More evidence suggests statins help cut risk for advanced prostate cancer
.... Still, the researchers caution that data are not conclusive enough to warrant prescribing the drug to reduce cancer risk alone because many questions still linger, such as how they might contribute to delaying the cancer process more effectively than non-statins. "Additional large studies may help confirm the...Study shows antibiotic treatment does not reduce risk of secondary cardiac events
... bacteria and for its once-weekly dosing. "This is conclusive evidence against using antibiotics to treat late stages of cardiovascular disease, but since the trial was not designed to study the role of C. pneumoniae in causing coronary heart disease, the ACES results do not tell us anything about a possible ro...Pregnant women with epilepsy face dilemma
...view, doctors have more data and advice until more conclusive data is reached. "The risk of inducing harmful seizures by abrupt withdrawal of treatment is stressed and the importance of individual counseling is underlined," states author, Dr. Torbjrn Tomson. "The importance of maintained seizure control for th...Protein essential for hearing also vital for pain perception
...n Kumar. Garcia-Aoveros and his colleagues showed conclusive evidence that TRPA1, in addition to being expressed in nociceptors, or pain neurons, is present in the stereocilia of hair cells, the sensory part of the cells of the inner ear used for hearing as well as detecting gravity and maintaining balance. ...Acupuncture offers short-term benefit for arthritis
...rent study: "We are still some way short of having conclusive evidence that acupuncture is beneficial in arthritis or in any other condition, other than in a statistical or artificial way. There is limited evidence of effect and, with exceptions, of cost-effectiveness. Most importantly, the need for needles is ...CryoSat environmental testing over preparations for shipment to launch site about to begin
...he three-year lifetime of the mission will provide conclusive evidence of rates at which ice cover may be diminishing as a result of global warming....Aspirin-a-day advice unheeded by those who need it, Stanford study finds
...troke because this is the group for which there is conclusive clinical evidence that aspirin reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease," said Jun Ma, MD, PhD, research associate at the Stanford Prevention Research Center and senior author of the study that appears in the November issue of the Public Library o...Aspirin can cut death rates in postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease
...ed in many of the studies," he said. "There is no conclusive data that provides the optimal dose or effect of aspirin usage in women." "That was surprising and disappointing. Many studies have shown that 81 mg is just as effective in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events as 325 mg. And it is well...Black baby girls more likely to live when born very premature
...a little earlier and faster, he said. There isn't conclusive evidence yet to explain why girls and black infants have better chances of survival, Morse said. But female preemies' lungs tend to be more developed at birth, which could be part of the explanation, Morse said. For Morse, the next big question isn'...Trauma-center care significantly lowers risk of death
...trong evidence of their effectiveness. Now we have conclusive data to show that trauma care is effective," said the study's lead author, Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. "The findings of this study argue stro...Who's the liar? Brain MRI stands up to polygraph test
...ercent accuracy); however, the results were not as conclusive when subjects were asked to tell the truth (70 percent accuracy). The largest implications for a credible method of lie detection are in the field of crime investigation and prevention, and in the judicial determination of the guilt or innocence of a...Review shows male circumcision protects female partners from HIV and other STDs
... to wait for the ongoing two trials before drawing conclusive recommendations about circumcision for all men, and whether or not the benefits apply to transmission from females to males only, or to females from men as well. However, early indications are dramatic and, if proven, one case of HIV disease could b...Study ties 'new' cell-death mechanism to developmental and degenerative brain disorders
...international research team has provided the first conclusive evidence that neurodevelopmental disorders such as mental retardation and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and ataxias can be caused, at least in part, by specific gene defects that interfere with the elect...Procedure for irregular heartbeat gives long-lasting relief & improves quality of life
...by U-M researchers and others, the new paper gives conclusive evidence of catheter ablation's positive effects on heart rhythm, symptoms, quality of life and heart function -- even in the most difficult-to-treat chronic atrial fibrillation patients. In all, 74 percent of study participants who had the procedure...Anti-depressant use associated with increased risk for heart patients
..., this increase in use has not been accompanied by conclusive scientific data on the effects of antidepressants especially SSRIs on mortality. For her study, Watkins prospectively analyzed the clinical data of 921 Duke University Hospital patients receiving a cardiac angiography procedure to determine the ext...Alcohol-branded merchandise associated with early teen drinking
...un a larger, national study that will provide more conclusive evidence, and will include information on other potentially confounding risk factors, such as parent drinking, which could affect the study results. This national study is scheduled for release in early fall of 2006....Doctors widely prescribe drugs without adequate scrutiny, Stanford scientist finds
... select medications for patients despite a lack of conclusive medical evidence of their effects and safety, according to a new study led by a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Of a wide sampling of prescriptions dispensed to patients in 2001, 21 percent were intended to treat medical con...Exubera: So far no evidence available of an additional therapeutic benefit
...filling. IQWiG does not see its Rapid Report as a conclusive evaluation. IQWiG recommends further evaluations of Exubera and the consideration of previously unpublished data from studies in a next step, provided that the manufacturer supplies them. Furthermore, open issues need to be clarified in an adequately...New biomarkers for improving treatment of spondylarthritis
...ts makes than interesting biomarkers to facilitate conclusive early phase clinical trials in SpA," he notes. "Further studies are needed to confirm their value as biomarkers at early time points across different therapeutic regimens and to combine synovial assessment with predictors of axial response to treatm...Coordination of primary health care and hospital care reduces readmission in COPD
... studies assessing home health care did not obtain conclusive results. The main limitations were the lack of standardisation of the interventions and the lack of homogeneity of patients. In this new work, highly precise criteria for the inclusion of patients have been defined, and intervention protocols have be...