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Researchers identify patterns of mutations in early stage node negative lung adenocarcinoma

Molecular driven therapeutic targets have resulted in a paradigm shift in the treatment of advanced lung adenocarcinoma. However, in early non-small cell lung cancer, surgical resection remains the treatment of choice with adjuvant chemotherapy.

25 Mar 2013

Study: Hospital culture is major driver of use of intravenous blood clot filtering devices

An evaluation of practice patterns in California hospitals showed a large variation in the use of metal devices called inferior vena cava filters, or VCFs, despite little evidence of their safety and effectiveness.

25 Mar 2013

Minimal changes in food service practices improve soldiers' nutritional intake: Study

The prevalence of obesity within the military is currently 13 percent. This rising epidemic, also rampant throughout the general population, could result in military career setbacks, negatively impact operational readiness, and jeopardize Department of Defense operations.

25 Mar 2013

Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent gets FDA approval for patients showing signs of botulism

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent (A, B, C, D, E, F, G)-(Equine) to treat patients showing signs of botulism following documented or suspected exposure to botulinum neurotoxin.

25 Mar 2013

Researchers identify a new approach for treating brain metastases associated with lung cancer

Lung cancer is the world's most common cause of death from cancer. In Austria, around 4,000 people develop this type of cancer every year. One particular problem is the development of brain metastases in association with the lung tumour.

24 Mar 2013

PRP treatment reduces pain in patients with chronic tennis elbow

Eighty-four percent of patients suffering from chronic tennis elbow (lateral epicondylar tendinopathy) reported significantly less pain and elbow tenderness at six months following platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatment, according to results from the largest, multi-center study, to date, on PRP and tennis elbow, presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

24 Mar 2013

Primary care providers need training to recognize early symptoms of psychosis

Primary care providers could help people with warning signs of psychosis get critical early treatment and potentially reduce the current burden on emergency departments and inpatient units, finds a study in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

24 Mar 2013

Experts say age, ethnicity and genetics play a critical role in the development of prostate cancer

Genetics, age and ethnicity are risk factors for prostate cancer, while the evidence for obesity, smoking and diabetes as associated risks remains uncertain, according to prostate cancer experts.

24 Mar 2013

New education resource focuses on issues of sexual expression amongst people with dementia

Managing the delicate issue of sexual expression amongst people with dementia is the focus of a new education resource produced by Griffith University researcher Dr Cindy Jones.

24 Mar 2013

SLU researcher studies effect of bitter melon extract on treating cancer

A Saint Louis University researcher has received a $39,425 grant from the Lottie Caroline Hardy Charitable Trust to continue her research on treating cancer with a natural substance -- the extract taken from a vegetable that is part of her diet.

24 Mar 2013

Epizyme receives patent for drug candidate for genetically defined type of non-Hodgkin lymphomas

Epizyme, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company creating innovative personalized therapeutics for patients with genetically defined cancers, announced today that it has received a Notice of Issuance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its patent application entitled "ARYL-OR HETEROARYL-SUBSTITUTED BENZENE COMPOUNDS", U.S. Patent No.: 8,410,088.

24 Mar 2013

TOBI Podhaler receives FDA approval for cystic fibrosis patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved TOBI Podhaler (tobramycin inhalation powder) for the management of cystic fibrosis patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that causes lung infections.

24 Mar 2013

Study of genetically modified immune cells could help improve promising treatment for melanoma

A new study of genetically modified immune cells by scientists from UCLA and the California Institute of Technology could help improve a promising treatment for melanoma, an often fatal form of skin cancer.

24 Mar 2013

Study shows decreased rate of post-surgical complications in non-smokers

Research has long shown the negative effects cigarette smoking has on cardiovascular health. But now, a new study from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania corroborates early evidence showing that cigarette smoking leads to longer healing times and an increased rate of post-operative complication and infection for patients sustaining fractures or traumatic injuries to their bone.

24 Mar 2013

Research findings could lead to new therapeutic strategy for heart failure

New research from UC Davis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that blocking an enzyme that promotes inflammation can prevent the tissue damage following a heart attack that often leads to heart failure.

24 Mar 2013

Mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression no barrier to weight loss success

Through a program that teaches simple nutrition messages and involves both counseling and regular exercise classes, people with serious mental illness can make healthy behavioral changes and achieve significant weight loss, according to new Johns Hopkins research.

22 Mar 2013

Atrophy of thalamus is important predictor of clinically definite MS, study shows

A growing body of research by multiple sclerosis investigators at the University at Buffalo and international partners is providing powerful new evidence that the brain's gray matter reflects important changes in the disease that could allow clinicians to diagnose earlier and to better monitor and predict how the disease will progress.

22 Mar 2013

Scotland takes action to tackle relationship between deprivation and CVD

Deprivation represents the "elephant in the room" with regard to cardiovascular disease, and health care professionals have an important role to play in tackling the problem, delegates heard at a special plenary session opening the EuroHeart Care Congress in Glasgow, Scotland, 22 March to 23 March 2013.

22 Mar 2013

$Commencing surgery sooner may alleviate hip fracture complications$

Commencing surgery sooner may alleviate hip fracture complications

A new study, presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, identifies predictors of complications and mortality following a hip fracture, including dialysis, cardiac disease, diabetes, and a longer time before surgery - the only modifiable risk factor when patients are hospitalized.

22 Mar 2013

Two genes associated with rare autism-related disorders linked to general forms of autism: Study

A new study finds that two genes individually associated with rare autism-related disorders are also jointly linked to more general forms of autism. The finding suggests a new genetic pathway to investigate in general autism research.

22 Mar 2013

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Researchers identify patterns of mutations in early stage node negative lung adenocarcinoma

Study: Hospital culture is major driver of use of intravenous blood clot filtering devices

Minimal changes in food service practices improve soldiers' nutritional intake: Study

Botulism Antitoxin Heptavalent gets FDA approval for patients showing signs of botulism

Researchers identify a new approach for treating brain metastases associated with lung cancer

PRP treatment reduces pain in patients with chronic tennis elbow

Primary care providers need training to recognize early symptoms of psychosis

Experts say age, ethnicity and genetics play a critical role in the development of prostate cancer

New education resource focuses on issues of sexual expression amongst people with dementia

SLU researcher studies effect of bitter melon extract on treating cancer

Epizyme receives patent for drug candidate for genetically defined type of non-Hodgkin lymphomas

TOBI Podhaler receives FDA approval for cystic fibrosis patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Study of genetically modified immune cells could help improve promising treatment for melanoma

Study shows decreased rate of post-surgical complications in non-smokers

Research findings could lead to new therapeutic strategy for heart failure

Mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression no barrier to weight loss success

Atrophy of thalamus is important predictor of clinically definite MS, study shows

Scotland takes action to tackle relationship between deprivation and CVD

Commencing surgery sooner may alleviate hip fracture complications

Two genes associated with rare autism-related disorders linked to general forms of autism: Study

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