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Study confirms strong association between diabetes and later stage breast cancer

Diabetes is associated with more advanced stage breast cancer, according to a new study by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and Women's College Hospital.

25 Mar 2015

Funding helps researchers to kiss MS goodbye

Murdoch University researchers have received funding to investigate the link between the Epstein-Barr virus infection, more commonly known as glandular fever or the ‘kissing disease’, and the debilitating disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

24 Mar 2015

TxCell to present at upcoming US and French investment conferences

Damian Marron, CEO, TxCell, will present at the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine's 3rd Annual Regen Med Investor Day, New York, March 25, 2015. In addition, Damian Marron will also participate at the Portzamparc PEA-PME Forum, Paris, April 1, 2015.

24 Mar 2015

Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary reaches settlement over transvaginal mesh devices

Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Settlement Funding Company, announced today that Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary reached a settlement in a bellwether trial over their transvaginal mesh devices.

24 Mar 2015

Exercise and chronic fatigue syndrome: an interview with Professor Trudie Chalder

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterised primarily by fatigue but people often report muscle pain and sleep problems as well as concentration and memory problems. The symptoms affect people’s ability to carry out normal activities that healthy people take for granted. CFS can affect relationships, work and leisure activities.

24 Mar 2015

Myriad announces Prolaris® test biopsy results from EMPATHY-P study at European Association of Urology annual meeting

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN) today announced that results from the EMPATHY-P clinical study of Prolaris in patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer will be highlighted at the 30th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology.

24 Mar 2015

Scientists use DNA sequencing to trace the spread of drug-resistant TB

Scientists have for the first time used DNA sequencing to trace the fatal spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis between patients in the UK.

24 Mar 2015

Functional scores are higher in men before and after TKR surgery, shows study

While men and women have similar levels of improvement following total knee replacement (TKR) surgery, men have higher levels of function before and after TKR, according to new research presented today at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

24 Mar 2015

$Bisphosphonate treatment following distal radius fracture associated with atypical femur fractures$

Bisphosphonate treatment following distal radius fracture associated with atypical femur fractures

Osteoporosis is a disease of progressive bone loss affecting more than 44 million Americans and contributing to an estimated 2 million bone fractures each year.

24 Mar 2015

Arthritis Awareness Week capped off with amazing William's Walk event

Hundreds of people joined Arthritis & Osteoporosis NSW in walking Parramatta Park in aid of juvenile arthritis, a condition that is rarely discussed in the community. William’s Walk was crucial in getting the word out that juvenile arthritis affects 6000+ children throughout NSW, raising over $50,000 in the process.

24 Mar 2015

Researchers and medical bodies explore ways to secure funds for womb cancer research

A national group of researchers, medical bodies and charities, led by The University of Manchester is looking for help in setting the top priorities for fighting womb cancer, with a survey launched today (23 March 2015).

24 Mar 2015

Cancer survival lower for Indigenous Australians

Cancer Council Queensland is calling for enhanced joint efforts to improve Indigenous cancer control following the release of research findings that cancer survival is lower for Indigenous than non-Indigenous Australians for all cancers combined, and for many specific types of cancer.

23 Mar 2015

Life-saving water, sanitation and hygiene supplies reaching children affected by Cyclone Pam

UNICEF in close collaboration with the Vanuatu Government and WASH Cluster partners have been working amidst logistical, communication and supply challenges to deliver safe drinking water by providing water containers, purification tablets, and soap to communities and evacuation centres in Shefa and Tafea provinces.

23 Mar 2015

Using the butterfly effect to predict heart disease: an interview with Dr George and Dr Parthimos, Cardiff University

The emergence of the butterfly effect in many physical events reveals two fundamental laws that underpin all nonlinear systems. The first principle is known as determinism, which means that the evolution of an event can be followed accurately in the future, as long as we know its precise starting point and the rules of how a situation can change with time.

23 Mar 2015

Educated women in Latin America choosing to have children out of wedlock

In Latin America, consensual (common-law) unions are traditionally associated with poorer or indigenous populations.

23 Mar 2015

Insect-borne diseases increase with warmer climate

Insects, such as mosquitoes and ticks, are responsible for transmitting a range of diseases, such as malaria, chikungunya, dengue fever, and West Nile virus. The risk of contracting such illnesses is generally only considered when booking an exotic holiday. However, experts from the Emergency Response Department at Public Health England have warned that climate change could allow such vector-borne diseases to emerge closer to home.

23 Mar 2015

How our DNA may prevent bowel cancer

The link between taking aspirin, and similar medications called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (or NSAIDS), and bowel (colorectal) cancer prevention is well established.

23 Mar 2015

Existing drugs could help prevent deadly familial stomach and lobular breast cancers

Deadly familial stomach and lobular breast cancers could be successfully treated at their earliest stages, or even prevented, by existing drugs that have been newly identified by cancer genetics researchers at New Zealand's University of Otago.

23 Mar 2015

Genomic Health presents 11 studies demonstrating value of Oncotype DX breast cancer test

Genomic Health today announced the presentation of 11 studies with the Oncotype DX breast cancer test at the 14th St. Gallen Breast Cancer Conference in Vienna, Austria. Studies presented include results from a real-life observational study in Ireland demonstrating significant reductions in chemotherapy and resulting cost savings when the test is used in early stage breast cancer.

23 Mar 2015

Women diagnosed with DCIS or atypia should seek second opinions, says study

While doctors almost always agree on a pathological diagnosis of invasive breast cancer, there is room for improvement when diagnosing atypia (or atypical ductal hyperplasia-ADH) and DCIS (ductal carcinoma in-situ), Anna Tosteson, ScD and Tracy Onega, PhD from Dartmouth-Hitchcock's Norris Cotton Cancer Center have found.

23 Mar 2015

Women's Health News

Study confirms strong association between diabetes and later stage breast cancer

Funding helps researchers to kiss MS goodbye

TxCell to present at upcoming US and French investment conferences

Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary reaches settlement over transvaginal mesh devices

Exercise and chronic fatigue syndrome: an interview with Professor Trudie Chalder

Myriad announces Prolaris® test biopsy results from EMPATHY-P study at European Association of Urology annual meeting

Scientists use DNA sequencing to trace the spread of drug-resistant TB

Functional scores are higher in men before and after TKR surgery, shows study

Bisphosphonate treatment following distal radius fracture associated with atypical femur fractures

Arthritis Awareness Week capped off with amazing William's Walk event

Researchers and medical bodies explore ways to secure funds for womb cancer research

Cancer survival lower for Indigenous Australians

Life-saving water, sanitation and hygiene supplies reaching children affected by Cyclone Pam

Using the butterfly effect to predict heart disease: an interview with Dr George and Dr Parthimos, Cardiff University

Educated women in Latin America choosing to have children out of wedlock

Insect-borne diseases increase with warmer climate

How our DNA may prevent bowel cancer

Existing drugs could help prevent deadly familial stomach and lobular breast cancers

Genomic Health presents 11 studies demonstrating value of Oncotype DX breast cancer test

Women diagnosed with DCIS or atypia should seek second opinions, says study

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