60-Year-Old Baffling Blood Mystery Solved
3/23/2013
In the early 1950's, a 66-year-old woman, sick with colon cancer, received a blood transfusion. Then, unexpectedly, she suffered a severe rejection of the transfused blood. Reporting on her case, the French medical journal Revue D'Hématologie identified her as, simply, "Patient Vel." After a previous transfusion, it turns out, Mrs...
Calculating Risk Of Post-Surgical Venous Thromboembolisms
3/23/2013
New research from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, published in the Journal of Surgical Research, may help clinicians determine which patients are at highest risk for post-surgical blood clots in the legs or lungs...
Men With Early Prostate Cancer Should Be Offered Additional Testing To Confirm Severity Of Disease
3/22/2013
Research from NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center Improves Decision Making for Patients and Their Doctors New research from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center suggests that men who are considering their treatment options for low-risk prostate cancer may benefit from additional biopsy testing before making a decision...
Research Letter Suggests Handheld Umbrella Useful For Blocking UV Rays
3/22/2013
JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights In a research letter, Josette R. McMichael, M.D, of the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, and colleagues examined the amount of UV radiation (UVR) that penetrates a handheld umbrella (HU)...
New Study Highlights Strong Anti-Cancer Properties Of Soybeans
3/22/2013
First study to report that proteins found in soybeans, could inhibit growth of colon, liver and lung cancers, published in Food Research International Soybean meal is a bi-product following oil extraction from soybean seeds...
Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Denied Access To Breakthrough Treatment
3/22/2013
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issues negative draft decision for Afinitor® (everolimus) The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) today issued an Appraisal Consultation Document (ACD) recommending that Novartis' life extending advanced breast cancer treatment, Afinitor® (everolimus), should not be available to patients on the NHS...
Study Examines Outcomes Of Screening Mammography For Age, Breast Density, Hormone Therapy
3/22/2013
A study that compared the benefits and harms of the frequency of screening mammography to age, breast density and postmenopausal use of hormone therapy (HT) suggests that woman ages 50 to 74 years who undergo biennial screenings have a similar risk of advanced-stage disease and a lower cumulative risk of false-positive results than those who get mammograms annually, according t...
Study Tracks Variation Between Hospitals In Vena Cava Filter Use
3/22/2013
The frequency of vena cava filter (VCF) use to prevent migration of blood clots to the lungs in patients with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) appears to vary widely and be associated with which hospital provides the patient care, according to a study of California hospitals published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication...
Anti-Cancer Properties Of Soybeans Highlighted In New Study
3/22/2013
First study to report that proteins found in soybeans, could inhibit growth of colon, liver and lung cancers, published in Food Research International. Soybean meal is a bi-product following oil extraction from soybean seeds...
New Smartphone App 'Detects' Skin Cancer
3/22/2013
A new smartphone app that claims to detect warning signs of skin cancer has just been launched in the UK market following a two year beta in the U.S. The novel app, called Mole Detect Pro, provides its users with a remote professional diagnosis within 24 hours...