Gout / 28.07.2011
US Gout prevalence increases over last 2 decades
A new study shows the prevalence of gout in the U.S. has risen over the last twenty years and now...
Women with breasts that appear dense on mammograms are at a higher risk of breast cancer and their tumors are...
Diabetes, JCEM, Nature, UCLA / 28.07.2011
Increased muscle mass may lower risk of pre-diabetes
Study shows building muscle can lower person's risk of insulin resistance A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research / 27.07.2011
Scientists Develop New Therapy for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Newswise — PHILADELPHIA — Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer may have an alternative therapy when they develop resistance to trastuzumab,...
Infections, JAMA, Urinary Tract Infections / 26.07.2011
Antibiotic appears more effective than cranberry capsules for preventing urinary tract infections
In premenopausal women who have repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs), the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) appeared more effective than cranberry capsules...
Cancer Research, Hormone Therapy, Prostate Cancer / 26.07.2011
Hormone therapy may be hazardous for men with heart conditions
Fairfax, Va., July 26, 2011 – Adding hormone therapy to radiation therapy has been proven in randomized clinical trials to...
Newswise — July 25, 2011 (Philadelphia, PA) --Researchers from the lab of Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., the Founder and Director...
Nature, Stanford, Stroke, UCLA / 25.07.2011
Substance may extend time to prevent brain damage after Stroke
STANFORD, Calif. — A naturally occurring substance shrank the size of stroke-induced lesions in the brains of experimental mice —...
Cancer Research, Dartmouth / 25.07.2011
Study examines screening for pancreatic cancer in high-risk populations
OAK BROOK, Ill. – July 25, 2011 – Researchers from New England report in a new study that using a...
Cancer Research, Nature, Sloan Kettering, University of Pennsylvania / 24.07.2011
2 genetic variations predict second cancers after radiation for children with Hodgkin lymphoma
A genome-wide association study published in the August issue of Nature Medicine has found two tiny genetic variations that can...
Alzheimer's - Dementia / 22.07.2011
Atherosclerosis linked to Dementia
American Stroke Association Scientific Statement Statement Highlights: • High blood pressure is related to the development of age-related vascular cognitive impairment. • Maintaining...
Stroke, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania / 22.07.2011
Optimism associated with lower risk of having stroke
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report Study Highlights: • A large-scale observational study shows that optimism is associated with lower risk...
Hepatitis - Liver Disease, HIV / 22.07.2011
Hepatitis C is transmitted by unprotected sex between HIV-infected men
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered rare. But a new study by researchers at Mount Sinai School...
Addiction, Pain Research, Pharmacology / 22.07.2011
Misuse of Pain Medication May Be Pathway to High-Risk Drug Behaviors
Philadelphia (July 22, 2011)—A new study by researchers at Drexel University’s School of Public Health suggests that abuse of prescription...