Interventional Cryoablation Stops Cancer Cold Curative Option For Patients With Small Localized Kidney Tumors Two papers presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting show that cryoablation -- the minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment to freeze primary kidney tumors without surgery -- is 95 percent effective when the tumors are four centimeters or
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Localized Cancer Treatment For Advanced Retinoblastoma Saves Children From Having Eyes Removed, Restores Vision In Some Cases A new interventional radiology treatment successfully treats advanced retinoblastoma -- a deadly, inherited cancer of one or both eyes in children -- and often spares them from having their eyes surgically removed (enucleated), according to the results of a study released today at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comArdea Biosciences Reports Positive Phase 2a Results For Lead HIV Candidate, RDEA806, Demonstrating Up To 2.0 Log Reduction In Plasma Viral Load Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RDEA) announced positive preliminary results from its ongoing Phase 2a proof-of-concept study of RDEA806, its novel investigational non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVaccination Could Treat Hypertension Immunizationagainst angiotensin II could provide an alternative treatment forhypertension, according to an article in the March 8, 2008 issue of TheLancet. Hypertension,or high blood pressure, can be caused by several factors in the body.Angiotensin is a hormone secreted by the body to causevasoconstriction, which increases blood pressure.
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