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Severe sepsis causes around one in ten cancer deaths each year in the USA

Severe sepsis, is a costly complication in hospitalized cancer patients causing around one in ten cancer deaths each year in the USA, according to an article published today in Critical Care.

5 Jul 2004

Healthy fats and oils essential to satisfy calorie-conscious consumers

Reacting to the obesity epidemic, food consumers have stirred a global health revolution and are increasingly demanding healthier oils and fats.

4 Jul 2004

Inexpensive generic fixed-dose combined therapies appears the most suitable solution for treating AIDS in developing countries

The development of simple and inexpensive generic fixed-dose combined therapies appears the most suitable solution for making possible this access to treatments in developing countries with meagre resources.

3 Jul 2004

Reports of a serious polio outbreak among children in Rogo, Nigeria

Reports of a serious polio outbreak among children in Rogo, Kano State, have emerged. Kano is Nigeria's most populous northern state.

2 Jul 2004

Pneumococcal vaccination now free in Ontario

The pneumococcal vaccination, the first of three new free child vaccines being introduced by the McGuinty government, is now available, Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman announced today.

2 Jul 2004

Rabies infections in organ donor and transplant recipients

On June 30, 2004, CDC confirmed diagnoses of rabies in three recipients of transplanted organs and in their common donor, who was found subsequently to have serologic evidence of rabies infection.

2 Jul 2004

Stress alters immunity

Psychologists have long known that stress affects our ability to fight infection, but a major new “meta-analysis” – a study of studies – has elucidated intriguing patterns of how stress affects human immunity, strengthening it in the short term but wearing it down over time.

2 Jul 2004

Protein called Rac controls a number of biological processes and is directly implicated in several human diseases

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have described the regulatory mechanism of an important human protein called Rac that controls a number of biological processes and is directly implicated in several human diseases.

2 Jul 2004

Questions about this once widely-accepted treatment for postmenopausal ills

In the past two years, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials of Premarin-based hormone therapy came to early ends because the risks outweighed the benefits.

2 Jul 2004

Possible interactions of St John's wort with conventional drugs

Doctors and patients should beware of possible interactions of St John's wort with conventional drugs, but better information is needed to guide clinical practice, say researchers in this week's BMJ.

2 Jul 2004

Drop in systolic blood pressure may indicate imminent likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia

Journal of the American Heart Association reports that a significant drop in systolic blood pressure may indicate imminent likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in some elderly people.

2 Jul 2004

Secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart disease among non-smokers by as much as 60 percent

Exposure to secondhand smoke is even more dangerous than previously thought and increases the risk of heart disease among non-smokers by as much as 60 percent.

2 Jul 2004

Red and processed meats, sweets and desserts may increase risk of stroke

“Western” diets consisting of red and processed meats, refined grains, sweets and desserts may be associated with a greater risk of stroke

2 Jul 2004

Guidelines for determining the best possible time to receive bone marrow transplants

Bone marrow transplant, the only cure for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), is a life-saving procedure but carries with it many risks and potential side effects.

2 Jul 2004

Omega-3's - fatty acids, can be produced in bioengineered plants

Long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFAs) have benefits regarding cardiovascular and inflammatory function, certain types of cancer, and maternal and infant health, according to recent peer-reviewed studies.

2 Jul 2004

Access to HIV antiretroviral therapies in the developing world should be a major world health priority

One of the strategies adopted consists in utilizing combinations of fixed doses of generic antiretrovirals, involving three medicinal drugs of two different classes in the same tablet.

2 Jul 2004

Positron emission tomography offers a better way to observe the damage that strokes and neurodegenerative diseases wreak on brain cells

A laser-based microscopy technique may have settled a long-standing debate among neuroscientists about how brain cells process energy

2 Jul 2004

Blood News and Research

Severe sepsis causes around one in ten cancer deaths each year in the USA

Healthy fats and oils essential to satisfy calorie-conscious consumers

Inexpensive generic fixed-dose combined therapies appears the most suitable solution for treating AIDS in developing countries

Reports of a serious polio outbreak among children in Rogo, Nigeria

Pneumococcal vaccination now free in Ontario

Rabies infections in organ donor and transplant recipients

Stress alters immunity

Protein called Rac controls a number of biological processes and is directly implicated in several human diseases

Questions about this once widely-accepted treatment for postmenopausal ills

Possible interactions of St John's wort with conventional drugs

Drop in systolic blood pressure may indicate imminent likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia

Secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart disease among non-smokers by as much as 60 percent

Red and processed meats, sweets and desserts may increase risk of stroke

Guidelines for determining the best possible time to receive bone marrow transplants

Omega-3's - fatty acids, can be produced in bioengineered plants

Access to HIV antiretroviral therapies in the developing world should be a major world health priority

Positron emission tomography offers a better way to observe the damage that strokes and neurodegenerative diseases wreak on brain cells

Emergency Nurses Association has initiated its annual drinking and driving awareness campaign

Before a woman decides to undergo a hysterectomy she should find out about uterine fibroid embolization

New drug application for regulatory approval of exenatide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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