Industry News
Risk Of Stroke High When Anti-Clotting Drugs Stopped
Apr 27, 2012
Some patients with irregular heartbeats who are taken off anti-clotting medication face a high risk of stroke or blood clotting within a month, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's Emerging Science Series webinar... Read More
Melanoma - Gene Research Should Pave Way To Targeted Treatment
Apr 26, 2012
A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals that elevated expression of a gene in the deadly skin cancer melanoma can raise the mortality risk from the tumor, making it a potentially new target for treating melanomas that express high levels of this gene... Read More
Healthy Living For Cancer Survivors
Apr 26, 2012
The American Cancer Society (ACS) released new guidelines today, with advice especially aimed at cancer survivors seeking help about avoiding the return of the disease, or hoping to protect family members from their own plight. The ACS recommendations are pretty straight forward, although many of us find it hard to implement and maintain them... Read More
Leukaemia Cells Have A Remembrance Of Things Past
Apr 26, 2012
Although people generally talk about "cancer", it is clear that the disease occurs in a bewildering variety of forms. Even single groups of cancers, such as those of the white blood cells, may show widely differing properties... Read More
Molecular Probes Identify Changes In Fibronectin That May Lead To Disease
Apr 26, 2012
Fibronectin plays a major role in wound healing and embryonic development. The protein, which is located in the extracellular matrix of cells, has also been linked to pathological conditions including cancer and fibrosis... Read More
70-Fold Elevated Risk Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Those With Family History And Hepatitis B Or C Markers
Apr 26, 2012
A family history of liver cancer is reported to increase risk of developing hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC), independent of hepatitis according to findings published in the May issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases... Read More
Precancerous Condition Associated With Reflux Disease Triggered By Bile - Not Acid
Apr 26, 2012
For many people with gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, acid reflux drugs are the answer to their woes, curbing the chronic heartburn and regurgitation of food or sour liquid characteristic of the disorder. But when it comes to Barrett's esophagus, a condition commonly found in people with GERD, acid control may be less important than beating back another bodily fluid - bile... Read More
In Some Patients Blood Transfusions May Do More Harm Than Good
Apr 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... Read More
Study Reveals Need For Better Screening, Prevention Of Venous Thromboembolism As Outpatient Surgery Grows
Apr 26, 2012
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... Read More
Robot-Assisted Prostate Cancer Surgery Leads To Fewer Complications, Better Outcomes
Apr 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... Read More
Previous Page Next Page