Gutsy kid of two years beats cancer
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 22 (IANS) A British kid diagnosed with leukaemia has overcome all odds as doctors revealed she is now in remission.Erin Colley has had repeated bouts of chemotherapy since ... Read more...
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For cancer survivor, sun shines in heart (IANS Book Review)
November 10th, 2011 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Book: "Sunshine: My Encounter With Cancer", Author: Minakshi Chaudhry: Publisher: Rupa; Price: Rs.195; Pages: 200Here's a deeply personal account by middle-aged Shimla-based Minakshi Chaudhry, who beat the ghost of breast cancer. ... Read more...
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Magnets help fight prostate cancer
November 9th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 9 (IANS) Magnetic force can help treat prostate cancer in men, say experts.Unlike chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the treatment can kill cancerous cells without harming healthy tissue, Daily Mail ... Read more...
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Gonorrhea cure gets tough as bug grows drug resistant
November 8th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) At a time when the controversy over the antibiotic resistant superbug in the capital's hospitals refuses to die down, Indian researchers have found that the ... Read more...
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Discovery on measles could spur less toxic cancer cure
November 6th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) A new discovery about the measles virus, arguably the most virulent pathogen which afflicts 10 million children worldwide, could also help spur less toxic cancer treatments.The ... Read more...
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Power of positive thinking: Girl saves mother with love letters
November 5th, 2011 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 5 (IANS) A little girl in Britain saved her cancer-afflicted mother's life through her affectionate letters after doctors declared there was hardly anything which could be done to ... Read more...
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Former Brazil president Lula diagnosed with cancer
October 30th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Oct 30 (IANS/EFE) Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who quit power Jan 1, has been diagnosed with throat cancer, the hospital where he will undergo treatment ... Read more...
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Chavez’s former doctor flees Venezuela
October 22nd, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A former doctor of ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has fled the country to avoid persecution over his recent remarks about Chavez's health, Mexican ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Chavez says he’s free of cancer
October 21st, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Oct 21 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that the tests he underwent in recent days in Cuba detected no "malignant cells".Dressed in a military uniform upon his ... Read more...
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Living out ‘Anand’ story: In real as on reel
October 14th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 14 (IANS) He is 21, full of life, loves to go on long trips, hangs out with friends and makes new ones on Facebook. Occasionally, when blood ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New way of treating lung cancer soon
October 11th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 11 (IANS) Scientists have uncovered the mechanism by which aggressive lung cancers re-grow following chemotherapy, offering hope for new therapies.The study, conducted by a team from Monash (Australia), ... Read more...
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Nanotech to pave way for safer breast implants
October 10th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) There is cheering news for victims of breast cancer who feel disfigured by the partial or complete removal of their breasts.Researchers led by Judit E. ... Read more...
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Never allow pets in your bed!
September 28th, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 28 (IANS) You may lavish attention on your pets, seeing that they are well fed and cared for. But don't let them share your bed, because they could ... Read more...
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This drug can reduce breast cancer recurrence
September 27th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 27 (IANS) Zoledronic acid, a group of drugs, tried out on breast cancers among post-menopausal women has shown promising results.Mainly used to treat osteoporosis, zoledronic acid is also ... Read more...
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Venezuela president goes for last chemotherapy session
September 18th, 2011 - 8:34 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 18 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced that he was travelling to Cuba to undergo the fourth round of chemotherapy, which he said will probably be the ... Read more...
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Venezuelan president says he needs more chemotherapy
September 14th, 2011 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 14 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday that he will probably have to undergo a fourth cycle of chemotherapy for cancer, but insisted that he will campaign ... Read more...
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Cuba launches world’s first lung cancer retardant
September 7th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 7 (IANS) Cuba has launched the world's first therapeutic drug against lung cancer.The drug CimaVax-EGF comes following a 25-year research into tobacco smoking related diseases by ... Read more...
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Chavez in good health after chemotherapy
September 4th, 2011 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 4 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that after finishing his third round of chemotherapy his health was "perfect"."I'm going strong," said Chavez, as he left the ... Read more...
