Study Shows Recent Compound May Be a Therapy for Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer
By
Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 29, 2009 — Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute say they
have developed a compound that may be capable of halting a ordinary class of
drug-resistant lung cancer.
Their study is published in the Dec. 24/31 issue of the journal
Nature.
The [...]
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) — The smartphone applications that help modern-world dwellers find restaurants in Calcutta, calculate the size of a room or even read a bar code may as well as fuel eating disorders.
In the incorrect hands, apps as well as other instant technology may trigger obsessional behavior by allowing [...]
Here are some of the latest health as well as health examination news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Recent Guidelines Sought for Diseased Organ Donors
U.S. health experts are rethinking guidelines for kidney donors because of a brain infection that two transplant patients developed after receiving their recent organs.
The University of Mississippi Health examination [...]
Nauseating ‘Moldy’ Odor From Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets
By
Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 29, 2009 — A nauseating “moldy” odor has sickened some people using Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles with
red EZ-Open caps.
Tylenol maker McNeil PPC Inc. has recalled all of this product, which is
easily recognized by its distinctive red cap. The [...]
Study Shows Two Genes May Act as Control Switches for Glioblastoma
By
Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Brunilda Nazario, MD
Dec. 28, 2009 — Two newly discovered genes may act as master control
switches in the progression of the most aggressive form of brain cancer,
glioblastoma.
Researchers say the two genes are active in about 60% of all glioblastoma
patients as well as [...]