Long term, tamoxifen stops more cancer than Evista
Longer-term results from a head-to-head trial of two drugs that prevent breast cancer shows that tamoxifen works better than rival Eli Lilly and Co’s Evista, but with a greater risk of some other cancers and blood clots.
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Jenny Felth, Joachim Gullbo, and colleagues note that cardiac glycosides are a family of naturally-derived drugs used to treat congestive heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. Scientists have suspected for some time, based on previous research, that these heart drugs may have promise for fighting many different types of cancer. Despite this, knowledge on effects in colon cancer or combination effects with other anti-cancer drugs is lacking. But scientists know little about their potential anticancer effects and have not tested these substances against colon cancer.
As part of a larger study to screen and identify natural substances with activity against colon cancer, the scientists picked several cardiac glycosides for further study. They tested five of these heart drugs against laboratory cultures of human colon cancer cells and found that they were all effective, to varying degrees, at killing the cancer cells.
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A virus called human papilloma virus causes genital warts. This highly contagious disease and does not have any cure. It is sexually transmitted and affects the genital areas of both men and women. The disease is more common with women than men. The disease causes flat of lumpy growths in the genital areas including the penis, vagina, anus, cervix, etc. many are unaware of the problem at first because the virus sometimes shows itself after along time. The virus has the capability to stay latent for a long time and then make itself visible.
The picture of genital warts is very unpleasant and disgusting. Anybody suffering from this disease must consult a doctor and get proper medical help. Without looking at the picture of the genital warts, the doctor cannot diagnose the problem. The problem may not be genital warts but some other disease with similar symptoms.
» Read more: Genital Warts and the Human Papilloma Virus