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Category Archives: Immune System
Drug boosts survival in major skin cancer study (AP)
AP – Researchers have scored the first big win against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Immune System
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Immune system could be used to test for TB
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two immune system molecules could form the basis of a new test to quickly detect whether tuberculosis is dormant or active and infectious, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. Continue reading
Provenge Approved for Advanced Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) — Provenge (sipuleucel-T), a therapy designed to boost the immune system’s ability to combat prostate cancer, has been approved by the U.S. Continue reading
Provenge Approved for Advanced Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) — Provenge (sipuleucel-T), a therapy designed to boost the immune system’s ability to combat prostate cancer, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Immune System
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FDA approves breakthrough cancer therapy Provenge (AP)
AP – A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body’s immune system to fight the disease received federal approval Thursday, offering an important alternative to more taxing treatments like chemotherapy. Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Immune System, Prostate Cancer
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FDA approves breakthrough cancer therapy Provenge (AP)
AP – A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body’s immune system to fight the disease received federal approval Thursday, offering an important alternative to more taxing treatments like chemotherapy. Continue reading
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US approves new treatment for advanced prostate cancer (AFP)
AFP – US regulators have approved a ground-breaking treatment for advanced prostate cancer that uses a patient’s own immune system to fight the disease, officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Immune System, Prostate Cancer
Tagged advanced-prostate, fight-the-disease, getty-images, health, images, Immune System, mcnamee, positron-emission, results
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HIV’s link to salmonella offers vaccine clues
LONDON (Reuters) – Research into a deadly link between salmonella and HIV shows that the AIDS virus damages the immune system in ways doctors did not previously understand, providing new clues for vaccine development. Continue reading
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Scientists find why "sunshine" vitamin D is crucial
LONDON (Reuters) – Vitamin D is vital in activating human defences and low levels suffered by around half the world’s population may mean their immune systems’ killer T cells are poor at fighting infection, scientists said on Sunday. Continue reading
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Experts recommend finetuning of HIV treatment
HONG KONG (Reuters) – How quickly an HIV patient’s immune system deteriorates may not affect the outcome of the illness, a study has found, and this could help change current guidelines for treatment of the disease. Continue reading