NEW YORK Reuters Health – Some men with prostate cancer may have increased risks of dying from causes other than the cancer itself, a new study finds Researchers found that when men had their prostate cancer diagnosed after developing symptoms — and not after screening tests — they had heightened risks of dying from heart [...]
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First Drug Ok’d to Combat Spreading Basal Cell Skin Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug to treat the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma. Erivedge (vismodegib) is the first drug sanctioned in the United States to treat basal cell skin cancer that has metastasized, or spread. The once-daily pill is also designed for cases deemed unsuitable [...]
MWV targets emerging markets and customer relationships to boost personal care
Our goal is to deliver 5-10 percent growth across our company … in personal care specifically, we expect to grow by expanding our business with existing customers for fragrance pumps and other dispensers, continuing to grow our airless dispensing products – especially in emerging markets, and commercializing new product innovations”, an MWV spokesperson told CosmeticsDesign.com [...]
Experimental Drug Might Help Some a Bit With Colon Cancer (HealthDay)
TUESDAY, Jan 17 HealthDay News — The experimental cancer drug regorafenib appears to extend survival slightly in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, a new trial indicates Regorafenib is a so-called multikinase inhibitor, which targets several of the ways cancer develops and grows, researchers said “The drug was tested on patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who [...]
Health Tip: Insomnia Keeping You Awake?
If you often start your day exhausted because of a poor night’s sleep, you may suffer from insomnia, a common sleep disorder. The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute lists these common symptoms of insomnia: Lying in bed awake for a long period of time before you’re able to sleep. Only sleeping in short [...]
L’Oréal targets growth opportunity in Brazil with research and innovation investment
The MOU will see the cosmetics giant acquire a 28,000m2 surface area of land on Bom Jesus Island in an area adjacent to the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Technology Park. Following an investment of approximately €30m/ $39.2m/ R$70m, L’Oréal also vowed to create 150 direct jobs by 2015, adding to the 2,100 already [...]