Pilot Study Suggests New Approach To Treat Preeclampsia
8/04/2011
A novel therapy that reduces elevated blood levels of a potentially toxic protein in women with preeclampsia, a dangerous complication of pregnancy, may someday address the therapeutic dilemma posed by the condition - balancing life-threatening risks to the mother with the dangers that early delivery poses to an immature fetus...
ALK Rearrangement In Lung Cancer Patients Detected By Inexpensive Method
8/04/2011
A relatively simple and inexpensive method may be used to determine whether a lung cancer patient is a candidate for crizotinib therapy, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official monthly journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)...
Eating legumes at least three times a week and brown rice at least once a week was linked to a reduced risk of colon polyps by 33 percent and 40 percent respectively, according to Loma Linda University research recently published in Nutrition and Cancer. High consumption of cooked green vegetables and dried fruit was also associated with greater protection, the study shows...
The Effects Of Smoking And Alcohol Use On Risk Of Upper Aero-Digestive Cancers
8/04/2011
Upper aero-digestive tract cancers (UADT), especially those of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx, are often referred to as alcohol-related cancers as it has been shown repeatedly that heavy drinkers, in particular, are at increased risk. The combination of heavy alcohol use and cigarette smoking is the key factor in increasing the risk of these cancers...
ACR And SBI Respond To BMJ Article Saying Breast Cancer Screenings Make No Difference To Death Rates
8/03/2011
The ACR (American College of Radiology) and SBI (Society of Breast Imaging) have responded to what they describe as a controversial study published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) which claims that falling breast cancer death rates have little to do with mammography screening...
Breast cancer death rates have dropped over the last few years in Europe, however, researchers from France, Norway and the UK say this is due to better treatment and health systems rather than breast cancer screening. In an article in the BMJ (British Medical Journal), the authors wrote that "....
60% Of Kids' Car Seats Contain At Least One Toxic Chemical
8/03/2011
Toxic substances such as hazardous flame retardants and chemical additives that have been linked to cancer, birth defects, hormone imbalances and allergies, have been found in 60% of children's car seats tested by the Ecology Center in Michigan, USA, while others were found to have virtually no dangerous chemicals in them at all...
Evaluating Shorter And Safer Prostate Cancer Treatment With Targeted Radiation
8/03/2011
Michigan Principal Investigator Daniel A. Hamstra, Ph.D., M.D., assistant professor of the Department of Radiation Oncology and 10 co-researchers are currently conducting the first multi-institutional study, evaluating a new form of radiation treatment for prostate cancer coupled with sophisticated real-time tumor tracking, at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor...
Effective Screen For Lower GI Tract Lesions: Noninvasive Fecal Occult Blood Test
8/03/2011
The immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) is effective for predicting lesions in the lower intestine but not in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, confirms a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The immunochemical fecal occult blood test is a useful noninvasive tool to screen for bleeding without symptoms in the lower GI tract...
Taking Vitamin Pills May Undermine Motivation To Reduce Smoking
8/03/2011
A new study has found that smokers who take multivitamins offset their healthy behaviour by smoking more cigarettes. This is an example of what psychologists call the licensing effect, which occurs when people make a virtuous choice that permits them to make a poor choice later on, such as when someone 'earns' a weekend binge by avoiding alcohol all week...