Prostate Vaccine News "Reason For Optimism"

Prostate Vaccine News "Reason For Optimism"
Below is a comment from Otis W. Brawley, M.D., American Cancer Society chief medical officer, on the announcement that the experimental vaccine Provenge increased survival in men with prostate cancer. "This announcement is reason for optimism about a vaccine that has generated controversy for several years.

Shedding Light On Inflammatory Disease

Shedding Light On Inflammatory Disease

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Scientists have found that understanding the precise timing of communication between cells that coordinate the body's response to disease could be key to new drug developments.

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that understanding the precise timing of communication between cells that coordinate the body's response to disease could be key to new drug developments.

Researchers, in collaboration with AstraZeneca and the Universities of Manchester and Warwick, are investigating the NF-kappa-B signalling system, which governs the responses within cells to stimuli such as stress and infection. It plays a central role in conditions such as cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.

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Honey And Lozenges For Children With Non-specific Cough

Chronic non-specific cough is a chronic, dry cough of in the absence of identifiable respiratory disease or known aetiology; although it is usually not reflective of an underlying severe illness, it does cause significant morbidity, and as such relief from it is often sought. The use of honey and lozenges to soothe upper respiratory tract irritation is common, inexpensive, and potentially more effective in treating the symptoms than pharmacological interventions. Complete news at...