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Study of concurrent radiotherapy, chemotherapy shows promise in small cell lung cancer

CHICAGO - Treating limited stage small cell lung cancer(LSCL) with a combination of accelerated high-dose radiotherapy and chemotherapy has shown encouraging results, opening the door to larger sca

Nov 3, 2009

Health

Weight training boosts breast cancer survivors' body image and intimate relationship satisfaction

In addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for self-esteem among breast cancer survivors, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research.

Nov 3, 2009

Health

Pitt, US Army team designs new strategy to find drugs to treat neglected infection

PITTSBURGH, Nov.

Nov 3, 2009

Health

Half of US children -- and most black children -- will use food stamps, Cornell study reports

Nearly half of American children -- including 90 percent of black children and 90 percent of children who spend their childhoods in single-parent households -- will eat meals paid for by food sta

Nov 2, 2009

Earth & Environment

Iowa State researchers contribute to discovery of gamma rays from starburst galaxy

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University astrophysicists contributed to the recent discovery that a galaxy quickly creating new stars is also a source of high energy gamma rays.

Nov 2, 2009

Health

Multicenter study led by pitt finds early results of therapy for preemies not sustained

PITTSBURGH, Nov.

Nov 2, 2009

Health

High-throughput genotyping, protein purification featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (Mon., Nov. 2, 2009) -- The introduction of high-throughput laboratory methods has greatly increased the pace of research into the genetics of complex diseases.

Nov 2, 2009

Health

Mount Sinai assessing health impacts of 1 of the nation's largest environmental disasters

Over nearly a century, thousands of residents and workers in Libby, MT, have been exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore, leading to markedly higher rates of lung disease and autoimmune d

Nov 2, 2009

Health

ACP expresses support for key policies of Affordable Health Care for America Act

Washington, November 2, 2009 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) today sent a letter to House leaders voicing the College's support for key policies in the Affordable Health Care for Ameri

Nov 2, 2009

Health

Nearly half of all US children will use food stamps, says poverty expert at WUSTL

Holidays and tables full of delicious food usually go hand in hand, but for nearly half of the children in the United States, this is not guaranteed.

Nov 2, 2009

Health

Decrease in physical activity may not be a factor in increased obesity rates among adolescents

Decreased physical activity may have little to do with the recent spike in obesity rates among U.S. adolescents, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Nov 2, 2009

Health

Nation's hip fracture rate could drop 25 percent with aggressive osteoporosis prevention

November 2, 2009 (Downey, Calif.) -- Aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States by 25 percent, according to a Kaiser Permanente

Nov 2, 2009

Health

PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative shares strategy for developing 'next-generation' malaria vaccines

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 2, 2009 -- Marking its tenth anniversary year, the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) today unveiled a new strategy that sets the stage for an aggressive push targeting

Nov 2, 2009

Health

Cataract surgery helps AMD patients; steroid improves DME; online eye health forum

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--- This month's Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy) reports on a national study that finds cataract surgery is likely to benefit p

Nov 1, 2009