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New CSHL method pinpoints which prostate tumors pose fatal threat before surgery

The facts about prostate cancer can be confusing. It's the third most common cancer type among Americans - 161,000 men will be diagnosed this year, the National Cancer Institute estimates. Yet according to the NCI, 98.6% will be alive in 5 years.

1 Dec 2017

Human sperm may hold potential to serve as biomarkers of future health

Human sperm may hold the potential to serve as biomarkers of the future health of newborn infants, according to a new study by a Wayne State University School of Medicine research team.

1 Dec 2017

Improving Healthcare in the Community through Eye Examinations

Paul Morris is the Director of Professional Advancement for Specsavers Opticians in the UK and Ireland. The role involves furthering clinical scope, professional services, standards, training and forming future strategy for the group. He previously held the role of Director of Optometry Advancement.

From Specsavers 1 Dec 2017

Excessive vomiting linked to prolonged and heavy marijuana use

There have been some reports of chronic vomiting and retching due to long term marijuana use. In a new study, researchers find that long term heavy marijuana use especially in regions where marijuana is legalized, the cases of unexplained and difficult-to-treat vomiting and nausea are on the rise.

30 Nov 2017

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center now offers MRI/ultrasound fusion biopsy

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center is proud to announce that it has expanded services to include targeted MRI ultrasound for prostate biopsy.

30 Nov 2017

Study reveals link of male-pattern baldness and premature graying with early heart disease

New research presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) indicated that premature greying and male-pattern baldness are linked to a greater than fivefold risk of heart disease before the age of 40. The study also suggested obesity is linked to a fourfold risk of early heart disease.

30 Nov 2017

INRS researchers evaluate how chemotherapy among men affects health of future generations

How do cancer and cancer treatments affect the reproductive function of men? Can this affect the health of their direct descendants and subsequent generations? To get a clear picture, INRS researchers evaluate the current state of knowledge on this public health issue in a review article appearing in the journal Gynécologie Obstétrique & Fertilité.

30 Nov 2017

Marriage may reduce the risk of dementia, study says

An amalgamation of the available evidence published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry suggests that marriage may decrease the risk of developing dementia.

29 Nov 2017

Patients rate physicians less positively if they have their requests denied

People who ask their doctors for specialist referrals and certain tests or medications, but then don’t receive them, tend to report less satisfaction with their doctors than people who have their requests fulfilled, research shows.

29 Nov 2017

Process of removing cellular debris can fuel tumor growth in metastatic prostate cancer

The goal of any cancer treatment is to kill tumor cells. Yet, one little understood paradox of certain cancers is that the body's natural process for removing dead and dying cells can actually fuel tumor growth.

28 Nov 2017

Tobacco companies finally own up to cigarette smoking risks

It has been a decade since federal courts have found tobacco companies to be deceiving the general public by hiding the exact level of risk associated with cigarette smoking. Now finally the tobacco companies have agreed to own up the risks and air a set of advertisements on television and newspapers to correct the statements they have been making until now.

27 Nov 2017

4 in 10 cancers preventable by adopting simple lifestyle changes

In a new research that comes via the American Cancer Society, it has been seen that over 40 percent of all cancers and nearly one in two cancer deaths can be prevented by incorporating simple lifestyle changes in daily routines.

26 Nov 2017

5 kg of metal removed from man’s stomach

Doctors in Madhya Pradesh India, recently were shocked to find 5 kg of iron objects in a man’s stomach while operating on him for a suspected stomach bug.

26 Nov 2017

UVA researchers developing new tool to help cancer patients make complex care decisions

Researchers at the University of Virginia Cancer Center are developing a tool to help patients with prostate cancer better understand the potential risks and rewards of their treatment options. And that tool could ultimately benefit not just those patients but a broad spectrum of patients making complex care decisions based on their tumor's genomic information.

23 Nov 2017

Small protein modification can trigger invasive properties of prostate cancer cells, research finds

A small protein modification can trigger the aggressive migratory and invasive properties of prostate cancer cells, according to new research published on the cover of Oncotarget. The findings give greater insight into how cancers can move from one location in the body to another, and could help develop more effective therapies in the future.

22 Nov 2017

Study finds improvement in men’s health and negative health trend among women

Researchers at Umeå University and Region Norrbotten in Sweden have studied health trends among women and men aged 25-34 from 1990-2014. In 1990, 8.5 percent of women self-rated their health as being worse than peers in their own age group.

22 Nov 2017

Young people in Britain becoming more sexually adventurous

New research has shown that young heterosexual couples in United Kingdom are trying out a wide range of different sexual practices including anal sex with their partners of the opposite sex.

20 Nov 2017

Use of Prostate Health Index cuts down need for uncomfortable biopsies

The Prostate Health Index is a cost-effective tool used by urologists to detect prostate cancer. It reduces the risk of over diagnosis, and cuts down on the need to send men for unnecessary and often uncomfortable biopsies.

20 Nov 2017

Australian government urged to sue tobacco companies

First it was Canada and now Australian state and federal governments are being urged to go ahead and sue to tobacco companies. Billions of dollars are being spent in treating tobacco-related diseases and ailments of the general public and some of it could be compensated this way feel experts.

19 Nov 2017

Clinical trial results could lead to treatment of heart disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

After boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy received cardiac progenitor cell infusions, medical tests indicated that the patients' hearts appeared improved, results from a new study show. Patients in the study also scored higher on arm strength tests after receiving the cell infusions.

15 Nov 2017

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New CSHL method pinpoints which prostate tumors pose fatal threat before surgery

Human sperm may hold potential to serve as biomarkers of future health

Improving Healthcare in the Community through Eye Examinations

Excessive vomiting linked to prolonged and heavy marijuana use

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center now offers MRI/ultrasound fusion biopsy

Study reveals link of male-pattern baldness and premature graying with early heart disease

INRS researchers evaluate how chemotherapy among men affects health of future generations

Marriage may reduce the risk of dementia, study says

Patients rate physicians less positively if they have their requests denied

Process of removing cellular debris can fuel tumor growth in metastatic prostate cancer

Tobacco companies finally own up to cigarette smoking risks

4 in 10 cancers preventable by adopting simple lifestyle changes

5 kg of metal removed from man’s stomach

UVA researchers developing new tool to help cancer patients make complex care decisions

Small protein modification can trigger invasive properties of prostate cancer cells, research finds

Study finds improvement in men’s health and negative health trend among women

Young people in Britain becoming more sexually adventurous

Use of Prostate Health Index cuts down need for uncomfortable biopsies

Australian government urged to sue tobacco companies

Clinical trial results could lead to treatment of heart disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

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