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• Dealing with Liver Cancer

  
  The Article Blog — Authority: 142
  It is worth to know about liver before answering what is liver cancer? Liver is located below the lung and the diaphragm. It is further divided into right and left lobes. It receives blood from the hepatic arteries and portal veins. Now what is liver cancer ? The type of cancer or tumor inside the liver or any lobes ...
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• Light Sciences Oncology Lines Up Extra $35M Financing For Targeted Cancer Treatment

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 708
  Biotech , VC , deals Luke Timmerman wrote: Light Sciences Oncology, the Bellevue, WA-based developer of an unusual drug-device combo treatment for cancer, has put itself in position to raise $35 million for its product development through setting up a line of credit and offering investors warrants to ...
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• Hepatitis B doesn’t raise pancreatic cancer risk

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Nov 1 (ANI): Contrary to popular opinion, hepatitis B doesn’t appear to increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, say researchers.However, the overall analysis has revealed that only age is significant predictor for pancreatic cancer.Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver caused by a viral ...
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• 1 disease, not 1 demographic

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  The Asian continent has nearly four billion people living in 47 different countries, and each of these groups has their own unique set of health issues.
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• Ten Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Cancer Risk

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 546
  Cancer is a disease that does not discriminate. Anyone can get cancer , and unfortunately, one of the single factors contributing to the disease is aging. But don’t get discouraged. There are ways to reduce your cancer risk that you can control. read more
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• Ligand to Buy Struggling Metabasis

  
  OneMedPlace — Authority: 123
  Ligand Pharmaceuticals has agreed to buy the struggling Metabasis Therapeutics for $3.2 million in cash.  Metabasis will receive approximately $1.8 million after net liabilities are factored in. The purchase is a positive development for La Jolla, Calif.-based Metabasis, which announced in June that it might ...
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• Aflatoxin: deadly food toxin found in molds on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 599
  Aflatoxin is included in a class of organic compounds called polyketides. Polyketides provide the building blocks for both carcinogens and some of the most significant drugs. ‘The toxin wreaks havoc on a cancer-preventing gene in humans called p53. Without p53 protecting the body, aflatoxin can compromise immunity, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Scientists discover what triggers liver cancer

  
  Jazba's Blog| Growing Pakistani Blog|Latest Pictures|Latest News|Pakistani Cartoons|Stories of the Week — Authority: 135
  Aflatoxin which is produced by mould on nuts and grains can trigger liver cancer if consumed in large quantities, besides endangering 4.5 billion of the world’s poor with its deadly effects, say scientists. “It’s shocking how profoundly these moulds can affect public health,” said Sheryl Tsai, University of ...
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• Interview with Jeffrey Davis, CEO of Access Pharmaceuticals

  
  OneMedPlace — Authority: 123
  In August, OneMedPlace reported on MuGard, a preventive treatment for oral mucositis from Access Pharmaceuticals . MuGard is currently being launched in Europe, and is expected to hit the North American market toward the end of 2009. The worldwide market for oral mucositis preventive therapy in patients with head ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  Blah, Blah, Blah — Authority: 127
  Trigger Of Deadly Food Toxin Discovered; Finding Could Help Prevent Liver CancerScienceDaily (2009-10-22) -- A toxin produced by mold on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer if consumed in large quantities. Researchers for the first time have discovered what triggers the toxin to form, which could lead to methods of ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
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  Scientists Identify Specific Markers That Trigger Aggressiveness Of Liver CancerScienceDaily (2009-10-23) -- Researchers have provided a comprehensive profile of multiple epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers and to demonstrate that Snail and Twist, but not Slug, are the major inducers of EMT in HCC. ... ...
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• What Causes Liver Cancer?

  
  DrEddyClinic.com - Holistic - Integrative Dental Blog — Authority: 113
  What Causes Liver Cancer? A rise in the alkalinity of the blood above pH 7.365 (alkaline phosphate)--any rise--is a result or a compensatory reaction due to over-acidity in body tissues as the blood attempts to maintain pH balance. There is no exception for the rule of alkalinity. The body will ALWAYS overcompensate ...
  2 weeks ago

• Biomakers that trigger aggressive liver cancer identified

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): Scientists from Taipei Veterans General Hospital have identified certain biomakers that appear to trigger aggressiveness of liver cancer.Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or primary liver cancer forms in the epithelial tissue of the liver and is most commonly caused by the hepatitis B virus ...
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• Coffee slows liver disease progression in chronic hepatitis C patients

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): A new study has shown that patients with chronic hepatitis C who drink three or more cups of coffee per day have a 53 percent lower risk of liver disease progression than non-coffee drinkers.The study, led by Neal Freedman, Ph.D., MPH, from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), included 766 ...
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• Coffee may be good for chronic hepatitis C patients

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) Patients of chronic hepatitis C, who drink three or more cups of coffee daily, have a 53 percent lower risk of liver disease progression than non-coffee drinkers, says a new study.The study, led by Neal Freedman of National Cancer Institute (NCI), found that patients with hepatitis C related ...
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• Why High Cholesterol (And High Choline) Foods May Be Good For Your Blood

  
  Healthy Living Times — Authority: 137
  Choline is an essential nutrient but not, strictly speaking, a vitamin although it is often mistakenly thought of as a member of the B complex, with which it has numerous functions in common. Choline should be found in abundance in a normally healthy diet, but deficiencies have been linked with cardiovascular and ...
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• Protein interaction network can respond Helicobacter pylori infection?

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) is a gram negative bacterium which infects about 50% of the world population. H pylori colonization causes a strong systemic immune response. Various tools have been employed to identify the relationship between H pylori and gastric cancer, including c-DNA microarrays.
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• How to identify early graft dysfunction preoperatively?

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  Small-for-size graft dysfunction (SFSGD) following living-related liver transplantation (LRLT) is characterized by early graft dysfunction (EGD) when the graft-to-recipient body weight ratio (GRBWR) is below 0.8%. However, patients transplanted with GRBWR above 0.8% can develop dysfunction of the graft.
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• A case of post-gastrectomy acute pancreatitis

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  Gastrectomy is commonly performed for both benign and malignant lesions. Although the incidence of post-gastrectomy acute pancreatitis (PGAP) is low compared to other well-recognized post-operative complications, it has been reported to be associated with a high mortality rate.
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• First-of-kind study shows model can be used to rate courtroom psychiatric experts performance

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 617
  Court cases across America often feature expert testimony that offers conflicting conclusions. When this happens in cases involving psychiatric expertise, does it mean that one side or the other is necessarily being less than honest?
  3 weeks ago

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