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Cardiac Resynchronization: Race, Age, Geography Matter, Study Shows

Cardiac Resynchronization: Race, Age, Geography Matter, Study Shows

   Race, age, and geography appear to play important roles in who receives cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), a proven treatment for some patients with heart failure, say researchers at Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI).

Posted : Fri, Aug 15, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Key to Treating Cancer May Be Finding its Original Cell

Key to Treating Cancer May Be Finding its Original Cell

   Cancer biologists are turning their attention to the normal cells that give rise to cancers, to learn more about how tumor growth might be stopped at the earliest opportunity.

Posted : Tue, Aug 12, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

WHO launches new HIV/AIDS guide to help countries reach universal access

WHO launches new HIV/AIDS guide to help countries reach universal access

   Today, at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a package of priority interventions designed to help low- and middle-income countries move towards universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support.

Posted : Wed, Aug 06, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Epilepsy drug may help alcoholics recover from dependence

Epilepsy drug may help alcoholics recover from dependence

   Further studies of non-addictive drug gabapentin for insomnia during alcohol recovery are warranted, researchers say.

Posted : Mon, Aug 04, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Range of healthcare offerings help Philips customers reduce critical time to treatment for heart attack patients

Range of healthcare offerings help Philips customers reduce critical time to treatment for heart attack patients

   Philips simplifies cardiac care through innovative cardiology systems that facilitate diagnosis and treatment and extend healthcare into the home.

Posted : Sun, Aug 03, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Half of patients don’t know how survival differs between surgical options

Half of patients don’t know how survival differs between surgical options

   Nearly half of women treated for breast cancer did not know that their odds of being alive after five years are roughly the same whether they undergo mastectomy or breast conserving surgery.

Posted : Fri, Aug 01, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Minorities less likely to know about breast cancer options

   Nearly half of women treated for breast cancer did not know that their odds of being alive after five years are roughly the same whether they undergo mastectomy or breast conserving surgery.

Posted : Wed, Jul 30, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Gene Therapy Increases Survival for End-Stage Head and Neck Cancer

Gene Therapy Increases Survival for End-Stage Head and Neck Cancer

   Drug that restores tumor-suppressor gene expression originated at M. D. Anderson.

Posted : Fri, May 30, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

M. D. Anderson Nurse Addresses Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors

M. D. Anderson Nurse Addresses Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors

   Nurse-Administered Prevention and Management Strategies Can Decrease Incidence of Lymphedema and Improve Quality of Life in Patients .

Posted : Tue, May 20, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

MIT researchers find early treatment of stomach infection may prevent cancer

MIT researchers find early treatment of stomach infection may prevent cancer

   Prompt treatment of a microbe that causes stomach ulcers and other ailments can reverse damage to the lining of the stomach and ultimately prevent one of the most lethal forms of cancer from developing there, MIT researchers have concluded.

Posted : Fri, May 02, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Monitoring AIDS treatment by physical symptoms is effective

Monitoring AIDS treatment by physical symptoms is effective

   Result is almost as good as therapies based on advanced laboratory tests, a new study finds

Posted : Mon, Apr 28, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Duke Scientists Deconstruct Process of Bacterial Division

Duke Scientists Deconstruct Process of Bacterial Division

   Duke University researchers have made a major advance in understanding how bacteria divide. This could lead to new antibiotic treatments that prevent dangerous bacteria from multiplying.

Posted : Fri, Apr 18, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Drugs, Doctors and Death: Heath Ledger Becomes Another Victim

Drugs, Doctors and Death: Heath Ledger Becomes Another Victim

   Throughout the past decade, Florida Detox(TM) has successfully treated over 5,000 addicted patients.

Posted : Sat, Feb 23, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Team IDs weakness in anthrax bacteria

Team IDs weakness in anthrax bacteria

   MIT and New York University researchers have identified a weakness in the defenses of the anthrax bacterium that could be exploited to produce new antibiotics.

Posted : Wed, Jan 23, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Targets on the Horizon: Emerging Therapies and Novel Targets

Targets on the Horizon: Emerging Therapies and Novel Targets

   Today, at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, researchers will present some answers to these and other pressing questions regarding emerging cancer therapeutics.

Posted : Mon, Oct 29, 2007

Category : Science / Health News

Broccoli Sprout-derived Extract Protects Against Ultraviolet Radiation

Broccoli Sprout-derived Extract Protects Against Ultraviolet Radiation

   A team of Johns Hopkins scientists reports in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that humans can be protected against the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation -- the most abundant cancer-causing agent in our environment -- by topical application of an extract of broccoli sprouts.

Posted : Thu, Oct 25, 2007

Category : Science / Health News

Women - Get Screened for Breast Cancer

Women - Get Screened for Breast Cancer

   As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, experts at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center encourage women to learn about recommended screening guidelines to improve their chances for early detection of breast cancer.

Posted : Tue, Oct 09, 2007

Category : Science / Health News

Pregnancy after breast cancer is possible

Pregnancy after breast cancer is possible

   U-M expert says new cancer treatments, technologies give women more hope of preserving fertility.

Posted : Thu, Oct 04, 2007

Category : Science / Health News

FDA Warns of Potential Serious Side Effects with Breakthrough Cancer Pain Drug

FDA Warns of Potential Serious Side Effects with Breakthrough Cancer Pain Drug

   The Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals and consumers to concerns over the use of Fentora (fentanyl buccal) tablets after recent reports of deaths and other adverse events.

Posted : Sat, Sep 29, 2007

Category : Science / Health News

Study of New Epilepsy Treatment Underway at URMC

Study of New Epilepsy Treatment Underway at URMC

   The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is participating in a multi-center study of a new medical device to treat epilepsy.

Posted : Sun, Sep 16, 2007

Category : Science / Health News
 
 
 
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