The Immune System During Sepsis
7/02/2012
Septic shock is the most severe outcome associated with pathogen infection in the bloodstream. It is a life-threatening condition invariably leading to multiple organ dysfunctions. Currently, septic shock is one of the most frequent causes of death in intensive care units worldwide...
Lung Diseases Leading Cause Of Death, Most People Don't Know
7/01/2012
Despite lung disease killing 4 million people every year, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) revealed alarming data showing that most people are ignorant about lung disease, which kills more people than any other disease worldwide. The data was released to coincide with World Spirometry Day...
Intravenous Oxygen Injection For Patients Who Cannot Breathe
7/01/2012
An injection that delivers oxygen directly into the bloodstream for patients who cannot breathe has been invented by scientists at Boston Children's Hospital, according a report published in Science Translational Medicine...
Pain And Nausea In Cancer Patients Reduced By Touch Therapy
6/29/2012
Just one session of Jin Shin Jyutsu, an ancient form of touch therapy similar to acupuncture in philosophy achieved a considerable improvement in side effects of cancer treatment. Jennifer Bradley, a Jin Shin Jyutsu integrative practitioner from the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center presented the new study at the 2012 Markey Cancer Center Research Day...
Mammogram Rates In U.S Have Dropped
6/29/2012
According to a Mayo Clinic analysis, the rate of women in their 40s who have preventive mammographies has fallen by almost 6% nationwide since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine mammograms for women in this age group. Although small, this decrease is nevertheless significant since the release of these controversial guidelines. Nilay Shah, Ph.D...
Warfarin Patients Who Have A Stroke - Outcomes With Anti-Clotting Agents
6/29/2012
A study in the June 27 edition of JAMA reports that patients treated with warfarin (with an INR 1.7 or less) who had an acute ischemic stroke were not linked to a higher risk of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage when using intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) compared with patients who were not treated with warfarin as standard treatment...
Regulation Of Telomerase In Stem Cells And Cancer Cells
6/29/2012
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg have gained important insights for stem cell research which are also applicable to human tumours and could lead to the development of new treatments...
FDA Approves Bloodstream Bacteria Test
6/29/2012
A new test for 12 different types of bacteria that cause bloodstream infections has been approved by the FDA. The test is much faster than current laboratory techniques, and can pickup on signs of bacterial growth within hours of the infection starting...
Survival In Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Dramatically Improved By New Drug
6/29/2012
A new cancer drug with remarkably few side effects is dramatically improving survival in Hodgkin lymphoma patients who fail other treatments and are nearly out of options. Loyola University Medical Center oncologist Scott E. Smith, MD, PhD presented survival data for the drug, brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris®), at the 17th Congress of the European Hematology Association...
New Cancer Stem Cell Mechanism Identified
6/29/2012
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have uncovered a link between two genes which shows how stem cells could develop into cancer. The research, published in the online journal PLoS ONE, found a novel mechanism which could be the catalyst for stem cells changing into a tumour...