Michelle Yeboah of FDA’s Office of Minority Health tells how the agency is addressing health disparities among minority populations in America.
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May 21 Webinar: Steps to Addressing Health Disparities
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Texas Researchers Report Promising Breast Cancer Vaccine
Researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital have reported good results on what amounts to a vaccine that helps to prevent the re-occurrence of breast cancer.
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Texas Researchers Report Promising Breast Cancer Vaccine
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Disco legend Donna Summer dead from cancer: family
Grammy-winning disco legend Donna Summer died Thursday after a battle with cancer, aged 63, her family said in a statement.
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Disco legend Donna Summer dead from cancer: family
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Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have mapped the complete genetic codes of 21 breast cancers and created a catalogue of the mutations that accumulate in breast cells, raising hopes that the disease may be able to be spotted earlier and treated more effectively in future. The research, the first of its kind, untangles the genetic history of how cancer evolves, allowing scientists to identify mutational patterns that fuel the growth of breast tumors, and start to work out the processes behind them. …
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Sex, age may affect athletes’ concussion recovery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Female and high school athletes may need more time to recover from a concussion than their male or college counterparts, a new study finds.
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The cancer-stricken 9-year-old who is choosing to die
A Michigan boy has made a decision that would devastate any adult… to stop fighting and try to enjoy his final days
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FDA warning hurts Hikma generics margins
(Reuters) – Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc said it expects profitability in its generics business to be hurt by continuing price competition and steps it has taken to comply with a warning letter from U.S. regulators
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FDA warning hurts Hikma generics margins
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Yuvraj eyes comeback after cancer treatment
India’s World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh hopes to return to cricket in “three to four months” after recovering from a cancerous tumour, media reports said on Thursday.
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Yuvraj eyes comeback after cancer treatment
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J&J drug shows promise in high-risk prostate cancer
(Reuters) – Adding Johnson & Johnson’s advanced prostate cancer drug, Zytiga, to hormone therapy before surgery has been shown for the first time to eradicate tumors in some men with high-risk forms of the disease. The mid-stage trial found that six months of treatment with the combination therapy completely or nearly eliminated the cancer in a third of patients, all of whom had localized, aggressive cancer. ..
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Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) — A drug approved to treat advanced prostate cancer appears to help men who have localized high-risk prostate cancer if given before surgery.
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Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
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