http://www.newstin.com/us/health-care Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57521970 Medical studies have shown a link between vitamin D and various forms of cancer WASHINGTON (AFP) - Women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumor spread, a Canadian study published in the United States has shown. "We were concerned to... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:51:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57521970 2008-05-16T09:51:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57485100 To curtail data leaks that can affect drugmakers' stock prices, the American Society of Clinical Oncology discloses trial outcomes before its annual meeting Studies of drugs that may stop the spread of many cancers—vaccines for brain tumors, treatments that prevent bone metastases, vitamins that... Fri, 16 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57485100 2008-05-16T04:01:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57497839 The physician in charge of the post-traumatic stress disorder program at a medical facility for veterans in Texas told staff members to refrain from diagnosing PTSD because so many veterans were seeking government disability payments for the condition. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57497839 2008-05-16T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57515847 Friday May 16, 1:02 am ET - New Device Designed to Provide Fast, Safe and Secure Vessel Closure Following Catheterization Procedures ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott today announced the launch of the StarClose® SE Vascular Closure System, a next-generation vessel closure... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:27:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57515847 2008-05-16T09:27:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57546556 The investigational chemotherapeutic agent eribulin mesylate (E7389) demonstrated activity in a heavily pretreated population of women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, according to results of a multi-center Phase II clinical trial. The study also suggests that eribulin mesylate... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:33:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57546556 2008-05-16T12:33:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57546861 Background: On Nov. 5, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. agreed to an FDA-requested marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery. At that time, preliminary results from a Canadian study suggested an... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:35:18 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57546861 2008-05-16T12:35:18Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57484202 A new electronic system for NHS patients' records will not be introduced before 2014 at the earliest - four years later than planned. The government is spending £12.7bn on the IT programme, which will create a centralised electronic medical record system for 50 million patients. An online "choose... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:13:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57484202 2008-05-16T05:13:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487509 Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 00:00 CDT ZymoGenetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGEN) today announced that results from Interleukin 21 (IL-21) studies will be presented or published at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2008 annual meeting. Renal cell cancer is the lead indication for IL-21,... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:05 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487509 2008-05-16T05:00:05Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57469470 Taylor Phinney Earned A Spot On The U.S. Olympic Team BOULDER, Colo. (CBS) ― Boulder, Colo. cycling phenom Taylor Phinney is only 17, but he has already won a world championship in track racing and earned a berth in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, China. But among his family members, he's... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:54:20 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57469470 2008-05-16T01:54:20Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57508729 More breast cancer patients are undergoing mastectomies, reversing a trend in which women were choosing less extensive surgeries that let them keep their breasts, a new study suggests. The change appears to be driven by the increased use of MRIs, or magnetic resonance imaging, according to... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:56:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57508729 2008-05-16T05:56:56Z