FDA approves tamoxifen to reduce breast cancer risk
U S health officials approve tamoxifen for women at high risk of breast cancer, a move with potential to affect millions. The drug lowers cancer risk but raises uterine cancer, clot, and cataract risks, requiring careful patient selection and informed consent.
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Washington
and Drug Administration
FDA
Michael Friedman
Kathy Albain
Loyola University Medical School
Albain
National Cancer Institute
Allen Lichter
American Society For Clinical Oncology
Lichter
Zeneca Inc
Nolvadex
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Harmon Eyre
American Cancer Society
Eyre
Girl suspended for passing hot sauce at school
A sixth grade girl at Rock Ridge Elementary School in Castle Rock Colorado was suspended after passing a capful of Dave's Insanity Gourmet Hot Sauce to classmates causing stomach aches. district spokeswoman Jill Fox called it an innocent dare with serious consequences.
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Castle Rock
Colo
Dave
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Jill Fox
Adults grow new brain cells up to age seventy in hippocampus
Scientists report adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus, challenging the belief that adult brains cannot create new neurons. The discovery, from researchers including Fred Gage and Peter Eriksson, uses BrdU labelled autopsy specimens to show new neurons in people up to their 70s, with implications for treating strokes and neurodegenerative diseases.
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New York
Ira Black
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Piscataway
N.J
Nature Medicine
Fred Gage
Salk Institute For Biological Studies
la Jolla
Calif
Peter Eriksson
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Goteborg
Sweden
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