Dealing deadly cancers a knockout punch
... Chief Medical Officer of Oncolytics. Physicians often prefer to treat cancer with multiple agents, but toxicity limits these approaches. Since reovirus typically is not pathogenic in humans nor associated with severe toxicity in clinical studies, its co-administration is not expected to increase a treat...Study offers clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'
...mally known as broken heart syndrome because it is often preceded by an emotional or physical shock of some...CG) tracings, and blood tests for heart damage, it often seems as if the patient is having a heart attack. The mystery deepens in the cardiac catheterization...Counseling, coping skills could reduce arthritis disability
...ssion and isolation. Severely afflicted people are often unable to socialize or participate in favorite act...ith the review. "When working in pain clinics, one often notes that even when pain intensity is not reduced significantly, patients can and do learn to live ...JCI table of contents: May 10, 2007
...sion receptors known as integrins, to form what is often referred to as a blood clot. Wagner and colleagues evaluated the role of CalDAG-GEFI in integrin activation. They observed significant defects in beta1- and beta2-integrinmediated adhesion of CalDAG-GEFIdeficient neutrophils, which impaired the respo...New treatments needed for irritable bowel syndrome
...s consulting their primary-care physician twice as often as non-IBS patients. A third of IBS patients are referred to secondary care and also onto sometimes unnecessary specialties. Professor Spiller says: "Most IBS patients require reassurance, explanation and lifestyle advice." The effects of modify...Bone marrow stem cells may cure eye disease
...s disappear after a few years, the corneal disease often reoccurs," he said. "However, if we can place the stem cells inside the cornea, they will repair the lost function of the mutated gene, and stem cells can presumably renew themselves and maintain effective treatment longer, if not forever." ...Drinking farm milk reduces childhood asthma and allergies but raw consumption remains unsafe
...ntibiotics, vaccinations, fever-reducing drugs and often follow a biodynamic diet. Parents were asked to complete detailed questionnaires about their childs consumption of milk, butter, yoghurt, eggs and fruit and vegetables and whether they were farm-produced or shop-bought. They also answered questi...Tissue engineered scaffolding allows reproduction of cartilage tissue
...requently in other tissue engineering methods, and often renders the replacement tissue wrongly-sized for implantation, did not occur in the study. The scaffolding allowed the newly grown cartilage to maintain its volume during cultivation and post-procedure. "The cell-derived scaffold could provide a f...New relief for unexplained chest pain
...t caused by esophageal (non-cardiac) chest pain is often severe, driving many patients to emergency rooms and physicians' offices despite the fact that the ailment has no definable pathology. Although this pain may sometimes be the result of acid reflux disease, when this is absent most patients present hy...Stress of deployment increases risk of child abuse, neglect in military families, UNC study shows
... perpetrator of abuse and neglect about equally as often as the non-military spouse. However, between Octob...ound to have abused or neglected the children more often than the military parent. "The stress of war extends beyond the soldier to the family left behind,...$10M grant to VCU to develop new cancer treatments
...tment due to the patient's breathing. Radiation is often given daily over a period of days or weeks, and the ability to adapt the treatment to a tumor's movement during the course of treatment can have a significant effect on the patient's outcome. "Human anatomy is dynamic and constantly changing, and org...Research reveals way to speed up treatment of deadly malignant hyperthermia
...nd counts for anesthesia patients afflicted by the often deadly condition known as malignant hyperthermia (MH). According to research published in the April AANA Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, the intravenous administration of life-saving dantrolene sodium (DS) can occur signif...Animal study identifies promising new target for brain tumor therapy
...tion, Sampson said. But patients with brain tumors often have too many regulatory T cells, rendering their ...hich act to destroy infection and tumor cells, are often depleted in people with brain tumors, enabling the tumor cells to grow and spread unchecked. Those c...Double the death rate from cirrhosis for 'blue collar' men
...s. "The very low tax on wine means cask wine is often the beverage of choice for the poorest and most marginalised people." The study's findings dovetail with another paper recently published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation by Professor Najman and co-authors, Dr Ghasem Toloo and Dr V...Off-label and untested use of drug-coated stents appears widespread
...p. "The primary composite outcome occurred more often in the off-label group," they write. "This differe...mposite outcome and stent thrombosis occurred more often in the off-label group. "Several specific off-label angiographic and clinical characteristics seem...Home improvement warning -- Ladder-related injuries increasing in the US
...related injuries. "Individuals using ladders are often not mindful of the severe risks associated with us... farms. Data showed ladder-related injuries most often occur to males, accounting for nearly 77 percent of the total cases. Fractures were the most common ...Transcontinental wildfire emissions monitored from space
... are disastrous. The fire season in South America, often concentrated in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela, lasts from July to December roughly and contributes up to 50% of the enhanced carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere over Australia....Stanford researchers identify immune dysfunction in melanoma patients
...decade of research showing that people with cancer often have dysfunctional immune systems. Until now, researchers could tell that the immune system wasn't working properly but didn't know which genes or pathways were involved in that failure. Finding the disruption in the cancer cells' interferon response...RAND study finds alcohol advertising and marketing associated with adolescent drinking
... ads may be influencing them to drink." "Parents often think they don't have to worry about their kids drinking before they get to high school, but sixth grade -- or even before then-- is the time to talk with children about alcohol marketing techniques, as well as drinking," Collins added. "Getting kids...Employers who recognize the impact of migraine may help to improve workplace productivity
...oderate to severe disability due to the condition, often affecting job performance and leading to missed workdays. The third analysis examined the impact of preventive treatment on workers who suffer from frequent migraines and suggested that use of TOPAMAX (topiramate) may lead to fewer missed workdays an...