Prostate radiotherapy raises risk of rectal cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Apr 01 05
Men who undergo radiation therapy for Prostate cancer have an increased risk of developing rectal cancer, researchers report.
“While the…
Computer helps detect small breast cancers
• Cancer: Breast • Apr 01 05
A computer-aided detection system can help radiologists spot small breast tumors that may otherwise be missed, results of a study show. The system detected…
Fibroid treatment may not complicate pregnancy
• Pregnancy • Apr 01 05
Uterine artery embolization is a blood vessel blocking technique used to treat fibroids, benign growths in the uterus that can cause pain and other…
Memory remains intact in type 1 diabetics
• Diabetes • Apr 01 05
Some areas of cognitive function, or thinking ability, are impaired in patients with type 1 diabetes, but learning and memory remain intact,…
Genetic mutation wakes families before sunrise
• Genetics • Apr 01 05
For a small number of families, it’s not an alarm clock that regularly wakes them up before sunrise, it’s their genetic make-up, according to…
Treating vaginosis doesn’t prevent preterm birth
• Urine Problems • Apr 01 05
Antibiotic therapy for vaginal infections caused by bacteria (bacterial vaginosis) during pregnancy does not cut the risk of preterm birth, according to…
Exercise helps middle-age adults stay spry
• Public Health • Apr 01 05
Regular exercise in middle age can help men and women hang on to their physical prowess as they grow older, a new…
Victims of Nazi medical experiments get more funds
• Public Health • Apr 01 05
Some 714 surviving victims of Nazi medical experiments are being paid additional funds, bringing their compensation to 6,693 euros ($8,675) each, an international aid…
Kenyan business slow in tackling HIV/AIDS
• AIDS/HIV • Apr 01 05
Businesses in Kenya are not doing enough to combat HIV/AIDS at their workplace although they are fully aware the disease is affecting…
Marburg outbreak in Angola is deadliest ever
• Public Health • Apr 01 05
The outbreak of Marburg in Angola has claimed 127 lives, the highest number of fatalities ever recorded from the rare hemorrhagic fever that is…
Belly fat good predictor of diabetes in men
• Diabetes • Apr 01 05
Overall Obesity, measured by high body mass index (BMI) - the height-to-weight ratio, and abdominal obesity, measured by a large waist circumference,…
China seeks to head off bird flu from N. Korea
• Flu • Apr 01 05
China has tightened quarantine controls at its border with reclusive North Korea and barred the entry of poultry to prevent the spread of bird…
Pain relievers raise risk of kidney failure
• Urine Problems • Apr 01 05
The risk of developing kidney failure is increased among patients who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as Motrin (ibuprofen) or aspirin,…
North Korea working to contain bird flu
• Public Health • Apr 01 05
North Korea, which has culled tens of thousands of chickens and clamped down on bird movements, may be able to contain its first suspected…
Vitamins may not protect elderly from infections
• Infections • Apr 01 05
The value of multivitamins and mineral supplements in preventing infections in the elderly is still not clear, according to a new review of…
New test detects multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Apr 01 05
A protein pattern or “molecular footprint” in the blood can distinguish patients with multiple sclerosis from healthy subjects, preliminary research suggests, which…
Hormonal drug aids prostate cancer survival: study
• Cancer: Prostate • Apr 01 05
Prostate cancer patients treated with the hormonal drug Zoladex immediately after radiation therapy live longer than men who are not prescribed…
Fruit, veggies tied to lower pancreatic cancer risk
• Cancer • Apr 01 05
New research from Canada suggests that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help prevent pancreatic cancer , a particularly deadly type…
Girls follow mom’s lead when eating fruits, veggies
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 01 05
When mothers add more fruits and vegetables to their plates, their daughters do as well, new research reports.
Furthermore, moms who ate diets heavy…
Another study finds no cell phone-brain cancer link
• Cancer • Apr 01 05
Another study that investigated the potential link between mobile phone use and brain cancer adds to the growing body of evidence against any such…
HIV testing advised for all sexually active people
• AIDS/HIV • Apr 01 05
Now is the time to implement routine, not risk-based, HIV testing, according to an editorial published in the medical journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
“Establishment…
Soweto sex survey shows S. Africa’s AIDS challenge
• AIDS/HIV • Apr 01 05
South Africa may have the world’s largest number of HIV infections, but more than one in seven township dwellers say they rarely…
Post-stroke rehab can benefit the very elderly
• Neurology • Apr 01 05
Although the success rate of rehabilitation after Stroke in patients 85 years or older is not as high as that in younger patients, such…
Officials worried about jump in some Medicare costs
• Public Health • Apr 01 05
U.S. Medicare spending on doctors’ visits and related services rose by 15 percent in 2004 as patients saw physicians more often and underwent more…
Oral cannabis induces psychosis at low levels
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 01 05
Even in clinical situations where cannabis is administered orally at low doses, psychotic reactions can occur, Swiss researchers report the current issue…