UCLA surgeons complete skin expansion procedure on conjoined twins
...expansion to reconstruct parts of the scalp, where hair growth makes it difficult to replace lost tissue w... the scalp retains its ability to generate natural hair growth. In addition, the skin is less likely to die because it remains connected to the scalp's own ...Skin patch technology may increase women's libido
... often see unwanted side effects such as excessive hair growth and acne," said Dr. Roy. "What makes our results so exciting is they indicate that HRT, when administered via a patch, allows a woman?s body to better utilize the androgens, including testosterone, she already has, resulting in improved libid...UCLA researchers check brain waves to predict effectiveness of antidepressants
...ste or gel, which is easily rinsed from a person's hair after the test is complete. It does not hurt and involves no radioactivity. The electrodes are connected to a computer, which measures the signals coming from the brain and processes them into colorful patterns....New radioimmunotherapy drug proves highly effective for killing off B cell non-Hodgkins lymphoma
...f serious side effects, says Dr. Witzig. Theres no hair loss or prolonged fatigue, nausea or vomiting. The most significant side effect is a temporary decrease in the blood count. Dr. Witzig and Gregory Wiseman, M.D., a Mayo Clinic nuclear medicine specialist, led the phase III research study. This study ...Polycystic ovaries can lead to coronary artery calcification, says University of Pittsburgh
...strual irregularities, chronic anovulation, excess hair growth and infertility, is a common reproductive endocrine disorder affecting five percent of the female population. Women with PCOS also experience several metabolic abnormalities, including insulin resistance, increased circulating insulin levels, ...More evidence of possible link between hearing loss and CVD
...gan in the inner ear that contains inner and outer hair cells, the sensory cells responsible for hearing. ...sion equipment, which evaluates how well the outer hair cells are working. This test of cochlear function was developed to supplement, not replace, standa...Mercury ups heart disease risk
...ith the highest concentrations of mercury in their hair also had the highest death rates from cardiovascul...a Pacific Scientific Forum. Mercury content in the hair is a marker for the amount of methyl mercury, a toxic form of the element, accumulated in the body b...Patients needlessly suffering from chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting
...agement of CINV. The survey highlighted that after hair loss, nausea and vomiting are the two most common concerns expressed by patients when told they require chemotherapy (68% and 57% of respondents respectively). Nausea and vomiting (emesis) are two of the most common side effects of chemotherapy, affe...Action needed to stop 'disease mongering'
...problems. For example, around the time that Mercks hair growth drug finasteride (Propecia) was first appro...rmation about the emotional trauma associated with hair loss, say the authors. Disease mongering can also include seeing mild symptoms as serious, and treat...Medical microspheres provide precision-release drug delivery
...ging from 5 to 500 microns (by comparison, a human hair is about 100 microns in diameter). With a more sophisticated nozzle assembly, they have also created similarly sized microcapsules that consist of a drug core surrounded by a biodegradable polymer shell. Drug release rates depend very strongly on th...Genetic connection in link between permanent hair dye use and bladder cancer risk
...ladder cancer associated with the use of permanent hair dyes than other women, based on their genetic make...ns known as arylamines, which are an ingredient of hair dye, had a higher risk of bladder cancer than women whose bodies eliminated the carcinogens more qui...Stanford researcher's uncommon approach to common cold fights cancer
...-effects when compared to the nausea, weakness and hair loss that results from chemotherapy. Of the 28 patients who received the highest virus dose, each was expected to live only about six months but instead survived closer to a year. Many of their tumors also appeared to shrink and stopped producing abn......heck her shampoo. Unbeknown to many parents, a few hair products-especially some marketed to black people-...re sexual development in girls. The evidence that hair products containing oestrogens cause premature puberty is largely circumstantial, and the case is st...Chemotherapy trial proves the worth of including elderly patients in clinical trials
...orrhages. Some women on epirubicin suffered from hair loss and mucositis (which produces symptoms such as soreness in the mouth area so that patients have difficulty swallowing). Low white blood cell counts were found in 18% of women on epirubicin and 20% of women on gemcitabine, but this did not lead ...Baldness induced by dopamine treatments may be reversible
... agonists pramipexole or ropinirole found that the hair loss stopped after the drugs were discontinued and...dopamine therapy. In the first case, the patient's hair loss stopped within two weeks after she switched to ropinirole. The patient noticed new hair growth ...... associated with traditional chemotherapy, such as hair loss, nausea, fatigue and low blood counts. Herceptin alone is generally well-tolerated by patients, but physicians will closely monitor patients who receive Herceptin after exposure to Adriamycin. Although Adriamycin is currently considered among th...Investigational oral contraceptive reduces premenstrual and menstrual symptoms
...s relating to appetite, well being and undesirable hair changes. The studys primary objective was to evaluate intrasubject changes in premenstrual symptoms. Its secondary objective was to compare the effects of Yasmin on premenstrual symptoms in women newly using oral contraceptives (OCs) and those who......ort the warning. The average level of mercury in hair that is attributable to seafood consumption in the..." level of mercury exposure is based on a maternal hair level of about 11 ppm way above the level anyone is likely to accumulate from eating fish. Even ...Other highlights in the October 15 issue of JNCI
...anoma A new study confirms previous findings that hair color, number of moles on the legs, and history of sunburn are risk factors for malignant melanoma. The study also found that the use of sunbeds and other tanning devices is associated with an increased risk of the disease. Marit Veierd, Ph.D., of th...... seizures, headache, muscle weakness, memory loss, hair loss, and photosensitivity - can lead to a poor quality of life....