism, type 1 (OCA1) have white hair, very pale skin, and light-colored irises because they have none, or very little, of the pigment melanin in their skin, hair, an...

Weight Loss Saves Obese Kids from Future Risk of Heart Disease

Posted in Child Obesity Support group on Wed, 23 Nov 2011

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No-booze Days Filled With Alcohol Fun Thanks to ‘wonder Bra’

Posted in General Support group on Wed, 23 Nov 2011

No-booze days could also be made fun days thanks to wine-holding bras....Read More

FASD Causes More Behavioral Problems In Children Than ADHD

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 22 Nov 2011

Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have a high risk of psychiatric problems, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children with FASD are often initially diagno...