Longer Hormone Therapy Doesn't Help Prostate Cancer Patients Live Longer, Study Finds Science Daily
Prostate cancer patients treated with either radiation or surgery who use hormone therapy for longer than six months do not survive any longer than patients who use the treatment for a shorter amount of time, according to a study presented November 5, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
Link between shyness, cancer researched Deseret Morning News
Being shy and reluctant to take chances may keep you from meeting new people or changing careers, but could it also give you cancer?
Emisphere Reports Additional Clinical Data From Phase 2 Oral Insulin Trial Medical News Today
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. ("Emisphere", Nasdaq: EMIS) announced today additional results from its 90-day, Phase 2 study of its oral insulin product utilizing the Company's eligen(R) oral delivery technology. [click link for full article]
Stress Hormones May Play New Role In Speeding Up Cancer Growth Science Daily
New research here suggests that hormones produced as during periods of stress may increase the growth rate of a particularly nasty kind of cancer. The study showed that an increase in norepinephrine, a stress hormone, can stimulate tumor cells to produce two compounds. These compounds can break down of the tissue around the tumor cells and allow the cells to more easily move into the bloodstream.
USGS At Society Of Environmental Toxicology And Chemistry PollutionOnline
The 27th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is being held November 5-9, 2006, at the Palais de Congrès in Montréal, Québec, Canada
Female Pronghorns Choose Vigorous Mates; Offspring More Likely To Survive Science Daily
When a female animal compares males to choose a mate, she can't order a laboratory genetic screen for each suitor. Instead, she has to rely on external cues that may indicate genetic quality. Until now, biologists have focused on elaborate ornaments, such as the peacock's tail, as cues that females might use.
Link Between Shyness, Cancer Puzzles Researchers RedNova
CHICAGO _ Being shy and reluctant to take chanc
Cancer in Older Men: A Gender-Based Review RedNova
By Cepeda, Oscar A; Gammack, Julie K Abstract Cancer is a common condition of the older male. Risk factors for developing a malignancy include genetic, environmental and life style features.
Pituitary Hormone In Menopause Under Study Science Daily
Regulating a hormone abundant in women approaching menopause could offer alternatives for hormone replacement therapy, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Dried Plums Act As Antioxidant In Some Meats Science Daily
To help satisfy consumer demand for more natural food products, researchers at Texas A&M University are investigating dried plums as a meat preservative. They are finding that dried plums, when pureed, have a good antioxidant capacity.