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New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy

July 26, 2019 A, cancer, Childhood, deadly, drug, for, found, gene, New, of, offers, possibility, targeted, therapy

Neuroblastoma accounts for 15% of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is 50%. For the

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A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors

July 24, 2019 A, cancer, cells, From, Healthy, killing, neighbors, New, Stop, Their, to, Way

One of the reasons cancer cells are so robust against the body’s natural defenses is that they are in fact

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New technique helps create more personalized therapies for people with advanced cancers

July 22, 2019 Advanced, cancers, create, for, helps, more, New, people, personalized, technique, Therapies, with

Being able to identify targets for adoptive cell therapies is one of the first steps in developing personalized treatments for

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New e-cigarette laws could drive some users to smoke more cigarettes

July 15, 2019 cigarettes, Could, drive, E-cigarette, laws, more, New, smoke, some, to, users

Efforts by the FDA and some cities to limit the availability and appeal of e-cigarettes to young users could drive

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New alternate cell growth pathway could lead to better treatments for metastatic cancers

July 11, 2019 alternate, Better, cancers, cell, Could, for, growth, lead, metastatic, New, pathway, to, treatments

While researchers have a basic understanding of how primary cancer cells grow, less is known about metastasis, the deadly process

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‘C-section selfies’ trend is putting new mothers at risk of SEPSIS

July 11, 2019 at, c-section, is, Mothers', New, of, putting, risk, selfies, sepsis, Trend

New trend for ‘C-section selfies’ is putting new mothers at risk of SEPSIS as they rip off fresh wound dressings

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Fewer new measles cases reported last week in U.S.

July 10, 2019 cases, fewer, in, Last, Measles, New, reported, U.S., week

There were just over a dozen measles cases reported last week in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease

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New research shows only half of countries globally have cardiac rehab programs

July 8, 2019 cardiac, countries, Globally, Half, Have, New, of, Only, Programs, rehab, research, shows

More than 20 million people develop heart disease globally each year, but there is only one cardiac rehab spot for

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New high blood pressure guidelines could increase detection of gestational hypertension

July 3, 2019 Blood, Could, Detection, gestational, guidelines, high, hypertension, Increase, New, of, pressure

Gestational hypertension—high blood pressure during pregnancy—can have persisting adverse effects on the health of mothers and their infants. In 2017,

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New clinical certification aims to improve heart failure patient outcomes by implementing standardized care treatment

June 28, 2019 Aims, By, care, certification, clinical, failure, heart, implementing, improve, New, outcomes, Patient, standardized, to, treatment

The new Post-Acute Care Heart Failure Certification offered from the American Heart Association, provides education and resources to skilled nursing