Benefits outweigh risks in myeloablative therapy for children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Benefits outweigh risks in myeloablative therapy for children with high-risk neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is among the most common of childhood cancers and fortunately, some children will get better spontaneously. Yet for children with high-risk disease the outlook is poor: more than half will relapse despite chemotherapy.
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Election 2010: If science had a vote, which party would it vote for?

Election 2010: If science had a vote, which party would it vote for?
After two weeks spent reading manifestos and reviewing the parties’ responses to our questions about science policy, Martin Robbins has reached his verdict It’s easy to get cynical about elections. We used to vote for the people we disliked the least. Then along [...]

Multiple sclerosis walk raises money for Idaho patients

Multiple sclerosis accomplishment raises money for Idaho patients
Multiple sclerosis has taken a lot away from Shanna Locker.
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Pig powder gets 2 thumbs up

Pig powder gets 2 thumbs up
A City of Bellevue employee is a test case for a new powdery product that reputedly regrows tissue.
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‘No We Can’t?’: TaxCann2010 Progressives Historically Unreliable

‘No We Can’t?’: TaxCann2010 Progressives Historically Unreliable
The Tax Cannabis 2010 initiative can’t count on cannabis’ strongest ally: progressives, because they historically stay home at mid-terms, analysts say. Fifty-six percent of Californians favor legalization , but voter turnout will drop dramatically from the historic 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama. Obama’s election saw eighty percent of [...]

International Stem Cell And Absorption Systems Confirm Results Showing Stem Cell Derived Corneal Tissue As An …

International Stem Cell And Absorption Systems Confirm Results Showing Stem Cell Derived Corneal Tissue As An …
International Stem Cell Corporation, www.internationalstemcell.com, the first company to perfect a method of creating human “parthenogenetic” stem cells from unfertilized eggs, announces the results of a second set of experiments confirming that its lab-grown corneal tissue closely mimics the [...]

A year after Obama’s ND commencement visit: Where are some of the key players now?

A year after Obama’s ND commencement visit: Where are some of the key players now?
A year ago this weekend, hundreds of anti-abortion activists flooded into South Bend to oppose a visit by President Barack Obama, who was giving the University of Notre Dame’s commencement speech and accepting an honorary degree.
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Soligenix Announces Grant of Broad European Patent for Topically Active Steroids to Treat Inflammatory …

Soligenix Announces Grant of Broad European Patent for Topically Active Steroids to Treat Inflammatory …
Soligenix, Inc. , a late-stage biotechnology company, announced this day that the European Patent Office granted patent EP 1392321 “Method of Treating Inflammatory Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract using Topically Active Corticosteroids.” Â The new patent’s main claims cover the use [...]

Animal study reveals intestinal bacteria can promote tumor growth

Animal study reveals intestinal bacteria can promote tumor growth
A team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers has discovered that common intestinal bacteria appear to promote tumor growths in genetically susceptible mice, but that tumorigenesis can be suppressed if the mice are exposed to an inhibiting accelerator enzyme.
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Carnival of Caring helps woman fight cancer

Carnival of Caring helps woman fight cancer
Laurie Gens started organizing carnivals at an age when most kids merely stand in line for a ride. On Saturday, she organized her biggest clean yet, and this time the reason for the carnival was much more personal.
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