Cancer Smart Bombs And Gene Targeting

Cancer Treatment Is Getting Smarter Cancer isn’t one disease, despite having the one name. It is a myriad of different conditions, each one affecting different places in the body and having their own individual causes and modes of attack. The ways of treating all these types of cancers, however, has been relatively the same for all.

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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?

Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?

Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk

People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday.

Double hand transplant patient shows new hands

The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.

Workers bear larger share of health premium costs

Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows.

Safety groups find no Pampers link to rash cases

Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes.

Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer

People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.

Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2010

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:

Health Tip: If You Have Cirrhosis

(HealthDay News) -- Cirrhosis is the medical term used to
describe the slow deterioration of the liver as a result of chronic injury
to the organ.

Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia

THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Military veterans with
post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, are more likely to develop
dementia than those without the disorder, according to researchers at a
Veterans Affairs medical center in Texas.

Health Tip: Get Ready for Baby's Bath

(HealthDay News) -- A bit of preparation can make bath time less
stressful for parents and safer for baby.