Algorithm based on response, biology guides neuroblastoma therapy

(HealthDay)—Use of a response- and biology-based treatment algorithm for intermediate-risk neuroblastoma is associated with excellent survival and reduces treatment for some patients, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Clare J. Twist, M.D., from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York, and colleagues enrolled 404 evaluable patients between 2007 and 2011 […]

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Novel approach leads to potential sepsis prevention in burn patients

Immediately following severe burns, bacteria reach the wound from different sources, including the patient’s skin, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tracts and health care-related human contact. Within the wound, bacteria multiply, establish an infection and move from the infected burn wound into the bloodstream, causing serious complications like sepsis, multiple-organ failure and death. In modern burn units, more than 50% of deaths […]

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Tracee Ellis Ross Launches a Hair-care Brand to Empower the Curly, Coily, Textured Community

Tracee Ellis Ross has starred on hit TV shows, interviewed Michelle Obama and helped found Hollywood’s gender equality movement Time’s Up. For her next big role? She says beauty mogul sounds nice: “From your lips to god’s ears!” Today, the actress/producer/comedian/activist is announcing Pattern, a hair-care brand for the underserved curly, coily and tight-textured community available Sept. 9 at PatternBeauty.com […]

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Early life environment may lead to high blood pressure in children

Where a mother lives and the temperature outside while she is pregnant, among other environmental factors, can impact whether her child is prehypertensive or hypertensive during childhood, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Exposure to negative lifestyle factors in pregnancy, such as obesity, physical inactivity, poor diet, and alcohol and tobacco […]

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