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...ancer staging (AJCC) T-stage. As background, PSA blood tests measure the level ofprstate-specific antigens in the blood: the results arereported as nanograms per milliliter, or ng/ml. The higher thePSA level, the more likely that cancer is present. The Gleasonscore rates the aggressiveness of a tumor; f...UCSF AIDS Expert Warns Against Early Treatment For HIV Infection
... copies of viral genetic materialper milliliter of blood on two separate tests. "Administering drugs at thisselected time seems the best strategy because the virus can be controlled andthe immune system can recover...," he writes. He adds that instead of subjecting infected people to antiviral therapyear...University Of Kentucky One Of First To Use New Technique To Treat Atrial Flutter
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...osis or hardening of the arteries and itseffect on blood supply to the brain), spirometry to measure lung function,fasting glucose levels to look for diabetes, and objective measures of loss ofmemory and brain function. The goal of the study is to learn as much as possible about thelifestyles and t...UCSF Recruting Breast Cancer Patients For Herbal Therapy Study
... including fatigue, nausea,vomiting, lowered white blood cell counts, hair loss, psychological distress anda decrease in quality of life. In the San Francisco Bay area alone, it is estimated that 64 percent ofwomen with breast cancer use at least one type of complementary therapy toreduce the side ef...Study Finds Less Intensive Treatments May Not Maintain HIV Suppression
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...fter determining that relaxin is secreted into the blood in thelast half of pregnancy in both species, heid...ant women, relaxin isfound in lower amounts in the blood than inrats and pigs. "In the human, it may be that relaxin doesn't play the vital role in remodeli...Encapsulating Insulin-Producing Cells For Possible Diabetes Therapy
...l of Engineering, has alreadyreduced the excessive blood sugar levels of experimental diabetic rats for asl...em is that removing islets separates them from the blood supplythat normally keeps them healthy, Hatchell added. "We don't understand how muchinjury we do to...Hypertension: Getting Pharmacists Involved Can Help
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