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    Unusual Three-drug Combo Inhibits Growth Of Aggressive Tumors (September 9, 2006) -- An experimental anti-cancer regimen combined a diuretic, a Parkinson's disease medication and a drug ordinarily used to reverse the effect of sedatives. The unusual mixture inhibited the growth of ... > full story

    In A Technical Tour De Force, Scientists Take A Global View Of The Epigenome (September 9, 2006) -- A collaboration between researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of California at Los Angeles captured the genome-wide DNA methylation pattern of the plant ... > full story

    Malaria Treatment Efficacy Compromised In Certain HIV-positive Patients (September 9, 2006) -- A weakened immune response resulting from HIV infection can lead to trouble when it comes to treating malaria, according to a new study appearing in the Oct. 1 issue of the Journal of Infectious ... > full story

    Lab Links Gene To Aged Skin Problems, Cancer (September 8, 2006) -- Oregon Health and Science University researchers have uncovered a pathway through which a gene's over-expression causes skin stem cells to switch from creating hair follicles to creating sebaceous ... > full story

    Sex And The Heart: It's Not What You Think (September 8, 2006) -- A new study finds that when it comes to heart health, men are getting better while women are getting worse. "Women are no longer protected from heart disease risk relative to men," said Eileen ... > full story

    Reconstructive Surgeon Aims For Rejection-free Limb Transplantation (September 8, 2006) -- Years ago, the idea of attaching a donor limb onto a patient's body would have been the stuff of science fiction. But to date about two-dozen people around the world have received hand transplants. ... > full story

    'Allergy Cells' Can Aggravate Cancer And Psoriasis (September 8, 2006) -- The body's mast cells are mainly associated with allergic reaction in the way they release histamine and other inflammatory substances. However, researchers at Karolinska Institute have now ... > full story

    Drug Could Change The Standard Treatment During Procedures To Clear Blocked Arteries (September 8, 2006) -- Millions of procedures to open up blocked arteries feeding the heart are successfully performed at hospitals across the United States each year. Researchers are working to make what has become a ... > full story

    Study Finds Healthcare Usage Significantly Altered After September 11 Attacks (September 8, 2006) -- While healthcare usage markedly declined in the 3 weeks immediately after the terrorist attacks of September 11, healthcare claims then rose above expected levels during the following months. If a ... > full story

    Genome Code Cracked For Breast And Colon Cancers (September 8, 2006) -- Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have completed the first draft of the genetic code for breast and colon cancers. Their report, published online in the September 7 issue of Science, ... > full story

    Liver Diagnosis Breakthrough With Mayo Clinic MRI Development (September 8, 2006) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new technique for using magnetic resonance imaging to accurately measure the hardness or elasticity of the liver. First tests show this technology -- called ... > full story

    Need To Pull An All-nighter? Reducing Nitric Oxide Gas In The Brain May Help Us Stay Awake (September 8, 2006) -- People who must ward off sleep -- soldiers, pilots, truckers, students, doctors, parents of newborns -- might someday benefit from drugs that prevent nitric oxide gas from building up in the brain. ... > full story

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