Detecting breast cancer spread by white light - groundbreaking technology
...spread, clinical research fellow Andrew Lee told a news briefing at the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona on Wednesday (20 March). Optical detection of breast cancer is an exciting technological development from researchers at University College London (UCL) in the UK. Mr Lee is presentin...Outsmarting cancer - new results from novel enzyme inhibitors
... called farnesyl transferase inhibitors, he told a news briefing at the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona. Farnesyl transferase is an enzyme that enables a protein called Ras to function and signal correctly within the cell. Ras plays a prominent part in many types of tumours. Although i...Doctors investigating one stop shop radiotherapy at time of surgery
...sed as standard treatment, Dr Emiel Rutgers told a news briefing at the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona. Reports on 3 studies - from the European Institute of Oncology in Milan (101 patients), the Institute of Oncology in Madrid (21 patients) and University College, London (26 patients)...Breast cancer under threat from the new ethics say top cancer specialists
...the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference, told a news briefing that the organising committee of the conference were unanimous in their concern. At the end of the conference tomorrow (Saturday 23 March) delegates will be asked to agree a policy which will culminate in a document the Barcelona Declaratio...First multimedia resource to give patients their own voice
... general practitioner from Oxford in the UK, tolda news briefing at the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona. Dr McPhersons overwhelming sense of isolation gave her and colleague Dr Andrew Herxheimer the idea to set up DIPEx* (Database of Individual Patient Experiences) a website offering v...From sci-fi to reality microendoscopy to diagnose breast cancer?
...eechey-Newman from Guys Hospital in London, told a news briefing at the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona that micro-endoscopy had the potential to detect signs of abnormality in cells lining the breast ducts possibly up to decade before invasive breast cancer develops. "When we first ta...Research confirms safety and efficacy of RemiFemin for menopausal symptoms
...en's Health and Gender-Based Medicine heralds good news for women who are looking for natural, estrogen-free options to relieve menopausal symptoms. The study, conducted by Eckehard Liske, PhD and colleagues, shows that the commercially available dose of RemiFemin Menopause, an exclusive extract of black...UCLA scientists discover African strain of AIDS in two American infants
... edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The good news is that HIV-infected children can safely take thes...y and a member of the UCLA AIDS Institute. The bad news is that U.S. medical lab tests may be overlooking evidence that overseas viral strains are affecting...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, April 2, 2002
...d pressure. (This study is highlighted in a video news release produced by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine to be released on Monday, April 1 at 5 p.m., EST.)...HIV infection among female injection drug users
.... He also warns that the study delivers disturbing news about Canadas Aboriginal population: HIV infection rates for both men and women were about twice as high as in the non-Aboriginal population....ARICEPT significantly improves cognition, daily living over Reminyl in Alzheimers patients
...d Kingdom. "This three month study is encouraging news for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease patients currently on ARICEPT, as well as those who have yet to initiate treatment."The 12-week, multinational (United Kingdom, Finland, Norway and Germany), head-to-head, randomized open-label study was desig...Mayo Clinic researchers find significant renal artery stenosis among hypertensive patients
...8 MHz / 6.2 or 6.8 MHz Longitude: 91 W / 99 W For news release information, please contact: 507-284-5005 (Mayo Clinic Communications) For satellite technical questions or difficulties, contact: 800-608-3663 (Strategic Television) or 507-284-9118 (Mayo Clinic Satellite Desk)...Accountability in Clinical Research: Balancing Risk and Benefit
...partment of Medicine, and members of Indianapolis' news media will discuss and analyze real and hypothetical situations and responses to media coverage. "This conference opens the door to continued dialogue about patient safety issues in clinical research settings," says Carol A. Ley, M.D., Ph.D., cha...University of Pittsburgh transplant researchers present findings at international meeting
...26 within the first two months. ( A more detailed news release is also available. ) Embargoed for Friday,...ations of lung transplantation. ( A more detailed news release is also available. )...Beth Israel Deaconess study documents outstanding surgical outcomes for diabetes patients
...mputation. These study results are especially good news for diabetes patients who might otherwise have to undergo amputation, explains Frank W. LoGerfo, M.D., Chief of Vascular Surgery at BIDMC. The findings suggest that these patients would be at low risk for complications in lower extremity revasculariz......personal views from neurologists around the world; news stories; commissioned commentaries; case reports; forums; grand rounds; book, web, film, and art reviews; and a thought-provoking last page written by John McCrone, a journalist with a special interest in the neurosciences. TLN Editor James Butcher c...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet, April 16, 2002
...native for the oral glucose tolerance test is good news for many reasons: type 2 -- or adult diabetes -- c..., http://www.annals.org , on March 19, 2002. See news release at http://www.acponline.org/college/pressroom/tipsheets/19mar02.htm , bottom of the page....Dartmouth hosts International Ewing's Sarcoma Symposium
...d to this topic, researchers will share the latest news about the disease itself, how it's detected, and the options for treatment. Dartmouth Medical Schools Norris Cotton Cancer Center and Dartmouths Thayer School of Engineering are collaborating and lending their experts to this three-day event, which ...Longer lasting pack for long-lasting heartburn relief
...joke. The launch of this larger pack is fantastic news for the estimated 6.4 million British adults1 for whom heartburn is a recurring problem. Frequent trips to the pharmacy are not easy to fit in to the demanding lifestyle we all now lead. The added convenience and accessibility of being able to buy ju......owing sites provide additional information on this news release. Some might not be part of the Cornell University community, and Cornell has no control over their content or availability. o Katherine Alaimo: http://www.sph.umich.edu/chsp/program/scholars.shtml#alaimo o Edward Frongillo: http://www.h...