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Eating a Diet Rich in Tomatoes May Protect Against Breast Cancer
Feb 7, 2014January 28, 2014 Sophie Langley Eating a diet rich in tomatoes may protect against breast cancer A tomato-rich diet may help protect at-risk postmenopausal women from breast cancer, according to research from Ohio State University. ...
Tags: tomatoes, Electra Paskett, breast cancer, Adana Llanos
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Researchers Find a New Study From The American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Jan 23, 2014Older women who spend a majority of their day sitting or lying down are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, cancer and death, finds a new study from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. "Women who ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, cardiovascular disease, disease
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Older Women Are Less Likely to Develop Cancer or to Die From Cancer and Other Diseases
Jan 9, 2014Older women who follow cancer prevention guidelines are less likely to develop cancer or to die from cancer and other diseases, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 66,000 postmenopausal women, aged 50 to 79, ...
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Romosozumab Is an Investigational Medicine in Phase 3 Clinical Development
Jan 3, 2014Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and UCB (Euronext Brussels:UCB) today announced results from a Phase 2 trial evaluating romosozumab (AMG 785/CDP7851) in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density (BMD). Published in the New England Journal of ...
Tags: Amgen, UCB, Phase 2 trial evaluating romosozumab, postmenopausal women
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Breast Cancer Patients Often Experience Side Effects
Dec 30, 2013A new analysis has found that both real and sham acupuncture treatments may help alleviate side effects of drugs commonly used to treat breast cancer. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, ...
Tags: acupuncture treatments, breast cancer, alleviate side effects
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The Drug Arimidex Reduces Risk of Developing Breast Cancer at High Risk for The Disease
Dec 26, 2013The drug Arimidex reduces the risk of developing breast cancer by more than 50 percent among postmenopausal women at high risk for the disease, according to a new study. The finding, scheduled for presentation Thursday at the San Antonio ...
Tags: Arimidex, breast cancer, postmenopausal women, women health, anastrozole
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Adding Cancer Drug Dasatinib to Therapy May Slow Progression of Advanced Breast Cancer
Dec 26, 2013Adding the cancer drug dasatinib to standard hormone therapy may slow the progression of advanced breast cancer, a preliminary study suggests. The drug, sold under the name Sprycel, is already approved in the United States for chronic ...
Tags: cancer drug, dasatinib, hormone therapy, advanced breast cancer
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Older Women with Heart Disease Might Be at Increased Risk for Dementia
Dec 25, 2013Older women with heart disease might be at increased risk for dementia, according to a new study. Researchers followed nearly 6,500 U.S. women, aged 65 to 79, who had healthy brain function when the study started. Those with heart disease ...
Tags: older women health, heart disease, dementia
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Just a Little Exercise Each Week Can Reduce Risk of Developing Kidney Stones by up to 31%
Dec 25, 2013Just a little exercise each week -- jogging for an hour or walking for about three hours -- can reduce the risk of developing kidney stones by up to 31 percent, according to a new study. Researchers looking at data on more than 84,000 ...
Tags: kidney stones, light exercise
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Women Bothered by Hot Flashes or Other Effects of Menopause Have Treatment Options
Dec 25, 2013Women bothered by hot flashes or other effects of menopause have a number of treatment options -- hormonal or not, according to updated guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It's estimated that anywhere ...
Tags: hot flashes, menopause, women health
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Women Who Consistently Take Fish Oil Supplements Are Less Likely to Develop Breast Cancer
Nov 21, 2013Women who consistently take fish oil supplements are significantly less likely to develop breast cancer than women who do not take fish oil, according to a 2010 study conducted by researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ...
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510(K) Clearance for Prosigna Assay Is Obtained by Nanostring Technologies
Sep 12, 2013NanoString Technologies, a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Prosigna breast cancer prognostic gene ...
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Medtronic's Interventional Spine Division Has Signed a Three-Year Agreement
Jul 18, 2013Medtronic's Interventional Spine division has signed a three-year agreement to promote Amgen's Prolia (denosumab) to orthopedic and spine specialists in the US. Prolia is approved in the US to treat postmenopausal women with osteoporosis ...
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US-Based Nanostring Technologies Announced That Its Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene
Jul 5, 2013US-based NanoString Technologies has announced that its Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay offers better prognostic information in endocrine treated patients with HR+ node negative disease. NanoString Technologies said ...
Tags: Prognostic Information, Medicine
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Nanostring Technologies Announced Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay
Jul 5, 2013US-based NanoString Technologies has announced that its Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay offers better prognostic information in endocrine treated patients with HR+ node negative disease. NanoString Technologies said ...
Tags: Prognostic Information, Medicine
