Branch Offices: New Family of Gold-Based Nanoparticles Could Serve as Biomedical 'Testbed'
ThomasNet Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:51 AM PDT
Authored by researchers from NIST and National Cancer Institute's Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL), "Newkome-type dendron-stabilized gold nanoparticles: synthesis, reactivity, and stability" proposes testbed with which to explore how gold nanoparticle behave in biological systems. Paper also propoposes paradigm for how to characterize nanoparticle formulations and provides ... |
Hospice center closer to reality
North Platte Telegraph Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:50 AM PDT
The North Platte Telegraph The Gift of Hope Cancer Foundation is about halfway toward its goal of having enough money to create a hospice center in the community. That's according to Sharon Ott, Gift of Hope secretary, who said more than $40,000 has been raised. |
FDA to Decide Fate of Cancer Drug
NBC Washington Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:46 AM PDT
The FDA starts a 2-day hearing on Tuesday to decide whether to keep cancer drug Avastin on the market. |
TrueBeam(TM) System for Non-Invasive Image-Guided Cancer Treatment Receives Shonin Approval
ThomasNet Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:44 AM PDT
Advanced technology from Varian Medical Systems for fast, accurate tumor targeting now available to cancer treatment centers in Japan TOKYO - Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR), the world's leading manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer with radiotherapy, announced today it has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) to market ... |
Terry Fox's legacy thrives 30 years after death
CBC Ottawa Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:37 AM PDT
Marathon of Hope legend Terry Fox died 30 years ago Tuesday, but the legacy of the young man who ran 42.2 kilometres a day for 143 days before cancer cut short his life is still larger than life. |
Health Notes
The Buffalo News Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:33 AM PDT
The Cancer Wellness Center, which offers cancer patients and their loved ones access to education, encouragement and advocacy in a supportive environment, is offering its Cancer Coach Program for those facing a cancer diagnosis. For more information, call 694-1395. |
Local News Briefs
The Sudbury Star Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:17 AM PDT
RELAY FOR LIFE WRAP-UP Cancer is relentless, but so are the hundreds of volunteers with the Canadian Cancer Society in Sudbury who are fighting back against the disease. Three weeks after Sudbury's Relay for Life, the donations continue to roll in.[...] |
German doctors confirm: Mubarak has cancer
Moldova.org Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:12 AM PDT
By Larisa Muntean/ Chişinău / Moldova.ORG/ --After they have done blood tests and other tests, doctors have found an early stage of cancer, which "advancing very slowly." A team of German doctors examined the Egyptian leader former, Hosni Mubarak, and confirmed that he has cancer. Last week, a family lawyer said that the former president Mubarak suffer from stomach cancer, but Egyptian ... |
Convergen LifeSciences Announces Patent Award for Cancer Suppressors
wallstreet:online AG Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:09 AM PDT
AUSTIN, Texas, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Patent Covers CNVN202 Nanomolecular Cancer Therapy Convergen LifeSciences [http://www.convergenlifesciences.com ], Inc. announced today that a United States Patent has been awarded by the U.S. … |
Study Finds Mammograms Reduce Cancer Deaths
FOX 8 Cleveland Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:06 AM PDT
Researchers who tracked breast cancer patients over three decades found that the screening reduces deaths by 30%. The longest study yet to examine women who undergo mammography shows that it reduces deaths from breast cancer by at least 30%, a finding that many doctors say may help ease the recent controversy surrounding the procedure. |
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