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Potential Anti-Cancer Compound Developed From Chinese Salad Plant
US scientists have developed a new compound based on a chemical in the sweet wormwood plant, which appears to be effective at killing certain kinds of cancer cells in laboratory tests.
The plant, which is used in salads in some Asian countries, is also the source of a common anti-malarial drug called artemisinin.
Health Product Promotion, Poniard Pharmaceuticals Product Candidate Awards
Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, today announced that its lead product candidate, picoplatin, has been selected by an independent committee assembled by Windhover Information Inc. as one of the Top 10 most promising oncology projects in development that is available for partnering.
Consumer Healthcare Sign Agreement to Purchase Dry Mouth Brand Biotene
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare announced today that it has reached an agreement with Laclede, a privately held company, to purchase the leading Dry Mouth brand Biotene(R) for $170 million. The transaction is subject to regulatory review by competition authorities in the United States and Europe, and is expected to complete by early 2009.
Paul Newman’s Death Casts Spotlight on Lung Cancer
Lung cancer has been thrust into the spotlight again after the death of legendary actor and philanthropist Paul Newman at the age of 83.
Newman died Friday only a few months after pictures surfaced of him looking frail and thin as he was wheeled from the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, where […]
Cancer Researh and Study, Found New Way To Target Cancer Cells
Researchers at the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response (CCNE-TR), based at Stanford University, have found a new way to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells untouched. The solution involves using single-walled carbon nanotubes as delivery vehicles. The new method has enabled the researchers to get a higher proportion of a […]
National Breast Cancer Foundation Joint Fund Breast Cancer Research Project
More than 1 million women are expected to eventually take part in Australia’s largest breast cancer research project.
The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) and Federal Government are jointly funding the $5 million study, which will draw upon breast screen results from across the country.
NBCF chairwoman Ros Kelly says they are initially seeking 100,000 women to […]
We Can Stop The Cancer Epidemic
There is an epidemic of cancer today. One in three Americans will be diagnosed with cancer, often before the age of 65. I have been on the wrong side of this statistic since I was 31 years old, when I discovered I had brain cancer.
Since 1940, we have seen in Western societies a marked and […]
Fight Goes On For Cancer Patients
Head and neck cancer patients have moved one step further in their campaign to get treatment offered locally.
Cancer Head Including Neck Support group (CHINS) are fighting to get all chemotherapy and radiotherapy returned to Queen’s - after being promised it would be brought back following the settling-in period at the new Romford hospital.
Since then, patients […]
Natco Pharma Launches Albupax For Breast Cancer Treatment
Natco Pharma, the Hyderabad-based pharma company has launched Albupax, a nanotechnology drug for treatment of breast cancer.
Over a lakh new incidences of breast cancer are reported in India every year.
Albupax has been indigenously developed by Natco in India. The company has priced each 100 milligram (mg) vial of the drug at Rs 11,500. The estimated […]