Advanced prostate cancer previously considered inoperable may be operable, curable
...eon who performs at least one prostate surgery per week and has completed at least 300 prostate surgeries. He explains that currently only 3 to 4 percent of urologists are doing more than one prostate cancer surgery per week. As they seek an appropriate surgeon, he encourages patients that "if someone tel...Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, April 5, 2005
...mmatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, for at least one week before surgery. This study suggests that it may not be necessary to discontinue ibuprofen until 24 hours before surgery. However, the authors say that more studies involving patients with many common underlying medical conditions are needed. 3. ACP...Physicians, researchers to talk about new treatments for oral, head and neck cancers
COLUMBUS, Ohio--April 11-18 is national awareness week for oral, head and neck cancer. But unlike many other cancers, these have no "celebrity" spokespersons or high-profile events, in part because its survivors are often left with no voice--literally. Patients, their family members and physicians often ...West Africa: meningitis epidemics driven by the wind
...the Harmattan was established. This represents the week when the wind index was highest. On average, this maximum corresponds to the sixth week of the year, between 7 and 15 February, when the Intertropical Front is situated at its southern lat...Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
...supervised aerobic exercise training three times a week for 16 weeks. Those in the stress management arm received 16 weekly 1.5-hour classes designed to help patients recognize the sources of stress in their everyday lives and to teach them strategies to respond more adaptively to those stresses. Patient...Patients with heart disease can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise, stress management
...robic exercise training for 35 minutes 3 times per week for 16 weeks; or usual care plus weekly 1.5-hour stress management training for 16 weeks. The researchers found that patients in the exercise and stress management training groups exhibited lower average depression scores and reduced distress scores ...Music improves sleep quality in older adults, researchers find
...rted a 26 percent overall improvement in the first week and this figure continued to rise as they mastered the technique of relaxing to the sedative music." Participants in the study were older adults with sleep difficulties who lived in central Taiwan. Those with certain medical conditions were excluded,...Scientists discover way to control allergic reactions
...rolling them. According to research published this week in the Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine, the team from Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital have discovered a way to decrease allergic reactions by increasing numbers of CD4+ regulatory T-cells. Dr Mark Larch from Imperial Col...ISHLT updates guidelines for heart and lung transplants
...ing its Annual Meeting and Scientific Session this week in Philadelphia. In the past few years, beta-blockers, ventricular and assist devices, stem cell implants and other advancements have radically changed the landscape of heart and lung transplant medicine and the outlook for patients living with hear...Data show cyclosporine inhalation solution improves long-term survival in lung-transplant patients
...dose of either the CyIS or placebo three times per week for two years. Upon completion of dosing, all subjects were followed for efficacy, including chronic rejection and survival, until the last enrolled subject completed the two-year period of dosing. Analysis of data from the initial study period show...Older children may benefit from treatment for lazy eye
...ty had not improved 10 or more letters by the 24th week or if there was no improvement at all from a prior follow-up visit (or baseline). Of the 404 seven- to 12-year-olds in the study, 53 percent (106 of 201) in the treatment group were responders compared with 25 percent in the optical correction group...University of Kentucky physician publishes fibromyalgia study in Arthritis & Rheumatism journal
...with Lyrica was demonstrated as early as the first week of treatment. In addition, a significantly greater proportion of patients receiving Lyrica versus placebo (48 percent versus 27 percent) experienced a clinically meaningful reduction of pain, as defined by a 30 percent or greater improvement in pain....Will cancer vaccine get to all women?
...US-based firm Merck announced similar results last week with its vaccine, which contains the same two cancer-causing HPV strains plus two strains that cause genital warts. Merck's official reason for including the warts strains is that they can confuse screening tests, leading to unnecessary scares. But...Study challenges current treatment for mild asthma
...ication on hand and are advised to take them for a week or two just when their symptoms flare up." About 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, with most experiencing symptoms that are considered "mild intermittent" or "mild persistent" -- requiring occasional use of beta agonists to relieve symptoms bu...Jefferson researchers find timing of post-epilepsy surgery seizures predicts outcome
..., hoping to cure his epilepsy, and has a seizure a week or a month or a year later, and wonders, 'What does this mean? Has surgery failed?'" says Daniel H. Parish, a second-year medical student at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, who is the lead author of the repor...Special physical therapy technique successful for chronic back pain
...sions during the first week, then a session once a week for an average of five months. The sessions also included breathing techniques. Patients were also given a home exercise program. Of the 102 people, 92 had significant improvement in their pain and were able to return fully to their daily activities....Drug may help MS patients with laughing, crying spells
...reatment showed improvements as early as the first week of treatment....Rice, NC State win NAS/Keck Futures funding
...noscience and nanotechnology that were funded this week by the Futures Initiative. Funded by a $40 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative is a 15-year effort to catalyze interdisciplinary inquiry and to enhance communication among researchers, funding ...American Society of Travel Agents urges healthy travel for consumers
...1-2 days before the trip and continued through one week after the return. The most common side effects include headache, abdominal pain in adults, and additionally, vomiting in children. Those who have severe kidney disease or are allergic to Malarone or any of its components should not take Malarone. R...Newborn's first week may be critical period for developing obesity in adulthood
...es who gain weight rapidly during their very first week of life may be more likely to be overweight as you... a new study. The research suggests that the first week may be a critical period for setting lifelong patterns of body weight. Researchers from The Childre...