Solitary pancreas transplant not associated with improved survival for patients with diabetes
...is at best difficult to weigh the cost of an early excess mortality (spanning the first 4 years posttransplant) against what at this point is a hypothetical survival advantage beyond the 4 years we have analyzed," the researchers write. "At this point, clinicians and patients considering the pancreas transp...'Musical fruit' rich source of healthy antioxidants; black beans highest
... radicals, which are highly active chemicals whose excess has been linked to heart disease, cancer and aging. Black beans came out on top, having more antioxidant activity, gram for gram, than other beans, followed by red, brown, yellow and white beans, in that order. In general, darker colored seed co......ss/20448.pdf Therapeutic protects the liver from excess bile during toxic cholestasis During cholestasis the stoppage or slowing of the flow of bile the failure to rid hepatocytes of bile constituents results in toxicity. It follows that treatments that enhance the ability of cells to rid themselves o...Young adult fitness protects heart health in middle age
...syndrome, a constellation of factors that includes excess abdominal fat, elevated blood pressure and triglycerides, and low levels of the high-density lipoprotein, the "good" cholesterol. Further, improving fitness in healthy young adults can cut by as much as 50 percent the risk for diabetes and the metabo...Fitness in young adulthood protects heart health in middle age
...ic syndrome, a collection of factors that includes excess abdominal fat, elevated blood pressure and levels of triglycerides and low levels of high-density lipoprotein, or "good" cholesterol. Improving fitness greatly reduces by as much as 50 percent risk for diabetes and metabolic syndrome, said lead au...Other highlights in the January 7 issue of JNCI
...than for endometrial adenocarcinomas, although the excess absolute risk was smaller--an additional 1.4 versus 8.4 cancers per 10,000 women per year, respectively. Among those who survived for 5 years or longer, there was an eightfold relative risk for MMMTs and a 2.3-fold risk for endometrial adenocarcinoma...Cancer markers news backgrounder: Future of cancer diagnosis, treatment lies in tumor 'barcode'
...lso is working on methods to prevent generation of excess cyclin E as a way to prevent a cancer from becoming aggressive. "My hope is that this technique may help ease the burden of chemotherapy among breast cancer patients," she says. Mills, who helped develop the ovarian protein test, is currently collabo...Drug prevents diabetes recurrence after islet cell transplantation
...nsplant patients leading to insulin deficiency, an excess of glucose in the blood and the return of diabetes. Lisofylline, or LSF, has the potential to help prevent this cellular destruction by preserving insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells in the presence of autoimmune attackers called ...Radiotherapy improves survival after breast-conserving surgery
...ssion of radiotherapy resulted in an 8.6% relative excess of deaths. "The present study confirms that radiotherapy should not be omitted after breast-conserving surgery, except for medical contraindications such as systemic vascular disease or a previous history of irradiation," the authors conclude. In an ...Call for increase in flu vaccination among young children
... problem than usually thought because it can cause excess hospitalisations, medical visits, and antibiotic prescriptions even in healthy children, especially those under 2 years. Furthermore, influenza in otherwise healthy children may have substantial socioeconomic consequences for the children and their h...Risk of stillbirth on weekends
...death. The authors state that the disappearance of excess risk of overall stillbirth and early neonatal death after adjustment for gestational age can probably be explained by the selective timing of low-risk elective deliveries, most of which are timed to occur on weekdays....Large-scale analysis of women with androgen excess: thorough treatment can reduce symptoms
...gen excess, and not all patients who have androgen excess disorders suffer from hirsutism. Determining the m...ate identifies the most common causes of androgen excess in women and compares therapeutic approaches, showing that combination hormonal therapy can improve ...Stroke news tips for Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004
...olving 47 patients was terminated early because of excess intracranial hemorrhages at higher doses. The remaining 57 patients randomly got placebo or varied reduced doses of DSPA. After 90 days, the researchers found that the optimal clinical outcome as reflected in improved neurological function scores c...Newborn brain injuries stem from infections, not delivery
...cur during complications in delivery, as marked by excess acid in the umbilical cord. The Hopkins team reviewed medical records of 150 premature babies who had white matter injuries and were born between May 1994 and September 2001. They compared each baby's delivery to that of the next healthy baby ...Study examines inappropriate medication prescribing for elderly patients
...rse drug reactions, poor physical functioning, and excess health care utilization. Margie Rauch Goulding, Ph.D., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Md., examined trends in the prevalence of potentially inappropriate drug prescribing at ambulatory care visits (physician's offi...Storing too much iron may put healthy women at increased risk for type 2 diabetes
... healthy individuals. The authors note that iron excess seems to contribute initially to insulin resistance and subsequently to decreased insulin secretion. Rui Jiang, M.D., Dr.P.H., from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues, evaluated biomarkers reflecting iron stores, including p...University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center studying promising new imaging technology
...ogists to precisely track tumor movement and avoid excess doses of radiation for patients under treatment for cancer. Preliminary results at UPMC demonstrate that Advantage™ 4D (Adv4D) limits the exposure of radiation to healthy tissue surrounding a tumor by allowing radiation oncologists to precisely...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2004 (first issue)
...ients. Morbidity from bariatric surgery can be in excess of 10 percent. Early complications include wounds splitting open, wound infection, bleeding, pulmonary embolism, and death. Compared with normal weight patients, the incidence of wound infection is significantly higher. Peritonitis from staple lin...Patients should be consulted before dialysis treatment begins
...nd uses the patient's tissues to filter toxins and excess fluid from the blood. The procedure can be done at the convenience of the patient four times each day for 30 minutes. Hemodialysis, in which the blood is circulated through an artificial kidney machine, requires lengthy visits to dialysis clinics thr......1964-76. After pre-eclampsia there was an overall excess of cancer when all sites were combined. The risk of breast cancer was significantly increased for pre-eclamptic women after taking into account differences in age and number of births prior to entry into the study. The risk of cancers of the stomach,...