More older women are retaining 'young' breasts causing potential screening problems
... having breast cancer diagnosed increases with age anyway while the lower incidence in younger women is in itself a reason for a mammogram having a less certain predictive value." Dr van der Horst said it was unlikely that HRT played more than a part in the fact that today's postmenopausal women had denser ...A common cleanser is cheaper and faster way to separate DNA for genetic analysis
...y some buffering -- which they say isn't important anyway for DNA separation and too much conductivity. "In fact, TBE and TAE essentially short-circuit DNA gels by creating too much current and heat." Gels using TBE and TAE at high voltage are known to melt and distort DNA particle movement. "Our work op...Gout drug shows promise in treating chronic heart failure
...noteworthy because allopurinol is often prescribed anyway in heart failure patients, although for other reasons. It is safe and relatively cheap." Chronic heart failure (HF), in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs, is a common condition that causes death and disability. Peopl...Cholesterol bad for brain too, UCSF study says
... total cholesterol, they may be prescribed statins anyway to prevent heart disease, she said. Adopting a low cholesterol diet is the other proven and highly recommended way for people to reduce cholesterol to healthier levels, she added.......rescriptions thatthey're going to end up approving anyway for older patients, Feldman, Fleischer, and G. John Chen, M.D., M.P.H.,found. The actual cost of unnecessary authorization depends on how much eachinsurance company pays for tretinoin and how much it pays for eachauthorization. "Even...