colon, large intestine, diarrhea, constipation, rectum, bloody stools , Drug Views, drugs, Medical, Information, Health, Drugs, Conditions, Pharmacy, Pills http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php en-us Ateom.com - Website Power Tools services, announced today that it has launched KRAS and BRAF mutational testing services in its CAP-accredited CLIA laboratory.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:51:29 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Asuragen-launches-KRAS-BRAF-mutational-testing-in-CLIA-laboratory prescription drug cost relief through the Affordable Care Act.]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:43:00 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Medicare-beneficiaries-receive-prescription-drug-cost-relief-under-Affordable-Care-Act bacteria and ]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:58:05 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Reactivation-of-CDX2-gene-may-halt-progression-of-colon-cancer cancer rates have remained steady over the past several decades among people under the age of 40, rectal cancer rates are increasing in this population across races and in both sexes.]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:19:00 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Study-finds-rectal-cancer-rates-are-increasing-among-young-individuals medical endoscopes enhanced with proprietary multispectral imaging technology. The principal investigators on the project are Dr. Gary Carver, Director of Research at Omega Optical, and ]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:53:21 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=SMI-Omega-development-team-receives-fund-to-develop-prototype-fast-multispectral-endoscope online in the British Medical Journal should not cause consumers to doubt the value of calcium supplements for maintaining bone health.]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:46:41 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Adequate-calcium-intake-maintains-optimum-bone-mass cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). However, despite budget crises in several states, some state lawmakers still made positive progress in the fight against a disease that will kill an estimated 569,000 people in the United States ]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:49:09 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=ACS-CAN-report-finds-nearly-half-of-all-states-falling-short-on-legislative-solutions-to-prevent-fight-cancer Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:31:23 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Exact-Sciences-reports-total-revenues-of-1-3M-for-second-quarter-2010 sale 21 new stem cell products for research use only. These products will include the novel stem cell lines: E120 expressing the gene LGR5 useful in colon cancer drug discovery, EN16, T43, RAD20.5, RA-SKEL8, SM22, and Z1, full properties of which will be disclosed on product launch, along with ]]> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:50:30 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=BioTime-announces-21-new-stem-cell-products-for-sale cancer screening test may allow doctors to more accurately detect the presence of colon cancer, particularly in women.]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:33:44 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Combined-technologies-offer-promise-for-detecting-colon-cancer-in-women drug cetuximab have been issued after officials halted enrollment in a phase III clinical trial in patients with spread of colon cancer into regional lymph nodes whose tumors had been surgically removed.]]> Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:34:00 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Cetuximab-recommended-for-colorectal-cancer-tumors-without-mutation-in-KRAS-gene treatment for metastatic (advanced stage) melanoma. The current trial, designed at the Mayo Clinic, combines chemotherapy with targeted molecular agents in an effort to improve control of this difficult disease, reports Dr. Frederick C. Tucker, Jr., who heads this practice.]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Fredericksburg-Oncology-invites-participants-for-new-metastatic-melanoma-clinical-trial Blacks are surviving colorectal cancer at a significantly lower rate compared to whites and Asians due to co-morbidities and their socioeconomic status, according to research by epidemiologists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.]]> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:55:00 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Co-morbidities-socioeconomic-status-impact-survival-rates-in-colorectal-cancer human digestive tract is a teeming mass of hundreds of types of bacteria, a potpourri of microbes numbering in the trillions that help us digest food and keep bad bacteria in check.]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:41:25 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Vitamin-D-receptor-emerges-as-key-player-amid-gut-bacteria-scientists-find new, breakthrough approach for the identification of the "sixth DNA base," 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC). This technology is based on a high throughput, strip-well format and is also incorporated into the first commercially available product, the MethylFlash(TM) Hydroxymethylated DNA Quantification Kit, for rapidly quantifying hydroxymethylated DNA.]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:57:22 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Epigentek-develops-new-approach-for-identification-of-sixth-DNA-base-5-hmC cancer of the membranes that cover the lungs and abdomen that is resistant to current therapies.]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:10:43 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Asbestos-induces-cell-necrosis-promotes-tumor-growth Simple, automated telephone reminders can increase colon cancer screening rates by 30 percent, according to a Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research study funded by the National Cancer Institute that appears in the July print edition of Medical Care.]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:50:38 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Automated-calls-can-increase-colon-cancer-screening-rates-by-30-Study size affects the toxicity of zinc oxide, a material widely used in sunscreens. Particles smaller than 100 nanometers are slightly more toxic to colon cells than conventional zinc oxide. Solid zinc oxide was more toxic than equivalent amounts of soluble zinc, and direct particle to cell contact was required to cause cell death.]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:35:37 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Scientists-report-potential-toxicity-of-nanoparticles-in-consumer-products Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:50:00 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=Shift-in-balance-between-good-and-bad-bacteria-in-gut-could-be-a-harbinger-of-colon-cancer-Study treatment for neuroendocrine tumors. "The presentations this year are very significant for clinicians, and outline real progress in the development of agents that are effective in managing and treating gastrointestinal diseases," says Eric Van Cutsem, MD, PhD of the University ]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:54:07 -0400 http://www.drugviews.com/articles.php?t=New-presentations-on-neuroendocrine-tumors-at-ESMO-12th-World-Congress-on-Gastrointestinal-Cancer