- Researchers have discovered a way to disable a mechanism that prevents chemotherapy from reaching pancreatic cancer cells.
- A gene that causes prostate cancer cells to increase growth may be a new target for therapy.
- The 2012 National Conference on Health Statistics will be held August 6-8, 2012, in Washington DC.
- Cervical cancer screening guidelines have been revised.
- 20th century tobacco control programs and policies were responsible for preventing more than 795,000 lung cancer deaths in the United States from 1975 through 2000.
Resource Highlights: TOXNET
Looking for toxicology reports or information on home cleaning products? TOXNET can help you find what you need from info on the carcinogenicity of chemicals to drugs and lacation. Brought to you from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the TOXNET database allows you to search several toxicology databases from one interface.
PubsHub and Associations
PubsHub has an “Associations” tab which lists associations by therapeutic area. This provides the user a better understanding of which journals and congresses are supported and sponsored by the specific Association. After you click on the Association of interest, you’ll see three tabs — the first tab provides basic contact information, the second tab provides the list of journals that the Association is connected with, and the finally tab lists the congresses which the Association sponsors or co-sponsors.