Conventional prognostic factors fail to explain better prostate cancer survival in most Asian men
...es despite having worse prognostic profiles at the time of diagnosis. The study is the first to report prostate cancer survival data for Korean, South Asian and Vietnamese men living in the U.S. In the U.S. in 2007, over 218,000 men are expected to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and over 27,000 will...Survival differences by race most apparent in advanced stages of breast cancer
...r survival rates, and more advanced disease at the time of diagnosis than white women. Whether these disparities are due to a difference between races in tumor biology or to socioeconomic factors that impact healthcare access and/or the physician-patient relationship continues to be unclear. One key pi...Patient-centered approach can backfire
... or "paternalistic" style, someone who spends less time explaining a condition and seeks little patient input when it comes to treatment decisions. The study showed that when those patients are matched with patient-centered doctors who want them to take a highly active role, they're less likely to follow ...Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
... to continue their regular activities for the same time period. Each class consisted of equal parts Qigong and Taiji, which included movements emphasizing mobility skills such as weight shifting, range of motion and coordination, and sitting and standing meditation. Although the study had certain limita...New treatment boosts muscle function in myasthenia gravis
...oduction of specific proteins. This is the first time weve been able to show that antisense is effective...cing improved muscle function, improved swallowing time and the disappearance of a drooping eyelid. Side effects reported during the study were dryness of e...Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
...ation. More than 25 percent had the disease at the time initial interviews were conducted. The new study found that over the next three years another 10 percent developed diabetes. The rate at which this African-American population is developing new onset diabetes is extremely important as well, Dr. Mil...RAND finds cases of undiagnosed diabetes drop sharply
...e attention only in recent years, it may take more time for physicians to routinely test the obese for the disease, Smith said. Diabetes is a serious illness that occurs when the body cannot properly produce or regulate insulin, which controls the level of glucose in the blood. The disease can cause ma...Regulator of lipid metabolism ensures high quality breast milk
...ing and lost their hair, says Wan. It took us some time to figure out what was going on. If the pups were given anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin or ibuprofen, the symptoms reversed and their fur started to regrow. These observations suggested that the milk produced by the mutant mice may be the s...Grandparents, older adults encouraged to seek help for a sleep disorder
...nt naps during the day also reported spending more time asleep at night. Such older individuals also experienced more sleep time and slept more efficiently at night. A sleep-related breathing disorder may be associated with i...Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
...ation. More than 25 percent had the disease at the time initial interviews were conducted. The new study found that over the next three years another 10 percent developed diabetes. "I think that's a huge finding in and of itself," Schootman says. "Think about how many middle-aged African-Americans live ...Even low levels of weekly exercise drive down blood pressure
...ew people meet these recommendations, with lack of time cited as the most common reason for failing to do so. The study authors invited 106 healthy but sedentary civil servants between the ages of 40 and 60 to take part in an exercise programme for 12 weeks. Some 44 people were randomly assigned to 30...Hispanic drug use rises in US culture
...panish-speaking Hispanics reported use in the same time period. Their percentage/general patterns of substance use are very similar to white patterns of use, which is what we would expect given an acculturation/assimilation model, Akins said. When Hispanics acculturate to dominant American society their...MRI finds breast cancer before it becomes dangerous
...east cancer medicine It has been known for a long time that MRI is superior to mammography as far as the diagnosis of invasive breast cancer is concerned. However, the search for DCIS to date has been the preserve of mammography. It highlights small calcifications which form in the milk ducts affected. O...Investigators uncover intriguing clues to why persistent acid reflux sometimes turns into cancer
...er to regenerate the damaged lining. However, each time the cells divide, the telomeres at the end of DNA become shorter. When they become too short, the aging cell can no longer divide, Dr. Souza said. Scientists suspect that when cells can no longer divide, other cells might infiltrate the area to mak...New cause of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells discovered at Lombardi
...ancers become insensitive to these treatments over time more than half of all recurring breast cancers lo...to the estrogen receptor, suggesting for the first time that these two proteins interact in the cell. This was the first evidence that the XBP1 protein may ...New study shows promise in reducing surgical risks associated with surgical bleeding
...bable gelatin sponge. The primary endpoint was the time it took for hemostasis to occur, as measured by the incidence of hemostasis within 10 minutes. Secondary endpoints included the incidence and severity of adverse events and the incidence of antiproduct antibodies. The study demonstrated that both ...Nationwide data highlight encouraging trends, 'staggering' costs of ESRD
...year. The decline is especially encouraging at a time when type 2 diabetes mellitus, one of the major risk factors for kidney disease, has reached epidemic proportions. The data suggest that improvements in preventive care may be helping to reduce diabetes-related kidney disease, although several years ...Despite claims, not all probiotics can treat diarrhea say experts
...ral rehydration solution (control group). At the time of the study, these products were among the most widely used probiotic preparations in Italy, they were available only in pharmacies and had a similar brand image and price. Duration of diarrhoea and daily number and consistency of stools were moni...Galileo to support global search and rescue
...y 'see' a part of the Earth's surface at any given time and a beacon is only detected when the satellite p..., fixed area of the Earth, thereby eliminating the time delay in detecting distress signals. However, they are not able to automatically determine the locat...Where's the beef? Not enough of it is on elders' plates, muscle-metabolism study suggests
...e protein-rich meal that you eat, which might over time contribute to muscle loss, said Douglas Paddon-Jon...uilding blocks of proteins but this was the first time anybodys looked at a real food and its ability to stimulate muscle growth in both the young and elde...