Community MRSA is re-emergence of 1950's pandemic
...nton-Valentine leucocidin. They believe that their findings suggest that this particular CA MRSA 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 docto...Advanced prostate cancer previously considered inoperable may be operable, curable
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- New findings from Mayo Clinic indicate that cT3 prostate cancer, a disease in which the cancer has spread locally from inside the prostate to immediately outside it, is operable and has 15-year cancer survival rates of almost 80 percent. "These patients have a be...Study finds radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles risk for rectal cancer
...research team that conducted the study. "While the findings of our study do not suggest that prostate cancer treatment should change, we recommend that the potential for developing rectal cancer be included in conversations between doctors and patients when considering the individualized course of treatment a...Radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles the risk of rectal cancer
... prostate radiation has been quantified, and these findings may also have implications for patients treated wi...f cancer in other parts of the colon. "While the findings of our study do not suggest that prostate cancer treatment should change, we recommend that the pote...Asthma patients' immune systems respond differently with allergies
...erimental Biology 2005 in San Diego. She says the findings are an important first step to personalizing treatments for allergy and asthma, both worldwide diseases that interfere with life quality and generate high economic burden. Asthma is a chronic obstructive inflammatory lung disease with symptoms includ...Many parents fail to set rules to limit children's exposure to tobacco smoke, according to new study
...ildren from secondhand smoke in public places. The findings are published in the spring issue of Families, Systems & Health, a journal published by the American Psychological Association (APA). Researchers Sara Pyle, M.A., and C. Keith Haddock, Ph.D., of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and colleagues a...Top anti-arthritis drugs cause skin disease
...gnificant risk of heart attack and stroke. Similar findings were reported for other cox-2 inhibitors, although they are still on the market. This study shows that another family of anti-arthritis drugs, Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-alpha) blocking agents, trigger skin conditions in 25% of patients underg...Urban neighborhoods affect how people think about health
...re, that are influencing those decisions." Barnes' findings are based on data of 2,490 African-American, Mexican-American, Puerto Rican and white Chicago residents from the University of Chicago's Urban Poverty and Family Life Survey. For those surveyed, the average annual household income was less than $15,0...Study shows new antipsychotic drug prevents brain loss in schizophrenia
..., can prevent the illness from progressing. If our findings are confirmed, one could argue that we should treat new patients with atypical drugs like olanzapine rather than older conventional medications such as haloperidol and chlorpromazine." Gray matter contains the bulk of the brains cell's and the billi...Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...idepressant drug therapy for these disorders. The findings were based on a meta-analysis, a systematic statis...edications to treat depression," Golden said. "The findings are as strong or as striking." More research is needed on the safety of light therapy, particularly ...Study: obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection
...at Chapel Hill School of Medicine study shows. The findings raise the possibility that obesity in humans has a similar effect, scientists say. Compared to other mice of normal weight, which were otherwise identical, obese mice were 10 times as likely to die when infected with the flu virus. Four percent of le...Carnegie Mellon researchers open window into the ability of humans to recognize faces
...ann and Avidan will summarize the results of their findings in the April issue of the journal Trends in Cognit... the brains of their participants, and preliminary findings show that some brain structures are smaller in the region known to control face recognition. Congeni...Bone SPECT superior to FDG PET for detecting bone metastases in breast cancer
...cells. For the study, the researchers analyzed the findings in a total of 900 bones in 15 patients with breast cancer who underwent both SPECT and PET. They found that SPECT had a sensitivity of 85% and an accuracy of 96% for detecting bone metastases, whereas PET had a sensitivity of only 17% and an accuracy...AACR awards scholarships for minority and underrepresented scientists
...rchers from around the world to discuss the latest findings and most significant information in laboratory, translational and clinical cancer research. More than 6,200 scientific abstracts will be presented this year. "The AACR maintains a strong commitment to enhancing the educational and training opportuni...Teens believe oral sex is safer, more acceptable to peers
...shed in the April 2005 issue of Pediatrics. "These findings suggest that adults should discuss more than one t...elationship with a partner become worse. The study findings also showed that teens considered oral sex less of a threat to their values and beliefs. They though...In treatment of depression, cognitive therapy and medication both effective
...n cognitive therapy patients. "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 researcher...Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior
...tention, and other types of aggression. Third, our findings suggest some steps that can be taken with children to potentially help prevent bullying. Maximizing cognitive stimulation and limiting television watching in the early years of development might reduce children's subsequent risk of becoming bullies."...Angiogenesis factor may help tumors prepare the way for spread to lymph nodes
...ously had been considered a passive process. "Our findings reveal that tumor cells, even after they have metastasized to the lymph nodes, can very actively induce the growth of the very channels that will enable transport to other nodes and the organs." Detmar notes that this newly identified process could b...Study shows that a kidney transplant can reverse heart failure
...ic recovery after their kidney transplant. "These findings are contrary to conventional thinking that a kidney transplant may put additional strain on the hearts of patients with systolic heart failure," says the lead author of the study, Ravinder K. Wali, M.D., a nephrologist at the University of Maryland M...Differential heart-attack risks among blacks, whites remain mystery
HOUSTON, April 5, 2005 The latest findings from the historic Dallas Heart Study have ruled out one of the most prominent explanations of why elevated levels of a fat-carrying protein called "lipoprotein(a)" lead to increased risks for heart attacks among whites but not among African-Americans...