While this study indicates great potential for testosterone as a therapeutic treatment for cachexia in some forms of cancer, its use may be contraindicated in the treatment of some forms of cancer (e.g. prostate cancer).  Continue reading →Read More »

Our findings indicate the need for future research and randomized trials to determine the clinical utility of other novel biomarkers and diagnostic tests in general.   Continue reading →Read More »

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Michael Barry MD Director of the Informed Medical Decisions Program Health Decision Sciences Center at Massachusetts General Hospital Physician at Massachusetts General Hospit Professor of Medicine,Harvard Medical School  MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? … Continue reading →Read More »

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr Caroline Watts  PhD Post-doctoral Researcher The University of Sydney. MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?  Response: The study analysed data collected from nearly 1700 young Australians who participated in … Continue reading →Read More »

In particular, we found that switching from metformin to sulfonylureas was associated with higher risks of myocardial infarction and death, compared with adding sulfonylureas to metformin.  Continue reading →Read More »

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Manolis Kogevinas, MD, PhD Research Professor NCDs & Environment Group Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) – Campus MAR Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) (office 194) Barcelona, Spain MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are … Continue reading →Read More »

"Since the dose makes the poison, they are counselled to limit but not avoid alcohol." Continue reading →Read More »

Adult drinking patterns are largely stable (most people who drink too much continue to do so, and most who do not, continue that pattern). Continue reading →Read More »

 People who lead a physically active lifestyle should be careful to resist any temptation to use tanning beds when they go to the gym Continue reading →Read More »

Infected people who received a kidney from an infected donor and then received treatment for chronic HCV infection were more likely to live longer and have lower costs than HCV-infected people who were treated for HCV before transplantation and then received a kidney that was not infected. Continue reading →Read More »

While more research needs to be done to find a treatment that delivers a sustained anti-inflammatory effect, we believe the prolonged time patients had before their first respiratory illness is clinically meaningful. Continue reading →Read More »

Overall, the percentage of participants who reported never wearing sunscreen decreased from 38.1 percent at baseline to 21.8 percent at follow-up Continue reading →Read More »

It is important to know that a specific, calculated human dose of pure capsaicin, will be beneficial for preventing/treating diet-induced obesity and metabolic complications associated with obesity. Continue reading →Read More »

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Jen-Tsung Lai, MD Department of Otolaryngology Kuang-Tien General Hospital Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Cochlear Migraine( CM ) is a new proposed diagnosis in 2018. CM could … Continue reading →Read More »

Very few genes are known to induce a complete lack of behavioral response to cocaine. Continue reading →Read More »

We showed that patients who discharged against medical advice were twice as likely to be readmitted with the diagnosis code of acute MI and 4 times as likely to be readmitted with an acute neuropsychiatric episode. Continue reading →Read More »

Using administrative, observational data, we found that IVC filter placement in this all-comer population was associated with an increased risk of 30-day mortality after adjusting for baseline differences and immortal time bias. Continue reading →Read More »

MedicalResearch.com Interview with: James W. Antoon, MD, PhD Pediatric Primary Care University of Illinois Hospital MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? Would you briefly explain what is meant by Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis? Response: Stevens Johnson … Continue reading →Read More »

The findings also indicate that one of three fatty acids present in dairy fat was linked to lower risk of stroke among older adults. Continue reading →Read More »

The findings about the allergen level of different tomato varieties may help to improve the food safety to potentially increase the life quality for patients suffering from birch pollen-related food allergy. Continue reading →Read More »