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Routine immunization virtually eliminates major killer of young children in the Gambia

The Lancet has today published online new research from a team led by the UK Medical Research Council's Richard Adegbola showing that routinely vaccinating infants against H. influenzae type b (Hib) - a bacterium that causes deadly diseases including pneumonia and meningitis - has virtually eliminated Hib meningitis in The Gambia.

29 Jun 2005

Parents whose children are born with a low birth weight run greater risk of dying of cardiovascular diseases

Even the fathers are at greater risk. These findings are published in a new report by Karolinska Institutet. The report shows that genetic factors affect both birth weight and the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

28 Jun 2005

Low doses of radiation associated with a small excess risk of developing cancer

Low doses of radiation, such as those received in the nuclear industry, are associated with a small excess risk of developing cancer, according to a study published online by the BMJ today.

28 Jun 2005

Multi-million pound Grand Challenge grants to tackle TB and malaria in the developing world

UK scientists are to help tackle TB and malaria in the developing world through their leadership of two major international research projects.

28 Jun 2005

Vaccine against Lassa fever works in monkeys

Scientists say that a genetically engineered virus may possibly offer the first effective vaccine against Lassa fever.

28 Jun 2005

$5.1 billion could save 6 million children

Six million children could be saved if $5.1 billion in new resources for preventive and therapeutic interventions were provided each year, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and other institutions.

27 Jun 2005

Modernising Care for Patients Undergoing Major Surgery

Hospitals could improve survival rates following major surgery by streamlining their critical care units, according to a new report launched recently at a London conference. As well as saving lives, hospitals could save an estimated £2 million each by implementing some of the report's key recommendations to help reduce hospital stay times.

27 Jun 2005

Medical residents in Japan are more likely to involve patients' families in end-of-life decision making

...and to favor informing family members over the patients first - than their United States counterparts, who prefer dealing directly with the patient, according to a new study conducted by Dr. Bob Gabbay and colleagues.

27 Jun 2005

First comprehensive study of the relationship between racial subgroups and colorectal cancer outcome

A new study finds wide variations in colorectal cancer stage of diagnosis and mortality, with some ethnic groups having 10 to 60 percent higher risks of stage III or IV colorectal cancer compared to non-Hispanic whites, and 20 to 30 percent higher risk of death from the disease.

27 Jun 2005

Patients in hospital are at greater risk of dying at weekends

A new report by an independent health analyst, says hospital patients are at greater risk of dying at weekends.

27 Jun 2005

Genetic predisposition to lung cancer exists

First-degree relatives of black individuals with early-onset lung cancer have twice the risk of lung cancer than first-degree relatives of white individuals with early-onset lung cancer, according to a study in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA.

21 Jun 2005

Wearing a continuous positive airway pressure device helps heart failure patients with obstructive sleep apnea get a good night's rest

Wearing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device not only helps heart failure patients with obstructive sleep apnea get a good night's rest, it lowers blood pressure and heart rate well into the morning, apparently, by reducing sympathetic nervous system activity, according to a new study (PDF) in the June 21, 2005, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

21 Jun 2005

More women are choosing to becoming pregnant later in life

Although there are considerable risks to becoming pregnant later in life, more and more women are choosing to do it, a scientist told the 21st annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Tuesday 21 June 2005).

21 Jun 2005

Keyhole surgery can be safely used for the removal of tumours from the colon

The safety and short-term benefits of keyhole surgery for colon cancer have been debatable. Minimally invasive surgery for cancer reduces surgical trauma but there has been concern that it could lead to tumour recurrence.

20 Jun 2005

Detection levels of deadly form of melanoma remains the same

Despite campaigns promoting early detection and increased awareness of melanoma (skin cancer) the proportion of the most aggressive and deadly form of melanoma remains the same, according to an article in the June issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

20 Jun 2005

Mortality News and Research

Routine immunization virtually eliminates major killer of young children in the Gambia

Parents whose children are born with a low birth weight run greater risk of dying of cardiovascular diseases

Low doses of radiation associated with a small excess risk of developing cancer

Multi-million pound Grand Challenge grants to tackle TB and malaria in the developing world

Vaccine against Lassa fever works in monkeys

$5.1 billion could save 6 million children

Modernising Care for Patients Undergoing Major Surgery

Medical residents in Japan are more likely to involve patients' families in end-of-life decision making

First comprehensive study of the relationship between racial subgroups and colorectal cancer outcome

Patients in hospital are at greater risk of dying at weekends

Genetic predisposition to lung cancer exists

Wearing a continuous positive airway pressure device helps heart failure patients with obstructive sleep apnea get a good night's rest

More women are choosing to becoming pregnant later in life

Keyhole surgery can be safely used for the removal of tumours from the colon

Detection levels of deadly form of melanoma remains the same

High-volume medical centers better at treating cancer

New antibiotic approved by FDA will fight bacterial infections in hospitals

Inactive gene may explain higher incidence of prostate cancer in African-Americans compared to Caucasians

People who have had a minor stroke have a 43% chance of another stroke or vascular event within 10-years

BMA calls on government to tackle healthcare skills drain at G8

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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