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BMA head: Raise taxes to help NHS
4 October 2012 Last updated at 19:01 ET Taxes may need to be raised to help the NHS avoid making cuts to front-line services, the new leader of the British Medical Association has suggested. Dr Mark Porter told the BBC the ageing population was driving up costs, leading to rationing in areas such as cataract surgery and knee operations
Immune system harnessed to improve stem cell transplant outcomes
ScienceDaily (Oct. 1, 2012) A novel therapy in the early stages of development at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center shows promise in providing lasting protection against the progression of multiple myeloma following a stem cell transplant by making the cancer cells easier targets for the immune system. Outlined in the British Journal of Hematology , the Phase II clinical trial was led by Amir Toor, M.D., hematologist-oncologist in the Bone Marrow Transplant Program and research member of the Developmental Therapeutics program at VCU Massey Cancer Center
Smokers in ‘mass quit’ attempt
1 October 2012 Last updated at 07:22 ET Smokers are being asked to give up smoking for 28 days from 1 October in the first mass quit attempt. Stoptober, backed by Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation, hopes a united effort will help many of England’s eight million smokers to quit successfully. Research shows people who stop smoking for 28 days are five times more likely to stay smoke-free.
Immunologists find a molecule that puts the brakes on inflammation
ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2012) We couldn’t live without our immune systems, always tuned to detect and eradicate invading pathogens and particles.
Male DNA commonly found in women’s brains, likely from prior pregnancy with a male fetus
ScienceDaily (Sep. 26, 2012) Male DNA is commonly found in the brains of women, most likely derived from prior pregnancy with a male fetus, according to first-of-its-kind research conducted at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Oropharyngeal cancer patients with HPV have a more robust response to radiation therapy
ScienceDaily (Sep. 25, 2012) UC Davis cancer researchers have discovered significant differences in radiation-therapy response among patients with oropharyngeal cancer depending on whether they carry the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus. The findings, published online September 25 in The Laryngoscope Journal , could lead to more individualized radiation treatment regimens, which for many patients with HPV could be shorter and potentially less toxic.
Taming physical forces that block cancer treatment
ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2012) It’s a high-pressure environment within solid tumors
NHS trusts in debt double in year
19 September 2012 Last updated at 19:12 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News The number of NHS trusts in debt in England has more than doubled in a year – although overall the health service finished 2011-12 in surplus. The Audit Commission report said 31 trusts posted a deficit – more than one in 10 of the hospital, mental health and community trusts in the NHS
Breast screening backed by review
12 September 2012 Last updated at 20:27 ET By Emily Selvadurai Health reporter, BBC News online Breast cancer screening saves the lives of two women for every one patient who receives unnecessary treatment, according to a major European review.
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