Health News

Structure of key breast cancer target enzyme unraveled
A researcher at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute has moved a step closer to a cure, and possibly the prevention, of the most common type of breast cancer. ANI

Smoking claimed 673,000 Chinese lives in 2005
A multinational research team, led by scientists at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, has lent more force to the suggestion that smoking is a significant risk factor for mortality and disease. ANI

Genetic mutations can predict childhood leukaemia relapse
A collaborative study by American researchers has revealed that changes in a gene called IKAROS can help predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). ANI

Health News for September 2, 2007

Density gene could reduce breast cancer risk
Scientists have identified a gene, which influences breast density and could serve as a predictive marker for breast cancer. ANI

Now, a programme that prolongs senior citizens ability to live independently
A new programme has been devised to prolong older adults ability to live independently. ANI

Melanoma drug activates immune system cells to fight disease
A new study has revealed that a drug that is used for treating malignant Melanoma has little effect on the disease cells itself, but triggers the immune system cells to fight the disease. ANI

Radiation and drug combo may help improve lung cancer treatment
A combination of radiation therapy and bavituximab, a monoclonal antibody that helps destroy blood vessels nourishing malignant tumours, is more effective in treating lung cancer than either approach alone, say researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. ANI

Heres what cancer patients seek from support groups
Many cancer patients prefer to receive information on emotional aid from support groups, a new study has found. ANI

Physicians may predict chemotherapy effectiveness through molecular pathway
A new research has found that physicians might be able predict which lung cancer patients will gain from chemotherapy drugs, through a common molecular pathway. ANI

25 per cent of HIV patients think their doctors stigmatise them
A new study has revealed that 25 per cent of HIV patients believe their doctors stigmatise them. ANI

Boffins identify chemical cause of popcorn workers lung
Researchers have identified a chemical agent that may be responsible for an occupational disease bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), or popcorn workers lung. ANI

Software to track blood flow shows promise in preventing brain damage
A team of researchers have designed a detector software to constantly keep a track of harmful changes in the blood flow to the brain. ANI