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SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Zacks.com submits: Boston Scientific Corp. ( BSX ) recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CE Mark approval to market its WallFlex Fully Covered Esophageal Stent in the U.S. and Europe. The new product is used for the treatment of malignant esophageal strictures (obstructions) caused by tumors in patients with resectable or non-resectable esophageal...
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Ecclesbourne Valley Railway News Feed (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Dear Friend. Good day and God bless you. I feel quite safe and satisfy dealing with you in this charity project.Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purely private, and it should be treated as such. As you read this, I don't want...
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Health's Gold (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
You drank alcohol? If yes, prepared to start changing drinking habits were. Because is routine alcohol believed to consume can trigger the growth of seven types of alcohol on a regular basis cancer. Drink was not only interfering with heart health, but also trigger the growth and development of seven types of recent studies cancer. Result McGill University in Montreal, Canada, found that heavy drinkers...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CE Mark approval to market its WallFlex® Fully Covered Esophageal Stent for the treatment of malignant esophageal strictures (obstructions) caused by tumors in patients with resectable or non-resectable esophageal cancer.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
"Screening for Barrett's esophagus in asymptomatic women"Barrett's esophagus is a condition where the lining of the esophagus changes due to chronic inflammation, generally from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Barrett's esophagus is important to recognize as it may increase the risk of developing esophageal cancer. It has been detected in approximately 10 percent of patients with...
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Forex (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Dear Friend. Good day and God bless you. I feel quite safe and satisfy dealing with you in this charity project.Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purely private, and it should be treated as such. As you read this, I don't want...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
NATICK, Mass. and LONDON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CE Mark approval to market its WallFlex® Fully Covered Esophageal Stent for the treatment of malignant esophageal strictures (obstructions) caused by tumors in patients with resectable or...
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Stand Up To Cancer (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Dominic Osorio A while back we shared the story of Dominic Osorio, a 7-year-old boy from Maryland fighting brain cancer. Thanks to some creative storytelling on the part of his mom, Nicole, Dom came to think of himself s a superhero fighting evil with every difficult procedure or treatment. Inspired by his story, a friend raised funds to create a comic book about the superhero "Dominator,"...
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Fitness Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More reasons not to pay for the sick care of the fat. "Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday. Having too much body fat causes nearly half the cases of endometrial cancer -- a type of cancer of the uterus -- and a third of esophageal cancer cases, the American Institute...
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Stand Up To Cancer (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Fresh research indicates yet again that obesity is a major contributor to cancer risk, with one study estimating that obesity is the cause of over 100,000 cases of cancer in the US each year. Having too much body fat causes up to a half of endometrial cancer cases and a third of esophageal cancer cases; more than a quarter of Americans are obese, and another third are overweight. In July, federal researchers...
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whoar.co.nz (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
“..A molecule found in a curry ingredient can kill esophageal cancer cells in the laboratory .. .. suggesting it might be developed as an anti-cancer treatment, scientists said on Wednesday. Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland treated esophageal cancer cells with curcumin — a chemical found in the spice turmeric, which gives curries a [...]
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Newswise (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Thomas Vaughan, M.D., head of the Epidemiology Program in the Public Health Sciences Division of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has received a three-year, $7.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study genetic susceptibility for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma, a rapidly fatal cancer whose incidence has increased more than 500 percent in the past 30 years,...
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
New research has found that survival rates of patients with Barrett's esophagus, which can be a precursor for esophageal cancer, are no different than the survival rates for the general population.
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Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
This is interesting and I'm sure true ... but how many "X kills cancer" stories have we seen. Still, curry is good food so what's the downside to eating more? Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Reuters LONDON -- A molecule found in a curry ingredient can kill esophageal cancer cells in the laboratory, suggesting it might be developed as an anti-cancer treatment, scientists said on Wednesday. Researchers...
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Science - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
A molecule found in a curry ingredient can kill esophageal cancer cells in the laboratory, suggesting it might be developed as an anti-cancer treatment, scientists said on Wednesday....
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medicman007 | 07/09/2009
Gastroenteritis (Gastro) is a common stomach ailment that presents itself with stomach pains and cramps. It can be caused by a viral or bacterial infection, or by the reflux of stomach contents back into the esophagus, a condition that is commonly referred to as GERD. You may be pre-disposed to GERD if you have pre-existing factors such as curvature of the spine, obesity, or if you have a hiatal hernia.
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obi jo | 03/31/2009
Yes, yes, I know, now tea is killing us! It is true, being born is the number one cause of death (it seems inevitable in the human world). But read this info a bit more closely. First, most of the study subjects drank large quantities of very hot tea, and consumed the tea usually within the first two minutes after it was poured. These temperatures, over 65 degrees C (149 F) and in many cases over 70...
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