Experimental cream may repair sun damage and cancer risk
Washington AP reports researchers have developed Dimericine, an experimental cream with an enzyme that repairs sun damaged DNA, potentially reducing skin cancer risk. Tested on XP patients, it cut incidence of the common cancer form. plans call for 600 high risk subjects in San Diego Los Angeles and Jacksonville this fall.
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Washington
San Diego
Los Angeles
Jacksonville
Fla
Experimental cream repairs sun damage to reduce skin cancer risk
The Sun safety campaign cites sun exposure risks while outlining a treatment using liposome-delivered T4 endonuclease V to repair UV DNA. In XP patients, a year of Dimericine cut basal cell carcinoma risk by 30 percent and actinic keratoses by 68 percent. no systemic side effects reported.
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Daniel Yarosh
Yale University
David Leffell
American Cancer Society
Bush
Cancer Society
Yarosh
AGI Dermatics
Lancet
Settlement may spur broader coverage for eating disorders
In Minnesota a $1 million settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota over denial of anorexia treatment is seen as a catalyst for nationwide change. Advocates push federal legislation to require coverage and easier appeal rights, while insurers warn of higher premiums and potential loss of coverage for many.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Kathryn Bromfield
Bromfield
Ann Arbor
Mich
Minnesota
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Anna Westin
Blue Cross
Richard Neuer
Christopher Athas
National Association of
Harry Sutton
Edina
Minn
Sutton
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Michigan
Helen Stojic
Paul Wellstone
D-Minn
Wellstone
3D sonograms bring clearer baby portraits to parents
Atlanta report details how 3-D ultrasound creates color fetal portraits, aiding expectant parents and aiding defect detection. Abigail Hart’s cleft lip and palate were first seen in a 3-D scan, with doctors noting emotional impact and limited insurance coverage.
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Atlanta
Ann Hart
Abigail
Hart
Lonedell
Beverly Hills
Calif
Gergely
Paul Fernhoff
Emory University
Sue Moore
St. Anthony's Medical Center
St. Louis
Moore
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