Community MRSA is re-emergence of 1950's pandemic
...RSA clone has evolved from the earlier 80/81 type, developing resistance to meticillin antibiotics over the last 30-40 years, possibly through several intermediate steps. "At the time of the 1950s pandemic, many doctors thought that these isolates were unusually transmissible and virulent," said Dr Mark Enright...Study finds radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles risk for rectal cancer
...for prostate cancer have nearly double the risk of developing rectal cancer when compared to men who opt to have...ostate cancer have about 70 percent higher risk of developing rectal cancer than those who underwent surgery, a risk similar to that posed by having a family hist...Radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles the risk of rectal cancer
...for prostate cancer have nearly double the risk of developing rectal cancer when compared to men who opt to have...r prostate cancer have a 70 percent higher risk of developing rectal cancer than those who underwent surgery, a risk similar to that posed by having a family hist...AACR establishes new lectureship in honor of Dr. Jane C. Wright
...p between patient and tissue culture response, and developing new techniques for administering cancer chemotherapy. She was among the first researchers to test chemotherapeutic drugs in humans which produced effective dosing levels and helped saved lives. Dr. Wright began her pioneering work in 1949, and durin...Last call for Annual World of Children award nominations
...are, Zimbabwe, Africa has played a major role in developing and running programs for dying and bereaved children at Island Hospice and Bereavement Service, Africa's first hospice. Marie de la Soudiere, New York, USA , established emergency care for children in war torn countries. She has directly impact...Genetic link to cervical cancer
...eptors on innate immune cells increase the risk of developing cervical cancer, according to a study by Mary Carrington and colleagues in the April 4 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine. Most cervical cancers (>95%) are associated with human papillomavirus (HPV), which establishes chronic infection...Sex hormones hold key to higher rates of abdominal aortic aneurysms in males
Men have a four times greater risk than women of developing abdominal aortic aneurysms, estimated to be the ca...le mice have a three-fold higher susceptibility to developing the angiotensin-induced aneurysms than age-matched females receiving the same drug. Recent studies i...Patients with heart disease can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise, stress management
... is rapidly becoming the leading cause of death in developing countries around the world, according to background information in the article. Psychosocial factors are now recognized as playing a significant and independent role in the development of IHD and its complications. Consequently, efforts to alter psy...Antioxidant may have adverse effects in head and neck cancer patients
... alpha-tocopherol supplements had a higher rate of developing a second primary cancer during the period of supplementation but a lower risk of a second primary cancer after supplementation ended. Overall, the proportion of participants free of a second primary cancer after 8 years of follow-up was similar in bo...Less cognitive impairment seen in women taking drug for osteoporosis
...illigram dose conferred a 33 percent lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment when compared with the 6... While researchers also observed a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, that reduction was of borderline statistical significance. Like all drugs in it...Vaccine against cervical cancer and genital warts shows promise
...lthough most cases of cervical cancer occur in the developing world, where organised cervical screening programm...d also diminish the incidence of genital warts. In developing countries that have not implemented screening programmes for cervical cancer, a universal HPV vaccin...Salk's legacy, current and future challenges to vaccine development topic of briefing
...gy and Infectious Diseases; leads efforts aimed at developing an HIV vaccine John B. Robbins, M.D., chief, Labor...genda 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 7...Study finds that women with PCOS are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease
...fertility in the U.S., have an increased chance of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study p...ing these women at even greater increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease....OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
...e's cellular impacts, progress can be made towards developing 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 fu...Lack of vigorous activity linked to functional decline in older adults with arthritis
... to perform basic activities of daily living after developing arthritis was the lack of regular vigorous physical activity. All patients in this study were diagnosed with having arthritis or rheumatism and were drawn from a large national study of health among people of traditional retirement age. 64 percent o...IOM report should end nevirapine controversy, HIVMA says
...es. We hope this report will help to reassure the developing world about the good intentions of AIDS researchers."...Breakthrough in national diseases
...th the variant ran a 2040 per cent greater risk of developing rheumatism, MS or a myocardial infarction. The gene variant is also common: an estimated 2025 per cent of the population carry it. The discovery reveals a new area of application for statins, drugs usually taken to lower cholesterol levels. Statins h...Painless test using teardrops may speed diagnosis of Sjgren's syndrome
Researchers in Japan are developing a faster, more accurate diagnostic test for Sjgrens (SHOW-grins) syndrome, an incurable autoimmune disorder characterized by chronically dry eyes and dry mouth. The noninvasive test, which analyzes multiple protein biomarkers in the tears using highl...National trial shows older children benefit from treatment for childhood's most common eye disorder
...nequal or abnormal visual input while the brain is developing in infancy and childhood. The most common causes of amblyopia are crossed or wandering eyes (strabismus) or significant differences between the eyes in refractive error, i.e., astigmatism, farsightedness or nearsightedness. Amblyopia affects as many ......no link between use of cell phones and the risk of developing a brain tumor. The study is published in the April 12 issue of Neurology , the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The Danish study questioned 427 people with brain tumors and 822 people without brain tumors about their cell pho...