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Archive for May, 2009

Swine Flu: Top 20 Questions and Answers

Rumors are rife as the swine flu theme evolves. Here are twenty questions answered by Charles Ericsson M.D., Prof. Internal Medicine, Director of Travel Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, and Robert Emery DrPH, VP Safety, Health, Environment & Risk Management, UT Health Science Center, and Associate Prof. at the UT School of Public Health.
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Patients With Aggressive Lymphoma Benefit From Two Targeted Therapies

When combined with a cocktail of chemotherapy drugs, two monoclonal antibodies, instead of one, appear to offer superior results in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, according to Mayo Clinic researchers working with the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG).
At the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), researchers say that adding [...]

Formaldehyde Tied to Blood and Lymphatic Cancers

Exposure to formaldehyde may be linked to blood and lymphatic cancers, particularly myeloid leukemia and lymphoma.
In an extended analysis of workers exposed to formaldehyde during their careers, the agent was associated with a 37% increased risk of death from such cancers in those with the highest exposures according to Laura E. Beane Freeman, Ph.D., of [...]