Cancer in patients with hepatitis C
...gkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma patients were estimated to have been infected more than 15 years, which is consistent with the theory that lymphomagenesis is a slow process and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma develops after a long influence," say the authors. They suggest that the risk for HCV-related malignancy i...UIC offers new weight loss surgery for obese teens
...children and adolescents. In the United States, an estimated 10 to 15 percent of adolescents are obese. Accord...public health issue in the United States when it's estimated that more than five percent of the population is severely overweight," said Dr. Allen Browne, associ...Diagnosis of prions in patients should utilize novel strategy, team says
... vacuoles and evidence of prions by IHC, and it is estimated that only 50 percent of human cases are autopsied, in part because many pathologists do not want to risk infection during the autopsy.) In the study, the team compared the ability of the CDI and the two traditional diagnostic techniques to detect pri...Similar results found in both older and younger patients undergoing weight-loss surgery
...squared) of 30 kg/m2 or greater, increased from an estimated 12 percent in 1991 to approximately 20 percent a decade later. Although some bariatric centers believe the risks of gastric bypass surgery outweigh the benefits in elderly patients, with the increase of life expectancy and the quality of life in olde...Lack of specific collagen type leads to osteoarthritis
...nt, it was easy to analyze their structure." It is estimated that more than 70 percent of Americans over the age of 65 show some signs of osteoarthritis, which is characterized by the slow degeneration of the buffering layer of cartilage within joints. The other major form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, o...New study tests amitriptyline for painful bladder syndrome
... Society. The syndrome includes IC, which has been estimated to affect as many as 700,000 people, mostly women. Estimates for PBS vary widely, but as many as 10 million people may suffer from this condition. The 270 participants will be randomly assigned to take up to 75 milligrams of amitriptyline or a placeb...New European cancer figures for 2004 major efforts needed against the big four killers
... IARC. Close to 3 million new cases a year They estimated that there were nearly 2.9 million new cases diagnosed in 2004 and over 1.7 million deaths from cancer. Of these, 54% of the new cases (1,534,700) and 56% of deaths (962,600) were among men. The 25 EU countries accounted for 2 million of these new ca...Prestigious 2004 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize honors Maxine Singer
...ewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of one million. The non-profit AAAS ( www.aaas.org ) is open to all and fulfills its mission to "advance science and serve society" through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more. For the l...Faster, less expensive test proven more effective in detecting bladder cancer
...mors that are advanced when first diagnosed. It is estimated that more than 60,000 people living in the U.S. will be diagnosed with bladder cancer this year; 13,000 are predicted to die of the disease. Grossman led a team of researchers at M. D. Anderson and 23 academic, private practice, and veterans' facilit...NIAID seeks applicants to lead clinical trials units for revamped HIV/AIDS networks
...s March 2006; Clinical Trials Units RFA awards are estimated to be made in mid- to late 2006. Each Clinical Trials Unit will be led by a principal investigator and will comprise an administrative component and one or more clinical research sites. NIAID strongly encourages the establishment of CTUs that reach p...Hypothyroidism associated with reduced breast cancer risk
...metabolism in tissue. Hypothyroidism - a condition estimated to affect approximately 20 percent of older women - is produced when the thyroid gland, located in the front of the neck, fails to produce enough thyroid hormone. Insufficient levels of specific types of thyroid hormone may affect all body functions,...Flu vaccination impact on elderly deaths may be over-estimated
...e the winter-seasonal all-cause mortality above an estimated baseline to determine influenza-related mortality indirectly. Their model incorporated information on deaths among the elderly from pneumonia and influenza and all other causes from 33 winter seasons from 1968-2001. "Our results, based on national vi...Study finds happiness persists, despite illness
...had never experienced kidney failure, the patients estimated that they would experience much better moods than those actually experienced by the healthy study participants. The study involved healthy participants whose age, gender, race and education were similar to the patients. In all, 60 participants were ...Newly identified gene cluster on mouse X chromosome provides insights into fertility
...is to turn other genes on. But because most of the estimated 200 homeobox genes that have been identified in mammals are solitary, Wilkinson says it was quite a surprise to find that the Rhox genes were grouped together in a large cluster. The only other significantly sized homeobox gene cluster known is the H...HIV infection still on the rise
...ior doctors in an editorial in this week's BMJ. An estimated 38 million people worldwide, including over 2 million children, are now infected with HIV, and a record 4.8 million became infected in 2003. The underlying reason for this continuing increase is socioeconomic, but the increase also represents a fail...Simpler blood thinning medication effective for preventing blood clots and stroke
...in/warfarin groups, respectively, corresponding to estimated cumulative risks of 2.1 percent and 2.0 percent. The absolute difference between ximelagatran and enoxaparin/warfarin was 0.2 percent. This met the prespecified criterion for non-inferiority. The cumulative risk of major bleeding at 6 months in the...Contrary to previous findings, smoking is detrimental to patients with Alzheimer's
...o effective therapies are developed, by 2050 it is estimated that 13 million Americans will have the disease. In the United States, five percent of the population over age 65 and one-third of the population over age 85 are afflicted by it. It is the third most expensive disease to treat and is the third leadin...A Family's Guide to Living with HIV
...ocial services for individuals living with HIV. An estimated 900,000 people in the United States are living wit...o the Centers for Disease Control. During 2003, an estimated 32,048 new diagnoses of HIV infection were reported. Of these, 72 percent of patients were adult or ...US FDA grants full approval to DOXIL(R) following submission of phase III data
...cer. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 22,220 American women are expected to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2005 and more than 16,000 of these women are expected to die from the disease. The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance reports that approximately 50 percent of women diagnosed w...Association publishes blueprint to strengthen stroke care from prevention through recovery
...n Stroke Association urges in a new statement. An estimated 700,000 U.S. residents have a new or recurrent stroke each year, and about 163,000 of them die. An estimated 5.4 million Americans are stroke survivors and stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term dis...