Antibiotic &#39;could turn off&#39; cancer
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SCIENTISTS at Stanford University have discovered an antibiotic capable of turning off cancer cells in mice. It could offer hope to cancer treatment in future.
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Scientists hope to be able to use a harmless form of the AIDS virus to seek destroy cancer.
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Curbing tobacco use and taking other steps to eliminate some of the most common risk factors for cancer could save millions of lives over the next few decades, health officials said Monday.
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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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SCIENTISTS have found a way to turn off cancer with the flick of a gene switch. Experiments with mice show that silencing just one cancer-causing gene can eliminate incurable liver tumours in only four weeks.
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Antibiotics could one day be used for  more than killing bacteria and may help patients suffering from  neurological diseases, scientists said on Wednesday.
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An investigation has been launched into how a banned antibiotic which increases the risk of cancer was found in organic chicken processed at a Northern Ireland factory.
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A drug used to treat breast cancer would not be good for preventing the tumours occurring in the first place, say researchers.
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Scary drug-resistant bacteria are on the rise, but there are simple ways to avoid infection.
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An antibiotic used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis is showing promise as a therapy for Parkinson's disease.
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Proton pump inhibitors--a type of heartburn medication--may be able to reverse tumor resistance to cytotoxic drugs such as cisplatin or 5-fluorouracil, according to a new study.
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An antibiotic-resistant germ is increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise healthy children and adults.
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Scientists say an antibiotic both stops and relieves the symptoms of the disfiguring disease elephantiasis.
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A food extract could be used to improve the effects of an established cancer drug, research suggests.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop the problem of bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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Scientists say they may be able to make cancer drugs target tumours by using ultra-violet light to activate them.