“Iron Andy” Holder Visits Kaheka Pharmacy To Inspire Others to Manage Chronic Conditions As part of an inspirational nationwide tour, “Iron Andy” Holder, an Ironman competitor who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 36, participated in a Wellness Fair at a Don Quijote Pharmacy in Honolulu today. Andy was joined by a 14-year-old [ Read More ]
Archive for June, 2009
Scientists from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit presented data demonstrating the feasibility of long-term, low-dose adjuvant chemotherapy, which resulted in fewer tumor recurrences and cancer metastases in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Karmanos researchers discovered that when they utilized oral chemotherapy agent capecitabine, also known by its [ Read More ]
New Merck KGaA Study Reveals Wide Variations in Therapy Regimens, with Monotherapy Most Common in Elderly Patients and Triplets Most Prevalent in the US There are striking differences in treatment regimens for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, based on both age and geography, according to a new market research study conducted by Merck KGaA, [ Read More ]
A survey commissioned by Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. reveals that the average American Baby Boomer believes their hearing is above average, while the majority of their children think their parents should have their hearing tested Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. announced the findings of a survey of 250 older Americans, or “Boomers,” and 250 children of [ Read More ]
Private investigator locates California medical practice’s oldest ‘test-tube baby;’ Three of America’s IVF pioneer babies to meet at 25th anniversary reunion Elizabeth Castro Wilson, who on March 18, 1985, became the first “IVF baby” born in the East San Francisco Bay Area, will join two other “pioneer IVF babies” in a reunion with the doctors [ Read More ]