Lilly studies try to shed light on impact of race
CHICAGO, June 1, 2007 -- Statistics show lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in African-Americans, with 21,550 new cases expected to be diagnosed and 16,700 deaths expected this year. Equally devastating, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Hispanic men and the...International studies show high efficacy for HPV vaccine
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New findings show that the majority of people untrained in how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and even many trained emergency personnel, do not push with enough force to properly administer CPR. The research tested 104 adults untrained in CPR and 83 firef...Mayo researchers discover overdiagnosis of long QT heart syndrome
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...ssociated with significant costs. In 2003, reports show that asthma caused about 24.5 million missed days of work, 12.7 million physician office visits and 1.2 million outpatient visits. The REACT study found that the proportion of patients reporting two or more emergency department visits, hospitaliza...Doctors conclude temsirolimus is effective new treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma
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...also did comparisons within the left hemisphere to show that these different areas are doing different things." "This is biological validation of the proposal of the psychological differentiation of types of anxiety," Miller said. "Whether you want to treat anxiety psychologically or biologically and w...Policy changes have direct effect on nursing home care
...sement for nursing homes, but this is the first to show that states with higher mandated staffing standards had substantially higher staffing as well. "For years, families have struggled with low staffing levels in the nursing homes that care for their elderly family members, but very few studies have...Personality changes may help detect form of dementia
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...aboration are encouraging, says Dr. Subbarao. They show that fully human mAbs with potent H5N1 influenza virus neutralizing ability can be rapidly generated from the blood of convalescent patients and that these mAbs work well to both treat H5N1 infection and prevent death from such infection in a mouse m...Syphilis screening, lithium fights neurodegeneration, monoclonal antibodies against avian flu
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...nd signs after only six weeks of treatment. "We show in this pilot study that ECP is effective in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) that have previously failed the strongest therapies we currently have," explains Maria Abreu, MD, Associate Professor in The Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterolog......f love and giving with moving real-life stories to show how giving unlocks the doors to health, happiness,...ental health throughout their lives. Other studies show that older people who give live longer than those who don't. Helping others has been shown to bring ...