n the aftermath of the partial meltdown or is it of the !**@! Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan people have been getting pretty edgy. I was surprised to hear about the large number of people clamouring for potassium iodide tablets after word got out about a radiation leak.... Read more

TOBACCO, SMOKING AND BREAST CANCER Tobacco smoke is unquestionably the single greatest cause of preventable cancer cases. However, the link between smoking including passive exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and breast cancer has been rather unclear, so far. Now, a newly ... Read more

VITAMIN D AND DEATH DUE TO COLORECTAL CANCER Based upon recent high quality clinical research, only Vitamin D, among all vitamins, appears to have potentially significant cancer prevention effects. However, as with all areas of clinical and laboratory research, one can ... Read more

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE DISSECTION FOR BREAST CANCER MAY NOT BE NECESSARY The management of breast cancer has undergone many advances since the radical mastectomy that first came into popularity in the United States in the late 19th century. At that time, ... Read more

After a five month-long series of very public and often acrimonious negotiations, it appears that Sanofi-Aventis and Genzyme may be close to deal that would enable the French drug maker to acquire one of the worlds largest public biotechnology companies. According to the NY Times... Read more