Combination therapy doubles survival in metastatic lung cancer

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J The immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, combined with chemotherapy, doubles survival in patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSNSCLC) lacking genetic changes in the EGFR or ALK genes, when compared to chemotherapy alone, according to an international, Phase III clinical trial.

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Drug reduces size of some lung cancer tumors, relapse rate after surgery

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A drug given to early stage lung cancer patients before they undergo surgery showed major tumor responses in the removed tumor and an increase in anti-tumor T-cells that remained after the tumor was removed, which resulted in fewer relapse cases in the patients.

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More prehospital deaths may mean increased intensity in violence

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A new analysis of national trauma data shows that trauma patients were four times more likely to die from gunshot wounds and nearly nine times more likely to die from stab wounds before getting to a trauma center in 2014, compared with rates in 2007.

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Raw fruit and vegetables provide better mental health outcomes

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Researchers have discovered raw fruit and vegetables may be better for your mental health than cooked, canned and processed fruit and vegetables.

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Chemical sleuthing leads to detection of little-known flame retardant in the environment

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Chemists have published research findings on their discovery of a new and relatively unknown flame retardant in the environment. Their study is the first to detect the potentially toxic chemical in North America.

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Maternal metabolic factors and early-onset puberty

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J In a study of more than 15,000 girls and their mothers maternal overweight and hyperglycemia were linked to the earlier onset of puberty in girls 6 to 11 years old. Early puberty has been linked to multiple adverse health developments as girls grow up.

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A foodborne illness outbreak could cost a restaurant millions, study suggests

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J A single foodborne outbreak could cost a restaurant millions of dollars in lost revenue, fines, lawsuits, legal fees, insurance premium increases, inspection costs and staff retraining, a new study suggests.

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