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Protein May Be Key In Developing Deadly Form Of Pancreatic Cancer (October 12, 2007) -- A tumor-blocking protein previously implicated in prostate and breast cancer development may also be behind the most aggressive type of pancreatic cancer. Researchers have discovered that the protein ... > full story

Young Women Suffering From Breast Cancer Do Not Necessarily Benefit From Chemotherapy (October 12, 2007) -- Women under the age of 40 with breast cancer who are given drugs in addition to lumpectomies or radiotherapy, known as adjuvant chemotherapy, may not be benefiting from these drugs. This is ... > full story

People Are Programmed To Love Chocolate, Study Finds (October 12, 2007) -- For the first time, scientists have linked preference for a food -- chocolate -- to a chemical signature that may be programmed in the metabolic system and is detectable by laboratory tests. The ... > full story

Gene Believed To Promote Long Life Linked To Cholesterol Flushing (October 12, 2007) -- Researchers have discovered a link between a gene believed to promote long lifespan and a pathway that flushes cholesterol from the body. The finding could help researchers create drugs that lower ... > full story

Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer More Successful If Certain Protein Is Expressed, Study Suggests (October 12, 2007) -- Researchers have found they can potentially target chemotherapy for breast cancer to only those women most likely to benefit, sparing the majority of patients from unnecessary side effects. Women ... > full story

Cognitive Impairment Due To Chronic Lyme Disease Can Be Treated (October 12, 2007) -- Findings from the first placebo-controlled study of chronic cognitive impairment after treated Lyme disease demonstrate that patients report moderate cognitive impairment, physical dysfunction ... > full story

The 'Arms' Race: Adult Steroid Users Seek Muscles, Not Medals (October 12, 2007) -- The majority of nonmedical anabolic-androgenic steroid users are not cheating athletes or risk-taking teenagers. According to a recent survey, containing the largest sample to date, the typical male ... > full story

Obesity Boosts Gullet Cancer Risk Six Fold (October 12, 2007) -- Obese people are six times as likely to develop gullet (esophageal) cancer as people of "healthy" weight, shows new research. Rates of esophageal cancer have been rising rapidly, and in some ... > full story

Anticlotting Drug Found To Be Safe In Sickle Cell Patients, Study Suggests (October 12, 2007) -- An intravenous "blood thinner" widely used in patients with acute coronary syndromes and during coronary artery stent placement appears to be safe in patients with sickle cell disease and may have ... > full story

Patients Can't Recall Their Medications To Tell Doctors (October 12, 2007) -- Doctors depend on patients to accurately tell them what drugs they are taking in out-patient visits. But nearly 50 percent of patients taking antihypertensive drugs were unable to accurately name a ... > full story

New Hearing Mechanism Discovered (October 12, 2007) -- Researchers have discovered a hearing mechanism that fundamentally changes the current understanding of inner ear function. This new mechanism could help explain the ear's remarkable ability to sense ... > full story

Potential Early Warning System For Lung Cancer Identified (October 12, 2007) -- An immune system protein could act as an early warning system for lung cancer, reveals new research. Lung cancer kills around 900,000 people every year, and can take 20 years or more to develop ... > full story

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List of medical topics -- This is a list of medical ... > full article

Metastasis -- Metastasis is the spread of cancer from its primary site to other places in the body (e.g., brain, liver). Cancer cells can break away from a primary tumor, penetrate into lymphatic and blood ... > full article

Tumor suppressor gene -- A tumor suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or deletion of such a gene will increase the probability ... > full article

Leukemia -- Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). It is part of ... > full article

Urology -- Urology is the field of medicine that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. In men, the urinary system overlaps with the reproductive system, ... > full article

Menopause -- Menopause (also known as the "Change of life" or climacteric) is a stage of the human female reproductive cycle that occurs as the ovaries stop producing estrogen, causing the reproductive system to ... > full article

Glioma -- A glioma is a type of primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor that arises from glial cells. The most common site of involvement of a glioma is the brain, but they can also affect the spinal cord, ... > full article

General fitness training -- General fitness training works towards broad goals of overall health and well-being, rather than narrow goals of sport competition, larger muscles or concerns over appearance. A regular moderate ... > full article

Health benefits of tea -- The possible beneficial health effects of tea consumption have been suggested and supported by some studies, but others have not found beneficial effects. Studies claim that the polyphenol content of ... > full article

Tumor -- Tumor (American English) or tumour (British English) originally means "swelling", and is sometimes still used with that meaning. Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of ... > full article

Neurology -- Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Physicians specializing in the field of neurology are called neurologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and ... > full article

Lymphoma -- Lymphoma is a variety of cancer that originates in lymphocytes or, more rarely, of histiocytes. Collectively, these cell types form the reticuloendothelial system and circulate in the vessels of the ... > full article

Rash -- A rash is a change in the skin which affects its appearance or texture. A rash may be localised to one part of the body, or affect all the skin. Rashes may cause the skin to change color, itch, ... > full article

Fatigue (physical) -- Fatigue is a state, following a period of mental or physical activity, characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a feeling of ... > full article

Stomach cancer -- Stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus and the small intestine. It ... > full article

Carcinogen -- In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. Carcinogens are also often, but not necessarily, mutagens or teratogens. Carcinogens may cause cancer by altering cellular ... > full article

Ovarian cancer -- Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian neoplasm (an abnormal growth located on the ovaries). Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women, the leading cause of death from ... > full article

Gynecologic hemorrhage -- Gynecologic hemorrhage represents exessive bleeding of the female reproductive ... > full article

Lavender oil -- Lavender oil is an essential oil obtained by distillation from the flower spikes of certain species of lavender. Two forms are distinguished, Lavender Flower Oil, a colorless oil, insoluble in water, ... > full article

Vulvovaginal health -- Vulvovaginal health is the health and sanitation of the human female vulva and ... > full article