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Nanobotmodels Company offer vision of cancer treatment using medical nanoparticles: This short animation shows how drug delivery methods working inside a human body

Cancer, is a broad group of various diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the body through the lymphatic system or bloodstream. There are over 200 different known cancers that afflict humans.

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Certain Sleep Aids May Raise Hip Fracture Risk in Nursing Homes: Study

List includes common drugs such as Lunesta and Ambien, researchers say.

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Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease

Keys are better food choices, more physical activity and no secondhand smoke, doctor says.

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UN welcomes news of HIV baby who appears to be cured by treatment

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UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé.

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Toddler 'functionally cured' of HIV infection, NIH-supported investigators report

Discovery provides clues for potentially eliminating HIV infection in other children

A two-year-old child born with HIV infection and treated with antiretroviral drugs beginning in the first days of life no longer has detectable levels of virus using conventional testing despite not taking HIV medication for 10 months, according to findings presented Monday at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Atlanta.

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Seven genetic risk factors found to be associated with common eye disorder

Funded by NIH, report represents the most comprehensive study of AMD genetics

An international group of researchers has discovered seven new regions of the human genome — called loci — that are associated with increased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness.

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Expanding Ethiopia’s Impressive Successes in Health

Ethiopia is ramping up its efforts to reach key health targets by 2015

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Childhood Obesity – The Imperative for a Preventive Approach

After 20 years involved in the treatment of obesity in adults, I am more convinced than ever that the majority of the effort in the obesity area needs to focus on preventing the current generation of babies becoming overweight and obese adolescents. Next week, I will have the chance to address delegations from the Departments of Health in the EU. I will be making this point as plainly as I can to the Ministers for Health themselves – many of whom will be present.

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Winter Weather Plays a Role in Spring Allergies, Expert Says

Sufferers urged to start taking allergy meds before pollen counts rise to prevent severe reactions.

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Kids, Seniors Prone to MRSA Infections Depending on Season: Study

Elderly tend to get strain that's dominant in winter, while children more vulnerable to summer strain.

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