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Robotic surgery dramatically reduces physical trauma for head & neck cancer patients

For patients with cancer of the mouth and throat, surgery is a frequent course of treatment, often leading to speech and swallowing dysfunction and external scarring.

15 May 2005

Hispanics have worse lung cancer survival rate

In a national population-based study of 16,036 lung cancer patients, Hispanics with curable stage I lung cancer had poorer lung cancer specific survival rates, as well as worse all-cause mortality, than a much larger group of white persons. Study results will appear in the second issue for May 2005 of the American Thoracic Society's peer-reviewed American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

15 May 2005

First advance in pancreatic cancer treatment in a decade offers new hope

The first advance in pancreatic cancer treatment in a decade has been achieved by researchers in a Canadian-led study, and at last gives some encouragement to scientists and invigorates a field that has experienced more than its share of disheartening failures.

15 May 2005

Prostate cancer drug, Omnitarg by Genentech falls short

Research into an experimental prostate cancer drug being developed by Genentech Inc. will probably be abandoned after scientists found that the drug failed to prove effective in a mid-stage trial.

15 May 2005

Neighbourhoods with more fast food outlets are also neighbourhoods with more heart disease

A new study has found that neighbourhoods with more fast food outlets are also neighbourhoods with more heart disease and death, and, it has nothing to do with how rich or poor a neighbourhood might be.

15 May 2005

Miserable mumps makes a comeback

There is concern in the UK at the growing number of outbreaks of mumps among children and young people.

12 May 2005

No link between MMR jab and Crohn's disease

A research paper published in 1998, which claimed the MMR jab was in some way linked to autism and Crohn's disease, the inflammatory bowel disease, caused MMR vaccination numbers to fall across the country.

12 May 2005

Third of NHS hospitals - clinical waste was not being stored safely

Inspectors have found that in a third of NHS hospitals, clinical waste was not being stored safely out of patients' reach, and hospitals are putting patients' lives at risk by not getting rid of clinical waste properly.

12 May 2005

Great news for breast cancer patients

In encouraging new study results researchers say that modern treatments have significantly boosted the 15-year survival rate for breast cancer, and even better news is that they have also found that drug and hormonal therapies effectively cure many women, rather than simply delaying the recurrence of disease.

12 May 2005

Month/season of birth can effect the length of a woman's fertile life

Research by Italian experts on the menopause has found that that the month and the season in which a woman is born influence the age at which she reaches menopause.

12 May 2005

New treatment for retained placenta

An important new study has been launched by the University of Liverpool and Liverpool Women’s Hospital (LWH), to test a new treatment for ‘retained placenta’- a condition where the placenta does not come out naturally after childbirth.

12 May 2005

If you want to avoid smoke-filled pubs you will be better off in the south of England

If you want to avoid smoke-filled pubs you will be better off in the south of England than in the north according to a snapshot survey published today by the British Medical Association (BMA). In an attempt to establish just how many pubs will be exempt from laws banning smoking in enclosed workplaces, the BMA found wide regional differences with a strong north-south divide.

12 May 2005

New trend in treating heart disease in diabetics - angioplasty using the Cypher Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent

The World Health Organisation has predicted an increase in the worldwide prevalence of diabetes of epidemic proportions . Eighty percent of people with diabetes will die from cardiovascular complications -- stroke and/or coronary heart disease (CHD).

12 May 2005

New study says surgery still the best option for prostate cancer

A study by Swedish researchers has found that men who opt to have cancerous prostates surgically removed, have higher long-term survival rates than those who delay the operation, and the benefits of surgery may be greatest for men under 65.

11 May 2005

Another thing to add to the fright list - a killer summer for Britain!

Because the Met Office in London are predicting that average British temperatures in July and August this year could be unusually high, with potentially devastating consequences, the British Government has acted to combat a disaster that they feel could threaten thousands of lives - a hot summer.

11 May 2005

Commonly used drugs raise the risk of cardiac problems

As many as 15,000 sudden deaths each year in Europe and the U.S., may be caused by drugs commonly prescribed for psychiatric and gut disorders.

11 May 2005

Researchers identify mechanism which increases lung inflammation, making Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) more severe

An international team of researchers has identified a mechanism which increases lung inflammation, making Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) more severe, and potentially points towards new treatments.

11 May 2005

Physicians need to be more vocal about encouraging diabetic patients to exercise

Diabetics are more likely to exercise if their doctors help them create and stick to a formalized exercise plan, according to new Saint Louis University research in the May issue of "Diabetes Care."

11 May 2005

Research reveals atomic structure of angiopoietin-2, a key protein involved in the neo-vascularization of solid tumors

A structural biologist from the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center, in collaboration with researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, has identified the crystal structure of a protein that plays a role in supplying nutrients to solid tumors.

11 May 2005

Broader range of treatments for excessive sweating disorder, Mayo Clinic Proceedings says

The often embarrassing, excessive sweating disorder, hyperhidrosis, and its treatment options are gaining greater attention from physicians. This is improving the efficacy of treatment and minimizing its adverse effects, Mayo Clinic authors write in the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

11 May 2005

Research News and Research

Robotic surgery dramatically reduces physical trauma for head & neck cancer patients

Hispanics have worse lung cancer survival rate

First advance in pancreatic cancer treatment in a decade offers new hope

Prostate cancer drug, Omnitarg by Genentech falls short

Neighbourhoods with more fast food outlets are also neighbourhoods with more heart disease

Miserable mumps makes a comeback

No link between MMR jab and Crohn's disease

Third of NHS hospitals - clinical waste was not being stored safely

Great news for breast cancer patients

Month/season of birth can effect the length of a woman's fertile life

New treatment for retained placenta

If you want to avoid smoke-filled pubs you will be better off in the south of England

New trend in treating heart disease in diabetics - angioplasty using the Cypher Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent

New study says surgery still the best option for prostate cancer

Another thing to add to the fright list - a killer summer for Britain!

Commonly used drugs raise the risk of cardiac problems

Researchers identify mechanism which increases lung inflammation, making Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) more severe

Physicians need to be more vocal about encouraging diabetic patients to exercise

Research reveals atomic structure of angiopoietin-2, a key protein involved in the neo-vascularization of solid tumors

Broader range of treatments for excessive sweating disorder, Mayo Clinic Proceedings says

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