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UB study explores how women make decisions about breast cancer surgery
For women just diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the important decisions confronting them is whether to have a lumpectomy or mastectomy. A diagnosis of breast cancer will affect one...
HIV Vaccine Trial Comes Under Scrutiny
Last month, scientists reported that a clinical trial for an HIV vaccine showed the first-ever success in preventing transmission of the virus. However, a number of HIV researchers believe that the enthusiasm for...
First in New York: Bionic technology aims to give sight to woman blinded beginning at age 13
NEW YORK (October 21, 2009) -- A 50-year-old New York woman who was diagnosed with a progressive blinding disease at age 13 was implanted with an experimental electronic eye implant...
Chinese-made moon cakes are recalled
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of White Lotus-brand seed paste moon cakes (two yolks) because of a labeling error.
Researchers Optimizing Progesterone For Brain Injury Treatment
As doctors begin to test progesterone for traumatic brain injury at sites across the country, researchers are looking ahead to optimizing the hormone's effectiveness. Two new approaches include adding vitamin...
Mercury levels no higher in autistic children
Mercury levels in the blood of children with autism are similar to those of other children, a U.S. study suggests.
Hormone Mix Could Cut Breast Cancer Risk And Treat Symptoms Of Menopause
The right combination of estrogen and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which blocks the effects of estrogen in breast tissue, could relieve menopause symptoms and cut breast cancer risk,...
Detecting the undetectable in prostate cancer screening
A team of Northwestern University researchers, using an extremely sensitive tool based on nanotechnology, has detected previously undetectable levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy...
Herbal tonic for radiotherapy
Antioxidant extracts of the leaves of the Gingko biloba tree may protect cells from radiation damage, according to a study published in the International Journal of Low Radiation. The discovery...
Thyroid surgery safe for older patients, study finds
Thyroid surgery is safe for older patients, say physicians who found only slight differences in rates of complications and hospital readmissions in a multi-year study...
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines effective at preventing child deaths
A study published in The Cochrane Review this month concludes that pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV), already known to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and x-ray defined pneumonia, was also effective...
Teach your physicians well
As the national conversation about healthcare reform engages millions of Americans, a new Brandeis study sheds light on the values of medical faculty who train the nation's physicians and lead...
Diabetic episodes affect kids' memory
Children who have had an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis, a common complication of diabetes, may have persistent memory problems, according to a new study from researchers at the UC Davis...
What caused implantable venous access device failure in cancer patients?
It is common practice to insert totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) in cancer patients beginning a course of chemotherapy to eliminate potential peripheral venous access problems; however, risk factors...
What's the clonality status and allelotype of focal nodular hyperplasia?
Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a lesion found in an otherwise normal liver, and is considered to be parenchyma overgrowth responsive to increased blood flow secondary to vascular malformations. While...
Justice to Stop Pursuit of Medical Marijuana Use
People who use marijuana for medical purposes and those who distribute it will not face federal prosecution, provided they act according to state laws.
Redefining obesity's health risks
The body mass index (BMI) has long been the yardstick in deciding who is at risk because of their weight. BMI is essentially a measure of density, identifying 'under-' and...
Vital Signs: Regimens: Doctors Group Endorses Erectile Drugs
The American College of Physicians cited the lack of bad side effects in offering its support for medications like Viagra.
Researcher finds there could be up to 200 cold viruses
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bad news for the immune system: New research has boosted the number of likely common-cold viruses waiting to make you miserable from the long-accepted 100 to perhaps double...
Younger people more susceptible to CJD
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Scottish scientists say an immune system study may help explain why younger people are more susceptible to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease than older people.
Innovative program helps treat depression and obesity
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Queensland pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative traditional Chinese exercise program on depression and obesity has produced very promising results.
Brain-damaged Children Often Have Cold Feet
Many wheelchair-using children with neurological disorders have much colder hands and feet than other children, and most receive no special help even though they have had these problems for a...
Singer death column sparks Twitter rage
(AP) -- Britain's press watchdog said Monday it had received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used...
Affordable anti-rejection drug effective
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. study has found a newer, less expensive drug used to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients is as effective as a...
Crack smoking rooms may cut HIV risk: B.C. team
People who smoke crack cocaine are at increased risk of becoming infected with HIV - a finding that highlights the need to adopt and to evaluate the use safe inhalation...
Non-nuclear families function, too
The conventional family has changed over the past decade. According to a new study by the Working Group on Adolescence of the Andalusian Society of Family and Community Medicine, which...
Public want pandemic info
When it comes to flu outbreaks, the Australian public wants lots of prompt information from an official source, a new study has revealed.
811 health hotline off to slow start
Nova Scotia's new telehealth line is getting only half of the calls that were expected.