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...
AHRQ, Asthma / 26.10.2011
Children’s Use of Asthma Controller Drugs Has Doubled
Released: 10/17/2011 8:00 AM EDT Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Newswise — The proportion of children who used a...
Allergies, Heart Disease / 26.10.2011
Aspirin Desensitization: for Patients with Aspirin & NSAID Allergies; CV Disease
Released: 10/10/2011 9:00 AM Source: Thomas Jefferson University Newswise — (PHILADELPHIA) – Beth Moore can now keep up with her children. The...
Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy / 26.10.2011
Through-the-Nipple Breast Cancer Therapy Shows Promise in Early Tests
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...
Hormone Therapy, Mayo Clinic, Stroke / 12.10.2011
Study finds estrogen may prevent younger menopausal women from strokes
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge...
Cleveland Clinic, JAMA, Prostate Cancer / 11.10.2011
Study shows increased prostate cancer risk from vitamin E supplements
Men who took 400 international units (I.U.) of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took...
Cancer Research, MD Anderson, Ovarian Cancer / 11.10.2011
Ovarian cancer patients survive longer with BRCA2 mutated in tumors
HOUSTON - Women with high-grade ovarian cancer live longer and respond better to platinum-based chemotherapy when their tumors have BRCA2...
Cancer Research, Chemotherapy / 11.10.2011
Mushroom compound appears to improve effectiveness of cancer drugs
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A compound isolated from a wild, poisonous mushroom growing in a Southwest China forest appears to help...
Ophthalmology / 07.10.2011
Detecting glaucoma before it blinds
Early detection and diagnosis of open angle glaucoma important so that treatment can be used in the early stages of...
Breast Cancer, Pain Research / 06.10.2011
Marijuana component could ease pain from chemotherapy drugs
A chemical component of the marijuana plant could prevent the onset of pain associated with drugs used in chemo therapy,...
Breast Cancer / 06.10.2011
Survival increased in early stage breast cancer after treatment with herceptin and chemo
Treating women with early stage breast cancer with a combination of chemotherapy and the molecularly targeted drug Herceptin significantly increases...
Dartmouth, Mayo Clinic / 06.10.2011
Women exposed to diethylstilbestrol in the womb face increased cancer risk
A large study of the daughters of women who had been given DES, the first synthetic form of estrogen, during...
Breast Cancer, Cleveland Clinic / 06.10.2011
Tyk2 protein potential new Breast Cancer Therapy Target
New Rochelle, NY, October 5, 2011 -- A possible new target for breast cancer therapy comes from the discovery that...
AHA Journals, Critical Care - Intensive Care - ICUs / 05.10.2011
Interactive Video Games Appear Valuable for ICU Patients
Release Date: 10/03/2011 Interactive video games, already known to improve motor function in recovering stroke patients, appear to safely enhance physical...
Alzheimer's - Dementia, Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Mayo Clinic, Mental Health Research / 05.10.2011
Blood Tests May Hold Clues to Pace of Alzheimer’s Disease Progression
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...
Hormone Therapy, Menopause, Weight Research / 05.10.2011
Estrogen Effects on Metabolism & Weight Gain in Women Studied
It's no secret that women often gain weight as they get older. The sex hormone estrogen has an important, if...
Patients who are fed more calories while in intensive care have lower mortality rates than those who receive less of...
In a study of complication rates following prostate biopsy among Medicare beneficiaries, Johns Hopkins researchers have found a significant rise...
BOSTON (September 22, 2011) -- Identifying the cellular origins of breast cancer might lead to earlier diagnosis and more efficient...
ALS, Mayo Clinic, Neurological Disorders, UCSF / 21.09.2011
A gene for Lou Gehrig’s disease and frontotemporal dementia identified
Frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease -- two fatal neurodegenerative disease with distinct symptoms...
Bipolar Disorder, Genetic Research, Mental Health Research, Nature, Schizophrenia / 21.09.2011
Study finds genetic ‘overlap’ between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Knowledge about the biological origin of diseases like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions is critical to improving diagnosis...
Medical researchers at the University of Leeds have come a step closer to understanding how to stop breast cancers from...
Breast Cancer, Mammograms, Medical Imaging / 19.09.2011
More immigrant women are getting mammograms now than a decade ago.
Fewer immigrant women receive mammograms than native-born American women, according to Penn State researchers, who note that more immigrant women...
Ovarian cancer is one of the most frequent forms of cancer that affect women. As tumors can initially grow unchecked...
In Spain, 5-year survival following breast cancer diagnosis is more than 83%. Around 66% suffer fatigue following treatment. A Spanish...
Flu - Influenza / 13.09.2011
Study showed Flu vaccines for nursing home workers effective in reducing outbreaks
Eurekalert Sept 12 2011 Higher flu vaccination rates for health care personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among...
Breast Cancer, MD Anderson / 13.09.2011
Study: Gene therapy causes breast cancer stem cells to self-destruct
Targeted agent avoids healthy cells, blocks proteins that prevent cell death in tumors HOUSTON -- Gene therapy delivered directly to a...
Antibiotic Resistance, Baylor College of Medicine Houston / 09.09.2011
Genomic analysis of superbug provides clues to antibiotic resistance
HOUSTON - (Sept. 7, 2011) - An analysis of the genome of a superbug has yielded crucial, novel information that...
Breast Cancer / 08.09.2011
Study: Chemotherapy is as effective before breast cancer surgery as after
Approach may help some women avoid mastectomy San Francisco, CA - Whether chemotherapy is given before or after breast-conserving therapy (BCT)...