Untreated low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ poses long-term risk
...history of low-grade DCIS can provide insight into current and future treatment strategies. Led by Melinda E. Sanders, M.D. and David L. Page, M.D. of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, researchers followed the course of 28 women treated by biopsy only in the 1950s and 1960s for what were...Study evaluates Alzheimer's patients' ability to make decisions about treatment
...ish said the results may be helpful because, while current Alzheimer's treatments have few substantial risks, potential treatments that are under development may have substantial risks. "Doctors and family members could benefit from having a method to know if the person is capable of deciding whether to unde...New research raises questions about buckyballs and the environment
...his findings clearly illustrate the limitations of current guidelines for the handling and disposal of buckyb... should expect them to behave differently than our current materials, which have been studied based on natural bulk forms," Hughes says. "Learning that C60 beh...Digestive Disease Week 2005 spotlights breakthrough research in digestive health
...treatments and procedures for GI disorders, review current practices, examine novel technical approaches and ...ights include symposia and fora covering a host of current topics in the GI arena, including new developments and reviews of various hepatitis treatments, caps...Nurses receive new tool to help patients quit smoking
...erson quit smoking per year, they could triple the current U.S. cessation rate." Smoking causes more than 440,000 deaths in the United States per year. Seventy percent of adult smokers express a desire to stop, yet research shows that only half of all smokers who see a health care professional are encourage...Liverpool placenta study could save lives
...tudy. If they choose not to, they will receive the current method of treatment ('manual removal'). Professor Mirembe said: "We are addressing an unmet need in the treatment of new mothers who have this condition. It is very exciting to be part of such a worthwhile study." The study will be conducted in si...Soft drinks consumption may increase the risk of childhood obesity
...300 calories and 20 teaspoons of sugar." Although current guidelines recommend a limit of 10% of daily calories from added sugars, they actually account for 18-20% of children's daily calories. Because even small amounts of sweetened drinks at home or at school can add up, soft drinks and sweetened fruit d...Professor criticises medicine's 'blind spot'
...r Sharpe adds: " There are a number of examples of current scientific research aimed at treating patients' symptoms by addressing psychological aspects of medical care. These include exploration of the therapeutic impact of investigation and diagnosis in patients whose symptoms are disproportionate to disea...Mayo Clinic researchers report on effectiveness of treatments for hot flashes
... Hot Flashes Mayo Clinic researchers will outline current data comparing the effectiveness of two medicines -- venlafaxine and a progestational agent -- in combating hot flashes. Previous studies have shown that both venlafaxine and progestational agents substantially decrease hot flashes. This NCCTG trial ...New test for early detection of prostate cancer shows promise
...ment of prostate cancer," said Getzenberg. For the current study, Getzenberg and colleagues developed a simple test that would detect EPCA in the blood and then measured the EPCA levels in 46 patients, including those with prostate cancer (12 patients), bladder cancer (six patients), colon cancer (two patien...New procedures more accurate in early diagnosis of GI cancers
...eveloped two new tests that are more accurate than current technologies in the early diagnosis of important gastrointestinal cancers. This research was presented today at Digestive Disease Week 2005 (DDW), the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroen...Popular procedures evaluated for diagnostic accuracy and treatment effectiveness
...ocedure, GERD patients should continue using their current acid-reducing medications and work with their doctor to reduce symptoms in other helpful ways." A Blinded, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial of Endoscopic Gastroplication for the Treatment of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD): Preliminary Resu...Trampoline injuries on the rise
...nually in the first study to 2,128 annually in the current study. In both studies, fractures or dislocations remained the predominant reason for hospitalization. However, by 2002, emergency rooms were seeing an increase in lacerations, or cuts, in children who needed to be hospitalized. "Trampolines, partic...Study finds maternal exposure to parasitic infection may increase risk of schizophrenia in offspring
... York State Psychiatric Institute. He added, "The current findings, while intriguing, must be replicated in a larger sample before we can conclude that elevated toxoplasma antibody in a pregnant woman could predispose her unborn child to develop schizophrenia later in life." The PDS study is based in the C...An alternative to prevent UC-associated colon cancer
...will develop colon cancer. For those patients, the current standard of care in colon cancer prevention is fre... patients with chronic ulcerative colitis than the current standard of care. Results of the study will be presented May 16 at the Digestive Disease Week annua...While on trail of dioxin, scientists pinpoint cancer target of green tea
...substance salicin they simply take an aspirin the current research opens the door to extending the health be...hat is much more potent." Palermo, Gasiewicz, and current undergraduate Claire Westlake discovered that a chaperone protein known as HSP90 is involved in conf...Babies' cries linked to their health
... and medical status. In a research review in the current issue of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Linda LaGasse, PhD, and Barry Lester, PhD, with the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center (BHCRC) and Brown Medical School looked at previous studies that analyzed the acoustics of a ba...Study concludes primary IGF-1 deficiency is a frequent cause of short stature
...-classified as Primary IGFD. "We now know by using current diagnostic tools that IGF-1 deficiency is much more than an indicator of growth hormone deficiency and should be considered as a distinct diagnostic category," Cohen said. "In the future, studies should determine how the new diagnostic entity of IGFD...Study demonstrates longest reported survival rate for locally advanced lung cancer patients
..., or a new surgical procedure in comparison to the current standard treatment....Antibody combined with cancer drug shows promise against breast tumors
... formation and growth in mice when combined with a current cancer drug, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Their work appears in today's issue of Cancer Research. "This antibody could enhance the therapeutic efficacy of the drug docetaxel in breast cancer patients," said Dr. Philip T...