“New research suggests a link between very low cholesterol levels and an increased risk of cancer, but the findings are far from conclusive, researchers say.
The analysis of studies examining outcomes in patients taking cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins to lower their low density lipoprotein (LDL) ‘bad’ cholesterol found an elevated risk of cancer among those […]
While I reckon everyone agrees that donating the proceeds from my Amazon Associate Program to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation is a very nice gesture, I’ve received a lot of emails from people who would rather donate money directly than buying stuff on Amazon.
As I said before, I’m a little uncomfortable doing this. And yet, […]
Last year I cited some studies by Claudia Hensche which suggested that 80% of lung cancer deaths could be avoided through use of CT scans. I suggested in an update that these studies might be overoptimistic because there were far too many false positives and in any event fast-growing tumors are likely to occur between […]
Us Doctors claim that they successfully treated a skin cancer patient with cloned cells from his own immune system. A 52 year old man was suffering from melanoma which was already advanced and in stage four.
The team of Doctors under Cassian Yee of Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre […]
This is the Hawke Building at the City West campus of the University of South Australia (UniSA).
Adelaide’s three universities are participating in a global campaign to raise awareness for breast cancer research. Across Australia 14 universities illuminated some of their buildings in glowing pink; an initiative of the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Here is an extract […]
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Taxpayers have spent tens of billions of dollars on Cancer research, AIDS research and mental illness research. Yet, there is little evidence demonstrating that this largely commercial enterprise has borne clinically beneficial fruits.
The consensus of the world’s biggest gathering of cancer specialists, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, concedes that “when looking at the […]
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Royal College of Surgeons 6th May
The Royal College of Surgeons in Holborn is an interesting venue with an amazing collection of preserved body parts and anatomical curiosities in the museum upstairs. The event Drive produced there recently for Cancer Research UK was in the main hall on the ground floor, a large wood panelled […]
The Houston GLBT political Caucus has endorsed Proposition 15, the cancer research bond proposal championed by State Representative Ellen Cohen. Houston, particularly the Montrose-Med. Center district, is known throughout the world for being at the forefront of health research and treatment. It is only right that our city do its part […]
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Canada’s fastest research supercomputer is helping search for more effective cancer treatments at the Ontario Cancer Institute. The new IBM system analyzes millions of images of proteins to identify those related to the disease and help design better treatments.
“We need to better understand the specific function and interactions of proteins that cause cancer,” said Dr. […]
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In A Midsummer’s Night Dream, two selfish pagan gods, Titania and Oberon, are having a lover’s quarrel, trading accusations of infidelity both real and perceived. Titania points out that Oberon’s jealous rages (”But with thy brawls thou has disturbed our sport”) are having a deleterious effect among the mere mortal earthlings below them:
“Therefore the winds, […]