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Vaccine improves event-free survival for leukemia patients
Patients whose immune system responded to a peptide vaccine for leukemia enjoyed a median remission that was more than three times longer than non-responders, a team led by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology.   view more (2007-12-10)

Studies Suggest HIV Subtype More Deadly Than Others
Two studies led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people infected with HIV in Thailand die from the disease significantly sooner than those with HIV living in other parts of the world.   view more (2007-11-28)

Penn's Abramson Cancer Center part of major phase III study for myeloma
Researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania announced today that findings from two large, international clinical trials show unprecedented survival for patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer that occurs in the blood-making cells of bone marrow.   view more (2007-11-26)

Oral Drug Sets a New Survival Standard for Bone Marrow Cancer
Findings from two large, international clinical trials show "unprecedented" survival for patients with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that occurs in the blood-making cells of bone marrow.   view more (2007-11-26)

Hospital quality indicator may not be linked to patient survival after colon cancer surgery
Examining a specific number of lymph nodes after colon cancer surgery, a measurement that has been recommended as a quality indicator for hospitals, is not associated with length of patient survival.   view more (2007-11-14)

A low-carb diet may stunt prostate tumor growth
A diet low in carbohydrates may help stunt the growth of prostate tumors, according to a new study led by Duke Prostate Center researchers.   view more (2007-11-14)

Higher-risk kidneys may help solve organ shortage facing older adults
New research from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center suggests that age alone shouldn't be a barrier to receiving a kidney transplant - and that using donated kidneys that would once have been discarded may help alleviate the burgeoning organ shortage among older adults.   view more (2007-11-14)

Two Proteins May Be Survival Markers in Some Breast Cancers
New research suggests that the presence or absence of two proteins may be important markers for long-term survival in some breast-cancer patients.   view more (2007-11-14)

Leukemia drug proves safe and effective over the long term
The drug imatinib mesylate, more commonly known as Gleevec, proves safe and effective over the long term in patients with an advanced form of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), according to a study prepublished online in Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology.   view more (2007-11-08)

Lungs' pressure needn't threaten heart transplant survival
Heart surgeons at Johns Hopkins say people who need heart transplants can largely avoid transplant failure due to elevated blood pressure in their lungs with the help of proper drug treatment.   view more (2007-11-07)

New study doubles survival to hospital discharge after cardiac arrest
A new seven-city study on the impact of new CPR techniques supports the widespread use of the American Heart Association's new 2005 CPR guidelines, according to the study authors in a presentation at the AHA's Scientific Sessions November 4 in Orlando.   view more (2007-11-07)

Researchers discover new way to predict survival in older women with lung cancer
Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a novel mechanism to predict survival in older women with early stage lung cancer. The finding may have significant implications for new treatment approaches.   view more (2007-11-02)

Studies attribute recent increase in multiple myeloma survival to novel therapies
Multiple myeloma is one of the most common and devastating bone marrow cancers in the U.S., but survival rates have risen dramatically over the past decade.   view more (2007-11-02)

OHSU researchers: Surgery, radiation gives early survival advantage in bile duct cancer
Oregon Health & Science University researchers are reporting the discovery of an early survival advantage when a combination of surgery and radiation therapy is used for patients with a rare but deadly bile duct cancer.   view more (2007-10-29)

Legionnaire's bacterial proteins work together to survive
Proteins within the bacteria that cause Legionnaire's disease can kidnap their own molecular "coffin" and carry it to a safe place within the cell, ensuring their survival, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in Nature Wednesday.   view more (2007-10-24)

Penn researchers find emotional well-being has no influence on cancer survival
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that emotional well-being is not an independent factor affecting the prognosis of patients with head and neck cancers.   view more (2007-10-22)

Septic survival
While survival rates for sepsis have increased over the past two decades, children under four and those in adolescence remain highly susceptible to the condition.   view more (2007-10-18)

Intra-arterial combination chemotherapy induces long-term survival for hepatocellular carcinoma
Portal venous tumor thrombus (PVTT) is a crucial factor that can worsen the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).   view more (2007-10-18)

Stanford analysis shows little difference in risk rates for angioplasty, bypass procedures
Patients with heart disease who undergo coronary angioplasty have an equivalent risk of death and heart attack as patients who undergo coronary bypass surgery, according to Stanford University School of Medicine researchers.   view more (2007-10-16)

Study reveals a key to blood vessel growth and possible drug target
Researchers have identified a molecular pathway that plays a critical role in the growth of blood vessels. The finding not only offers an important insight into the development of the vascular system during embryonic development but suggests a potential target for inhibiting the blood vessels that fuel cancers, diabetic eye complications and... view more... (2007-10-15)
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