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New research collaboration may help in developing TB vaccine for bovines and humans

Scientists at The University of Nottingham are studying whether harmful bacteria found in cattle could be harnessed to protect livestock from the devastating disease bovine tuberculosis (TB).

26 Apr 2013

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB): an interview with Dr. Jennifer Cohn, Médecins Sans Frontières

MDR-TB is tuberculosis, a mycobacterial infection, that has developed resistance to two important and powerful first-line anti-TB drugs, INH and rifampin.

26 Apr 2013

Longer looks: Paying the oncologist; plenty of diagnostic errors, a patient revolution

When the automatic spending cuts kicked in for Medicare this month, every doctor saw a 2 percent reduction in reimbursement from the government insurance program. But cancer doctors have made the most noise

26 Apr 2013

Surgery extends life for metastatic colorectal cancer patients

Individuals with colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver or lung live longer after curative surgery plus chemotherapy than their counterparts who receive palliative chemotherapy alone, report researchers.

25 Apr 2013

Protective ventilation strategy offers post-op lung benefits

Patients who receive a lung-protective ventilation strategy during abdominal surgery benefit from better respiratory function and fewer signs of infection afterward, a study finds.

25 Apr 2013

Cell sorting device improves detection of circulating tumor cells

An automated cell sorting device developed in the USA may allow circulating tumor cells to be detected with greater accuracy than by current methods, say researchers.

25 Apr 2013

Transplant, MCS physicians examine value of hTEE management at symposium in Montreal

ImaCor Inc., the developer of the world's only hemodynamic transesophageal echocardiography management device, announced today that transplant and mechanical circulatory support physicians from around the world gathered in Montreal at an hTEE symposium to hear from heart failure experts about the value of hTEE management.

25 Apr 2013

Experts say there is more need for organ donation in Hispanic community

April is National Donate Life Month, held to encourage organ and tissue donation and to celebrate donors who give a new life to others. Organ donors are always in short supply. In the United States, more than 118,000 people are waiting for organ transplants, and 19 percent are Hispanic.

25 Apr 2013

Hospital for Special Surgery receives grant for new genomics center to study autoimmune diseases

Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City has received a $5.6 million grant from The Tow Foundation to establish the Hospital for Special Surgery Genomics Center.

25 Apr 2013

Research maps risk factors for transmission of animal brucellosis, BTB to humans

A new study at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp analyses the impact of animal brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis on animals and people in urban, peri-urban and rural Niger.

24 Apr 2013

Working or travelling continuously on underground railway can have damaging effects on health

New research from the University of Southampton has found that working or travelling on an underground railway for a sustained period of time could have health implications.

24 Apr 2013

Methodist Hospital will soon have new brain and pituitary tumor treatment center

Brain and pituitary tumor patients will soon have access to a state-of-the-art facility at The Methodist Hospital, a result of a $10 million dollar commitment from a Houston oil executive.

24 Apr 2013

Study shows intraventricular chemotherapy increases overall survival in LMC patients

Lung cancer is one of the most common primary cancers that cause leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC), when cancer spreads to the membranes surrounding the spinal cord and brain. Cases of LMC have increased because of the improved survival of lung cancer patients with the help of new advances in treatment.

23 Apr 2013

Study suggests lung cancer patients with HER2 mutations may benefit from anti-HER2 drugs

New results from a retrospective study conducted in Europe suggest that anti-HER2 treatments, like the widely used breast cancer agent trastuzumab (Herceptin), have anti-cancer effects in a small subset of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring specific HER2 protein mutations.

23 Apr 2013

Individual cancer cells in blood stream are responsible for metastases in breast cancer patients

Individual cancer cells that break away from the original tumor and circulate through the blood stream are considered responsible for the development of metastases. These dreaded secondary tumors are the main cause of cancer-related deaths.

23 Apr 2013

iQBS researchers discover three unique genetic variations that influence body size, obesity in African ancestry

Researchers from Dartmouth's Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (iQBS) and the Center for Genomic Medicine have helped to discover three unique genetic variations that influence body size and obesity in men and women of African ancestry.

23 Apr 2013

Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases can improve quality of life in elderly patients

Giving palliative radiotherapy to elderly patients with painful bone metastases can significantly improve their quality of life, a Dutch researcher told the 2nd Forum of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) today (Monday).

23 Apr 2013

Study: Primary care density correlated with lung cancer mortality in white population

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths and is tied as the third leading cause of death overall in industrialized countries. Within the United States, several groups identified by race, sex, and socioeconomic status have been linked to increased cancer mortality, suggesting a disparity because of these characteristics.

23 Apr 2013

Research: Skin's immune cell plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders

Sydney researchers have discovered a new type of immune cell in skin that plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders such as ticks, mites, and worms, and could be linked to eczema and allergic skin diseases.

23 Apr 2013

New screening method detects ovarian cancer by examining neighboring cells

Pioneering biophotonics technology developed at Northwestern University is the first screening method to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer in humans by examining cells easily brushed from the neighboring cervix or uterus, not the ovaries themselves.

23 Apr 2013

Lungs News and Research

New research collaboration may help in developing TB vaccine for bovines and humans

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB): an interview with Dr. Jennifer Cohn, Médecins Sans Frontières

Longer looks: Paying the oncologist; plenty of diagnostic errors, a patient revolution

Surgery extends life for metastatic colorectal cancer patients

Protective ventilation strategy offers post-op lung benefits

Cell sorting device improves detection of circulating tumor cells

Transplant, MCS physicians examine value of hTEE management at symposium in Montreal

Experts say there is more need for organ donation in Hispanic community

Hospital for Special Surgery receives grant for new genomics center to study autoimmune diseases

Research maps risk factors for transmission of animal brucellosis, BTB to humans

Working or travelling continuously on underground railway can have damaging effects on health

Methodist Hospital will soon have new brain and pituitary tumor treatment center

Study shows intraventricular chemotherapy increases overall survival in LMC patients

Study suggests lung cancer patients with HER2 mutations may benefit from anti-HER2 drugs

Individual cancer cells in blood stream are responsible for metastases in breast cancer patients

iQBS researchers discover three unique genetic variations that influence body size, obesity in African ancestry

Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases can improve quality of life in elderly patients

Study: Primary care density correlated with lung cancer mortality in white population

Research: Skin's immune cell plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders

New screening method detects ovarian cancer by examining neighboring cells

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