Highlights In Journal Of The National Cancer Institute June 30, 2007
Finasteride Has Little Impact on Sexual Function in Men The drug finasteride had a minimal effect on the sexual function of men who took it to prevent prostate cancer.Some studies have found a link between finasteride and sexual dysfunction in men. [click link for full article]
Drugs Used To Fight Cancer-Related Bone Problems Boost Odds Of Jaw- Or Face-Bone Disease
Treatment with intravenous bisphosphonates - drugs used to reduce harm done to bones by cancer or cancer therapy - increases the risk of jaw or facial bone disease or infection, a large-scale comparative study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has found. [click link for full article]
New Research Suggests Emotions Can Affect Recovery From Hip Surgery
A patient’s emotional state plays a significant role in his or her recovery from hip surgery, suggests Saint Louis University research published this month. [click link for full article]
The Journal Of Neuroscience News
1. Putting the Freeze on the Presynaptic Terminal L’a Siksou, Philippe Rostaing, Jean-Pierre Lechaire, Thomas Boudier, Toshihisa Ohtsuka, Anna Fejtov’, Hung-Teh Kao, Paul Greengard, Eckart D. Gundelfinger, Antoine Triller, and Serge MartyThis week, Siksou et al. give us some close-up views of the cytomatrix in presynaptic terminals. [click link for full article]
Cancer Research Specialist And HSPH Professor Awarded Medal Of Honor From WHO Cancer Agency
Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Vincent L. Gregory Professor of Cancer Prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), was one of three recipients of a medal of honor from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization. The award was presented at the IARC Headquarters in Lyon, France. [click link for full article]
Several Tons Of Uranium And A Town Called Colonie
Recent research by the Department of Geology at University of Leicester, and at the British Geological Survey aims to improve understanding of how depleted uranium particulate behaves in the environment. [click link for full article]
Power majors bid for MRPL project
Five global engineering and power equipment construction majors are in the race to bag the Rs 8,000 crore
Tata wants merger of TCS arms
India’s leading information technology services provider, Tata Consultancy Services, will explore the option of merging some of its group companies.
Rupee rise good for country: Kris
Infosys chief executive officer Kris Gopalakrishnan said that the industry would figure out a way to withstand the challenge posed by the rapid change in the value of the rupee.
B K Birla to continue as Kesoram chairman
Confirming the move to hand over Kesoram Industries to grandson Kumaramangalam Birla, industry stalwart B K Birla on Thursday
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