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New therapy for metastatic melanoma
Approximately 60,000 new cases of melanoma, will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2010. The disease, which is the most serious type of skin cancer, accounts for about 10,000 deaths each year.
CNN Health - 9 days ago

Magnet Hospitals Must Do More on Scheduling Issues
A hole in the forces of Magnetism? (Gulp.) Is it possible? Yes and yes, answers a study by the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore. Led by Alison Trinkoff, ScD, RN, FAAN, and Meg Johantgen PhD, RN, research revealed that Magnet hospitals do not necessarily provide better working conditions for nurses than non-Magnet hospitals.
Advance for Nurses - 10 days ago

New drug for advanced melanoma shrinks tumors
An experimental targeted cancer drug shrank advanced melanoma tumors in 81 percent of patients with the deadly and hard-to-treat cancer, doctors said Wednesday.
MSNBC Health - 10 days ago

Some men may get too many PSA tests: study
Men who have undergone surgery to treat earlier stage prostate cancer may not need to keep up yearly PSA tests to screen for a cancer recurrence, a new study suggests.
Reuters Health - 10 days ago

Antibiotics Now Recommended Before C-Sections
Pregnant women about to undergo a cesarean delivery should be given antibiotics right before the procedure to help prevent infections, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists now recommends.
Yahoo Health - 10 days ago

Targeted Therapy Shows Early Promise in Melanoma
Explain to interested patients that a novel drug targeted to a common mutation behind melanoma appears effective in skin tumors that carry the mutation, according to early results.
Google Health News - 10 days ago

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