Survival differences by race most apparent in advanced stages of breast cancer
...al rates, and more advanced disease at the time of diagnosis than white women. Whether these disparities are du... The study also found that as stage of disease at diagnosis increases, so too does the gap in mortality between African American and white women. The authors po...Drug interactions with warfarin
...ed for drugdrug interactions in 4,028 cases with a diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding and 40,171 matched controls in the United Kingdom. They documented a 46-fold increase in the rate of gastrointestinal bleeding associated with the combined use of the anticoagulant warfarin and antiplatelet agents. This r...Study says COPD testing is not measuring up
...eports that only one-third of patients with a COPD diagnosis ever received spirometry testing. Without prope...s and older, and determined if patients with a new diagnosis of COPD had received spirometry in the preceeding 720 days. Of the 5,039 eligible patients identifi...MRI finds breast cancer before it becomes dangerous
...7) could lead to a change of paradigm in the early diagnosis of breast cancer. It states that magnetic resonanc... that MRI is superior to mammography as far as the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer is concerned. However, the search for DCIS to date has been the preserve o...Investigators uncover intriguing clues to why persistent acid reflux sometimes turns into cancer
...or to identify markers that would allow an earlier diagnosis for Barretts esophagus, which doesnt usually have symptoms. ...New cause of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells discovered at Lombardi
When a woman receives a breast cancer diagnosis her entire life may change in the blink of an eye. But the nature of that change is governed by the smallest alterations that take place within the proteins of the tumor cells, determining what treatments she can pursue with a hope of cure and those ...New study counts the economic cost of persistent pain in Australia
...cal and public education programs to ensure better diagnosis and treatment, said Professor Cousins. MBF Chief Medical Officer and chair of the MBF Foundation Steering Committee, Dr Christine Bennett, said persistent pain is one of the three biggest health problems of the new millennium, along with diabetes a...Using MRI for diagnosis could help prevent breast cancer progression
... The researchers found that of 167 women who had a diagnosis of DCIS, 153 (92%) were diagnosed by MRI compared with 93 (56%) diagnosed by mammography. Whereas the sensitivity of MRI for diagnosing DCIS increased with nuclear grade, that of mammography decreased. Of 89 women diagnosed with high grade DCIS, 87 (...Geriatric health conditions have major effect on half of all seniors
...rminology has been one obstacle to the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of these conditions, says senior author Caroline Blaum, M.D., M.S., associate professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at U-M and a research scientist at the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System GRECC. Such obstacles ne...Novel candidate biomarker for heart failure also strongly predicts risk of death
... natriuretic peptides, could confirm or rule out a diagnosis of heart failure in emergency room patients with shortness of breath. In addition NT-proBNP strongly predicted death among such patients. Recent smaller studies have suggested that ST2, which appears to have a role in the inflammatory response, ...Statin drugs may delay progressive artery damage in children
...f they had one parent with a clinical or molecular diagnosis of FH and met other criteria, including elevated LDL. The children were randomized to receive the drug pravastatin or placebo for two years. Those younger than 14 received 20 milligrams (mg) of the statin daily, and those 14 or older received a 40-...Shining light on pancreatic cancer
...nal world of Star Trek, a doctor is able to make a diagnosis without ever interrogating an organ. Biophotonics shows that this approach may be closer to reality that one might expect," added Backman. The nanoscale approach allows the researchers to differentiate cancerous or pre-cancerous tissue from normal ...Medical residents unclear about TB guidelines
...ns were answered incorrectly. The section on the diagnosis and treatment of latent TB (where a patient is infected with TB but has no symptoms) was particularly poorly answered, with residents getting on average three-fifths of the answers wrong. The residents also had particular difficulty in answering qu...University hospitals wins multiple national IT awards for electronic patient data bank
... patient demographic data with laboratory results, diagnosis information, PACS images, names of physicians involved in the care of each patient and medical transcriptions. The portal also provides clinicians with news and information, continuing medical education (CME), research, library resources, e-mail, me......77 recipients of blood from donors with a previous diagnosis of cancer who were excluded from the main analysis did not differ from that among recipients of blood from non-cancerous donors. Since we found no increased cancer risk associated with transfusions from an admittedly limited number of donors with a p...Program announced to improve care in developing areas for patients with blood disorders
... Multilateral Initiative on Malaria to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients, primarily children and pregnant women, with very severe anemia caused by malaria. ASH has also dedicated its efforts to international outreach through the International Outreach Initiative, which disseminates educational ma...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...tructures may have an important impact on clinical diagnosis and treatment of temporal bone diseases. (Thursday, July 26, 2007, 11:36 AM, Paper TH-C-AUD-9.) ADDITIONAL SESSIONS OF INTEREST This year's President's Symposium, chaired by AAPM President Mary Martel (UT MD Anderson Cancer Center), explores t...New heart disease risk score will help minimize health inequalities
...riod of 12 years up to April 2007, recording first diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. All the participants were aged between 35 and 74 at the start of the study. They found that the QRISK score was more accurate than either Framingham or ASSIGN. In patients aged 35-74, Framingham over-predicted cardiovascu...Emergency department guidelines enhance quality patient care
...em that covers numerous conditions from triage and diagnosis to treatment and discharge. Weve been developing a system for the last three years to establish evidence-based guidelines and forms for nurses and physicians to use for every aspect of the patients pathway through the emergency department, says Ste...Award winning book co-edited by Rutgers College of Nursing Dean updated with new information
...amples to demonstrate the pitfalls in differential diagnosis and explain proper management and treatment. The book includes appendices that provide critical reference information for each of the bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases. This book provides readers the knowledge to better understand th...