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Lactoferricin B25 derived from cow's milk shows promise for treatment of gastric cancer

New research from a team of researchers in Taiwan indicates that a peptide fragment derived from cow's milk, known as lactoferricin B25 (LFcinB25), exhibited potent anticancer capability against human stomach cancer cell cultures.

8 Nov 2013

Increased consumption of vegetable protein linked with prolonged survival among kidney disease patients

Increased consumption of vegetable protein was linked with prolonged survival among kidney disease patients in a new a study. The findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2013 November 5-10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

8 Nov 2013

Consumption of tree nuts inversely associated with risk of pancreatic cancer in women

In a large prospective study published online in the British Journal of Cancer, researchers looked at the association between nut consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer among 75,680 women in the Nurses' Health Study, with no previous history of cancer.

8 Nov 2013

Schizophrenia patients fare well with outpatient care

Study findings corroborate that patients with schizophrenia who receive outpatient care only during the early stages of their illness have better outcomes than those requiring inpatient hospitalization.

7 Nov 2013

New 4th generation HIV assays now available to improve screening for HIV infection

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings announced today the availability of a 4th generation HIV antigen/antibody combination assay and a new diagnostic algorithm that improves screening for HIV infection.

6 Nov 2013

Advanced prostate cancer therapies: an interview with Dr. Nancy Dawson, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

The prostate gland produces part of the seminal fluid that protects sperm. It is located in front of the rectum and under the bladder, and surrounds the urethra, the tube through which urine flows from the bladder to and out of the penis.

6 Nov 2013

Use of testosterone therapy after angiography associated with increased risk of death

Among a group of men who underwent coronary angiography and had a low serum testosterone level, the use of testosterone therapy was associated with increased risk of death, heart attack, or ischemic stroke, according to a study in the November 6 issue of JAMA.

6 Nov 2013

Ambulatory BP best for assessing diabetes CV risk

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring should be used to monitor patients with Type 2 diabetes who have a high risk for developing cardiovascular complications, say researchers.

5 Nov 2013

First ever Cardiovascular Health Week kicks off in Brussels

The first ever Cardiovascular Health Week kicks off today in the European Parliament in Brussels. It will go on until 8 November 2013 with awareness-raising activities around the theme ‘Mind Your Heart – for a Heart Healthy Europe’.

5 Nov 2013

Atrial fibrillation doubles risk of heart attack in women and African Americans

Doctors have known for years that atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, increases the risk for stroke, but now researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have shown that it also increases the risk for heart attack. In fact, for women and African Americans, it more than doubles the risk.

5 Nov 2013

Most severely obese teenagers who underwent bariatric WLS experience no major complications

Most severely obese teenagers who underwent bariatric weight-loss surgery (WLS) experienced no major complications, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

5 Nov 2013

Study: Single dose of HPV vaccine may be sufficient to protect cervical cancer

Women vaccinated with one dose of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine had antibodies against the viruses that remained stable in their blood for four years, suggesting that a single dose of vaccine may be sufficient to generate long-term immune responses and protection against new HPV infections, and ultimately cervical cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

4 Nov 2013

Heart failure patients may benefit from advanced treatment by heart specialists

New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that patients with heart failure have high mortality and often are undertreated. According to a study, published in the scientific periodical JACC, many more of these patients would benefit from advanced treatment by heart specialists - something that could be decided by a simple evaluation of five common risk factors for early death due to heart failure.

4 Nov 2013

Current percutaneous techniques shed light on treatment of heart valve leakage

A Paravalvular regurgitation, or leakage, commonly affects valvular prostheses, particularly artificial valves placed percutaneously according to data presented at the 2013 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference.

4 Nov 2013

COMS OPAL Award program recognizes top performers on a national basis

COMS Interactive, also known as Clinical Outcomes Management Systems, has launched the Outcomes Performance Achievement Leader (OPAL) Award program. The program is an extension of the company's focus on improving health care and clinical outcomes in the long-term care marketplace by leveraging Daylight IQ™, the COMS' flagship Disease Management Product Suite.

31 Oct 2013

Researchers explore strategies that would optimize fresher blood for patients

Although clinical evidence is lacking on the relationship between the storage time of red blood cells and outcomes in transfused patients, the authors of a review article in the November 2013 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery are advocating for a modernized blood management system—similar to inventory management systems seen in the retail sector—to potentially reduce patient complications.

31 Oct 2013

Multidisciplinary team tests innovative heart failure therapy in global clinical trials

A multidisciplinary team of experts in heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, and neurosurgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital are now testing nerve stimulation in the neck as a novel therapy for heart failure patients to potentially help relieve their debilitating symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath, and heart arrhythmias, while reducing their hospitalizations.

30 Oct 2013

Study to assess benefits of plasma administration while being flown to hospitals

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will participate in a national trial to see if outcomes for critically injured patients with uncontrolled bleeding can be improved by administering plasma to these patients while in flight to the hospital.

30 Oct 2013

Overweight men diagnosed with prostate cancer more likely to die from the disease

Men who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease than men who are of healthy weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. In patients with more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, the researchers also found an even stronger correlation between obesity and mortality.

30 Oct 2013

Clinical trial finds COREVALVE reduces rate of death, stroke in patients with aortic stenosis

In a clinical trial, a self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve met the key performance objective of reducing death and stroke in patients with severe aortic stenosis at "extreme risk" for surgery.Results of the COREVALVE EXTREME RISK trial were presented today at the 25th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.

30 Oct 2013

Mortality News and Research

Lactoferricin B25 derived from cow's milk shows promise for treatment of gastric cancer

Increased consumption of vegetable protein linked with prolonged survival among kidney disease patients

Consumption of tree nuts inversely associated with risk of pancreatic cancer in women

Schizophrenia patients fare well with outpatient care

New 4th generation HIV assays now available to improve screening for HIV infection

Advanced prostate cancer therapies: an interview with Dr. Nancy Dawson, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Use of testosterone therapy after angiography associated with increased risk of death

Ambulatory BP best for assessing diabetes CV risk

First ever Cardiovascular Health Week kicks off in Brussels

Atrial fibrillation doubles risk of heart attack in women and African Americans

Most severely obese teenagers who underwent bariatric WLS experience no major complications

Study: Single dose of HPV vaccine may be sufficient to protect cervical cancer

Heart failure patients may benefit from advanced treatment by heart specialists

Current percutaneous techniques shed light on treatment of heart valve leakage

COMS OPAL Award program recognizes top performers on a national basis

Researchers explore strategies that would optimize fresher blood for patients

Multidisciplinary team tests innovative heart failure therapy in global clinical trials

Study to assess benefits of plasma administration while being flown to hospitals

Overweight men diagnosed with prostate cancer more likely to die from the disease

Clinical trial finds COREVALVE reduces rate of death, stroke in patients with aortic stenosis

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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