WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — What if a blood test or biopsy could predict if a cancer therapy will help cure you, or only make you feel worse?

Tests like these, based on genes, proteins or other “molecular markers” may someday do just that for people battling colon, lung and pancreatic tumors, scientists reported at a news conference Tuesday.  Read the rest on this Test

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HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) — Recovering from a stroke is easier if you were physically active before the attack, a new Danish study finds

Researchers found that such patients had less severe strokes and a better chance of long-term recovery.

“Keeping fit will increase your chance of a life without stroke,” said lead researcher Dr. Lars-Henrik Krarup, from the Bispebjerg University Hospital in Copenhagen. “However, should you suffer a stroke, the chance is that it will be of milder severity, and you will make a better recovery.

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By Steven Reinberg
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified 26 genes associated with the most common type of lung cancer, adenocarcinoma — more than doubling the number of genes known to play a role in the deadly disease.

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