Blood still carries protection against killer 1918 flu

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WASHINGTON — Nearly a century after history's most lethal flu faded away, survivors' bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 virus, demonstrating the remarkable durability of the human immune system. Submitted by: bangalore | Visited 8 times | Comments 0

♦ Michael Jackson Drops Lawsuit Against Accountants.

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Michael Jackson Drops Lawsuit Against Accountants.... Pop superstar Michael Jackson has dropped a lawsuit against an accounting firm he accused of making deals and hiring people without his permission. The Thriller hitmaker filed papers against Bernstein, Fox, Whitman, Goldman and Sloan in December 2006 alleging negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. Submitted by: TaxSage - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Pregnancy Could Help Protect Against Bladder Cancer

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Pregnancy seems to confer some protection against bladder cancer in mice, scientists have found.Female mice that had never become pregnant had approximately 15 times as much cancer in their bladders as their counterparts that had become pregnant, according to new findings by investigators at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Submitted by: scorpionagency - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Motley Crue File Lawsuit Against Manager.

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Motley Crue File Lawsuit Against Manager.... Rockers Motley Crue filed a lawsuit against their manager on Wednesday (11Jun08) accusing him of breaching his contract by trying to cash in on their popularity. The rockers claim Burt Stein has used his position as their music manager to promote his own agenda in order to achieve financial gain, reports... Submitted by: invisible - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Patrick Swayze 'Winning' Cancer Fight.

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Patrick Swayze 'Winning' Cancer Fight.... Cancer-stricken actor Patrick Swayze is "winning the battle" against the potentially fatal disease. The Ghost star was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year (08), but after undergoing treatment at Stanford University Medical Center in California and maintaining a healthy diet, he claims to be making a good recovery. Submitted by: Tox - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Freakish $5bn lawsuit against Google dismissed, twice

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Some of you may remember a very bizarre lawsuit filed last September against Google by Pike County Correctional Facility "resident" Dylan Stephen Jayne. Among other things, Jayne accused Google of "crimes against humanity," aiding terrorism, and violating his privacy. Although this is far from one of the most important lawsuits against Google, it's certainly the strangest. Submitted by: webmasterplace - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ New drug combination brings 1-2 punch against acute leukemia

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Click here for more information. CINCINNATI, OHIO Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a drug combination that kills leukemia cells by shutting down their energy source and hastening cell starvation. In a preclinical study, Lauren Akers, D.O., postdoctoral fellow from the Children's Cancer Hospital at M. D. Anderson... Submitted by: Louis11 - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Computer Predicts Anti-cancer Molecules

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ScienceDaily (Jun. 16, 2008) — A new computer-based method of analyzing cellular activity has correctly predicted the anti-tumour activity of several molecules. New research published in Molecular Cancer describes 'CoMet' -a tool that studies the integrated machinery of the cell and predicts those components that will have an effect on cancer. Jeffrey Skolnick... Submitted by: lurkster - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Drug therapy to bolster immune system cells found effective toward childhood cancer

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Click here for more information. CINCINNATI, OH Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a possible approach to therapy that may make cancer cells more sensitive to attack by immune system cells while making the immune system cells more powerful. The combination has the potential to treat different types of childhood cancer, including osteosarcoma... Submitted by: eXe - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ How To Play Against A Loose Online Player

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♦ Gene therapy increases survival for end-stage head and neck cancer

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Jack Roth, M.D., professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. Click here for more information. HOUSTON A gene therapy invented at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is the first to succeed in a U.S. phase III clinical trial for cancer, as announced today at the American Society of Gene Therapy annual meeting in Boston. Introgen Therapeutics... Submitted by: digitalproducts - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Gene Therapy Increases Survival For End-stage Head And Neck Cancer

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ScienceDaily (May 29, 2008) — A gene therapy invented at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is the first to succeed in a U.S. phase III clinical trial for cancer, as announced May 28 at the American Society of Gene Therapy annual meeting in Boston. Introgen Therapeutics, Inc., reported results of its phase III trial of Advexin(r)... Submitted by: gaap - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Mom files lawsuit against baby bottle maker

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An Arkansas woman has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a Connecticut company of making plastic baby bottles with a dangerous chemical linked to serious health problems. The lawsuit by Ashley Campbell against Playtex Products Inc. of Westport is the latest challenge involving the industrial chemical bisphenol A. Submitted by: technolarity - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Mom files lawsuit against baby bottle maker

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An Arkansas woman has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a Connecticut company of making plastic baby bottles with a dangerous chemical linked to serious health problems. The lawsuit by Ashley Campbell against Playtex Products Inc. of Westport is the latest challenge involving the industrial chemical bisphenol A. Submitted by: Artifexus - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Faulty DNA Repair Could Be A Risk Factor For Lung Cancer In Nonsmokers

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ScienceDaily (June 27, 2008) — People who have never smoked but whose cells cannot efficiently repair environmental insults to DNA are at higher risk of developing lung cancer than those with effective genomic repair capability, according to researchers from the Department of Epidemiology at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Submitted by: budin - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Lancome Launches Lawsuit Against Thurman.

1 vote	Lancome Launches Lawsuit Against Thurman. UMA THURMAN is facing a legal battle from French cosmetics giant LANCOME after the actress launched a bid for compensation against them. Submitted by: BP77 - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Stabilizing Cancer-fighting P53 Can Also Shield A Metastasis-promoter

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ScienceDaily (May 22, 2008) — Efforts to protect the tumor-suppressor p53 could just as easily shelter a mutant version of the protein, causing cancer cells to thrive and spread rather than die, according to research by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported in the current issue of the journal Genes and Development. Submitted by: godsofchaos - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Once-suspect Protein Found To Promote DNA Repair, Prevent Cancer

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ScienceDaily (July 21, 2008) An abundant chromosomal protein that binds to damaged DNA prevents cancer development by enhancing DNA repair, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report online in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science July 21, 2008. The protein, HMGB1, was previously hypothesized to block DNA repair, senior author Karen Vasquez... Submitted by: mvmnt - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Analysis Of Cancer Incidence, Mortality And Survival Combined Reveals Encouraging European Trends

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The research is published in a special issue of the European Journal of Cancer (the official journal of ECCO -the European CanCer Organisation) on cancer control [1] and coincides with the start of work by the European Commission to draw up a new EU Cancer Action Plan. The co-editors of the issue, Jan Willem Coebergh and Tit Albreht... Submitted by: Serious - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Lancome Launches Lawsuit Against Thurman.

1 vote	Lancome Launches Lawsuit Against Thurman. UMA THURMAN is facing a legal battle from French cosmetics giant LANCOME after the actress launched a bid for compensation against them. Submitted by: lurkster - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Colorectal cancer screening rates still too low

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PHILADELPHIA Although colorectal cancer screening tests are proven to reduce colorectal cancer mortality, only about half of U.S. men and women 50 and older receive the recommended tests, according to a report in the July 2008 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Submitted by: EGS - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment