Surgery without radiation inadequate for DCIS, study reveals
...fate of an individual DCIS lesion, and uncertainty exists about how aggressively to treat the disease....Medical school deans and state medical society executives see physician shortages
A perception exists among medical school deans and state medical society executives that shortages of physicians exist, particularly in the non-primary care specialties, according to an article published in the December 10 issue of The Journal of the American Medical A...Study examines risk factors associated with colorectal cancer
...to background information in the article. Evidence exists that screening asymptomatic populations beginning at age 50 years can reduce death due to colorectal cancer and that removal of precursor tumors may reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer. Identification of important risk factors for advanced colo...Online support for people with depression
...thors write: "Our findings suggest that unmet need exists online as it does in primary care. Significant numbers of people were seeking help online without presenting to formal health services and half were not receiving treatment." 36% of repeat community users who had sought professional help in the last ...Men do not cause yeast infections in women
... recurrences. The researchers suggest that Candida exists in some women in balance with the other organisms and immune components in the vaginal area, and that washing that area with saliva may disrupt the balance, leading to symptoms of yeast infection....Stevens' Cattabiani helps link doctors, hospitals worldwide
...e into the Third World," says Cattabiani. "There exists in the world unnecessary and preventable suffering among the medically and economically disadvantaged," says Grasso. "AYUDAMOS is committed to reducing this unnecessary suffering through an efficient mechanism which makes available to the widest poss...Methamphetamine withdrawal associated with brain changes seen in mood disorders
... which funded the study. "Currently, no medication exists to treat abuse or addiction to amphetamines or amphetamine-like compounds; however, drug counselors and other health professionals have successfully used behavioral interventions to treat addiction. Treatment outcomes may improve if associated menta...Are our brains wired for race or gender bias?
...als the plasticity of the self, which develops and exists in close response to the demands of social group and culture," she says. "These implicit associations or biases are not necessarily rigid. What's needed is more research on the interaction between the self and the group collective." Banaji's arti...Funding and distribution of inappropriate drugs add to rising global childhood malaria deaths
...n ignored by WHO and GFATM. They warn that "a risk exists that if WHO and GFATM do not act with celerity, the reputations of both will be tainted to a degree that rich governments lose confidence and cease funding them". Amir Attaran comments: "The fact both agencies are violating their own policies, with k...Study finds no causal link between testosterone replacement, prostate cancer or cardiac disease
...ies, it must also be recognized that there already exists a substantial body of research on the effects of testosterone in men." Low levels of testosterone affect an estimated 2 to 4 million men in the United States, a condition termed hypogonadism, and the prevalence of this condition increases with age. T...Should compulsory screening of immigrants be part of UK public health policy?
...enior doctor in this week's BMJ . Little evidence exists to show that early detection of tuberculosis in fo...nd Tropical Medicine. Indeed, what little evidence exists suggests that the introduction of compulsory measures may mean that some patients may delay seeking ...Unnecessary hospital stay after heart attack common in European countries
... for more efficient discharge of low-risk patients exists in all countries investigated, but was especially evident in the European countries included in the study." Discussing the UK perspective, Adam Timmis and colleagues from London's Chest Hospital conclude in an accompanying Commentary (p 502): "The ma......nd your illness." In addition, Brody said evidence exists that creating positive feelings in the health care environment goes a long way in treating a patient. "Scientific studies have shown a link between all these elements of 'good healing' and persons feeling improvement in their symptoms and coping bett...Cord blood cells proven to differentiate into heart muscle and brain cells
...f neurologic tissue." Hall said the potential also exists for repairing spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis, which -- like the metabolic "leukodystrophies" -- result from deterioration of the myelin sheath that coats nerve cells....One in five asthmatics are highly sensitive to aspirin
...d other commonly used painkillers, but controversy exists over its prevalence. Researchers analysed 21 studies of asthmatic patients and found the prevalence of aspirin induced asthma to be 21% in adults and 5% in children. Most of these patients were also sensitive to over the counter non-steroidal anti-in...Mayo Clinic discovers important clue to new treatments for lymphoma, breast and colon cancers
...searchers conclude that a cooperative relationship exists between the loss of CBP and depressed levels of p27Kip1 to produce cancer....New index measures risk of death from blood clot
... 59 patients with PE to determine if a correlation exists between pulmonary embolus volume and survival. They found that patients with a clot burden of 60 percent (scoring 24 points out of 40) or greater, as determined by the CTPE Index, are at increased risk of death and may require aggressive treatment su...Effectiveness of safer smallpox vaccine demonstrated against monkeypox
...rld was in 1977. However, the smallpox virus still exists in laboratories and represents a potential threat because it could be used by terrorists. Monkeypox is primarily a disease of animals, but more than a hundred human cases a year have been reported from central and western Africa. The first monkeypox ...Loss of smell linked to key protein in Alzheimer's disease
...o linked to Alzheimer's disease. No test currently exists for the detection of Alzheimer's disease. A defin...r the early stages of the illness. No explanation exists for what causes the alterations in smell perception associated with neurodegenerative disorders. Wh...Study finds little effects in patients who take prescription drugs and dietary supplements
..., limited information on drug-dietary interactions exists and health care providers should continue to inquire about dietary supplement use and consider the potential for interactions, regardless of their severity," says Lauren E. Trilli, PharmD., B.C.P.S., assistant professor, department of pharmacy and th...