MR spectroscopy may be superior for determining prostate cancer prognosis
...en for prostate cancer, tumor detection rates have increased dramatically, particularly among those at early stages of the disease. But increased detection has led to a clinical dilemma, since standard histologic evaluation, based on a biopsy sam...Measuring enzymes at end of cancer pathway predicts outcome of Tarceva, Taxol
... AACR that if activity of several CDK molecules is increased - not decreased as in the Tarceva finding - then t...eno and his colleagues have recently reported that increased activity of CDK1 correlated with a cell's sensitivity to Taxol. The CDK enzyme plays a role in cell ...Alternate view for pathology of AD
...ns that survive after treatment with oxidants have increased tau phosphorylation relative to those that die. It...ated with Huntington's disease are associated with increased cell survival. "After nearly a century of viewing pathology as pathogenic, our accumulating data ca...Obesity adds risk of cardiovascular disease in siblings in families with a history of heart problems
...ings who were obese or overweight had a 60 percent increased risk of suffering a serious heart ailment, such as...ed to be the first measure of additional risk from increased body mass index (BMI) in such populations (BMI equals weight in kilograms per height in square meter...American Heart Association telephone news briefing
...ad even for the fit: Study links body fatness and increased cardiovascular risk factors in aerobically fit men Fatness was a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors compared to levels of aerobic fitness in this University of Colorado study. Obesity and insulin resistance in teens Teens who have ...Newborn's first week may be critical period for developing obesity in adulthood
...grams of weight gained during the first eight days increased a baby's risk of becoming an overweight adult by a...hat rapid weight gain during the first four months increased the risk of being overweight at age seven. They also found a higher rate of obesity at age 20 among ...Surgery for children with sleep apnea improves quality of life
...ives journals. In recent years, there has been an increased frequency of adenotonsillectomy (the surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoid tissue) for abnormal enlargement and sleep breathing disturbance rather than chronic infection, according to background information in the article. In addition, previous...Gastric bypass patients fare better as surgical programs' experience increases
...mber of surgical procedures for morbid obesity has increased by 644 percent in the last decade, according to background information in the article. Although laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery has been the "gold standard" operative procedure for the treatment of intractable morbid obesity for more th...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, April 19, 2005
...me, both lifestyle change and the drug resulted in increased likelihood that the syndrome would disappear compared to the placebo pill. In both cases, the benefit of the diet and exercise program was larger than the benefit of the drug. Implanted Automatic Cardiac Defibrillators Are Cost Effective, but the L...Paramedics need help to revive marriages: U of T study
...y don't receive support themselves, it can lead to increased family stress, then family breakdown and divorce." In a study published in the March-April 2005 Journal of Loss & Trauma, Regehr conducted in-depth interviews with 14 spouses/partners of paramedics working in a large, urban area to assess the extent ...Alcohol-impaired driving on the increase, study shows
...wnward trend alcohol-impaired driving has recently increased significantly. From 1993 to 1997 the estimated an...on to 116 million. From 1997 to 1999, however, it increased 37 percent, from 116 million to 159 million. It stayed at that increased rate in 2002. The survey,...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 2
...e that positioning infants on their fronts (prone) increased oxygenation. As most of the studies involved prema...per cent of all sales, and by 2001 this figure had increased to seven per cent. There are a range of different types of electric toothbrushes available includin...Being obese, underweight, associated with increased risk of death
...eight, a person who is obese or underweight has an increased risk of death, although that risk appears to have decreased in recent years for obesity, according to a study in the April 20 issue of JAMA. As the prevalence of obesity increases in the United States, concern about the association of body weight and...Heart failure drug associated with higher risk of death
...w meta-analysis estimating the risk of death to be increased by 80 percent serves as a compelling argument for ...f the U-M heart transplant program, notes that the increased mortality risk was seen even when the researchers focused on data from the two clinical trials that ...Study links cigarette smoking with progression of multiple sclerosis
...t last? Is second-hand smoking associated with an increased risk as well?"...Researchers determine two arthritis medications are safe and effective for children
...ght can be used safely in children and that at the increased dose there was increased efficacy. Establishing drug dosages in children is more complicated than adults due to the wide vari...Pregnant women with epilepsy face dilemma
...that use of antiepileptic drugs is associated with increased risk for birth defects, physicians weigh this risk against that of uncontrolled epileptic seizures, which can be more harmful to the fetus than the actual drugs. Most women with active epilepsy choose to continue with drug therapy during pregnancy an...Propensity for obesity, diabetes, may occur in utero
...others carrying the HC phenotype. Rat fetuses had increased plasma insulin levels, increased mRNA levels of preproinsulin, a precursor of insulin, and increased insulin in the pancreas, without...UT Southwestern sports medicine doctor pedals advice on gearing up for safe cycling season
... knee. Pedaling fast with low resistance can cause increased pressure on the base of your pelvic region and back, said Dr. Palacios, who has developed a sports medicine clinic in the UT Southwestern family practice residency clinic. Most experienced cyclists will have a cadence (revolutions per minute) between...Anti-malarial drugs given to infants can protect them for two years
...owever, stopping this treatment can be followed by increased risk of malaria, suggesting that it interferes wit...llow-up to two years to see if the risk of malaria increased during this period. They found the opposite: the rate of clinical malaria was 36% lower in recipient...