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Feb

04

IsoRay Announces It Has Provided Seeds To Canada For Research Initiatives To Expand The Use Of Cesium-131 For New Cancer Applications

IsoRay, Inc. announced that it has successfully shipped the first set of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds to a Canadian customer for the purpose of furthering research and development of Cesium-131 in Canada. Cesium-131 is currently approved by Health Canada for the treatment of low-risk prostate cancers and has been cleared by the US FDA for treatment of a wide variety of malignant disease (e.g. prostate, head and neck, brain, breast, lung, eye, etc.).

Feb

04

Physical Activity Associated With Healthier Aging

Physical activity appears to be associated with a reduced risk or slower progression of several age-related conditions as well as improvements in overall health in older age, according to a commentary and four articles published in the January 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Feb

04

Findings From University Of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Provide New Insights Into Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma

Scientists discuss in 'Expression of interleukin- 1 receptor-associated kinase-1 in non-small cell lung carcinoma and preneoplastic lesions' new findings in non-small-cell lung carcinoma. In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study To identify the pattern of interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK-1) protein expression in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) and corresponding preneoplastic lesions.

Feb

03

Fennel And Pork Add Dramatic Touches To Savory Squash Stew

You can't judge a book by its cover. But vegetables are another story: The more vibrant the flesh, the more nutrients it contains. For instance, orange-hued winter squash are naturally chock-full of beta-carotene, fiber, magnesium and potassium.

Feb

03

Wrap Your Hands Around A Bowl Of One Of These Hearty Soups

Almost nothing tastes better on a cold, gray day than a piping bowl of soup. And almost nothing more easily feeds a crowd. So we asked readers to send us their favorite soup and stew recipes - - the ones they simmer on the stove when there's a chill in the air, or when they find themselves with a house full of guests.

Feb

03

About 40 Percent Of Cancers Can Be Prevented With Lifestyle Changes, Vaccines

About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections, experts say.

Feb

03

Berry, Berry Healthy?: Super Fruits' Nutritional Benefits Remain Unclear

They could be called super berries. Borrowing the super label from other fruits that are high in antioxidants, the berries with both foreign- sounding and familiar names are stars of the natural-foods and alternative-medicine worlds: acai, aronia, goji, sambucus, even coffeeberry.

Feb

02

New Vitamin D Recommendation Expected

Some patients love their vitamins, spending hundreds to thousands of dollars annually. At times, they will even forgo proven medical therapy. As more Americans go without health insurance coverage while others face higher office visits and copays, increasing numbers of patients are seeking alternative natural therapies instead of medical care.

Feb

01

NIH To Track Patients' Radiation Exposure

Concerned that Americans may be accumulating too much lifetime radiation exposure from medical tests, doctors at the National Institutes of Health will begin recording how much radiation patients receive from CT scans and other procedures in their electronic medical records.

Jan

29

On Nutrition: Good, Bad Body Fat

How do you come up with the topics for your column? someone asked me last week. Sometimes it's just what is on my heart and mind, I answered. Like today; one hour before deadline and I am still thinking about fat. Not a particularly nice name in our culture. We blame it for much of our misery...tight clothes, clogged arteries and extra pounds.

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