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Preventive double mastectomy:A breast cancer survivor’s take

By Brandie Sellers

The recent revelation that Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy and reconstruction to minimize her chances of developing breast cancer is causing quite a buzz. It seems that the public is supportive of this measure. 

As for me,I don’t know what I would do in her shoes.

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Heart failure:Aliskiren will not ‘take off’as a new additional therapy for patients hospitalized for HFrEF

Nature Reviews Cardiology 10,238 (2013). doi:10.1038/nrcardio.2013.39

Stable patients hospitalized for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction do not significantly benefit from the addition of aliskiren to their standard therapy,according to the ASTRONAUT investigators. Their findings were presented at the 2013 ACC Scientific Sessions and published online in JAMA in

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Scientists Urge UN to Take Action on Chemicals in Consumer Products and Pesticides

Today,a group of influential scientists called for swift action by the UN system to prevent harm from a wide variety of synthetic chemicals in consumer products and pesticides that play a role in increased incidences of reproductive diseases,cancer,obesity,and type-2 diabetes worldwide. Newswise:MedNews

‘Mobility Shoes’Take A Load Off For Knee Osteoarthritis Suffers

New research suggests that patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who wear flat,flexible footwear (mobility shoes) had significant reduction in knee loading –the force placed upon the joint during daily activities…Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today

Many U.S. Blacks Eager to Take Part in Medical Research

Title:Many U.S. Blacks Eager to Take Part in Medical ResearchCategory:Health NewsCreated:4/4/2013 12:35:00 PMLast Editorial Review:4/5/2013 12:00:00 AM MedicineNet Daily News

Designer T cells take aim at liver metastases

NATIONAL HARBOR,MD – Designer T cells used in immunotherapy for the treatment of liver metastases are well tolerated and reduced tumor burden in a small phase I study,reported an investigator at…

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In South Jersey,New Options For Primary Care Are Slow To Take Hold

Residents of an apartment building in Camden,N.J.,racked up more than $ 1 million a year in hospital admissions and trips to the ER over about a decade. In response,a community group opened a doctor’s office on the ground floor. But at first,residents weren’t as eager to go as doctors had hoped.

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Anticancer IGF1R classes take more knocks

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 12,250 (2013). doi:10.1038/nrd3992

Author:Malini Guha

Disappointing developments with Amgen’s ganitumab and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s BMS-754807 highlight the need for rational combinations and predictive biomarkers to rescue IGF1R pathway antagonists.

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UK regulator is to take lighter approach to drug advertisements

The UK regulator of medicines is going to take a “light touch” approach to the pre-publication vetting of material that advertises new drugs if drug companies have a good track record in complying…

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For Diagnostic Cardiac Test,Mayo Clinic Physicians Take New Route to the Heart Through Wrist Artery

Cardiologists are performing angioplasties with a new procedure by accessing an artery in a patient’s wrist rather than near the groin,eliminating potential complications that can occur in traditional catheterization. Mayo Clinic Research News and Discovery’s Edge