Turmeric May Protect Against Leukemia -Scientist
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Turmeric, a spice used extensively in Asia as a key ingredient of curry, may be protecting children against leukemia, a scientist said on Thursday.
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Stem cells from umbilical cord blood can save the lives of leukemia patients when compatible bone marrow donors aren&#39;t available, according to two major studies published today.
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Children being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) seem more able to deal with their treatment if their levels of antioxidants don't drop too much, new study findings suggest.
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NEW YORK  - Breastfeeding for even a few  months may lower the odds that a child will develop leukemia, a  new research review suggests.
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LONDON - Plants used in traditional Thai and Chinese medicine appear to have cancer-fighting properties, according to a team of British scientists.
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Eating lots of fruit and veg and limited red meat and sugar can protect against cancer, say researchers.
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TRADITIONAL herbal remedies do have benefits in helping to combat or cure diseases such as cancer and diabetes, according to research unveiled yesterday.
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Scientists at London's Kew Gardens say dandelions could be the source of a life-saving drug to fight off cancer.
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Two experimental drugs could offer hope to leukemia patients who no longer benefit from Gleevec, the groundbreaking cancer pill, research presented Sunday in San Diego at the meeting of the American Society of Hematology shows.
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NEW YORK  - Sun exposure apparently has a protective effect against the development non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma (NHL), a blood cancer, Australian researchers report.
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MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The drug Gleevec has proven a lifesaver for people with a blood cancer called chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). However, a growing number of CML patients have cancers resistant to the medication.
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Sun exposure apparently has a protective effect against the development non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a blood cancer, Australian researchers report.
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A next-generation leukemia pill designed to help patients not cured by the successful drug Gleevec works even better than doctors had hoped, researchers said Sunday.
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Blood from the umbilical cords of newborn babies could save the lives of thousands of leukemia patients without other treatment options, according to a study by several institutions including the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG's  cancer-fighting drug Gleevec can still help treat chronic  myeloid leukemia even after five years of use, a new study  showed on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - If laboratory findings hold true in people, treatment with one of the active chemicals in turmeric, the main spice found curry, may boost the immune system of patients with Alzheimer's disease and, thereby, increase the clearance of amyloid plaques in the brain, the primary abnormality seen in patients with the disease, researchers in the United States report.
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NEW YORK  - Children being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) seem more able to deal with their treatment if their levels of antioxidants don&#39;t drop too much, new study findings suggest.