In Some Patients Blood Transfusions May Do More Harm Than Good
4/26/2012
Citing the lack of clear guidelines for ordering blood transfusions during surgery, Johns Hopkins researchers say a new study confirms there is still wide variation in the use of transfusions and frequent use of transfused blood in patients who don't need it...
A University of Michigan Health System study examined who's having outpatient surgery in the U.S. today, and showed 1 in 84 highest-risk patients suffers a dangerous blood clot after surgery. Hospitalized patients are often warned of the possibility of venous thromboembolism, which include blood clots that can form in the veins and travel to the lungs...
Robot-Assisted Prostate Cancer Surgery Leads To Fewer Complications, Better Outcomes
4/26/2012
Robot-assisted surgery is now both more common and far more successful than radical "open" surgery to treat prostate cancer in the United States, according to a new Henry Ford Hospital study published in the current issue of the medical journal European Urology...
Prostate Cancer Cells Destroyed By The Common Herb Oregano
4/26/2012
Oregano, the common pizza and pasta seasoning herb, has long been known to possess a variety of beneficial health effects, but a new study by researchers at Long Island University (LIU) indicates that an ingredient of this spice could potentially be used to treat prostate cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in American men...
Prognosis For Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia May Be Predicted By New Biomarker
4/26/2012
Researchers at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine have shown that G protein-coupled receptor expression may predict the prognosis of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Their findings may identify new ways to treat such patients. The UCSD researchers, led by Paul A. Insel, M.D...
Gene Critical To Development And Spread Of Lung Cancer Identified
4/26/2012
A single gene that promotes initial development of the most common form of lung cancer and its lethal metastases has been identified by researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Their study suggests other forms of cancer may also be driven by this gene, matrix metalloproteinase-10 (MMP-10)...
Sucralose Causes Cancer Concern
4/25/2012
Following the discovery in a new study that mice have a higher risk of developing cancer after eating the popular British-made low-calorie artificial sweetener sucralose, a leading cancer scientist calls for urgent research. Dr...
Splenda Causes Cancer Concern
4/25/2012
Following the discovery in a new study that mice have a higher risk of developing cancer after eating the popular British-made low-calorie artificial sweetener sucralose (Splenda), a leading cancer scientist calls for urgent research. Dr...
Silicosis Is Still A Major Killer Globally
4/25/2012
Free crystalline silicon dioxide, or silica, is one of the most common minerals worldwide. It is used to manufacture many items, including glass, bottles, ceramics, but it is also a common additive in the production of foods where it is primarily used as a flow agent in powdered foods or to absorb water...
Colon Cancer Survival Improves With Aspirin
4/25/2012
Colon cancer patients who take aspirin regularly shortly after diagnosis tend to live for longer, researchers from Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands, reported in the British Journal of Cancer. The authors explain that NSAIDs (non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs) have been known to have a preventive role with regards to colorectal cancer, and in particular, aspirin...