Into pharma's roaring twenties
“I drained the last of my cocktail, gazing up at the ceiling. It was one of those moments that curls the hairs on your neck. At once, the grand scale of this labyrinth of cathedrals became clear, the desert wind blowing through the clever hieroglyphics carved into every available surface. I turned my head back down to ground level just in time to see the man draw back his fist in anger, and then.And then.With a piercing shriek, he lunged straight at my jaw –”Do you ever wake from a dream, marvelling at the inventiveness and detail of your subconscious mind? That disorienting moment where you lie blinking in darkness,...
Source: EyeForPharma - January 14, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul Simms Source Type: news
Into pharma's roaring twenties
“I drained the last of my cocktail, gazing up at the ceiling. It was one of those moments that curls the hairs on your neck. At once, the grand scale of this labyrinth of cathedrals became clear, the desert wind blowing through the clever hieroglyphics carved into every available surface. I turned my head back down to ground level just in time to see the man draw back his fist in anger, and then.And then.With a piercing shriek, he lunged straight at my jaw –”Do you ever wake from a dream, marvelling at the inventiveness and detail of your subconscious mind? That disorienting moment where you lie blinking in darkness,...
Source: EyeForPharma - January 14, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul Simms Source Type: news
Into pharma's roaring twenties
“I drained the last of my cocktail, gazing up at the ceiling. It was one of those moments that curls the hairs on your neck. At once, the grand scale of this labyrinth of cathedrals became clear, the desert wind blowing through the clever hieroglyphics carved into every available surface. I turned my head back down to ground level just in time to see the man draw back his fist in anger, and then.And then.With a piercing shriek, he lunged straight at my jaw –”Do you ever wake from a dream, marvelling at the inventiveness and detail of your subconscious mind? That disorienting moment where you lie blinking in darkness,...
Source: EyeForPharma - January 14, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul Simms Source Type: news
Update on Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Larynx Update on Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Larynx
This review aims to clarify the nature and classification of laryngeal neuroendocrine neoplasms, while providing a practical approach to the diagnosis of these tumors for practicing pathologists.American Journal of Clinical Pathology (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - November 26, 2019 Category: Pathology Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
CVD mortality much higher among cancer patients
CVD mortality highest in first year from diagnosis; and also much higher for bladder, larynx, prostate and uterine cancers Related items fromOnMedica Exercise essential for people diagnosed with cancer NHS must improve access to screening to save lives Metastatic breast cancer goes undiagnosed for too long Cancer strategies failed to improve one-year survival Cancer mortality cut by a third in young people (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 25, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Famous People Who Died from Head and Neck Cancer
List of notable people who died from head and neck cancers that include; throat, esophageal, laryngeal, oral, and thyroid cancers (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - August 13, 2019 Category: Disability Tags: Famous Disabled Source Type: news
A New, Scarless Adam ’s Apple Surgery Could Be a Breakthrough for Transgender Patients
An Israeli medical center says it has pioneered a new procedure to remove or reduce the size of the Adam’s apple without leaving a scar, a significant development for transgender patients considering such surgery.
Dr. Avi Khafif Hefetz, a specialist in head and neck surgery and oncology at the A.R.M. Center of Tel Aviv’s Assuta Medical Center, led procedures to reduce the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx, commonly known as the Adam’s apple, of two transgender women in May. Two more had the procedure done early June. All were successful.
The conventional method of accessing the thyroid area is know...
Source: TIME: Health - June 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Suyin Haynes Tags: Uncategorized health LGBT Medical Procedures Source Type: news
A new way to predict complications after larynx cancer surgery
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A technique that illuminates blood flow during surgery predicted which head and neck cancer patients were likely to have issues with wound healing. It could enable surgeons to make adjustments during surgery or recovery to improve outcomes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 31, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
EPA Ignored Advice from Staff Experts When Issuing New Asbestos Rule
More than a dozen senior officials and experts at the Environmental Protection Agency urged the EPA to ban asbestos outright, a new report shows.
Two internal memos obtained by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and shared with the New York Times reveal the EPA’s own scientists and lawyers advised the agency to issue a complete ban of asbestos instead of the recent regulations that only restricted its domestic use.
In the memos, dated Aug. 10, 2018, EPA staff members wrote that the agency “should seek to ban all new uses of asbestos because the extreme harm from this chemical substance outweighs any benefit....
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - May 8, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Matt Mauney Source Type: news
California Jury Awards $29 Million to Woman Who Says She Got Cancer from Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder
A woman who claims asbestos in Johnson & Johnson products caused her deadly cancer was awarded $29.4 million by a California jury on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
A jury in a California Superior Court in Oakland determined that defective Baby Powder was a “substantial contributing factor” to Terry Leavitt’s mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer that affects the tissue that coats internal organs, the Associated Press reports. Leavitt said she often used two talcum-powder-based Johnson & Johnson products — Baby Powder and Shower to Shower powder — in the 1960s and 1970s, and claims they contr...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Cancer onetime Source Type: news
Certain symptom combos not in current guidance are red flags for throat cancer
Sore throat plus swallowing or breathing difficulties or ear pain predictive of laryngeal cancer, study shows Related items fromOnMedica Tell patients to use paracetamol for sore throat, urge NICE and PHE Call for closer links between GPs and dentists Air pollution link to heightened mouth cancer risk Public awareness of mouth cancer symptoms low, despite sharp rise in cases GPs need better test access to improve cancer diagnosis (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 5, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Symptom Combos Suggesting Laryngeal Cancer Identified
10 features of laryngeal cancer with which patients presented in year before diagnosis identified (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - January 31, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Oncology, ENT, Pathology, Journal, Source Type: news
Symptom Combos Suggesting Laryngeal Cancer Identified
THURSDAY, Jan. 31, 2019 -- New symptom combinations that may indicate early symptoms of laryngeal cancer have been identified, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in the British Journal of General Practice.
Elizabeth A. Shephard, Ph.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 31, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Recognising laryngeal cancer in primary care: a large casecontrol study using electronic records
This study (n=806) found 10 features significantly associated with laryngeal cancer: hoarseness, sore throat-first attendance; sore throat-re-attendance, dysphagia, otalgia, dyspnoea-re-attendance, mouth symptoms, recurrent chest infection, insomnia and raised inflammatory markers. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GPs should consider cancer of the larynx when patients report a persistent sore throat
The University of Exeter research, published in the British Journal of General Practice, was carried out using patient records from more than 600 GP practices. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
