Lancet publishes proactive study: Diabetes treatment reduces risk of heart attacks & strokes
...an oral glucose lowering medication, significantly reduces the combined risk of non-fatal heart attacks, strokes and deaths by an additional 16% on top of standard medication, such as statins, fibrates, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, other glucose-lowering medications and anti-platelet drugs, in patients wit...NSAIDs show promise in preventing mouth cancer but pose heart risk
... of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduces the risk of mouth cancer in former and active smokers but increases their risk of death from heart disease, concludes an article published online today (Friday October 7,2005) by The Lancet. The findings highlight the need for a careful risk-benefit ...Drug can reduce risk of death, heart attack, and stroke in patients with diabetes
... pioglitazone improves cardiovascular outcome, and reduces the need to add insulin to glucose lowering-regimens compared with placebo...We believe our results are generalisable to all patients with type 2 diabetes." In an accompanying comment Hannele Yki-Jarvinen (University of Helsinki, Finland) states: "Ov...NCI grants $12.1 million for USC center to study obesity and cancer
...and endometrial cancers-and that physical activity reduces risk of some cancers," Bernstein says. "By focusing on children, we hope to learn how to impact obesity early in life by increasing physical activity and changing environmental factors, and to uncover some of the biological mechanisms that link obes...Researchers disprove 'fat redistribution syndrome' among men taking HIV drugs
...oblems. And we know to tell patients that exercise reduces visceral fat." Finally, Grunfeld noted that although the antiretroviral drugs taken by men in the study are starting to fall out of use in the United States and other wealthy nations, one in particular Stavudine is still commonly prescribed elsewhe...Cold treatment protects against infant disability and death from oxygen loss
...egrees Fahrenheit within the first 6 hours of life reduces the chances of disability and death among full ter...he control group. "A concern with any therapy that reduces mortality among infants at high risk of death and disability is the possibility of an increase in th...Innovative gel reduces post-operative pain
A gel made from a patient's own blood reduces pain and may improve wound healing following endoscopic sinus surgery according to researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study, published in the September issue of the Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, found that patients wh...New book focuses on how to market better nutrition
... diet -- that is, a diet that is heart-healthy and reduces the risks of obesity, diabetes, cancer and other diseases. "This has lead to floundering sales for soy foods, embarrassing results for expensive Five-a-Day for Better Health programs and uneaten mountains of vegetables at homes and in school cafeter...MRI helps doctors select best treatment for early breast cancers
...ying accelerated partial breast irradiation, which reduces the radiation course to just one to five days for a select group of women with early-stage breast cancer. In this study, doctors performed not only standard mammography, but also breast MRI in order to determine as accurately as possible the extent ...New one week radiation treatment for breast cancer patients offers promising results
...gh doses of radiation to the breast. The treatment reduces the amount of time required for radiation therapy from six weeks to only one. Brachytherapy is one of several methods of accelerated partial breast irradiation, which treats only the area surrounding the tumor, instead of the whole breast. The multi...Military funds research on how nicotine impairs bone healing
...ealth concerns aside, military experts say smoking reduces soldiers' readiness to fight by impairing night vi... and in all patients with bone injuries. "Smoking reduces the rate at which the two sides of a fracture come together," said Michael Zuscik, Ph.D., assistant ...Medical community recognise significance of Herceptin results in early HER2-positive breast cancer
...mab) following standard chemotherapy significantly reduces the risk of disease recurrence for women with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer by 46%. The interim results from the international HERA (HERceptin Adjuvant) study provide new hope in the fight against HER2-positive breast cancer, a more aggr....... The system could prove very cost effective if it reduces the number of implant failures, particularly since predictions indicate that hip implants will grow with Europe's ageing population. In the future, MULTISENSE could also be adapted to work in Computer-Aided Surgery. "We designed our system to work at...AAAAI, ACAAI recommend continual assessment of asthma control
...m due to their asthma. Allergy specialty care also reduces hospitalizations, improves quality of life and reduces healthcare costs. Attaining Optimal Asthma Control: A Practice Parameter, was developed by the Join...Anemia associated with higher risk of death in the elderly
...atment of low hemoglobin in the general population reduces mortality."...Viagra blunts effects of stress on the human heart
...reat erectile dysfunction (ED) in millions of men, reduces the stimulatory effects of hormonal stress on the heart by half, according to results of a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins. While sildenafil is more widely known for helping genital blood vessels expand to maintain an erection and, more r...Patients receiving supplemental oxygen during surgery have reduced risk of wound infection
...rmed at or around the time of an operation) oxygen reduces the risk of wound infection. The double-blind, randomized controlled trial included 300 patients aged 18 to 80 years who underwent elective colorectal surgery in 14 Spanish hospitals from March 1, 2003, to October 31, 2004. Baseline patient characte...NSF grant to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia bridges academic research, child safety innovation
...ch has shown that using forward-facing child seats reduces injuries by 71 percent, as compared with children using seat belts alone. However, for crashes resulting in injuries despite correct restraint, lower extremity injuries occur in 28 percent of children and can affect long-term growth and development. ...New mechanical heart implanted at the MUHC
...e from 2-3 hours to less than one hour, which also reduces bleeding and infection risk." The MUHC has the largest mechanical heart program in Quebec, capable of conducting the most complex surgical procedures and implanting an array of specialized devices suitable for each patient's needs; it is also the fir......treatment outcomes," says Jaksic. "Crucially, IMRT reduces the side-effects patients often suffer from radiotherapy and improves accuracy of dose delivery, and these are the most important impacts in the treatment of cancer."...