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Stop-smoking guides offered
Miami :: FL :: USA | 16 days ago
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How vaccines are tested for safety The FDA OK'd swine flu vaccines on Sept. 15 after receiving preliminary results from five clinical trials on more than 3,000 volunteers at sites including Baylor University College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's...
Tags: lung cancer, Miami, Asthma, Colorectal cancer, Cancer, Stroke, Aging-associated diseases, Acetates, Aspirin, Health Medical Pharma
Thursday is the Great American Smokeout Day
Sarasota :: FL :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility Today is the Great American Smokeout, one of those media-anointed days designed to nag people into doing the right thing...For a wealth of good information on why you should quit and some help in doing so, log in to www.cancer.org. Yet on the eve of the...
Tags: great americans, americans smokeout, Sarasota, Great American Smokeout, Tobacco smoking, Nicotine replacement therapy, Nicotine, Lung cancer, Tobacco, Smoking, Smoking cessation, Health Medical Pharma, Habits, Tom Frieden, Smoking ban, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health effects of tobacco, Public health, Social Issues, Prevalence of tobacco consumption, Quitline, Sarasota County Florida, General practice, Drug rehabilitation
'Desperate Housewives' Star Fights Lung Cancer, Stigma
New York City :: NY :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility Desperate Housewives' Star Fights Lung Cancer, Raises Awareness Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Reuters Kathryn Joosten, who stars as Karen McClusky on the show 'Desperate Housewives' Kathryn Joosten is really ticked off. In fact, she’s so angry at the...
Tags: lung cancers, Kathryn Joosten, survival rate, desperate housewives, breast cancers, New York City, Cancer, Breast cancer, Prostate cancer, Pulmonology, Lung cancer, Health Medical Pharma
Poniard rebounds on picoplatin colon cancer data
South San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility A day after Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its drug candidate picoplatin failed to improve survival for patients with lung cancer, the company reported positive data on the drug as a treatment for colorectal cancer. Poniard said current study data...
Tags: Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc., South San Francisco, Oxaliplatin, Lung cancer, Colorectal cancer, Chemotherapy regimens, Chemotherapy, Cancer treatments, Gastrointestinal cancer, Oncology, Health Medical Pharma
Oxigene drug meets safety goals in study
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility Calif. — Development-stage biotechnology company Oxigene Inc. said Tuesday its lung cancer treatment candidate Zybrestat met safety goals in a midstage study. The company said interim data from the Phase II clinical trial showed that the drug, which is...
Tags: safety goals, Oxigene Inc., Seattle, Pharmacology, Lung cancer, Biotechnology, Cancer, Clinical trial, Drug discovery, Pharmaceutical industry, Business Finance, Health Medical Pharma, Technology Internet
PET-CT scans may help predict response to head, neck cancer treatment
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 16 days ago
Credibility Malone, of the Southern Illinois School of Medicine, Springfield has suggested that imaging tests conducted six to eight weeks after patients complete chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer may help identify patients who will respond to treatment...
Tags: neck cancers, predict value, cancers treatment, helping predict, negative predict, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Radiation oncology, Lung cancer, Head and neck cancer, Positive predictive value, Squamous cell carcinoma, Medical tests, Medical imaging, Medical physics, Health Medical Pharma, Human Interest
Smokers urged to have lung test
Glasgow :: United Kingdom | 17 days ago
Credibility A survey of more than 400 people for the British Lung Foundation found 73 per cent had not had a lung-function test despite having symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which can cause breathlessness and recurrent chest infections.
Tags: lung test, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Lung cancer, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Cough, Obstructive lung disease, Pulmonology, Respiratory diseases, Smoking, Health Medical Pharma, Environment
Poniard plunges on failure of picoplatin study
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility Shares of Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. crashed Monday after the company said its cancer drug picoplatin missed its goal in a clinical trial. The company said patients who took picoplatin as a treatment for relapsed lung cancer did not survive significantly...
Tags: lung cancer, cancer drug, Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc., Los Angeles, Drug discovery, Food and Drug Administration, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical industry, Epidemiology, Clinical trial, Health Medical Pharma, Irritable bowel syndrome, Syndromes, Gastrointestinal cancer, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Abdominal pain, Gastroenterology, General practice, Cancer, Occupational safety and health, Pathology
Great American Smokeout is Thursday
Wichita :: KS :: USA | 18 days ago
Credibility Eagle correspondent After smoking cigarettes for 35 years, Kathy Nichols found a good enough reason to stop. She noticed she had trouble breathing after doing light chores such as carrying a load of laundry through her house...During a visit to her doctor,...
Tags: great americans, americans smokeout, Kathy Nichols, Wichita, Smoking cessation, Tobacco smoking, Lung cancer, Cigarette, Nicotine Anonymous, Tobacco, Smoking, Great American Smokeout
Comcast adds HD channels
Madrid :: Spain | 18 days ago
Credibility Steamboat Springs Some local television surfers might have spied seven new channels — including four in high definition — added to their Comcast cable lineup this month. Four of the channels are high-definition versions of the major broadcast networks,...
Tags: Spain, Madrid, NBC Weather Plus, NBC Universal, KUSA, Universal Sports, Comcast SportsNet, Entertainment Culture, Comcast, Joint ventures, Comcast Corporation, Habits, Smoking cessation, American Cancer Society, Cancer, Health effects of tobacco, Tobacco, Smoking, Great American Smokeout, Health Medical Pharma, Nicotine, Quitline, Lung cancer, Tobacco packaging warning messages
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