Link Between Erectile Dysfunction and Use of Multiple Medications

Posted in Impotence / Erectile Dysfunction Support group on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

Severity of erectile dysfunction increases with the use of multiple medicines, reveals study published online in the Read More

Wonder Drug Pushes Cancer Cells to 'Commit Suicide', Soon

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

Alleged radical new drug can make cancer cells "commit suicide" and could prove highly effectively eradicate some of the deadliest forms of the disease, claim scientists. ...Read More

Study Sheds Light on Tamoxifen Resistance and Ways to Combat It

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

Thousands of women with breast cancer have taken the drug tamoxifen over the last 30 years. However the therapy does not work in some cases, either because the tumors do not respond to the treatment a...

Novel Monoclonal Antibody may Help Treat Tumors Resistant to Conventional Anti-Cancer Therapy

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

In recent years, antiangiogenic cancer therapies have gained widespread acceptance. However many tumors develop resistance to this therapy, which is designed to shut down growth of new blood vessels t...

Research Says Some Tumors Contain Factors That may Block Cancer Spread

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

New research on laboratory models suggests there are factors inside tumors that can slow their own growth. Read More

Eye Cancer Care Must Include Genetic Evaluation

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

The important role that clinical genetic evaluation can have in the management plan of patients with retinoblastoma, a childhood cancer of the eye, has been highlighted by results of a study by Baylor...

Web-Based Intervention Doesn't Help Adolescents Keep Weight Off

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

A Web-based program among adolescents appears ineffective for preventing weight gain, but may have positive short-term effects on eating behaviors, reveals report published Online First by Read More

Risk of Obesity may be Predicted at 3.5 Years of Age

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

A recent University of Montreal study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine says that it is possible to predict which children are most likely to become obese by examining the...

Overweight Man Loses Half His Weight After Getting Stuck in Train Seat

Posted in Obesity Support group on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

A 32-stone man, Brandon Mower has lost almost half his weight after being ashamed of getting stuck in a train seat for 15-minutes and having begged the conductor for help. ...Read More

Primary Care-based Weight Intervention Aids Obese Patients to Lose

Posted in Obesity Support group on Tue, 15 Nov 2011

Primary care doctors, practicing with medical assistants, enabled one group of their obese patients lose an average of 10.1 lb during a two-year lifestyle intervention, states a new study. Researchers...