Hmong face high rates of some cancers
...ong cancer patients to their medical appointments, helps them understand and follow treatment plans, and provides assistance as needed with insurance, transportation and other barriers. AANCART-UC Davis has also compiled a Hmong-English cancer glossary. After lengthy community debate, consensus was reached...Antipsychotic drugs linked to insulin resistance in children
...insulin, the hormone produced by the pancreas that helps cells absorb glucose and provides a source of energy to the body. The pancreas tries to keep up with the demand for insulin by producing more. Eventually, the pancreas cannot keep up with the body's need for insulin, and excess glucose builds up in t...'Science of better' convenes operations researchers in Denver
...authors discuss the pilot version of software that helps physicians advise patients about their individual cancer risk and how to weigh the prevention and treatment choices. Sunday, October 24, 1:30 3:00 PM, Plaza Building -Directors Row HSports and Math Geeks Can't make the pros? Crunch the numbers ins...Posssible link between diabetes and liver cancer found
...ase-control study among men from Montreal, Canada, helps give strength to the contention that the path of biochemical reactions taking place in a diabetic's body could give off indirect cellular-level effects. The association also falls in line with a much larger study, recently published in the American J...Large portion of late-stage breast cancers associated with absence of screening
...tor Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., said, "This study helps us identify research priorities for breast cancer screening. To eliminate the suffering and death due to cancer, we need to improve delivery to reach women who don't receive regular mammograms, improve the interpretation of mammography, and find new...Mayo Clinic finds ketogenic diet may be started as an outpt treatment for children with epilepsy
... by a medical team familiar with its use, the diet helps two out of three epileptic children and may prevent seizures in one out of three, according to the Epilepsy Foundation. The diet has to be rigidly controlled. Any deviation can produce a seizure if the patient is thrown out of ketosis, a presence in ...Mayo Clinic research shows stroke rehabilitation best served by physical training
...in stroke rehabilitation programs. In so doing, it helps clarify a treatment question that has been muddy ever since the first animal studies in the 1980s suggested a possible role for amphetamine use in human stroke rehabilitation. While they were intrigued by the early findings from animal studies, the ...Mayo Clinic finds effective treatment with minimal side effects for non-renal lupus
...r. Moder explains that while mycophenolate mofetil helps many patients, it's not 100 percent effective. He describes the drug, however, as "very well received" by patients on his study. "Mycophenolate mofetil was very well tolerated and has very few side effects," he says. The Mayo C...Exercise prevents Parkinson's symptoms in lab model mimicking human form of the disease
...ed glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), which helps maintain the health of nerves and protects them against MPP+. Glia are special supportive cells in the brain that help to maintain nerve health. The researchers used MPTP to produce PD symptoms in adult mice because this toxin is known to cause ide...UMHS researchers help hone use of substance to improve lung function in premature infants
...their lungs are not able to produce a protein that helps them breathe. Now, using a device already used in ...pecialists administer a replacement substance that helps babies breathe easier. By comparing two available types of this substance, called surfactant, resear...U-M professor to test flu shot and nasal spray flu vaccine side by side
...ow-level immune response. Triggering this response helps the patient's body fight off later encounters with those strains of flu. The nasal spray uses live but weakened cold-adapted virus. It is specially grown so that it can survive in the cooler conditions of the nose, but not in the warmer lungs, whe...Limiting angioplasty to experienced hospitals will not reduce access to care
...ue against the artery wall. In some cases, a stent helps keep the artery open. Earlier studies have found that patients receiving angioplasty treatment at higher-volume hospitals have better outcomes than those at smaller or less experienced hospitals, said Kevin Schulman, M.D., director of the Duke Center...Healthy foods choices highlighted during National Chemistry Week, Oct. 17-23
...hat help protect against heart disease. Honey also helps prolong the freshness of meat, protects against off flavors, and guards against harmful byproducts of meat oxidation that may increase the risk of heart disease, according to the researcher. Heavy on the herbs, please -- Herbs can do more for...Barbed sutures, wrinkle fillers give patients more innovative, non-surgical options
...reatment which received FDA approval in July 2004, helps remove age spots better than previous lasers as we...emedies injected directly into the body, allegedly helps increase circulation to the targeted area, break down fat and prevent fat from forming. According t...Should medical students have earlier contact with patients?
...ors will serve, and the profession they will join helps redefine the task of medical education in the 21st century, conclude the authors....Vioxx: An unequal partnership between safety and efficacy
...g until last week, this is a very small number and helps to explain how an important side-effect could have been missed, and subsequent confidence in the drug misplaced. For all newly licensed drugs, confidence about safety can only be provisional'. 'Pharmaceutical companies also have lessons to learn. Me...Testosterone may help in recovery from strokes, suggests preliminary findings in study
... on the drawing board to test whether testosterone helps people recover from strokes, said Aninda B. Acharya, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and a researcher on the project. "We are trying to find newer, better techniques including pharmacological tec...U-M team treating mouth wounds by engineering tissue grafts
...em acceptable to the FDA. This special environment helps a tiny piece of mucosal mouth lining grow to the size of a quarter within a few weeks, and a dollar bill within about a month. The team attaches the expanded cells to a piece of AlloDerm, a specially prepared piece of human dermis made by LifeC...Attention to detail can make kids' hospital stays shorter, less costly & less frequent
...oor after an asthma attack. This educational visit helps parents understand how best to manage their child's condition at home and avoid the triggers that can set off an asthma attack and send a child back to the hospital. "We assume that if a child is in the hospital from an asthma attack, something happe...Study showed vitamin D inadequacy highly prevalent among women treated for osteoporosis
...D, an essential component of osteoporosis therapy, helps to ensure that the body absorbs and retains calcium and phosphorus, both critical for building bone. "While women may know that calcium is an important part of bone health, this research shows that some women on treatment for osteoporosis are unawa...