Phase II study shows combination improves survival of metastatic melanoma patients
... of cancer, but the results need to be validated," says Svetomir Markovic, M.D., Ph.D. ( http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/staff/markovic_sn.cfm ), a Mayo Clinic oncologist and the study's principal investigator. "It is important for the public to know there is hope for patients with melanoma." ...Harboring hostility may be linked to unhealthy lungs
...ition also tend to have compromised lung function, says a recent study published in the journal Health Psychology, by the American Psychological Association (APA). This occurred even when asthma and smoking were ruled out as possible causes of lung dysfunction. In a study of 4,629 Black and White 18-30 ...Pre-operative chemotherapy does not increase survival rates for nonsmall cell lung cancer
... meeting in Chicago. And an accompanying comment says that surgery should not be delayed through using neo-adjuvant chemotherapy; it recommends that chemotherapy should take place after surgery (adjuvant chemotherapy). Richard Stephens, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK and co...Herb shows potential to reduce cancer-related fatigue
...f life, and we look forward to further evaluation, says Debra Barton, Ph.D. ( http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu...ng, we decided to move forward with a pilot study, says Dr. Barton. The investigators enrolled 282 patients in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, ave...Shark cartilage shows no benefit as a therapeutic agent for lung cancer
...to patients when AE-941 was given at higher doses, says Lu. "This is the first large Phase III randomize...that is available over the Internet, for example," says Lu, the study's national principal investigator. The international Phase III study enrolled 384 n...Dasatinib shows high early response rate as first treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia
...t-line therapy. Side effects are very manageable," says Ehab L. Atallah, M.D., lead author of the study and a fellow in M. D. Anderson's Department of Leukemia. Atallah presented study results at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago Saturday June 2nd, 2007. The clinic...MRI detects cancers missed by mammography in breast cancer patients
...right course of treatment for their breast cancer, says Mayo radiation oncologist Laura Vallow, M.D. She a...e more aggressive when diagnosed in younger women, says Dr. Vallow, the studys lead investigator. This suggests that younger women who want breast-conservin...Getting the word out: Babies are born to be breastfed
...onment that is more supportive for breastfeeding," says Christine Olson, Cornell professor of nutritional ...t only helping women shed pounds after childbirth, says Olson, but also helping reduce the risk of obesity in infants' later life. Although researchers do n...Fat protein cuts blood vessel inflammation, may help heart, Jefferson scientists find
...s greatly reduced. "This is translational work," says Dr. Scalia. "Weve used a mouse model to prove Adip...tween the white blood cell and blood vessel wall," says Dr. Goldstein. Studying normal mice, Dr. Goldstein notes, is an important aspect of the work. Whil...... to extend median life span in three laboratories, says Miller, professor of pathology at the U-M Medical ... to slow aging and its accompanying ills. Miller says prior studies typically have been too small and their results hard to confirm in subsequent studies....VA tops private hospitals in infection-control study
...fections associated with central venous catheters, says a survey of more than 500 U.S. health care centers. The results appear in the June issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The recommendations were published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in 2001, and by the Centers for D...Transformation for people with AIDS on the horizon
...ong-term prognosis for people with the AIDS virus, says an editorial in the journal, which points towards ... dramatic shift in how these patients are managed, says the editorial written by Hiroyu Hatano, infectious diseases fellow and Steven Deeks, associate profe...... other 6 centers for subject matter. The system, says Orosz, "it is designed so that you dont have to be a computer scientist to use it." Orosz hopes to distribute a beta version of RAW later this year....International studies show high efficacy for HPV vaccine
...o the relevant HPV types targeted by the vaccine," says Kevin Ault, MD, associate professor of obstetrics ... United States ten women die from cervical cancer, says Dr. Ault. "Thanks to the results of this meta-analysis and a previous publication in Lancet, we n...Men worry more about penile size than women, says 60-year-old research review
...missed as this can heighten concerns and anxieties says Dr Wylie. It is helpful to normalise the situation and provide as much accurate information as possible, as many men either lack any information or have been misinformed. This extensive review aims to provide clinicians with an overarching summar...New biodegradable magnesium stents for coronary arteries
... with conventional metallic stents." The Article says the new biodegradable stents overcome the limitations of conventional permanent stents namely that they can cause thrombosis many months after implantation and thus regular dual antiplatelet drug treatment such as aspirin and clopidogrel are requir...Papillomavirus vaccine could substantially reduce cervical cancer incidence
... M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas, USA, says a number of questions remain around HPV vaccination, including how long the vaccine will work, the best age at which to administer it, its cost and whether men and boys should also be vaccinated. He concludes: "Other important hurdles need to be ov...Study: Who claims to be a pediatrician?
...to provide the best possible care for your child," says study lead author Gary L. Freed, M.D., MPH, chief ...thout the proper training and certification" Freed says many state licensing boards allow physicians to self-declare their areas of expertise without verify...Detecting cold, feeling pain: Study reveals why menthol feels fresh
...how these changes may contribute to chronic pain," says senior author David Julius, PhD, chairman and prof... nervous system that's related to cold detection," says Julius. The current study, he says -- led by Diana M. Bautista, PhD, and Jan Siemens, PhD, of the ...Doctors conclude temsirolimus is effective new treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma
...tients in the study had the most advanced tumors," says Hudes. "It would be reasonable to hypothesize that temsirolimus could provide greater benefit to patients with less extensive metastatic disease. Only a randomized, clinical trial will give us that definitive knowledge." Temsirolimus was better...