Contrast agent puts new light on diagnosing breast cancer
...ers than mammography alone. Mammography is still considered the gold standard for early detection of breast cancer, but the method often gives false positives, requiring additional screenings and painful biopsies for patients. In addition, studies show that traditional mammograms may miss 10 percent to 20 per...Studies highlight 'real world' use, safety of drug-eluting stents
...tment of such patients with drug-eluting stents is considered "off label," but is both common in clinical practi...espite the large clopidogrel dose, the patient was considered a nonresponder. All patients then received double antiplatelet therapy with 325 mg aspirin and 75 m...Jefferson scientists find that drug-eluting stents are disappointing in bypass grafts -- sometimes
...re lesions in a single bypass). Focal disease is considered to be less of a problem in the veins of patients who have undergone heart bypass surgery. Diffuse disease means that the artery is much more clogged and therefore at greater risk of re-clogging. Thirty nine percent of the patients had diffuse disea...Government's reliance on free market economics makes essential drug prices too high for the poor
...e latest PLoS Medicine, has established that drugs considered essential for adequate health care are often priced beyond the reach of the poorer members of society. It would cost, for example, three days wages for a low-paid government worker to buy a months supply of a commonly prescribed stomach ulcer pill. ...March of Dimes, Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute launch prematurity prevention partnership
...ns said today at the news conference. Even babies considered "late preterm," those born between 34 and 36 weeks, are more likely than full-term infants to experience acute problems after birth, be re-hospitalized, or die within the first year of life. Nationally, rates of preterm birth have increased more t...Blueberries contain chemical that may help prevent colon cancer
...ently used to prevent the disease. Colon cancer is considered the second leading cause of cancer death in the Un... genes involved in inflammation, both of which are considered colon cancer risk factors, the researchers say. Although researchers still do not know the exact c...Crestor effective at halting early atherosclerosis
...rteries, which supply blood to the brain, and were considered at low risk for having a heart attack or dying fro...nths during the study period. Participants were considered at low risk of a heart attack or death from a heart-related-event based on a formula developed by th...Craniofacial Biology Award presented to Vargervik
... mandibular posture, and jaw growth adaptation are considered classics and are often referenced. She has been active in the IADR Craniofacial Biology Group and was Group President in 1995-96. The Craniofacial Biology Research Award, supported by BioMimetic Pharmaceuticals and Osteohealth Company, was establis...Study of leukemia survivors gives hints for better care
... "Even though they are low-grade tumors and are considered curable, they may cause significant health issues," Hijiya said. For instance, meningiomas cause neurological problems and basal cell carcinomas may recur multiple times. "So it's very important that clinicians are aware of this new finding." "Our...Where should I have my outpatient surgery?
...g outpatient surgery. These risk factors should be considered by patients and physicians when deciding an appropriate surgical setting, whether outpatient or in a hospital. Corresponding Author Lee A. Fleisher, MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair of Anesthesiology and Critical Care for the University of Pennsylvania Health S...New cigarette designs don't offer lower predicted cancer risks
...es market their products. Legislation is now being considered in Congress on whether and how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should be allowed to regulate cigarettes. "Marketing claims need to be tightly regulated. Tobacco companies should not be allowed to make expressed or implied promises that can't ...Apple consumers reap heart-health benefits thanks to flavonoid content, says new research
...ears. As a result of the extensive analysis that considered what the women ate, the types of cardiovascular-related diseases they experienced, and the overall flavonoid content of an extensive list of foods, the researchers concluded that consumption of apples, pears and red wine were linked with the lowest r...UW launches study testing adult stem cells for heart damage repair
...ew arteries and arterioles. The stem-cell study is considered the "gold standard" of research design: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that involves adult subjects who have severe coronary artery disease, are currently on maximal medical therapy and are not suitable candidates ...Undergrad: Mothers in African study undereducated on diarrhea
...eal diseases in developing countries, so it can be considered a model for how diarrhea might best be managed in Ethiopia, too," Mediratta said. Mediratta decided that the clinic in Gondar a small, rural town in northwestern Ethiopia was the ideal setting for his study, because "my research would have great...Breast cancer survivors experience long-term heart disease risk from radiotherapy
...ar disease, but those treatment procedures are now considered obsolete. However, studies on the association between more modern radiation therapies and cardiovascular disease in breast cancer survivors have been inconclusive. Maartje Hooning, M.D., of the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, and colleagu...Lung cancer risk reduced in female textile workers exposed to endotoxin
...e elucidated," the authors write. The researchers considered several other factors that could have influenced their results. The protective effect of endotoxin could not be explained by differences in smoking habits, but the authors could not exclude a potential bias in the study's design, which they call the ...Do specialty heart hospitals drive up heart care use? Study suggests the answer is yes
...numbers, they found the same effect. And when they considered post-heart attack emergency PCI rates with PCI rates for patients who had not had a heart attack, the difference was much greater. In regions where specialty heart hospitals opened, the rate of these "non-emergent" PCI procedures rose 42 percent in f...Emory algorithm improves kidney transplant chances for sensitized patients
... this system everyone on the waiting list would be considered for an available kidney, but only the best match would receive it. "We have to balance priorities to try and help as many people as possible," he says. "There is a perception that patients who are highly sensitized have poor outcomes," says Gebel,...Steroid use fails to boost pregnancy rates in infertility treatments
... study was a randomized controlled trial, which is considered the most reliable form of scientific evidence. The review found no overall improvement in pregnancy rates when the assisted reproductive technologies were combined with glucocorticoid treatment. However, six of the studies of 650 women undergoing......l (the exact length differed for each school) were considered early. To determine rates of delinquency, students in the survey were asked how often in the past year they participated in a variety of delinquent acts, including painting graffiti, deliberately damaging property, stealing, or selling drugs. T...