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With mesothelioma part of the problem is that most mesothelioma patients are diagnosed at a relatively advanced stage of the disease. For many people, the cancer may have been growing for a long time undetected. By the time they feel symptoms, the dise… more »
Its not just the guys building the ships or working in dusty factories who were exposed to Asbestos. In some parts of the world, natural deposits of Asbestos create an environmental hazard that can lead to Mesothelioma or Lung Cancer. Sometimes these nat… more »
Vioxx and Celebrex were examples of a highly touted new class of drugs called COX-2 inhibitors that came on the market in 1998 and 1999. Another COX-2 inhibitor, Bextra was approved in 2001. These drugs worked on a certain enzyme called Cyclooxygenase-2… more »
1. Japan Opens 22 Asbestos Consultation Centers In response to the growing public concern over asbestos exposure, 22 centers have been opened at major hospitals throughout Japan. These consultation centers will operate in hospitals with the top respirato… more »
Several researchers are pursuing some exciting lines of investigation using a device sometimes called a gene chip. The Gene Chip is actually a copyrighted name of a system made by the biotech company Affymetrix. Many people use the term gene chip more ge… more »