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A drug once dismissed as ineffective in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia has shown promising results in two phase I and II clinical trials, according to new research.

Breast-specific gamma imaging is effective in the detection of cancers not found on mammograms or by clinical exam.

Despite the recent good news that cancer incidence and death rates for men and women in the United States continue to decline, cancer is projected to become the leading cause of death worldwide in the year 2010 and low- and middle-income countries will feel the impact of higher cancer incidence and death rates more sharply than industrialized countries.

The label used to identify a disease -- whether it is common language or medical terminology -- can influence how serious people think the condition is, according to new research. Impotence is now widely known as erectile dysfunction; excessive sweatiness is also known as hyperhidrosis.

Scientists in Texas, California, and Maryland are reporting development of high-tech "wipes" that are capable of quickly decontaminating people and equipment exposed to a broad range of military and industrial chemicals, including the deadly blister agent known as "mustard." The next generation wipes, which are a major step toward a universal personal decontamination system for nearly any toxic or hazardous chemical, could help save the lives of soldiers and civilians. 

Scientists have shown that infants born prematurely have lower blood pressure during sleep in the first six months of life, compared to healthy, full-term infants. They believe this may be one reason premature infants are at an increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

People with certain high-risk gene combinations are eight times more likely to suffer from a severe and prolonged illness when they have an infection, according to new research. This group of people is significantly more likely to have an intense illness during the acute stage of an infection -- when fever, aches and pain strike -- to signal the start of the body's immune response.

There is no association between consumption of fat, protein, or meat and kidney cancer, according to a pooled analysis of prospective studies.

A traditional Mediterranean diet with an additional daily serving of mixed nuts appears to be useful for managing some metabolic abnormalities in older adults at high risk for heart disease, according to a new report.

A previously unknown mutation discovered in a common roundworm holds the promise of new treatments for obesity in humans, researchers say.