WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – March 7, 2012 – Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have demonstrated that cancer of the...
Newswise — 3/09/2012 - Newark is one of six locations in the United States that are the focus of a...
Newswise — 3/9/2012 — A common sexually transmitted bacterial infection more than doubles the risk of HIV infection in African...
The National Institutes of Health has launched two multi-site clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. One will...
LOS ANGELES – Drinking red wine in moderation may reduce one of the risk factors for breast cancer, providing a...
SAN ANTONIO — Breast cancer survivors who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation are at high risk for developing...
SAN ANTONIO — Despite the benefits, only a small minority of women, regardless of age, are opting for immediate reconstructive...
An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health has concluded that many men with localized, low-risk...
SAN ANTONIO -- Obese patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer may have worse outcomes than patients who are normal weight...
BOSTON – Prostate cancer screening that combines an adjusted blood test with other factors including the size of the gland,...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered two cancer-spurring gene rearrangements that...
People who are alcohol-dependent and who also carry a particular variant of a gene run an increased risk of premature...
October 25 2011 More patients with ovarian carcinoma carry cancer-predisposing mutations, and in more genes, than previously thought. A rapid experimental method...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Contact:NIAAA Press Office 301-443-3860 NIH grant will help translate addiction research into practice A new grant will help establish...
Released: 10/18/2011 11:00 AM EDT Source: American College of Surgeons (ACS) New findings show an increase in postmastectomy breast reconstruction, and that...
Released: 10/17/2011 8:00 AM EDT Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Newswise — The proportion of children who used a...
Released: 10/10/2011 9:00 AM Source: Thomas Jefferson University Newswise — (PHILADELPHIA) – Beth Moore can now keep up with her children. The...
October 26 2011 Newswise — Delivering anticancer drugs into breast ducts via the nipple is highly effective in animal models of...
One of the causes of resistance to cancer treatment in children is now beginning to be elucidated. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge...
Men who took 400 international units (I.U.) of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took...
HOUSTON - Women with high-grade ovarian cancer live longer and respond better to platinum-based chemotherapy when their tumors have BRCA2...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A compound isolated from a wild, poisonous mushroom growing in a Southwest China forest appears to help...
Early detection and diagnosis of open angle glaucoma important so that treatment can be used in the early stages of...
A chemical component of the marijuana plant could prevent the onset of pain associated with drugs used in chemo therapy,...
Treating women with early stage breast cancer with a combination of chemotherapy and the molecularly targeted drug Herceptin significantly increases...
A large study of the daughters of women who had been given DES, the first synthetic form of estrogen, during...
New Rochelle, NY, October 5, 2011 -- A possible new target for breast cancer therapy comes from the discovery that...
Release Date: 10/03/2011 Interactive video games, already known to improve motor function in recovering stroke patients, appear to safely enhance physical...
Release Date: 10/03/2011 Johns Hopkins-led research suggests levels of certain fats in blood might predict rate of cognitive decline. A team of...
