Archives - Tuesday 15 July 2008
Lymph Nodes - Imaging Advance Tracks Prostate Cancer
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2008 - 23:42 - http://empowher.com/TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new imaging technique, based on an engineered version of the common cold virus, may help doctors detect the spread of prostate cancer to the lymph nodes...
Berry good news for prostate cancer sufferers
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2008 - 22:00 - http://www.northernstar.com.au/By Janet Grist HUMAN trials beginning this month on a blueberry-based drink will determine whether the compound can effectively inhibit the progress of prost...
Possible Link Found Between X-rays And Prostate Cancer
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2008 - 21:48 - http://www.sciencedaily.com/Researchers have shown an association between certain past diagnostic radiation procedures and an increased risk of young-onset prostate cancer -- a rare form of prostate cancer which affects about...
Analyst Comments: Dendreon, Magellan, Baxter, Regis, Whole Foods
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2008 - 21:25 - http://www.istockanalyst.com/Positive interim results of Dendreon Corp's (DNDN) key product candidate, Provenge, from the ongoing IMPACT phase III trial in the second half of 2008 will enable the company to amend the filing of...
Drug Thwarts Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients: Study
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2008 - 20:20 - http://empowher.com/Amgen's experimental bone-loss drug denosumab increased bone density and prevented fractures among clinical trial participants being treated for prostate cancer, the Wall Street Journal reported,...
New Medication Reduces Bone Breaks
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2008 - 20:16 - http://www.overthelimit.info/New York-The drug firm Amgen announced on Monday that a new experimental bone drug is proving that it has merit in reduction of bone fractures. The new drug, denosumab is a drug that is injected...
Light Sciences Oncology Raises $40 Million for Cancer Trials
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2008 - 19:39 - http://www.xconomy.com/The show must go on at Light Sciences Oncology, with or without public investors. The privately-held company in Bellevue, WA, raised $40.1 million in a third-round financing to continue running a...
Amgen Reports Positive Results for Treatment of Bone Loss in Cancer Study
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2008 - 19:01 - http://www.redorbit.com/Amgen has reported positive results from a three-year pivotal Phase III placebo-controlled trial evaluating denosumab in the treatment of bone loss in men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy...
Vitamin D vs. Sunscreen
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2008 - 17:36 - http://empowher.com/The sunshine vitamin seems to do more than help build strong bones. A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that men with low vitamin D were at a higher risk for heart attacks....
Health Buzz: Exercise and Alzheimer’s and Other Health News
Published on Tuesday 15 July 2008 - 17:32 - http://www.usnews.com/Drugs for prostate cancer patients, sex education, and forecasting air quality for asthmatics
