Monday 1 April 2019

Treatment Shows Promise Against Solid Tumors

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After CAR-T, one patient was able to have surgery and radiation, and is doing well 20 months later with no further treatment. Fifteen other patients were well enough to start taking a drug that uses a different approach to bolster the immune system, the AP reported.



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Lawsuits Lay Bare Sackler Family’s Role in Opioid Crisis


By DANNY HAKIM, RONI CARYN RABIN and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2TNBu5c

Saturday 30 March 2019

How Pain Tolerance and Anxiety Seem to Be Connected


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Friday 29 March 2019

U.S. Flu Season Ebbing, but Still Widespread: CDC

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Though this year's flu hasn't been as bad as last year's, it's still been a severe season, not the mild one health officials had hoped for. It will still be weeks before flu drops to levels needed for the CDC to declare the season over.



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New Link Between Mom-to-Be's Diet, Child's ADHD

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Researchers found a link between levels of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in umbilical cord blood and ADHD at age 7. The fatty acids play an important role in the structure and function of the central nervous system.



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