In both leukemia and solid tumors, there exists among the multitude of warrior cancer cells a small subgroup that work undercover, patiently lying in wait to launch their attacks. Known as either cancer initiating cells (CICs) or leukemia initiating cells (LICs), these stealth populations are impervious to conventional chemotherapy and undaunted by targeted cancer therapies.

Former Surgeon General Carmona Outlines Preventive Methods For Chronic Diseases In Opinion Piece
“The issue of health care reform in the United States is extraordinarily complex,” but the “good news is that we can take steps now to improve the health and well-being of our people by addressing our nation’s single greatest threat to public health and our health care system: chronic disease,” former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona writes in a Philadelphia Inquirer opinion piece.

Glypican-3 Gene Function In Regulating Body Size Helps Inform Novel Cancer Treatments
In a leading study that has implications for the development of novel therapies for a number of breast, lung and ovarian cancers that have lost the expression of a gene called glypican-3 (GPC3), Sunnybrook researchers have discovered how the loss of the GPC3 gene induces overgrowth through certain growth factors such as Sonic Hedgehog which stimulate cancer growth.

Protecting The Hearts Of Patients With Muscular Dystrophy Using New Approach
A team of researchers has recently shown that the administration of sildenafil protects the heart in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This study was led by Dr. Christine Des Rosiers from the Universite de Montreal and the Montreal Heart Institute, in collaboration with Dr. Basil Petrof of the Research Institute of the McGill University health Centre (MUHC) and Dr.

Arizona Nursing Board Committee Recommends Allowing Nurses To Perform First-Trimester Abortions
The Arizona Board of Nursing’s Advance Practice Committee has voted unanimously to recommend that nurse practitioners be allowed to perform first-trimester abortions in the state, the Arizona Daily Star reports. The full nursing board is scheduled to vote on the recommendation on Wednesday.

News From The American Chemical Society
Identifying abnormal protein levels in diabetic retinopathyResearchers in Massachusetts are reporting an advance in bridging huge gaps in medical knowledge about the biochemical changes that occur inside the eyes of individuals with diabetic retinopathy (DR) - a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in adults.

At Last - The Truth About Vitamins.
Vitamins - The Truth’ gives you over 80 pages of Valuable Information on the Foods that supply the Vitamin. At Last - The Truth About Vitamins. - Filed under: RecallsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 71,000 Nintendo character-themed lapel pins due to the presence of toxic lead in the […]

Model Shows How Mutation Tips Biochemistry To Cause Alzheimer’s
Your fate can be determined by tiny events. Imagine you live in the city and you walk everywhere to get exercise - you are healthy and not afraid of getting mugged. You almost never eat breakfast so you don’t stop at the donut shop on the way to work, until one day the manager replaces the girl at the counter with her pretty red-haired younger sister.

Concern Over Strong Media Influence On Women’s Body Image
As France’s parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect women.

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