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A new study has found that close to half of 154 smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer picked up a cigarette again within 12 months of their potentially curative operation, and more than one-third were smoking at the one year mark. Sixty percent of patients who started smoking again did so within two months of surgery.... ...
Platinum complexes such as the well-known cisplatin are powerful antitumor medications. They cross the cell membrane and reach the nucleus, where they attach to DNA and stop cell growth. But how does cisplatin get to the nucleus? Italian researchers have now proven that a copper transport protein may play a critical role. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, they present their hypothesis about the transport mechanism.... ...
New figures out today show that the continued investment in the NHS is delivering the lowest number of cancelled operations since 1999. ... ...
HIV/AIDS increasingly is affecting young, working-age Ukrainians, a trend that could affect economic growth, investments and government attempts at reform in the country, experts at a roundtable discussion in the capital city of Kiev said on Tuesday, the... AP/Kyiv Post reports. The symposium, called Ukraine: Business Against AIDS, brought together business leaders and government officials to discuss the countrys AIDS epidemic, which could affect as many as 1.4 million Ukrainians, or 3% of the population, over the next five years. According to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, who has promised to tackle the problem next year, almost 500,000 people, or 1% of the population, might be HIV-positive. The government has recorded 76,875 HIV-positive people in the country since 1987, and some experts say about 39 new cases of HIV are registered daily. Every investor, when investing in a particular country, will think twice when seeing rates like that, Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian national security and defense council secretary, said (AP/Kyiv Post, 11/15). Speaking at a press conference after the roundtable discussion, Kinakh said the country will need twice as much funding as provided in the 2006 draft budget to fight HIV/AIDS. To perform AIDS prevention measures, $10.3 million has been required yearly. The draft budget for next year allocates $6.2 million, Kinakh said. He added that HIV/AIDS poses a threat to the countrys national security (Interfax Ukrainian News, 11/15).... ...
AdvancedMD, the leading provider of Web-based practice management solutions for medical offices and billing services, was presented the Best Healthcare Management Solution (Vertical) award at the Software & Information Industry Associations (SIIA) 22nd Annual CODiE Awards. ... ...
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are now studying an investigational treatment that may offer a significant new, minimally-invasive option for those suffering from advanced widespread emphysema. The EASE (Exhale Airway Stents for Emphysema) trial focuses on a procedure called airway bypass that involves creating pathways in the lung for trapped air to escape -- and in turn, may relieve emphysema symptoms including shortness of breath.... ...
Both Patient and Manufacturer to Benefit from New Regime - ... ...
Analyzing 30 years of data detailing a large rabies virus outbreak among North American raccoons, researchers at Emory University have revealed how initial demographic, ecological and genetic processes simultaneously shaped the viruss geographic spread over time. The study appears online in the Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences.... ...
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