Survival differences by race most apparent in advanced stages of breast cancer
...parities in survival persisted. The investigators say their finding that disparities in survival increased with more advanced disease was surprising and suggested that non-clinical factors contributed to survival differences. Epidemiology studies have long showed significant racial/ethnic differences...New treatment boosts muscle function in myasthenia gravis
...he study were dryness of eyes and mouth. Experts say this discovery may have implications beyond myasthenia gravis. Oral antisense may become another mode of therapy in neuromuscular disease and further study is needed, said Argov. However, these preliminary results should be evaluated with caution s...Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
...parable in those cities as well. The researchers say that additional studies are needed to determine what specifically increased the risk of diabetes as a result of poor housing conditions, but many factors have already been ruled out. The current study was funded by the National Institutes of Health....Study says COPD testing is not measuring up
...ests a possible difference between what physicians say and what they actually do. Also of particular concern was that, according to this study, spirometry testing in those patients who were 75 years and older was performed less frequently, with only 28% of patients in this population receiving spirometry...Even low levels of weekly exercise drive down blood pressure
...duals risk of dying from a cardiovascular disease, say the authors Furthermore, the findings show that moderate intensity physical exercise below the recommended weekly levels still makes a difference to health, they add....Stomach cancer rate set to fall further 25 percent over next decade
...est, without the need for treatment. The authors say that the fall in the number of cases of gastric inflammation caused by Helicobacter pylori infection largely explains the figures....Anemia and tropical diseases; Is pharmacogenomics ready for the clinic?
...ol School of Tropical Medicine, UK) and colleagues say that the prevalence of anemia in a community might be a good indicator of the burden of NTDs in that community since anemia prevalence is objective and quantifiable, anaemia is a major complication of several NTDs, it can be measured even in the most...Penn study finds pro-death proteins required to regulate healthy immune function
... as normal in response to stimulation. We simply say they are the same thing, says Thompson, Director of the Abramson Cancer Center and Chairman and Professor of Cancer Biology and Medicine. The molecular basis of both findings is based on how Bax and Bak work on intracellular membranes. Specifically...Reanalysis of controversial meta-analysis says writing off rosiglitazone may be premature
...me answers should we be confident in the results," say Diamond and Kaul. In their study, Nissen and Wolski pulled together data from wide-ranging clinical trials that were not necessarily designed to track heart attacks and cardiovascular death. In addition, most of the trials did not report occurrence...Some women benefit more from exercise when emphasis is on health, not appearance
...m more fit. These same women were more likely to say that they would try a similar class in the future, compared to the women who were taught by an instructor who emphasized appearance by making comments about how the exercise would tone their legs or other body parts. We want to design the most bene...Bioengineering to prevent iron deficiency?
...ed with increased infections. Fortification is, say the authors, probably the most practical, sustainable and cost-effective long-term solution to control iron deficiency at the national level. The low incidence of iron deficiency anaemia in adolescent and young women in the USA might be at least part...Despite claims, not all probiotics can treat diarrhea say experts
...ns are effective in children with acute diarrhoea, say the authors. The effectiveness of Lactobacillus GG was not unexpected as several previous studies have shown similar results. The other effective preparation contained four bacterial species, two of which have also been shown to protect against dia...Preventive treatments in elderly people needs rethinking
...hange the cause of death the manner of our dying, say doctors in this weeks BMJ. They call for a more ...ease and to prevent untimely and premature deaths, say Dr Dee Mangin and colleagues. But concerns about equity of access to treatments have led to preventi...Michigan-CDC study supports value of social restrictions during influenza pandemics
...federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that social restrictions allowed 43 U.S. cities to save thousands of lives during the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918-1919. Although these urban communities had neither effective vaccines nor antiviral medicines, they were able to organize and ...Electrical implant steadies balance disorder in animals
...rosthesis remains a few years away, the scientists say such a device, which is partially implanted in the...d their vision-stabilizing reflex. Researchers say many hurdles remain before a human device will be available. Efforts are underway to reduce electri...Theory of facial aging gets a facelift from UT Southwestern researchers
...uman face ages uniformly is in need of a facelift, say researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center who have found that multiple, distinct compartments of fat in the face age at different rates. The findings, published in a recent issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , challenge previously hel...Old McDonald's has a hold on kids' taste buds, Stanford/Packard study finds
...s" to one extracted from unmarked paper packaging, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The study shows that even young children are swayed by brand preferences. The results are likely to fuel more debate over a growing movement to restri...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Aug. 7, 2007, issue
...ased nor decreased risk is established. Authors say an earlier study, which found the drug associated ...iety of modeling and weighting methods. Authors say that the risk controversy will only be solved with prospective clinical trials designed for the spec...Quality of treatment guidelines
...fied in guideline recommendations. The researchers say that physicians should be aware that official guidelines are not necessarily based on high-quality evidence. They emphasize the need to make the evidence underlying guideline recommendations more transparent by using an extended grading system, like ...Scientists train nano-'building blocks' to take on new shapes, as reported in Science
...s are located some 900 miles apart, the scientists say their research has been a great and synergistic collaboration. In the world of self-assembly for nanotechnology, it's challenging to make something other than the shape of a ball, Pochan noted. If you put little balls full of a drug into the bloods...