A Philadelphia couple battling health issues had to close their business temporarily. While they were struggling both financially and mentally, to their surprise, their customers and community stepped in with warm hearts and turned a merciless tragedy into a merciful story. Since 2001, Andre Chin and Amanda Eap, immigrants from Cambodia, have owned Artisan Boulanger…
Community Comes Together To Support Philadelphia Couple Battling Cancers
Breakthrough New Blood Test That Can Spot More Than 50 Types of Cancer Hailed as ‘Ground-Breaking Advancement’
A new breakthrough blood test that can reportedly able to spot more than 50 different types of cancer early on has been hailed as a “ground-breaking advancement” that could have tremendous human and economic benefits. The test, known as Galleri, was created by California-based biotechnology and pharmaceutical company Grail, which is also in partnership with the Mayo Clinic. In a large-scale,…
Merck Raises Full-Year Profit Target After Cancer Drug Sales Help Third-Quarter Beat
Merck & Co. Inc. raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast on Thursday, after strong demand for its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and recovery in sales of its non-COVID-19 vaccines helped it beat third-quarter profit estimates. Sales of vaccines and physician-administered drugs have started to improve as hospitals and clinics adapt to the pandemic, helping Merck,…
New Australian Cancer Study Offers Hope
An Australian oncologist is to conduct a phase II study in a bid to progress vital research into the treatment of ovarian cancer. Associate Professor Jim Coward has returned promising results with his work on targeting treatment-resistant stem cells to prevent cancer recurrence. Approximately 1,500 Australian women are diagnosed annually with ovarian cancer, which has the…
Viruses Aren’t All Nasty—Some Protect Our Health
Viruses are mostly known for their aggressive and infectious nature. It’s true, most viruses have a pathogenic relationship with their hosts—meaning they cause diseases ranging from a mild cold to serious conditions such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). They work by invading the host cell, taking over its cellular machinery and releasing new viral particles…
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner Dies
Toymaker Hasbro Inc. said on Tuesday that its longtime Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Brian Goldner has died, two days after he went on medical leave. In a statement last year, Goldner said he had been under continued medical treatment following his cancer diagnosis in 2014. Board member and former CEO of marketing firm InnerWorkings…
Bayer Shares Up After First Trial Win Over Roundup
BERLIN—Shares in Bayer AG rose 2.5 percent in pre-market trade on Wednesday after the German agricultural and pharmaceuticals firm won its first trial over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. A California jury found that the herbicide was not a substantial cause of a child’s rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the company said on Tuesday….
1 in 7 Cancer Operations Delayed Due to COVID-19 Curbs: Study
One in seven cancer patients globally had their operations postponed as a result of CCP virus restrictions, a new UK study has revealed. “Cancer surgery systems worldwide were fragile to lockdowns, with one in seven patients who were in regions with full lockdowns not undergoing planned surgery and experiencing longer preoperative delays,” researchers from the…
Carcinogen Found in Coppertone Sunscreens
Coppertone, which is owned by the German multinational skin care company Beiersdorf and headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, has recalled five aerosol sunscreen sprays, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on September 30. These products have all been found to be tainted with benzene, a known carcinogen. According to the FDA, twelve lots…
University of California–San Diego Researchers Help Map Out How Cancer Mutations Affect Proteins
SAN DIEGO—Researchers at the University of California–San Diego (UCSD) and the University of California–San Francisco (UCSF) have mapped out how hundreds of mutations involved in two types of cancer affect the activity of discrete groups of proteins that are the ultimate actors behind the disease, reports published today revealed. The work points the way to identifying…
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