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No link between statins and breast cancer: study RedNova Mon, 24 Oct 2005 5:33 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Statin drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol levels and increasingly seen as having other health benefits have no effect on women's risk of developing breast cancer, a study said on Monday. Some previous studies have suggested statins may protect against cancers of the breast, colon, pancreas, esophagus and liver, according to the report published in the October 24 issue of Blood Test Might Spot Colon Cancer HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 25 Oct 2005 9:02 AM PDT TUESDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A simple blood test could be an accurate, easy way to spot colorectal cancer early, a team of American and German researchers report. Liver Transplants May Cure Rare Disease AP via Yahoo! News Mon, 24 Oct 2005 5:33 PM PDT Liver transplants seem to be curing about a dozen children of a rare disease so unforgiving that the slightest dietary misstep can prove brain-damaging or even fatal. Statin drugs no cancer shield: study Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 24 Oct 2005 1:12 PM PDT Statin drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol levels and increasingly seen as having other health benefits have no effect on women's risk of developing breast cancer, a study said on Monday. New Survey Reveals Majorities of American Adults Misinformed About Liver Disease Causes and Prevention Methods PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 25 Oct 2005 5:00 AM PDT Although liver disease has become one of the nation's fastest growing serious health concerns -- affecting more than one in 10 Americans -- many U.S. adults are not aware of how they can contract liver disease nor do they recognize how easily it can be prevented, reveals a new public opinion survey released today by the American Liver Foundation . No link between statins and breast cancer: study Reuters Mon, 24 Oct 2005 1:33 PM PDT Some previous studies have suggested statins may protect against cancers of the breast, colon, pancreas, esophagus and liver, according to the report published in the October 24 issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. Ultrasound could replace mainstream cancer treatments Guardian Unlimited Tue, 25 Oct 2005 1:02 AM PDT Scientists yesterday claimed they were developing a system that could kill cancer cells with a single blast of ultrasound and replace surgery or long-term drug therapies as mainstream treatments. Blood Test Might Spot Colon Cancer Health Scout Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:43 AM PDT It may prove a less invasive screening option for those at risk, experts say. ThermoGenesis Corp. Meets Clinical Endpoints of Phase III Clinical Trial of CryoSeal(R) Fibrin Sealant (FS) System RedNova Tue, 25 Oct 2005 8:05 AM PDT RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThermoGenesis Corp. announced today that the outcome data are now complete for its pivotal U.S. 150-patient blinded, randomized, multi-center clinical trial for the CryoSeal FS System. Turmeric: a hot topic in fighting disease Newsday Tue, 25 Oct 2005 0:51 AM PDT WASHINGTON - Turmeric, the Asian spice that makes curry yellow, not to mention French's mustard and Hindu priests' robes, has yet another life: It's a promising potential weapon against several cancers, Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, psoriasis and other diseases.

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