American Thoracic Society Clinical Policy Statement On Palliative Care Palliative care was once reserved for patients when all curative options had been exhausted and death was imminent, but now it is considered an integral part of the care that should be available to patients with serious respiratory disorders and critical illnesses.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comObama, Clinton Call For Allocating More Resources To Fight Spread Of HIV/AIDS Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) on Sunday both called for allocating more resources to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, AFP/Google.com reports (AFP/Google.com, 4/14). The Democratic presidential candidates' comments came during a forum at Messiah College that was sponsored by Faith in Public Life, the Hartford Courant reports (Buck, Hartford Courant, 4/14).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHow Tumors Manipulate The Human Vascular System Studied In Mouse Model The formation of new blood vessels, or angiogenesis, is an Achilles' heel of tumor growth, because tumors depend on the supply of oxygen and nutrients for survival. Therefore, for some years now substances called angiogenesis inhibitors have been used in cancer treatment to suppress this process.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCanadians May Not Be As Healthy As They Think Spring is in the air, and instead of cleaning the house, a new survey shows Canadians should be thinking about sprucing up their daily routine. The survey, conducted on behalf of the Canadian Diabetes Association, shows Canadians may not be as
healthy as they think, and could be leaving themselves at risk for chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes.
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