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Researchers identify cell of origin for sarcoma

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital have defined the cell of origin for a kind of cancer called sarcoma. In a study published today as the Featured Article in the journal Cancer Cell, they report that childhood and adult sarcomas are linked in their biology, mutations and the cells from which these tumors first start.

16 Feb 2011

Non-specialist mental health staff can treat depression with psychotherapy

Depression can be treated effectively with psychotherapy by mental health nurses with minimal training, according to new preliminary research findings.

16 Feb 2011

Patients with chronic low-back pain can benefit from spinal manipulation

If you're suffering from chronic lower back pain, a new review of existing research finds that spinal manipulation − the kind of hands-on regimen that a chiropractor might perform on you − is as helpful as other common treatments like painkillers.

15 Feb 2011

Bisphosphonates appear to reduce risk of postmenopausal colorectal cancer by 50%

An international team of researchers has found that the use of bisphosphonates - drugs already taken by millions of healthy women to prevent bone-loss - for more than one year was associated with a 50 percent reduction in the risk of postmenopausal colorectal cancer. The results were published this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

15 Feb 2011

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Venous Health's Vasculaire Compression System in the US

Venous Health Systems, a developer of solutions for treating vascular insufficiency by enhancing blood circulation, today announced that it has received 510 clearance from the Food & Drug Administration to market the Vasculaire Compression System in the United States.

15 Feb 2011

NTI awards $295,172 to BMC chief for acute lung injury study

Suresh Agarwal, MD, the chief of surgical critical care at Boston Medical Center and an associate professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, has received a $295,172 grant from the National Trauma Institute to identify optimal treatment methods for acute lung injury.

15 Feb 2011

RPCI offers first FDA-approved cancer treatment vaccine

The nation's first FDA-approved cancer treatment vaccine, Provenge, is being offered for the first time in Western New York at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

15 Feb 2011

'Real world' guidelines may effectively prevent cardiovascular disease in women

Practical medical advice that works in the "real world" may more effectively prevent cardiovascular disease in women than recommendations based only on findings in clinical research settings, according to the 2011 update to the American Heart Association's cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines for women.

15 Feb 2011

Scientists suggest combinational therapy can improve treatment of solid tumors

Most, if not all, solid tumors contain regions that are not well oxygenated. Tumor cells in these regions, which are known as hypoxic regions, are usually resistant to the death-inducing effects of chemotherapeutics. But now, Caroline Dive and colleagues, at Manchester University, United Kingdom, have identified a compound that induces human cancer cells exposed to hypoxic conditions in vitro to undergo a form of cell death known as apoptosis.

15 Feb 2011

US Oncology's PAPs help cancer patients to access high quality care

Through the continuous and tremendous growth of its patient assistance support program, US Oncology, Inc., a division of McKesson Corp. and a leading integrated oncology company, is helping cancer patients access the high quality cancer care they need. By helping patients obtain financial assistance, thousands can now afford much needed treatment and cancer therapies.

15 Feb 2011

Researchers use computers to capture chemical signal structure that triggers metastatic cancer

In cancer and other pathological diseases, researchers are discovering that packaging is important: specifically, how DNA - about two meters long when unwound and stretched - coils up and compacts neatly inside the nucleus of a cell.

15 Feb 2011

2007 financial crisis linked to increase in patients seeking treatment for prescription drug and painkiller addiction

The 2007 onset of the financial crisis that upended the U.S. economy and impacted global markets correlated closely with unprecedented numbers of patients seeking treatment for prescription drug addiction and painkiller abuse, according to leading rehabilitation center Cliffside Malibu. The Cliffside Index, the percentage of patients admitted for treatment related to those medications, rose over 60 percent between 2007 and 2008, and has continued to increase each year.

