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Nuvilex Inc. said it signed a research agreement with the University of Northern Colorado to perform initial studies in the development of cancer treatments that utilize components of cannabis known as cannabinoids.
Read More »Added cancer centers mean patient options, provider challenges
Cancer: The word itself generates anxiety. A diagnosis can be devastating and treatment even scarier. And for many patients, the ordeal gets worse.
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Read More »Ex-Takeda exec denies Actos, cancer link
A former executive of Takeda Pharmaceuticals was grilled Thursday by an attorney for a Baltimore family who claims in a $10 million wrongful-death lawsuit that the company failed to warn doctors and patients that its anti-diabetes drug could cause bladder cancer.
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Read More »Take a tour of the Kaufman Cancer Center
Upper Chesapeake Health System's new Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Center is the first multidisciplinary, comprehensive care center in Harford County. The $60 million building has two outdoor gardens and artwork emphasizing nature, which officials say encourages healing and relaxation. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)
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Read More »Kimmel Center acquires HD cancer treatment system
The Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Johns Hopkins Hospital announced that its Department of Radiation Oncology has acquired a sophisticated cancer treatment system manufactured by a Swedish company.
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Read More »Anti-smoking battle moves outdoors; bans increase
ATLANTA — First it was bars, restaurants and office buildings. Now the front lines of the “No Smoking” battle have moved outdoors. City parks, public beaches, college campuses and other outdoor venues across the country are putting up signs telling ...
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Read More »Feds, Lacks family reach deal on use of DNA information
NEW YORK — Some 60 years ago, a doctor in Baltimore removed cancer cells from a poor black patient named Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge or consent. Those cells eventually helped lead to a multitude of medical treatments and laid ...
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Read More »FDA: Menthol cigarettes likely pose health risk
RICHMOND, Va. — A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not make a recommendation on whether to limit or ban the minty smokes — one ...
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Read More »Memory of young lawyer spurs marrow registry drive
When Melody Tagliaferri Cronin joined the law firm of Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP in 2008, the partners knew they had found something special in the young lawyer with a big smile and a passion for charitable work.
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Read More »China grants patent for EntreMed drug
EntreMed Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing drugs for the treatment of cancer, announced it has received a patent from the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office for ENMD-2076, its lead drug candidate.
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