Combining a newly formulated drug with one that is already a standard treatment slows the progression of multiple myeloma, an advanced cancer of the bone marrow cells.
Today's mothers with young children are getting substantially less help around the house. Even when other women are living in the household, they aren't necessarily on hand to help with the kids.
Self esteem was a key factor in a child's level of materialism. Children with lower self esteem valued possessions significantly more than children with higher self esteem.
Epidurals given during childbirth labour are associated with decreased rates of breastfeeding, a study involving a University of Sydney researcher has found.
Study at the University of Michigan Health System and the VA finds benefits with tai chi and with another type of balance training program, with greater benefits from the balance training.
Findings may help physicians tailor treatment to patients with multiple myleoma, a difficult to treat cancer of plasma cells that is the second most common blood cancer in the United States.
The researchers suggest manipulation of the physical properties of a monoclonal antibody as a potentially effective way to improve antibody treatments for solid tumors.
Close to half of 154 smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer picked up a cigarette again within 12 months of their potentially curative operation.
