| Rudy Giuliani uses the NHS as ‘political football’ to give Hilary ...
Rudy Giuliani, the front-runner for the 2008 Republican nomination, was accused last night of smearing the NHS to attack Democratic plans for universal healthcare in America. Mr Giuliani launched a radio advertising campaign saying that the proposals from Democrats such as Hillary Clinton smacked of European-style socialism that would lower standards in the US. "I had prostate cancer five, six years ago," the former New York mayor said. "My chance of surviving prostate cancer – and, thank God, I was cured of it – in the United States? 82 per cent. My chance of surviving prostate cancer in England? Only 44 per cent under socialised medicine." His advert prompted Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, to make a rare intervention into US politics as he pleaded with Mr Giuliani to stop kicking the NHS.
Celsion stock moving to the Nasdaq
Celsion Corp. will list its shares on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange beginning Feb. 8. The Columbia biotechnology company will make the switch to the Nasdaq from the American Stock Exchange. Celsion's (AMEX: CLN) ticker symbol will remain the same on the Nasdaq, which is well-known as home to technology stocks. On Jan. 18, Celsion received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin international testing of a treatment for liver cancer. The work could begin at 40 sites in North America, Italy, China, Hong Kong, and Korea and will involve more than 600 patients. The trials will study the impacts of ThermoDox, a cancer drug developed by Celsion, when combined with a radiofrequency treatments on liver cancer and tumors.
Study: After mastectomy, implants are riskier
The bottom line is that implants are associated with an increased risk of infection in breast cancer patients," said Margaret Olsen, who headed the study, which was published in the most recent Archives of Surgery. "The question is what factors contribute to this increased risk and what can be done to prevent it?" Researchers theorize that implants represent a foreign object on which bacteria can grow, presenting a bigger threat to someone whose immune system has been weakened by chemotherapy or radiation. Implant reconstruction also involves at least three separate surgeries, increasing the chance of an infection. Each infection costs about $4,000 to treat. For younger women Digital best option for mammograms Another study has confirmed that digital mammography is superior to old-fashioned film mammograms for certain women.
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