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Cervical cancer screening rates are unacceptably low, finds Mayo Clinic study

The percentage of women who are screened for cervical cancer may be far lower than national data suggests, according to a Mayo Clinic study recently published in the Journal of Women's Health. Less than two-thirds of women ages 30 to 65 were up-to-date with cervical cancer screenings in 2016.

7 Jan 2019

Genes are involved in development of atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is the most common form of heart arrhythmia. About ten per cent of everyone over age 75 develop this condition, in which the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) beat much faster than the main chambers (the ventricles), creating a fluttering feeling in the chest.

7 Jan 2019

King's researcher and team set up 'Harmonies of Hope' choir for kidney transplant children

A research fellow from King's College London and transplant surgeon in training from Guy's and Evelina Children's Hospital, Mr Pankaj Chandak, has set up a choir for children who have received a kidney transplant.

7 Jan 2019

Income volatility may be linked with increased risk of developing heart disease

Sudden, unpredictable drops in personal income during young adulthood are associated with an increased risk of developing heart disease and/or dying from any cause, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

7 Jan 2019

Northwestern Medicine receives $10 million gift to create new institute for urologic cancers

Northwestern Medicine received a $10 million gift to fund the creation of a new multidisciplinary institute dedicated to urologic cancers.

7 Jan 2019

Study elucidates how essential amino acid in humans acts as growth signal for cells

A recent study from the Laxman lab elucidates how a small metabolite and amino acid, methionine, acts as a growth signal for cells, by setting into motion a metabolic program for cell proliferation.

7 Jan 2019

Exploring the prevalence of food allergies among U.S. adults

Survey data suggest at least 1 in 10 U.S. adults are food allergic and nearly 1 in 5 believe they have a food allergy. Food allergies are expensive and potentially life-threatening conditions.

7 Jan 2019

Cardiac events, stroke result in unemployment, lower income among survivors of working age

People who have experienced a heart attack (myocardial infarction), stroke or cardiac arrest are significantly less likely to be working than healthy people, and if they are working, on average have lower incomes, found a study published in CMAJ.

7 Jan 2019

GE Healthcare and VUMC announce partnership to enable safer, more precise cancer immunotherapies

GE Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center today announced a five-year partnership to enable safer and more precise cancer immunotherapies. Multiple diagnostic tools will be developed to help predict both the efficacy of an immunotherapy treatment and its adverse effects for a specific patient before the therapy is administered.

7 Jan 2019

BU's service-learning program to teach hands-only CPR for high school students is effective

PumpStart, a community service-learning program created by students at Boston University School of Medicine, that teaches hands-only CPR to the general public, is effective for both teaching high school students a life-saving skill and providing medical students with an opportunity to engage in public health and medical education.

7 Jan 2019

Link between glycemic control and family support among Nigerians with type 2 diabetes mellitus

In the current issue of Family Medicine and Community Health (Volume 6, Number 4, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/FMCH.2018.0115, Nnenna A. Osuji, Oluwaseun Solomon Ojo, Sunday O. Malomo, Peter T. Sogunle, Ademola O. Egunjobi and Olufisayo O. Odebunmi of the Family Medicine Department, Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Nigeria describe how Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries are currently experiencing a rapid increase in the incidence of noncommunicable diseases, especially diabetes mellitus (DM), as a result of increasing urbanization and changing lifestyles.

7 Jan 2019

MD Anderson Cancer Center and 4D pharma team up to evaluate live biotherapeutic oncology pipeline

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and 4D pharma today announced a strategic collaboration to evaluate 4D's live biotherapeutic oncology pipeline across a range of cancer settings.

7 Jan 2019

Study finds significant predictors for successfully quitting smoking

In the current issue of Family Medicine and Community Health (Volume 6,Number 4, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/FMCH.2018.0123, Nur Izzati Mohammad, Selasawati Ghazali and Mohd Nazri Shafei of the Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab 2, Kota Bharu, Malaysia consider how cigarette smoking is one of the risk factors leading to noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular and respiratory system diseases and cancer.

7 Jan 2019

New, potential therapy can disrupt myeloid cells that promote tumor growth

Cancerous tumors trick myeloid cells, an important part of the immune system, into perceiving them as a damaged part of the body; the tumors actually put myeloid cells to work helping them grow and metastasize (spread).

7 Jan 2019

Scientists identify wildlife species that are most likely to host flaviviruses

After collecting data and comparing it with every known mammal and bird species on Earth, scientists from the University of California, Davis, have identified wildlife species that are the most likely to host flaviviruses such as Zika, West Nile, dengue and yellow fever.

6 Jan 2019

New report explores the wide-ranging questions on death

Should death be defined in strictly biological terms — as the body's failure to maintain integrated functioning of respiration, blood circulation, and neurological activity?

6 Jan 2019

One reason behind frequent miscarriages could be faulty sperms

Scientists at the Imperial College in London have found that one of the reasons behind frequent miscarriages in a woman could be the fault of the sperms of their partners. Recurrent miscarriages are defined as three or more miscarriages that occur before 20 weeks of pregnancy are completed. One in 50 couples in the UK are affected by recurrent miscarriages.

6 Jan 2019

Extensive genetic tests do not cause undue worry for women with breast cancer

As genetic testing for breast cancer has become more complex, evaluating a panel of multiple genes, it introduces more uncertainty about the results. But a new study finds that newer, more extensive tests are not causing patients to worry more about their cancer risk.

5 Jan 2019

Assessing physicians' adherence to clinical guidelines for monitoring diabetes

In the current issue of Family Medicine and Community Health (Volume 6,Number 4, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/FMCH.2018.0121, Mingliang Dai, Michael R. Peabody, Lars E. Peterson, Arch G. Mainous III of the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY 40511, USA, University of Florida, Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, Gainesville, FL, USA and University of Florida, Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA consider how adherence to clinical guidelines is an integral part of the World Health Organization's Global Action Plan to reduce the impact of diabetes.

5 Jan 2019

Study explores link between prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs and children's ADHD risk

This study examined whether prenatal exposure to valproate and other antiepileptic drugs was associated with increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.

4 Jan 2019

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Cervical cancer screening rates are unacceptably low, finds Mayo Clinic study

Genes are involved in development of atrial fibrillation

King's researcher and team set up 'Harmonies of Hope' choir for kidney transplant children

Income volatility may be linked with increased risk of developing heart disease

Northwestern Medicine receives $10 million gift to create new institute for urologic cancers

Study elucidates how essential amino acid in humans acts as growth signal for cells

Exploring the prevalence of food allergies among U.S. adults

Cardiac events, stroke result in unemployment, lower income among survivors of working age

GE Healthcare and VUMC announce partnership to enable safer, more precise cancer immunotherapies

BU's service-learning program to teach hands-only CPR for high school students is effective

Link between glycemic control and family support among Nigerians with type 2 diabetes mellitus

MD Anderson Cancer Center and 4D pharma team up to evaluate live biotherapeutic oncology pipeline

Study finds significant predictors for successfully quitting smoking

New, potential therapy can disrupt myeloid cells that promote tumor growth

Scientists identify wildlife species that are most likely to host flaviviruses

New report explores the wide-ranging questions on death

One reason behind frequent miscarriages could be faulty sperms

Extensive genetic tests do not cause undue worry for women with breast cancer

Assessing physicians' adherence to clinical guidelines for monitoring diabetes

Study explores link between prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs and children's ADHD risk

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