Health Headlines 12/18/06

CuraGen And TopoTarget Announce Expansion Of Belinostat (PXD101) Clinical Trial In Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL) ~> Click here.

Kosan's Hsp90 Inhibitor, Tanespimycin, Shows Promising Antitumor Activity In Phase 2 Trial Of Patients With HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer ~> Click here.

Successful Lung Cancer Surgery Not Enough To Break Nicotine Dependence In Many Smokers ~> Click here.

Drug Combination Proves Effective Against Myeloma In Phase I Trial ~> Click here.

New Vaccines Against Cervical Cancer Major Opportunity For Developing World ~> Click here.

Nation's Largest Patient Group Focused On Depression Responds To New FDA Recommendations On Antidepressants ~> Click here.

Cancer Gene Mutations Not Uncommon In General Population ~> Click here.

Alzheimer's Vaccine Under Development ~> Click here.

MabThera First-line Treatment Helps Patients With Indolent Lymphoma Live Longer ~> Click here.

Protein 'Fingerprint' In Spinal Fluid Could Spot Alzheimer's Disease ~> Click here.

Gene Discovered By Researchers Tied To Pancreatic Cancer ~> Click here.

Longer Use Of Anti-Clotting Treatment With Drug-eluting Stents May Reduce Risk Of Death ~> Click here.

Lenalidomide Enhances Effects Of Monoclonal Antibodies In B-Cell Lymphoma ~> Click here.

New NICE Guidance Increases Insulin Options For Some People With Diabetes (type 1 And 2) ~> Click here.

A New Gamma Camera Technique For The Detection Of Small Breast Tumors ~> Click here.

New Study Shows Efficacy Of AROMASIN On Early Breast Cancer ~> Click here.

Genes That Allow Brain Cancer-Causing Stem Cells To Resist Treatment Identified ~> Click here.

Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Filed Against Ortho Evra Manufacturer Ortho-McNeil ~> Click here.

Researchers Find Two Biomarkers With Potential To Predict Breast Cancer Spread ~> Click here.