Friday, September 19, 2008

Why chemo works for some people and not others - MIT News Office

Like with any drug-based treatment, some work spectacularly well and others cause serious harm. It makes sense that the human body has a defense mechanism to protect DNA and that it would have different degrees of reactability.

On another topic, there's a (possibly) significant increase in the number of children treated for kindey stones. Obesity causes serious health problems; here's one more.

And finally, migraine sufferers are at higher risk for blood clots in veins. There's long been a connection between restricted blood flow and migraines, however, blood "thinners" haven't been very useful in treating the blinding headaches. But research into clotting and blood vessels constriction could lead to better treatments soon.

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