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UPDATE: Woman Gets Pregnant Twice in Two and a Half Weeks

Sep. 25 | In an extremely rare case, Todd and Julia Grovenburg’s obstetrician confirmed that the couple will have two babies after “an ultrasound revealed that a male fetus was conceived a full two-and-a-half weeks after the woman became pregnant with...

Insufficient Data to Support PSA Testing for Prostate Cancer

Sep. 25 | When screening men for prostate cancer, there is insufficient data to support screening for prostate cancer using PSA testing, reports two new research papers. In two reports published on the British Medical Journal (BMJ) website, researchers said the...

Woman Gets Pregnant Twice in Two and a Half Weeks

Sep. 25 | In a highly uncommon medical feat that has doctors baffled, Todd and Julia Grovenburg, who had been trying to get pregnant for a few weeks, discovered Julia was pregnant not once, but twice at different times. The 31-year-old woman went for an ultrasound...

UPDATE: New Melanoma Drug “Simply Spectacular”

Sep. 24 | The findings of a new study involving a promising drug have raised hopes of a new skin cancer therapy. An early-phase study of the drug involving 31 patients showed more than half, 64 per cent, of the patients, 22 have been evaluated and 64% (14) of those...

New Drug for Melanoma is “Simply Spectacular”

Sep. 24 | Researchers have presented early clinical test results for a new drug for melanoma, which is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. The researchers are describing the results as “simply spectacular” and say the drug, known now only as PLX4032,...

A Protein Found That Predicts Survival from Prostate Cancer

Sep. 24 | A team of researchers has found a protein that predicts survival from prostate cancer at diagnosis. The study at the University of Liverpool involved more than 500 prostate cancer patients and revealed two thirds of cases did not require urgent treatment,...

Prostate Cancer May Not Need Early Treatment

Sep. 24 | According to new research, many men living with prostate cancer do not need immediate medical treatment. The study was the largest of its kind. An international team of pathologists analyzed 4,000 prostate cancer patients over a period of 15 years to...

FDA Bans Cigarettes with Fruit, Candy or Clove Flavor

Sep. 22 | The FDA announced today that it is, effective immediately, banning cigarettes with fruit, candy or clove flavors because they entice teenagers into smoking. The ban is one of the first visible results of a new law giving the FDA more authority to regulate...

Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapies Linked to Heart Disease

Sep. 22 | According to new research, prostate cancer treatments used to block the hormones that fuel tumor growth in men, such as AstraZeneca Plc’s Zoladex, may leave men more prone to heart disease. The largest and most complete study to date on the issue,...

Smoking Bans In Public Places Instantly Saves Lives

Sep. 22 | According to two new studies, by putting smoking bans in public places, the number of heart attacks can be reduced by over one-third. Smoking bans have had a larger impact than originally thought, and thousands of lives have already been saved by stopping...