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Study: Added oxygen during stroke reduces brain tissue damage
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Scientists have countered findings of previous clinical trials by showing that giving supplemental oxygen to animals during a stroke can reduce damage to brain tissue surrounding the clot.
Ohio wife, husband both battling breast cancer
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh, of Monroe, in southwestern Ohio, each had surgery this ...
Revolutionary drug could be new hope for adrenal cancer patients
Sep 22, 2009 |
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TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare today announced the start of a clinical trial for a drug designed to combat adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), a rare but deadly cancer that attacks the ...
The Long and the Short of Acrylate Polymerization
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Used in such diverse applications as adhesives, detergents, and super-absorbent disposable diapers, polyacrylates are key polymers, but the mechanisms of their formation are complex and have ...
The Medical Minute: Preservation of fertility -- gynecologic cancer
Sep 03, 2009 |
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In recent years, several new innovations have been employed in the treatment for women with gynecologic cancer in an effort to preserve fertility. These innovations consist of conservative ovarian staging, embryo/oocyte cryopreservation, ...
Study finds acceptable levels of anxiety among men living with early, untreated prostate cancer
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Men with early stages of prostate cancer who delay radical treatment in favor of an approach of "expectant management" do not have high levels of anxiety and distress. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the ...
Sodium bicarbonate reduces incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy
May 13, 2009 |
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A meta-analysis of 17 randomised controlled trials has shown that pre-procedural treatment with sodium bicarbonate based hydration is the optimal treatment strategy to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). The research, ...
Agent Orange exposure increases veterans' risk of aggressive recurrence of prostate cancer
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Veterans exposed to Agent Orange are at increased risk of aggressive recurrence of prostate cancer, researchers report.
Study finds that corporate culture is most important factor in driving innovation
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Innovation is integral to the growth, success and wealth of firms and nations. What predicts the increase of radical innovation, and the profits that often ensue, is a mystery most firms are trying to solve. The answer that ...
Satisfaction and regret after radical prostatectomy procedures studied
Aug 26, 2008 |
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Studies have shown that approximately 16% of patients with localised prostate cancer regret their treatment choice. European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, will be publishing an art ...
