Cure Now a Few Steps Closer
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When posed with the option of having a day off Saturday or running in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation&#39;s Race for the Cure, the University of Scranton women&#39;s cross country team didn&#39;t give it a second thought.
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Scientists believe they have found a way to make prostate cancer treatment more effective.
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New technology could lead to safer, more effective drugs.
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Two potentially new classes of anti-HIV drugs have the medical world excited. But progress on a vaccine is still slow  -  and drugs can't do everything
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US scientists have developed a gene therapy treatment which they hope could revolutionise pain relief.
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New treatments for commonly suffered sinusitis and nasal polyps are closer following the identification of genes linked to the conditions.
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NEW YORK  - Scientists may be closing in on  a remedy for a common degenerative condition of the retina  called retinitis pigmentosa.
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Pre-clinical trial results are mixed, but mark a major step forward for developing human treatments.
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New research gives hope for successfully treating tuberculosis in a few months rather than the six months or more currently needed to beat the contagious lung disease, doctors reported Tuesday.
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Cancer drug shows exceptional promise as it moves toward FDA review.
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A group of Fife scientists believe they have moved a step closer to finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease.
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A drug that helps the immune system recognize and attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time among patients with advanced disease.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- There were important advances in the detection and treatment of cancer this year -- more people than ever are now surviving the disease -- but cuts in government cancer research dollars could slow progress in the fight.
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New technologies will shed light on how beneficial bacteria might help our health.
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Doctors are hopeful about a new drug to treat skin cancer by causing tumor cells to self-destruct by overloading them with oxygen
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Researchers have come up with a potentially new way to diagnose -- and treat -- the progressive brain disorder
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This lung cancer drug is not as effective as once hoped.