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Fox News <img alt="" height="1" width="1" /> Aspirin may cut colon cancer risk by 60% USA Today Taking two aspirins a day reduced the risk of colorectal cancer by more than 60% in people with a family history of the disease, a large study shows. With larger doses of aspirin comes the increase...

The current classification system for kidney complications in patients with lupus is too detailed, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results should make it easier for physicians to classify and treat kidney problems...

A study shows that the medication etanercept reduces the frequency and severity of symptoms of TNF receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS), a rare inherited condition characterized by recurrent fevers, abdominal pain and skin rashes. The study, published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, also...

Surgeons at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have conducted a study that could put regenerative tissue treatment for short bowel syndrome one step closer to the bedside. The researchers were able to successfully isolate and store organoid units and later generate tissue-engineered small intestine...

Use of acetaminophen and nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was associated with a significantly increased risk for developing renal cell carcinoma, according to data presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held Oct. 22-25...

MedIndia <img alt="" height="1" width="1" /> 2011 Eugene Race for the Cure raises $365000 to fight breast cancer KMTR NewsSource 16 EUGENE , Ore. (KMTR) -- Celebrating breast cancer survivors, remembering victims and spreading hope to those still fighting, thousands from around the Northwest...

Postmenopausal women who reported having used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for at least 10 years at the time of enrollment in the Women's Health Initiative study had a lower risk for death from colorectal cancer compared with women who reported no use of these drugs at enrollment...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is beginning a through analysis of the latest data on the cardiovascular risks from non-selective NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), that are primarily used as pain killers. The case of Vioxx is well documented and lesser issues such as...

At least 16 million Americans suffer from Rosacea, a chronic dermatological skin condition of the face involving persistent redness, flushing, inflammatory lesions and visible blood vessels. An announcement made today by Galderma Pharma S.A., reports positive top-line results from a Phase 2b...

A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has identified a new metabolic pathway for controlling brain inflammation, suggesting strategies for treating it. The new report, which appears in Science Express, focuses on the type of inflammation normally treatable with...

Scientists have been unclear for some time about how most probiotics work. A new study has found a scientific 'design' for a probiotic that could be used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease. The research by academics at the University of Bristol's School of...

The intestinal ecosystem is even more dynamic than previously thought, according to two studies by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published in the latest issue of Science. Taken together, these studies provide a new understanding of the unique intestinal environment and suggest new...