When used in conjunction with chemotherapy, it can prolong the life of patients with breast cancer.
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Using honey as an intermediate treatment could also prolong the life of antibiotics.
The researchers were keen to stress that their work could prolong the life of functional surfaces and plan to develop the technology with industry partners.
In March, NICE ruled against the use of two drugs, Lapatinib and Sutent, that prolong the life of those with certain forms of breast and stomach cancer.
With such hopes in hand, who would want to let go of the opportunity to prolong life?
Medical technologies that help prolong life, such as the imaging processing used in CAT scanners and MRI machines, trace their origins to technology engineered for the use in space.
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It will reportedly also feature a "slice expansion battery" to prolong its life while computing out in the wild.
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The drug makers say Velcade can prolong life by 18 to 24 months.
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That girl should have been allowed to pass with respect and dignity, instead due to all the new medical breakthroughs that can prolong life she will be put on display for as long as it is financially advantageous to do so.
"They are fantastic at making sure that when they have a hit show, they can prolong its life and increase its audience and therefore increase the earnings back to them, " Matthews says.
Some analysts say the possible change is a ruse to prolong Mir's life past next June, when Russia, whose government is basically bankrupt, promised to bring it down and concentrate its very limited resources on the new station.
While that research is still in its infancy, often lost in the discussions of cryonics are the short-term implications, such as the rapid cool-down of an accident victim to prolong their life enough to be treated.
In only one of the trials did the use of stem-cell support and high-dose chemotherapy appear to prolong life more effectively than conventional low-dose treatment.
The other is the fraudulent promise that technology will free us all from unhappiness and infirmity, prolong life and provide parents with brainy, well-adjusted children untouched by genetic handicap.
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