Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 28 September 2008

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Sunday 28 September 2008

Actor Paul Newman Dies Of Lung Cancer, Aged 83

Written by Christian Nordqvist

Paul Newman has died of lung cancer at the age of 83. Newman, who used to be a heavy smoker until 30 years ago, had been receiving treatment for lung cancer when he was last seen a few months ago in a wheelchair coming out...
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A Promising Anti-Cancer Compound
New approaches in cancer therapy that facilitate selective targeting of cancers have been emerging in recent years. Apoptin represents a new anti-cancer tool in such new approaches with great potentials...
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The Relationship Between Serum Folate/Vitamin B12 And MTHFR C677T Genotype
Transcriptional silencing of tumor suppressor genes by hypermethylation of CpG islands located in the promoter region is very common in human colorectal cancer. Dietary folate/vitamin B12 intake and MTHFR C677T genotype was...
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Other Medical and Health News for 28 September*

How Does Ellagic Acid Exert An Anti-Cancer Effect On Pancreatic Cancer Cells?

The Clinical Features Of Ineffective Esophageal Motility

Successful Construction Of Eukaryotic Plasmids Containing HBV C Genotype

Potential Biologic Markers Of Cholangiocarcinoma

Is CA19-9 A Good Marker Of Pancreatic Cancer?

Cancer Risk Affected By Social Class

New Bio-Imaging Mass Spectrometry Center At Georgia Tech Aims To Unravel The Molecular Complexities Of Biological Systems

Clemson Bioengineer Receives $1.5 Million From The NIH To Improve Durability Of Tissue Heart Valves

Studies Show More Frequent And Calculated Abuse Of The Truth Online Than Traditional Pen And Paper Communications

In Visual Recognition, Spacing, Not Size, Matters, NYU Researchers Find

Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns Of Urinary Tract Pathogens And Rationale For Empirical Therapy In Turkish Children

Testicular Metastases: A Poor Prognostic Factor In Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer

Depression, Abuse And Its Relationship To Interstitial Cystitis

Drug Information Association 2nd Annual Clinical Forum: Data Driven Drug Development Decisions

Devising A Plan To Cope With Lewy Body Dementia - MayoClinic.com

Medicare-PartD.com Brings 2009 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Information Online, USA

GI Dynamics Announces Promising Multi-Center Safety And Efficacy Data Of EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner For Pre-Surgical Weight Loss

Sanofi Pasteur MSD's HPV Vaccine Gardasil(R) Wins Prix Galien Award

NICE Reviews Guidance On The Prevention Of 'Flu'

UCB Pharma Withdraws Its Marketing Authorisation Application For Lacosamide Pain UCB Pharma, Europe

NHS Beds Cut By A Further 4 Per Cent Last Year - Andrew Lansley Calls It A "worrying Trend", UK

Virginians Hit McCain On New Call To Let Health Insurance Industry Run Amok, Say Democrats

FDA Updates Health Information Advisory On Melamine Contamination

CMS Reminds Medicare Beneficiaries To Review And Compare Their Current Drug Coverage

Joint Statement On Maternal And Newborn Health

Research On New Drug To Treat Retinopathy, Diabetes UK

Have Your Say On The Draft NHS Constitution, Diabetes UK

Voters Need 'Direct Answer' About Palin Rape Kit Controversy, Opinion Piece Says

Senate Unveils Second Economic Stimulus Bill That Would Provide Additional Federal Medicaid Funding; House Also To Consider Stimulus Measure

People Unaware Of HIV/AIDS Status Could Hurt Preventive Efforts In West Pacific, WHO Says

Post-traumatic Posterior Urethral Strictures In Children-Management And Intermediate-term Follow-up In Tertiary Care Center

Laparoscopic Diagnosis And Treatment Of Non-palpable Testis

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