Bristol-Myers Tests Sprycel in Lung Cancer in New Study
Wed, 30 May 2012 11:23:55 -0700

Among 34 patients given Sprycel in an earlier study, one man has remained cancer-free for four and a half years, according to research published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Only 2 percent of patients survive that long with ...

Can sunscreen actually cause skin cancer?
Thu, 31 May 2012 05:02:42 -0700

Dr. Yinfa Ma, professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and his graduate student Qingbo Yang, recently studied how human lung cells react when they are immersed in a solution containing zinc oxide, then exposed to ...

Key Peptide that Blocks Skin, Lung Fibrosis Could Improve Mortality Rates
Wed, 30 May 2012 12:14:57 -0700

DANVERS, Mass., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A member of the Scleroderma Foundation's Board of Directors has led a team of researchers who have identified a peptide that can block fibrosis of the skin and lungs , according to a report ...

West Clinic Presents Research Findings at 2012 Annual American Society for ...
Thu, 31 May 2012 00:16:07 -0700

The West Clinic's findings, focusing on leading-edge treatments for breast, lung , leukemia, sarcoma, melanoma, and gynecologic tumors were selected by a highly competitive peer-review process. "The West Clinic's noteworthy presence at ASCO this year ...

Sequoias, earth's oldest life, smothered by smog
Tue, 29 May 2012 07:36:34 -0700

And park workers are schooled every year on the lung and heart damage the pollution can cause. Ozone also is to blame for weakening many stands of the park's Jeffrey and ponderosa pines, leaving telltale yellowing of their long needles.

Science in Extreme Conditions
Mon, 28 May 2012 14:02:06 -0700

A native of Salinas, Calif., Dr. Johnson, 54, runs the Mayo Clinic's Human Integrative and Environmental Physiology Laboratory, which studies the limits on human performance in heart and lung diseases. In his doctoral work at the University of ...

Residents ponder Cliffs' environmental impact
Thu, 31 May 2012 06:49:54 -0700

While most residents attending a Cliffs Natural Resources open house in Capreol were happy at the prospect of more jobs coming to the area, that didn't stop them from voicing concerns about how the project could affect the environment .

Study: Getting a smoker's lung is better than none
Tue, 29 May 2012 04:18:31 -0700

The study in the British journal, Lancet, concludes that patients who need new lungs are better off getting donated organs from smokers than none at all. The study says patients who get donated lungs from smokers probably don't live as long as they ...

MEDIAN Technologies to Highlight Value of Imaging Biomarkers at the 2012 ASCO ...
Wed, 30 May 2012 22:30:39 -0700

During ASCO, the world's premier oncology conference, representatives from MEDIAN will be available to discuss their abstract, 'Reliability of Imaging Biomarkers for Response Assessment in Advanced Lung Cancer: Influence of Expertise and Automation.

Odds of quitting smoking affected by genetics
Wed, 30 May 2012 15:37:50 -0700

Using data obtained from a previous study supported by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, researchers showed that individuals carrying the high-risk form of this gene cluster reported a 2-year delay in the median quit age compared to those ...

Biogas project helps Kenyan school save money, trees
Thu, 31 May 2012 02:58:06 -0700

If all schools, both primary and secondary, took up this initiative, I think after a few years we can count how much carbon we have saved from the atmosphere by sparing the trees and our forests , said Esther Lung 'ai, a local project officer at the ...

Drydocks World Dubai Collaborates with Imperial
Wed, 30 May 2012 09:21:03 -0700

Dubai has joined hands with the Occupational Health and Environmental Respiratory Department of Imperial College London to conduct research which will focus on the respiratory health of Drydocks employees. Prof. Paul Cullinan, Head of Occupational and ...

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Congratulates Helene Campbell On Her Organ And ...
Thu, 24 May 2012 14:55:57 -0700

In her first public appearance since her surgery, 21-year-old, double- lung transplant recipient Helene Campbell held a press conference today about her journey and work promoting organ donation. Yesterday the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper ...

Leo Dillon, Celebrated Illustrator of Children's Books, Is Dead at 79
Wed, 30 May 2012 18:28:01 -0700

The cause was complications of surgery for lung cancer, according to the Dillons' publisher, Scholastic, which announced the death. The Dillons, who met in art school, became instant archrivals and remained together from then on, won two Caldecott ...

Leading Researchers Address Hope For Early Detection and Treatments For Lung ...
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:59:39 -0700

Renowned researchers and LUNGevity Science Board Members, including Dr. Pierre Massion, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; and Dr. Martin "Mac" Cheever, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington; as well as LUNGevity grant ...

Medical: People who learn they carry disease gene don't overreact, study finds
Tue, 29 May 2012 12:25:17 -0700

By lee bowman okay, so you know you carry a gene that makes you more likely to develop lung cancer, and another trait or two that puts you at a bit greater risk for heart disease. There is no certainty, though, that you'll ever have lung cancer or ...

Letters: Prop. 29 will help save kids
Wed, 30 May 2012 23:16:12 -0700

Or the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, and American Lung Association? We are fortunate that Dave Potter wasn't paying attention to Steve Collins' shenanigans so the Marina desalination boondoggle went down in flames.

Easter Island Heads Also Have Bodies
Tue, 29 May 2012 15:00:22 -0700

Live Science reported Friday on the work and research of Jo Anne Van Tilburg, a research associate at UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and director of the institute's Rock Art Archive, and colleagues showing that the ancient carved stone heads on ...

Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk
Sun, 20 May 2012 11:03:19 -0700

By Steven Reinberg SUNDAY, May 20 (Health Day News) -- Using low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer might save the lives of patients at the greatest risk for the disease, a new analysis suggests. However, the risks of screening for others aren't ...

Boulder County residents with asthma, other lung diseases urged to limit ...
Sun, 27 May 2012 11:58:12 -0700

By Daily Camera staff The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is urging people in Boulder County and elsewhere along the Front Range with lung disease, including asthma, to reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor activity today because of ...