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Written by Kate Murphy.
The Food and Drug Administration warns consumers not to use skin sanitizers and skin protectants manufactured by the Clarcon Laboratory of Roy, Utah. Â A recent inspection found high-levels of disease-causing bacteria in the ...
Written by Kate Murphy.
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A video can help patients make personal decisions about end-of-life care. Cancer death rates are falling in Europe, partly led by recent colorectal cancer declines.
Avastin will now be covered for a longer time for...
Written by Kate Murphy.
It doesn’t help patients to add Erbitux to FOLFOX chemotherapy after surgery for stage III colon cancer a data monitoring committee for a clinical trial testing the new treatment has decided.
Because the analysis showed that...
Written by Catherine Knowles.
Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the approval of the first 13 human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines for use in NIH-funded research. Children’s Hospital in Boston developed 11 of the approved...
Written by Kate Murphy.
The Centers for Disease Control is warning the public about fraudulent emails that appear to come from the CDC and tell people to create a “Personal H1N1 Vaccination Profile” on the CDC website.
Clicking on a link in the email...
Written by Kate Murphy.
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Swedish researchers have found a drug that inhibits a dangerous cell pathway while leaving a protective one intact pointing the way to preventing colon polyps from becoming cancerous. In a large study, 8 out of 10...