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Micro oxygen generators fight cancer faster
September 1st, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) A tiny oxygen generating device could help kill cancer tissues faster by increasing the influence of radiation and chemotherapy, says a new research.The device, if implanted ... Read more...
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Chavez says chemotherapy will make him bald like Yul Brynner
July 29th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, July 29 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the cancer treatment he is undergoing will cause him to begin losing his hair in a few days, joking that his ... Read more...
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Hugo Chavez to start chemotherapy treatment
July 18th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Caracas, Venezuela, July 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez has flown to Cuba to start chemotherapy. The 56-year-old was in Cuba almost a month ago where he underwent a surgery to ... Read more...
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Chavez returns to Cuba for treatment
July 18th, 2011 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Havana, July 18 (IANS/EFE) Cuban President Raul Castro was at the Havana airport to welcome Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who returned to the island to begin the second phase of ... Read more...
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New hope for cancer cure
July 8th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) British scientists have found a new way of killing cancer cells, a media report said Friday.The study not only sheds light on why some people fail ... Read more...
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Antibiotic dosing guidelines to help counteract superbugs
July 5th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 5 (IANS) Doctors can now more confidently administer a drug that protects against bacterial superbugs, thanks to dosing guidelines for the antibiotic colistin.Colistin treats serious infections in critically ... Read more...
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Molecular glue to impart cutting edge to chemotherapy
June 23rd, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 23 (IANS) When you drop a cake of soap into a sink full of greasy water, the grease recoils and retreats to the edges of the sink.Now, what ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Happy to be alive after cancer treatment: Puerto Rican singer
June 21st, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
San Juan, June 21 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Draco Rosa said that he's "happy to be alive" after undergoing six months of treatment for cancer.The composer of top Ricky Martin ... Read more...
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Machine brings new hope for cancer patients (With Images)
June 19th, 2011 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) It's called the modern day medical marvel. HIPEC, a first of its kind machine in India, has proved a life-saver for two Stage IV cancer patients ... Read more...
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Drug discovery combats ovarian cancer
June 5th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jun 5 (IANS) A drug discovery can increase an ovarian cancer patients' life expectancy by up to eight months -- the biggest breakthrough in 20 years of its treatment.
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A British woman who can’t use electricity
May 19th, 2011 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
London, May 19 (IANS) A 55-year-old British woman is so sensitive to electricity that she cannot watch television, listen to the radio or talk on a mobile phone.Janice Tunnicliffe, a ... Read more...
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Legendary golfer Seve Ballesteros loses battle with brain tumour
May 7th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) Legendary Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros, a five-times major winner, passed away in Pedrena, in Northern Spain, Saturday after a long drawn battle with brain tumour. He ... Read more...
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Jenny Conlee has breast cancer
May 5th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jenny Conlee has announced that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing treatment. The Decemberists’ accordion and keyboardist announced her breast cancer on ... Read more...
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Professor lectures from hospital bed
May 5th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Longview, May 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Professor William Kielhorn of LeTourneau University in Longview was not ready to let anything spoil his perfect attendance record. The 79-year-old is in hospital after being diagnosed ... Read more...
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New experimental drug slows down growth of ovarian cancer
April 16th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16 (ANI): A new study has found that an experimental drug that blocks two points of a crucial cancer cell signalling pathway inhibits the growth of ovarian cancer cells.The study ... Read more...
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Stress triggers Catherine Zeta-Jones’s bipolar disorder
April 16th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, April 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Recent announcement by Catherine Zeta-Jones that she suffered bipolar II disorder after coming under stress have got many people wondering if stress could cause the disorder.Scientists ... Read more...
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Proud of Zeta-Jones for seeking help: Demi Lovato
April 15th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 15 (IANS) Actress Demi Lovato says she is proud of Catherine Zeta-Jones for taking the decision to seek help for bipolar disorder.Zeta-Jones checked into a mental health facility, ... Read more...
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