Occupational hazards account for more than one in ten people with range of lung diseases
Added: 25.01.2021 19:19 | 0 views | 0 comments
 More than 1 in 10 people with a range of non-cancerous lung diseases may be sick as a result of inhaling vapors, gas, dust or fumes at work, according to a new statement.
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Stem cell therapy drug may protect against smoke-related COPD symptoms
Added: 25.01.2021 19:19 | 0 views | 0 comments
 A drug used in stem cell therapy to treat certain cancers may also protect against cigarette smoke-induced lung injury.
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Continuous monitoring of proteins a game-changer for patients with deteriorating health
Added: 25.01.2021 18:18 | 12 views | 0 comments
 A world-first discovery could become a game-changer for patients at risk of rapid health deterioration, such as heart complications, stroke, sepsis and cancer. Researchers developed an antibody as a biosensor, to continuously monitor rapid changes in the concentration of EGFR, a protein present on cancer cells and in body fluids.
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Laid-off Keystone XL worker says decision to cancel pipeline ‘is going to hurt a lot of people’
Added: 25.01.2021 17:22 | 8 views | 0 comments
 Neal Crabtree, a welding foreman who began working on pipeline construction as an apprentice in 1997, was dismayed when he heard the news.
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Possible new combo therapy for head and neck cancer
Added: 25.01.2021 16:18 | 8 views | 0 comments
 Researchers have tested a new combination therapy in animal models to see if they could find a way to make an already effective treatment even better. Since they're using a Food and Drug Administration-approved drug to do it, this could help people sooner than later.
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New maintenance treatment for acute myeloid leukemia prolongs the lives of patients
Added: 25.01.2021 16:18 | 6 views | 0 comments
 Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the most common form of acute leukemia in adults, that has gone into remission following initial chemotherapy remain in remission longer and have improved overall survival when they are given a pill form of the cancer drug azacitidine as a maintenance treatment, according to a randomized, international phase 3 clinical trial.
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Care home worker thought cancer misdiagnosis was a 'cruel joke'
Added: 25.01.2021 8:17 | 24 views | 0 comments
 Janice Johnston had 18 months of needless chemotherapy, causing her numerous physical problems.
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'Unleash this monster and one day it'll come for you': Glenn Greenwald sounds alarm over cancel culture
Added: 24.01.2021 22:18 | 10 views | 0 comments
 Nobody will be immune or exempt from the cancel culture mob as long as the media continues to wield it as a weapon to silence their critics and limit free speech, investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald warned over the weekend.
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Serbian lawyers to file first lawsuits against NATO over use of depleted uranium munitions in 1999
Added: 24.01.2021 22:16 | 2 views | 0 comments
 A team of legal experts is set to file the first cases against the NATO alliance on behalf of people who developed cancer after being exposed to depleted uranium munitions during the Serbian bombings in 1999. The first lawsuit is expected to be filed before the Higher Court in Belgrade on Wednesday, following years of extensive work by a team of legal experts led by lawyer Srdjan Aleksic. Dozens of other lawsuits will be filed before other courts across the country as well. The team is seeking to win compensation of at...
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Better post-surgery care would dramatically improve cancer survival
Added: 23.01.2021 22:17 | 34 views | 0 comments
 Patients' chances of survival after cancer surgery is strongly linked with the standard of post-operation hospital care, a major international study suggests.
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