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Immunotherapy for kidney cancer - Phase 3 update from Argos Therapeutics at ASCO

Argos is developing AGS-003, which is a fully personalized immunotherapy designed to induce a durable memory T-cell response specific to each patient’s cancer...

14 May 2015

Rejection by attractive suitor makes women to distance themselves from unattractive man

It's portrayed in movies again and again - a character gets rejected by someone attractive and then falls willingly into the arms of someone perhaps less attractive.

14 May 2015

Hand-grip strength could be used as a predictor of stroke and heart attack

The authors of the study say grip strength was a stronger predictor of death than systolic blood pressure and that a grip test may provide a simple and cost-effective way of identifying people at high risk of heart attack or stroke...

14 May 2015

Public health advisories reduce rate of codeine dispensed to postpartum women

Public health advisories from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada were associated with significant reductions in the rate of dispensing of codeine to postpartum women, according to a study in the May 12 issue of JAMA.

14 May 2015

Uninsured, low-income women in non-expansion states less likely to receive breast, cervical cancer screenings

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers recently conducted a study that found low-income and uninsured women in states that are not expanding their Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid coverage are less likely to receive breast and cervical cancer screenings compared to states that are implementing expansions.

14 May 2015

Study: Failure to extend ACA Medicaid coverage widens cancer screening disparities for low-income women

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers recently conducted a study that found low-income and uninsured women in states that are not expanding their Affordable Care Act Medicaid coverage are less likely to receive breast and cervical cancer screenings compared to states that are implementing expansions.

14 May 2015

Researchers devise novel method to perform NIR optical measurements of resected breast tissue

Roughly 1 in 4 women having breast conserving surgery (BCS) return to the surgical suite for further resection because of cancerous tissue left behind due to unclear margins. Investigators at the Optics in Medicine Lab at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering and Norris Cotton Cancer Center, led by Brian W. Pogue, PhD and Keith Paulsen PhD, with first author and PhD candidate David M. McClatchy III, devised a novel approach to perform near infrared (NIR) optical measurements of resected breast tissue after the margins have had their traditional marking by the surgeon to preserve information about their orientation for potential follow-up surgeries.

14 May 2015

Study provides comprehensive analysis of economic burden in cancer survivors

A new study finds the economic burden of cancer extends beyond diagnosis and treatment, and concludes that cancer survivors face thousands of dollars of excess medical expenses every year as well as excess employment disability and loss of production at work.

14 May 2015

Discovery could help identify molecules that selectively target cancer cells

A new family of molecules that kill cancer cells and protect healthy cells could be used to treat a number of different cancers, including cervical, breast, ovarian and lung cancers. Research published in EBioMedicine shows that as well as targeting and killing cancer cells, the molecules generate a protective effect against toxic chemicals in healthy cells.

13 May 2015

WHO Press Release: World Health Statistics reports on global health goals for 194 countries

Progress in child survival worldwide is one of the greatest success stories of international development. Since 1990, child deaths have almost halved – falling from an estimated 90 deaths per 1000 live births to 46 deaths per 1000 live births in 2013...

13 May 2015

Case Western Reserve researchers find potential game-changer for triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University combined finely crafted nanoparticles with one of nature's potent disrupters to prevent the spread of triple-negative breast cancer in mouse models.

13 May 2015

Study evaluates VolitionRx's proprietary Nucleosomics platform in most prevalent cancers

VolitionRx Limited, a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests for a broad range of cancer types and other conditions, today announced that it has accelerated its large independent prospective study evaluating its proprietary Nucleosomics platform at University Hospital Bonn in Germany.

13 May 2015

Managing cancer at work: Johns Hopkins launches new service for all employees

Johns Hopkins Medicine has created and launched Managing Cancer at Work, a new and novel health benefit program offered free of charge for its more than 42,000 combined full-time equivalent employees.

12 May 2015

1 in 10 patients harmed while in hospital - Addressing the big problem?

It is now widely accepted that 1 in 10 patients admitted to hospital will be unintentionally harmed in some way. This harm can be caused by a range of errors or adverse events...

From Isansys Lifecare Ltd. 12 May 2015

Misperceptions about miscarriage are widespread, survey finds

A survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults has found that misperceptions about miscarriage and its causes are widespread. Results of the survey, conducted by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Health System, show that feelings of guilt and shame are common after a miscarriage and that most people erroneously believe that miscarriages are rare.

12 May 2015

DNMT1 gene essential to maintain breast and cancer stem cells

The gene and hormone soup that enables women to breastfeed their newborns also can be a recipe for breast cancer, particularly when the first pregnancy is after age 30.

12 May 2015

World renowned surgeon evaluates parallels between Prostate cancer, Breast cancer

World renowned robotic prostate cancer surgeon, Dr. David Samadi, evaluates the parallels between Prostate cancer and Breast cancer. Prostate cancer is just as common in men as breast cancer is in women with over 233,000 cases diagnosed each year.

12 May 2015

9-Valent HPV vaccine can potentially prevent 80% of cervical cancers in the U.S.

The new 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine, can potentially prevent 80 percent of cervical cancers in the United States, if given to all 11- or 12-year-old children before they are exposed to the virus.

12 May 2015

New study finds that electronic reminders help raise HPV vaccination rates

A new study finds that a simple reminder via electronic health record systems may go a long way in encouraging patients to get the HPV vaccine that protects against cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine has the lowest completion rates of any other vaccine.

12 May 2015

Raising lupus awareness: an interview with Professor Ramsey-Goldman, MD

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease, with many different symptoms so it is hard to diagnose. It affects each person differently and it has an unpredictable disease course with flare ups and quiet time. Some patients describe lupus as if they are riding a roller coaster with blinders on because they cannot always tell when they will feel well or sick...

11 May 2015

Women's Health News

Immunotherapy for kidney cancer - Phase 3 update from Argos Therapeutics at ASCO

Rejection by attractive suitor makes women to distance themselves from unattractive man

Hand-grip strength could be used as a predictor of stroke and heart attack

Public health advisories reduce rate of codeine dispensed to postpartum women

Uninsured, low-income women in non-expansion states less likely to receive breast, cervical cancer screenings

Study: Failure to extend ACA Medicaid coverage widens cancer screening disparities for low-income women

Researchers devise novel method to perform NIR optical measurements of resected breast tissue

Study provides comprehensive analysis of economic burden in cancer survivors

Discovery could help identify molecules that selectively target cancer cells

WHO Press Release: World Health Statistics reports on global health goals for 194 countries

Case Western Reserve researchers find potential game-changer for triple-negative breast cancer

Study evaluates VolitionRx's proprietary Nucleosomics platform in most prevalent cancers

Managing cancer at work: Johns Hopkins launches new service for all employees

1 in 10 patients harmed while in hospital - Addressing the big problem?

Misperceptions about miscarriage are widespread, survey finds

DNMT1 gene essential to maintain breast and cancer stem cells

World renowned surgeon evaluates parallels between Prostate cancer, Breast cancer

9-Valent HPV vaccine can potentially prevent 80% of cervical cancers in the U.S.

New study finds that electronic reminders help raise HPV vaccination rates

Raising lupus awareness: an interview with Professor Ramsey-Goldman, MD

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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