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Personalized treatment for early lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer vaccines and targeted therapies are beginning to offer new treatment options following surgery for patients with early stages of lung cancer, experts said at the first European Multidisciplinary Conference in Thoracic ...





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Researchers find TB-prevention therapy is cost-effective option

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers have found that the cost of preventive antibiotic tuberculosis (TB) therapy for patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is generally less expensive than ...


Mutation of BRCA gene influences women's views of preventive mastectomy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women whose cells harbor harmful mutations in the BRCA genes are likely to view preventive mastectomy as the best way to reduce their risk and fears of developing breast cancer, despite other, less drastic options available. ...


It pays to be careful post-kidney transplant

It pays to be careful post-kidney transplant

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For kidney transplant recipients, infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) may lead to devastating complications. New research suggests that extending the period of preventive treatment after kidney ...


Patients stay with phone psychotherapy longer than office visits

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 22, 2008 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The problem with psychotherapy has long been that nearly half the patients quit going after a few sessions. Therapy can't work if patients stop coming to the therapist's office.


Prostate cancer therapy increases risk of fractures and cardiovascular-related death

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects compared to patients who do not take these medications, according to a new ...


Risk of blood clot after surgery higher and lasts longer than previously thought

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The risk of having a potentially fatal blood clot after surgery is higher and lasts for longer than had previously been thought, concludes new research published in the British Medical Journal today.


Preventing repeat strokes -- are survivors taking their medicine?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Since 1999, stroke survivors have been advised to use aspirin, prescription antiplatelet agents, or prescription anticoagulants to help avoid another stroke. Many large surveys of the U.S. population have reported the use ...


Hope for preventative treatment for cystic fibrosis lung disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heidelberg researchers have succeeded in preventing cystic fibrosis lung disease in an animal model by spraying amiloride into the lungs of young mice. This is the first therapy to successfully attack the root cause of the ...


Stem cell transplant in mouse embryo yields heart protection in adulthood

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stem cells play a role in heart muscle rejuvenation by attracting cells from the body that develop into heart muscle cells. They have been successfully used to halt or reverse cardiac injury following heart attack, but not ...


Aspirin recommendation underscores need for physicians and patients to discuss benefits and risk

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The President of the American College of Preventive Medicine commended the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today for its recommendations on aspirin use for primary prevention of heart attack and stroke, released ...



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