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Health NewsSuper Cancer Therapy with Superkine
Superkine IL2 immunotherapy for cancer treatment
Clinical TrialsHelping Heart Patients Remember Meds
Acute coronary syndrome patients improve drug compliance with reminders and checklists
Health NewsInfecting Cancer With a Virus
DNA repair via XRCC2 and XRCC4 silenced with lentivirus RNA interference
Clinical TrialsSnacking on Raisins May Nip Hypertension
Raisins linked to lower blood pressure in prehypertensive patients
Clinical TrialsMixed Results for Merck Blood Thinner
Vorapaxar reduces heart events but increases bleeding risk
Clinical TrialsElderly Heart Attack Patients Benefit From Stent
Coronary stenting offers improved outcome for seniors over age 90
Mental HealthComputer Model Predicts Dementia
Dementias effect on the brain can be predicted by a computer
Clinical TrialsDrug Shrinks Cardiac Damage After Heart Attack
Infusing abciximab after a heart attack reduces the size of heart damage
Health NewsStronger Doses for Some Leukemias
Acute myeloid leukemia genetic variations and adjusted daunorubicin dosages
Clinical TrialsEMS Key in Heart Attack Care
Paramedics speed heart attack treatment improving patient care
Health NewsPancreatic Cancer: A Genetic Maze
Pancreatic cancer may involve more than 500 genes
Health NewsVice President Cheney Gets a New Heart
Dick Cheney recovers following heart transplant
Prescription DrugsMore Molecular Tools for Fighting Cancer
Immunotherapy use expanded
NaturalRaising Salt Awareness
Salt Awareness Week designed to warn of elevated hypertension risk
Health NewsDisrupting Prostate Cancer Metabolism
Prostate cancer cell metabolism may be new therapeutic target
Health NewsHPV and Arthritis in Mexican Woman
HPV associated with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis in Hispanic women
Health NewsGetting to the Roots of COPD
Smoking causes white blood cells to enter into lung tissues leading to COPD
Mental HealthKappa Kappa Opioid Receptor
Salvia receptor discovery may give new hints to drug development
Clinical TrialsLiteral Breakthrough for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer cells respond to enzyme that breaks through HA
Health NewsProgress Report: Good News About Leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia survival rates rising
Mental HealthAir Pollution and Newborns’ Emotional Health
Behavior issues in children associated with partly burned fossil fuels in air pollution
Mental HealthGet Social and Decrease Depression Risk
Depression is an increased risk for those who are living alone
Health NewsWhat Ethnicity Reveals About Kids' Lupus
Lupus nephritis risk lower among youth with European ancestry
Mental HealthHold Gun: Move to Threat Level Orange
Violence prevention may be aided by psychological assessment of gun perception