Advanced prostate cancer previously considered inoperable may be operable, curable
...nsive to radiation therapy alone. He believes the current trend away from surgery is a disservice to patients. "Patients are being denied surgical treatment when indeed they could have had surgery," Dr. Zincke says. The cancer survival rates for cT3 prostate cancer with radical prostatectomy not only approa...More exhaust inhaled by kids inside school buses than by others in the area, says new UC study
...el buses are more representative of those found in current school bus fleets. But notably, a survey by School... radar because they are not being picked up by our current air monitoring system," said William Nazaroff, a UC Berkeley professor of civil and environmental en...If you fill it, they will slurp, and slurp, and slurp ...
...f visual cues in the control of food intake in the current issue of Obesity Research, a leading nutrition journal. The researchers served a free soup lunch to 54 adults, half of whom ate from normal 18-ounce soup bowls, while the other half ate from identical bowls that, unbeknownst to the participants, wer...Different antipsychotic medications may have different effects on brain volume
...ing to background information in the article. The current study was designed to test whether patients treated with an atypical antipsychotic medication (olanzapine) would have less reduction in gray matter volume than patients treated with a conventional antipsychotic medication (haloperidol), and whether t...In treatment of depression, cognitive therapy and medication both effective
.... "On the whole, these findings do not support the current American Psychiatric Association guideline, based on the TDCRP [The Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program], that 'most (moderately and severely depressed) patients will require medication,' " the researchers state. "It appears that c...AACR celebrates 20th anniversary of minority scholar awards
...ulations over the past 20 years; and emphasize the current status of minorities in cancer research and how minority investigators are shaping the future. Several awards will be given to honor past award recipients as well as other minority researchers who have made significant contributions to cancer resea...Metabolic side effects of antipsychotics are known, but rarely monitored
... adverse metabolic effects. However, much like the current study, a 2004 phone survey of 300 psychiatrists commissioned by a pharmaceutical company showed while most were aware of metabolic consequences many had not incorporated recommendations for dealing with them into their practice. "We still have a way ...Onion compound may help fight osteoporosis
...ne cells. Although further studies are needed, the current study suggests that eating onions might help preve...ublished March 30 on the journals Web site. In the current study, the researchers analyzed the active chemical components of white onions and found that the mo...Antioxidant may have adverse effects in head and neck cancer patients
.... D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, review the current state of the use of antioxidants for cancer chemoprevention. "The field of chemoprevention still remains an exciting area of research, yet many challenges are ahead," they write. "Risk stratification factors must become more specific and scientific. ...Nutritional supplement reduces need for traditional ulcerative colitis treatment
...rticosteroids in ulcerative colitis patients. The current study combines fish oil with soluble fiber to diminish the inflammation associated with ulcerative colitis symptoms and positively affect nutrition. "The need to find new treatments that are safe, effective and inexpensive remains and physicians shou...Salk's legacy, current and future challenges to vaccine development topic of briefing
...s vaccine industry and research agenda and discuss current and future challenges to developing vaccines for such viruses as HIV and avian flu. WHEN: 12 p.m., Monday, April 11 WHERE: Room 701, University of Pittsburgh Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Ave. Reporters may participate via telephone conference cal...Insomnia, falls in elderly linked
...s. "One study by itself isn't enough to eliminate current concerns about hypnotics and falls, but many previous studies that raised these concerns did not look to see whether insomnia, rather than the drugs themselves, might be the problem," says senior author Ronald Chervin, M.D., M.S. "Our results should ...ISHLT updates guidelines for heart and lung transplants
... or lung disease. "We urgently need to revisit the current criteria that organ centers are using and provide new, clear guidelines to help these centers update their policies in regard to waiting lists and management of potential transplant recipients," says Mandeep Mehra, M.D., University of Maryland School...OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
...oping a treatment. The research is reported in the current edition of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, published by IOS publishers. While the cognitive and behavioral impacts of Alzheimer's can be clearly witnessed in patients, the disease's cellular function and methods for disrupting thought and memory ...Post-traumatic stress disorder common among refugees in western countries
... suggests that approximately 50,000 of the 500,000 current refugees living in the USA have post-traumatic str...uggests that at least several tens of thousands of current refugees in western countries have post-traumatic stress disorder." In an accompanying comment Micha...Depression overtakes back pain for incapacity benefit claims
...antial economic and social costs engendered by the current service framework, they conclude....Lack of vigorous activity linked to functional decline in older adults with arthritis
...cipate in physical activities, regardless of their current capabilities," Dr. Dunlop stresses. "Motivating older persons with arthritis who are not engaged in regular physical activity to change behavior could reduce subsequent functional decline among these persons by almost a third."...Competition in health care may not result in better quality
...rvey (CAHPS). They published their findings in the current (April) issue of the journal, Medical Care. HEDIS measures the percentage of a health plan's eligible population that is compliant with recommended care guidelines such as immunization rates for children and teens; chronic illness care; and women's c...Liver may be source of 'good' cholesterol
...essel walls," said Parks. Parks' colleagues on the current research are from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, Canadian I......cine does suggest some people have issues with the current state of conventional health care. Hong said the medical establishment has begun studying alternative medicine and has begun to accept some forms of non-traditional medicine. But more study needs to be done before they are generally accepted. "Many p...