Marissa Murtaugh

Articles

New Prostate Cancer Test Yields Promising Results

March 22nd 2011

A recent clinical study reviewed the surprising results of a new prostate cancer test.

Agency Seeks to Chart a New Course for Patients With Multiple Chronic Diseases

March 2nd 2011

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking to find a more effective means of treating people with multiple chronic conditions

Comorbid Diabetes Increases Risk of Listeria

March 2nd 2011

Patients with cancer and comorbid type 2 diabetes have 5 times the risk of contracting listeria, a rare bacterial illness caused by eating contaminated food.

Inconclusive Lung Cancer Screenings Prompt Smokers to Quit

March 2nd 2011

Men who undergo lung cancer screening are more likely to stop smoking if the results are inconclusive than if they are negative, according to a team of researchers from Denmark.

These Cells Were Made for Walking

March 2nd 2011

Duke researchers have discovered that the Abl and Arg protein kinases contribute to the formation and activity of invadopodia.

Company Claims to Make Safer Smokeless Tobacco

March 2nd 2011

Star Scientific, a Virginia-based company, has petitioned the FDA to approve the sale of what it claims is a

Can Pomegranate Juice Prevent Metastasis?

March 2nd 2011

University of California researchers reported that prostate cancer cells subjected to pomegranate juice did not metastasize as readily as untreated prostate cancer cells.

Men With Prostate Cancer Should Exercise

March 2nd 2011

Men with prostate cancer reduce the risk of death from all causes by 46% if they do moderate exercise, such as walking, for 90 minutes a week