15 Feb 2011

RaySearch Lab receives two new orders for its RayStation treatment planning system

RaySearch Laboratories AB has received two new orders for its RayStation treatment planning system. The first order comes from a Canadian cancer care and research facility. They will use RayStation as a research tool for the development of an exciting new treatment machine that combines a traditional linear accelerator with a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner.

15 Feb 2011

Oncolytics' REOLYSIN/gemcitabine combination Phase 2 pancreatic cancer trial meets primary endpoint

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. today announced preliminary results from a U.S. Phase 2 clinical trial (REO 017) using intravenous administration of REOLYSIN® in combination with gemcitabine (Gemzar®) in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. The trial is being conducted at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (CTRC).

15 Feb 2011

Researcher discovers mechanism how p53 human genome gets inactivated in cancerous cells

One of the most important genes in the human genome is called p53 and its function is to suppress tumours, according to Roger Leng, a researcher in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. Leng has discovered the mechanism by which p53 is inactivated in cancerous cells, allowing tumours to grow.

15 Feb 2011

Physical therapy at home as good as body-weight supported treadmill program for stroke rehabilitation

In the largest stroke rehabilitation study ever conducted in the United States, stroke patients who had physical therapy at home improved their ability to walk just as well as those who were treated in a training program using a body-weight supported treadmill device, followed by walking practice.

15 Feb 2011

Screening breast MRIs can detect invasive cancers in women with history of chest irradiation

Breast cancer screening with MRI can detect invasive cancers missed on mammography in women who've undergone chest irradiation for other diseases, according to a new study published online and in the April print edition of Radiology.

15 Feb 2011

Unmet need for medical help to address sexual issues in breast, gynecologic cancer survivors

Many women who survive breast and gynecologic cancers want medical help for their sexual issues, but most do not get it. A survey of hundreds of cancer survivors, published online in the journal Cancer, confirms that more than forty percent want medical attention for their sexual health needs.

15 Feb 2011

Viewing knee as an organ could lead to better therapies for treatment of osteoarthritis

The human body is made up of several organs composed of tissues that enable them to perform a particular function. The heart circulates blood; the brain is the micro-neuro center of the body; the lungs bring in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

15 Feb 2011

Hospital for Special Care announces opening of comprehensive heart failure in-patient unit in Connecticut

Hospital for Special Care (HSC), one of the nation's largest long-term acute-care hospitals, announces the opening of the first comprehensive heart failure in-patient unit in Connecticut, under the direction of board-certified intensivists and cardiologists.

15 Feb 2011

Therapy News and Research

Researchers identify cell of origin for sarcoma

Non-specialist mental health staff can treat depression with psychotherapy

Patients with chronic low-back pain can benefit from spinal manipulation

Bisphosphonates appear to reduce risk of postmenopausal colorectal cancer by 50%

FDA grants 510(k) clearance to Venous Health's Vasculaire Compression System in the US

NTI awards $295,172 to BMC chief for acute lung injury study

RPCI offers first FDA-approved cancer treatment vaccine

'Real world' guidelines may effectively prevent cardiovascular disease in women

Scientists suggest combinational therapy can improve treatment of solid tumors

US Oncology's PAPs help cancer patients to access high quality care

Researchers use computers to capture chemical signal structure that triggers metastatic cancer

2007 financial crisis linked to increase in patients seeking treatment for prescription drug and painkiller addiction

RaySearch Lab receives two new orders for its RayStation treatment planning system

Oncolytics' REOLYSIN/gemcitabine combination Phase 2 pancreatic cancer trial meets primary endpoint

Researcher discovers mechanism how p53 human genome gets inactivated in cancerous cells

Physical therapy at home as good as body-weight supported treadmill program for stroke rehabilitation

Screening breast MRIs can detect invasive cancers in women with history of chest irradiation

Unmet need for medical help to address sexual issues in breast, gynecologic cancer survivors

Viewing knee as an organ could lead to better therapies for treatment of osteoarthritis

Hospital for Special Care announces opening of comprehensive heart failure in-patient unit in Connecticut

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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