Treating women with early stage breast cancer with a combination of chemotherapy and the molecularly targeted drug Herceptin significantly increases survival in patients with a specific genetic mutation that results in very aggressive disease, a researcher with UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center reported Wednesday. The study also found that a regimen without the drug Adriamycin, [...]

National Institutes of Health study followed daughters of women given diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy and found increased fertility problems and cancer risks A large study of the daughters of women who had been given DES, the first synthetic form of estrogen, during pregnancy has found that exposure to the drug while in the womb (in utero) [...]

Research also indicates reduction in intake of food toxins improves diabetes in adults Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found high levels of food toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) in infants. Excessive food AGEs, through both maternal blood transmission and baby formula, could together significantly increase children’s risk for diseases such [...]

A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of young people with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has found that some children have a higher risk of invasive disease than adults. The study, published online Oct. 5 in the journal Cancer, is believed to be the first to compare disease spread in children and adults, and [...]

– Year-Over-Year Index Also Down With Prices Showing a 3.9 Percent Decline­ – CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, today released its October Home Price Index (HPI®) which shows that home prices in the U.S. decreased 1.3 percent on a month-over-month basis, the third consecutive monthly decline. According to [...]

New Research from Rothstein Kass / 85 Broads Provides Investment / Operational Insights, Examines Impact of Gender on Core Business Functions Rothstein Kass (www.rkco.com), a leading professional services provider to the financial services industry and the global women’s network 85 Broads (www.85Broads.com), today announced the release of “Women in Alternative Investments – Industry Outlook and [...]

In time of recession, small businesses have opportunity to reduce unnecessary fees easily. The record-breaking 226 million shoppers that came out in droves Black Friday weekend were certainly welcome to small businesses, but the sales came at a price, saysFeeFighters.com, a comparison shopping site for credit card processing services. With increased use of credit cards, [...]

Kenneth C. Wisnefski, founder and CEO of WebiMax, announced Innovation can lead to profitable SMB growth in 2012. The small business owner declared this as part of the 2012 economic outlook. Kenneth C. Wisnefski, entrepreneur and founder / CEO of WebiMax, the leader in search engine optimization, announced “2012 can be a rebound year for SMBs [...]

Overdraft/NSF Fee on Free Checking, Already Among Lowest in U.S., To Be Lowered Further As free checking, free debit cards and debit card rewards are on the chopping block at banks across the country, Arvest Bank announced today its commitment to providing a feature-rich free checking account with a free debit card, free online and mobile banking, [...]

Average mortgage fees rise 6.4 per cent since June Lower rates don’t always mean the best deals – check the product fees as well as the interest rates Leeds Building Society today launched their lowest ever two-year fixed rate mortgage with a rate of just 1.99 per cent, bringing the average two-year fixed rate down [...]