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What's the most common long-term complication of diabetes?

What's the most common long-term complication of diabetes? Problems with the heart and blood vessels, according to the February issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource.

5 Feb 2009

Deficiencies common in radiation therapy trial reports for Hodgkin's, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Reporting of radiation therapy details in randomized controlled trials for Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is deficient due to a lack of reporting of key radiation therapy descriptors and quality assurance processes designed to ensure the accuracy and reproducibility of treatment regimens, according to a February 1 study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

5 Feb 2009

Decoding funny faces to detect disease

Like Russell Crowe's character in A Beautiful Mind, life is often difficult for the 2.4 million Americans with schizophrenia.

5 Feb 2009

Discovery of crucial molecule in cancer rejection

Researchers at the Centenary Institute in Sydney have discovered a molecule on the surface of immune cells which plays a critical role in cancer rejection.

5 Feb 2009

Breast cancer risk rapidly declines after women stop taking postmenopausal combined hormone therapy

Women who stopped taking the postmenopausal hormone combination of estrogen plus progestin experienced a marked decline in breast cancer risk which was unrelated to mammography utilization change, according to a study from the Women's Health Initiative led by a Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) investigator that was published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.

5 Feb 2009

Cultured cells from the bone marrow can heal nerves in diabetes model

Transplanting cells that replenish blood vessels can also restore nerve function in an animal model of diabetic neuropathy, Emory researchers have found.

5 Feb 2009

$Bone fractures can double or triple mortality for up to 10 years$

Bone fractures can double or triple mortality for up to 10 years

A new study shows that osteoporotic fractures increase a person's risk of dying, even after relatively minor fractures if that person is elderly.

5 Feb 2009

Bacteria are models of efficiency

The bacterium Escherichia coli, one of the best-studied single-celled organisms around, is a master of industrial efficiency.

5 Feb 2009

Clinical picture of Asperger's in adults

Asperger's syndrome does not only occur in children and adolescents, but is also diagnosed in adults.

5 Feb 2009

Amino acid arginine could help fight human obesity

A Texas AgriLife Research scientist and fellow researchers have discovered that arginine, an amino acid, reduces fat mass in diet-induced obese rats and could help fight human obesity.

5 Feb 2009

African-Americans aware and accepting, but often do not receive, the HPV vaccine

Although only 25 percent of eligible African-American adolescents have received the HPV vaccine, a new survey presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, suggests they have a positive view of the treatment and might respond to more education.

5 Feb 2009

ADA releases updated position statement on weight management

The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position statement on weight management calling for people to make a "lifelong commitment to healthful lifestyle behaviors" that includes the prevention of weight gain.

5 Feb 2009

Major research effort to improve quality of care for heart patients

People suffering from angina or heart attacks are set to benefit from a major investigation by the University of Bristol into their quality of care.

5 Feb 2009

What's the ideal relationship between the drug industry, health professionals and patients?

The relationship between the drug industry, academia, healthcare professionals, and patients is widely believed to be at an all time low.

3 Feb 2009

What your mother did when she was a child may have an effect on your memory

A new study by researchers from Rush University Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine using mice indicate that a child's memory and the severity of learning disorders may be affected by what his or her mother did when she was a child.

3 Feb 2009

Vitamin D related to muscle power, force, velocity and jump height in adolescent girls

Vitamin D is significantly associated with muscle power and force in adolescent girls, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ( JCEM ).

3 Feb 2009

Disruption of circadian clock can suppress cancer growth

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown that disruption of the circadian clock - the internal time-keeping mechanism that keeps the body running on a 24-hour cycle - can slow the progression of cancer.

3 Feb 2009

Treating appendicitis by laparoscopic surgery may not be worth the cost

New research published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that a traditional, "open" appendectomy may be preferable to a less-invasive laparoscopic appendectomy for the majority of patients with acute appendicitis, contrary to recent trends.

3 Feb 2009

Exposure to second-hand smoke and alcohol significantly raises the risk of liver disease

The finding adds to mounting evidence that tobacco smoke and alcohol are worse for health as a combination, beyond the individual exposure risks, said Shannon Bailey, Ph.D., an associate professor in the UAB Department of Environmental Health Sciences and a co-lead author on the study.

3 Feb 2009

Sun in pregnancy builds stronger bones for baby

New research from ALSPAC (Children of the 90s) indicates that children born in late summer and early autumn are slightly taller and have wider bones than those born in winter and spring.

3 Feb 2009

Medical News

What's the most common long-term complication of diabetes?

Deficiencies common in radiation therapy trial reports for Hodgkin's, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Decoding funny faces to detect disease

Discovery of crucial molecule in cancer rejection

Breast cancer risk rapidly declines after women stop taking postmenopausal combined hormone therapy

Cultured cells from the bone marrow can heal nerves in diabetes model

Bone fractures can double or triple mortality for up to 10 years

Bacteria are models of efficiency

Clinical picture of Asperger's in adults

Amino acid arginine could help fight human obesity

African-Americans aware and accepting, but often do not receive, the HPV vaccine

ADA releases updated position statement on weight management

Major research effort to improve quality of care for heart patients

What's the ideal relationship between the drug industry, health professionals and patients?

What your mother did when she was a child may have an effect on your memory

Vitamin D related to muscle power, force, velocity and jump height in adolescent girls

Disruption of circadian clock can suppress cancer growth

Treating appendicitis by laparoscopic surgery may not be worth the cost

Exposure to second-hand smoke and alcohol significantly raises the risk of liver disease

Sun in pregnancy builds stronger bones for baby

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