In search of a treatment for a rare bone cancer

In search of a treatment for a rare bone cancer

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Johns Hopkins researchers say that a drug approved to treat lung cancer substantially shrank tumors in mice that were caused by a rare form of bone cancer called chordoma. Reporting in the journal PLOS ONE, the researchers say the finding offers …
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'I owe them everything': Group shares stories of second chances in rehab at

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Mark Brown describes CSRC (which stands for “Core Salvage Rehabilitation Center”) as “a work therapy program that addresses addiction issues.” The men spend nine months to a year working with The Salvation Army in maintenance, kitchen, janitorial and …
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Elderly could benefit from eye drops in treatment of macular decay

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Dr Neil Bressler, chief of the retina division at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, says patients using Eylea or Lucentis required an average of seven injections during their first year of treatment and five or six in the …
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