Type 2 diabetes is increasing among children all over the world
...est recorded rate of type 2 diabetes in adults, in addition to high rates of obesity. The authors observe that there is a close tie between the rate of type 2 diabetes among adults in a specific population and the appearance of it in children and adolescents. This review of the medical literature emphasizes ...Melbourne trailblazer scoops medical research award
...tive care or progressive neurological diseases. In addition to the Medal, Professor Mendelsohn was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his service to medicine. His advocacy of medical research at State and Commonwealth Government levels is widely recogn...High overnight blood pressure linked to increased blood sugar levels
...help of exercise, weight loss and diet changes. In addition to the potential for developing diabetes, the higher glucose and insulin rates could contribute to the increased rate of cardiovascular problems among non-dippers, says Mark Supiano, M.D., professor of geriatric medicine in the U-M Medical School's D...Study shows doctors and patients think differently about clinical trials
...n Pennsylvania and a subset of their patients. In addition to demographic characteristics, information on practical and psychosocial barriers to clinical trial participation was evaluated. One hundred thirty-six (136) oncologists completed the surveys (81 percent men; median age 49 [range 32 to 71]; 61 per...Study finds Herceptin may have role in bladder cancer treatment
.... It strikes men three times as often as women. In addition to Hussain, U-M study authors were research associate Rodney Dunn and David C. Smith, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine and urology and medical director of the Multidisciplinary Urologic Oncology Clinic. Other study authors were Daniel P...New test for early detection of prostate cancer shows promise
... undetected prostate tumors," said Getzenberg, In addition to being highly sensitive to prostate cancer, the EPCA test is also very specific to it, meaning that other cancers and benign prostate conditions are not detected, thus boosting doctors' confidence that a positive EPCA test is really a sign of prost...Integrated chemical-dependency and mental-health treatment best for adolescents
...patients had at least one psychiatric diagnosis in addition to a substance-use disorder. "Our findings are similar to what other studies have found," said Sterling. "Many studies have found that the majority of adolescents in substance abuse treatment also have mental health problems, however, most of thes...Study shows non-children's hospitals serve majority of US children
...ncy department use at non-children's hospitals. In addition to Wasserman, members of the study team include Pamela Owens, Ph.D., Anne Elixhauser, Ph.D., and Denise Remus, Ph.D., R.N., from the U.S. Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; and David Goodman, M.D., from the Center ...Study finds maternal exposure to parasitic infection may increase risk of schizophrenia in offspring
...and 1967 were automatically enrolled in KFHP. In addition to collecting and storing blood sera samples, the ... overseen by Dr. Susser at the Mailman School. In addition to the CHDS study, Dr. Susser and his team are looking at large birth cohorts from the U.S., Israel,...An alternative to prevent UC-associated colon cancer
...lonoscopy in patients with ulcerative colitis." In addition to Rubenstein and Higgins, the study was co-authored by Akbar Waljee, M.D., house officer, the Department of Internal Medicine at the U-M Medical School; Joanne Jeter, M.D., with the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the U-M Medical School; and John...Multiple views from CT scans may improve diagnosis
...roach may prove beneficial as a replacement, or in addition to, axial images." He said that when used together, multiple planes can increase diagnostic accuracy. For example, the multiple views allowed the physicians to diagnose a metastatic tumor that might otherwise be confused with part of the primary kidn...New preoperative chemotherapy and radiation regimen yields encouraging results for sarcoma
...nd radiation," Ryan said. "We wanted to see if the addition of this intense regimen could improve response to treatment." For the study, researchers completed enrollment of 27 research subjects in the multi-site, phase II clinical trial. Eligible subjects had localized soft-tissue sarcoma featuring an in...Mayo Clinic: Biomarker that may improve quality of life during treatment for colorectal cancer
...oth possibilities. Collaboration and Support In addition to Dr. Grothey, the Mayo Clinic research team included Erin Green; Daniel Sargent, Ph.D.; Scott Williamson; and Craig Fuchs. Collaborators from other institutions include Howard McLeod, M.D., of Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.; Ramesh Ramanatha...Randomized trial of two therapies for acute lymphocytic leukemia finds survival advantage
...nts alive after six years on the other regimen. In addition to Dr. Weiss, members of the ALL-4 Consortium, comprised of physicians from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Duke University Medical Center, Emory University Medical Center, the University of California, Los An...New therapy may give options to those with neuroendocrine tumors
...lowered white-blood-cell counts (neutropenia). In addition to USC/Norris, the trial was completed at UC San Francisco, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Fox Chase Cancer Center, University of Alabama, Massachusetts General Hospital, Washington University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Lenz is current...Ablation therapy improves survival for patients with inoperable liver tumors
...r patients with a poor prognosis," said Shen. The addition of chemotherapy after surgery or ablation may offer the best results. "Whether tumor ablation is equal to liver surgery in the long term will require further investigation," Shen said....Aspirin use may protect against colon cancer recurrence, reduce risk of death
...that studies currently are underway to examine the addition of COX-2 inhibitors to chemotherapy in patients with advanced colon cancer....New stomach cancer therapy potentially more convenient and better tolerated
... and another 11,550 will die from the disease. In addition to surgery, physicians today use a variety of chemotherapy drugs against stomach cancer. Yet researchers have not found a standard chemotherapy regimen that dramatically improves survival more than any other. One commonly used drug is the traditiona...Richard A. Meyer, MD, receives the 2005 AIUM William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award
... 1969 and served in that capacity for 30 years. In addition to his appointments at Children's Hospital, Dr. Meyer is a staff physician at the University Hospital in Cincinnati, where he has been since 1976. He is a nationally and internationally respected echocardiographer and has been invited as a visiting p...Exercise reduces risk of recurrence and death in early stage colon cancer patients
...dy of evidence that there are things you can do in addition to chemotherapy for colon cancer survivors to reduce the likelihood that the disease will recur," says Meyerhardt. "Until now, when doctors were asked by their patients whether they should exercise, some of them probably said it would be a good idea,...