Immunotherapy drug approved by FDA to treat lung cancer
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Los Angeles, California - Pembrolizumab, a drug that has already been proven to extend the lives of people with advanced melanoma, has now been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The study, the largest published research to date using immunotherapy to treat lung cancer, was conducted at UCLA and 29 other sites in the U.S., Europe and Australia.
High-fructose diet hampers recovery from traumatic brain injury
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Los Angeles, California - diet high in processed fructose sabotages rats’ brains’ ability to heal after head trauma, UCLA neuroscientists report.
To increase testing for hepatitis B, promote it in the community
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Los Angeles, California - A study by UCLA researchers shows that going to churches to promote testing for chronic hepatitis B, which is associated with liver cancer and other liver diseases, can lead to improved testing rates among Korean Americans.
Scientists to Bypass Brain Damage by Re-Encoding Memories
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Los Angeles, California - Researchers at USC and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have developed a brain prosthesis that is designed to help individuals suffering from memory loss.
Treat 5% of Hepatitis C patients with new drugs to reduce infections, costs
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Los Angeles, California - Treating 5 percent of all hepatitis C patients with the latest drugs would be more effective at reducing infections and health care costs than the current approach, a new study shows.
Now Is the Time For a Flu Shot
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Sacramento, California - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith urges Californians to get the influenza (flu) vaccine as soon as it becomes available.
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