Younger is better when implanting cochlear implants, IU study finds
...ersity School of Medicine. However, it's not clear whether implanting children before they turn age one is wo...what Dr. Svirsky calls a "forbidden experiment" -- whether there's an age after which children have significantly more difficulty learning language and speech ...Study: Physicians need to be more vocal about encouraging diabetic patients to exercise
...n a patient's home town also appeared to influence whether or not a person with diabetes exercised, Deshpande found. Those who were physically active reported shorter walking times to parks, recreation centers, walking trails, schools and fitness clubs than did those who were not active. The physically acti...Mayo Clinic study determines surgery is best remedy for hammer hand
...tled, says Dr. Johnson. "It's not entirely certain whether you have to be running a jackhammer for 20 years or laying concrete to develop this syndrome." There could also be a genetic predisposition to the syndrome, he indicates. Dr. Johnson points to a need for further research into the origins of this synd...Novel stem cell trial in heart failure patients to begin
...introduced into the heart. "People have questioned whether stem cells take on the functional characteristics of heart cells or blood vessels, or whether they help recruit other cells and growth factors that have the ability to help regenerate heart tiss...Tamoxifen shows no benefit, risk for breast cancer survivors' heart health
...d risk of heart attack in the study, regardless of whether women took tamoxifen or not. Researchers are uncertain about the significance of the radiotherapy finding-the study was not designed to explore radiotherapy's relationship to heart health, they note-and they caution that further research is needed be...Two-thirds of patients brush off their dentist's advice, study suggests
... into how advice is given in the dental chair, and whether this can be specially adapted for each individual receiving treatment. Co-researcher, Prof Peter Heasman, said: "I think that many dentists and dental hygienists are fully aware that their patients do not always follow their professional advice. N...Study shows doctors and patients think differently about clinical trials
... as a barrier for their patients in deciding about whether to undergo experimental therapy. That is one result of a survey of doctors and patients examining the psychosocial influences on clinical trial participation. The results were presented today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's 41st Annu...Mayo Clinic researchers report on effectiveness of treatments for hot flashes
...says Dr. Loprinzi. "Therefore, decisions regarding whether to use, or not use, MPA for hot flashes will need to be made with less than definitive data. Available information suggests that a single 400 mg dose of MPA is safe and is a reasonable option to offer patients."...Breast tumor's biological traits guide hormone therapy
...d highly effective and in some cases superior. But whether women should take tamoxifen alone, an aromatase in...best treatment for an individual woman depended on whether her tumor was positive both for estrogen receptors (ER+) and progesterone receptors (PgR+). For wom...Popular procedures evaluated for diagnostic accuracy and treatment effectiveness
...r study from Sweden, researchers aimed to find out whether the technique is effective for GERD patients, as c...cht. "But some of our findings call into question whether the procedure provides a significant benefit in reducing gastro-esophageal reflux. We are awaiting ...Presence of high-risk prostate cancer can be predicted without a biopsy, new study says
...that urologists and oncologists can use to predict whether a deadly prostate cancer tumor is present. This ch...mogram, will help physicians and patients identify whether aggressive cancer is present, as these men are by far the most likely to benefit from treatment. ...Failed lung cancer drug could help shrink breast tumors
...rsmith Hospital, London, UK) and colleagues tested whether inhibiting this receptor with a drug called gefitinib might suppress breast cancer cell proliferation. They recruited 56 postmenopausal women with breast cancer that was hormone sensitive and positive for EGFR from hospitals in London. 27 women were ...Targeted cancer drug combined with low-dose chemotherapy shrinks tumors, slows ovarian cancer
...e cancer from growing," Garcia said. To find out whether bevacizumab and cyclophosphamide would shrink tumors and increase the survival of patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, the investigators evaluated 29 patients whose disease had recurred after at least one and up to three prior rounds of treatment ...Study demonstrates longest reported survival rate for locally advanced lung cancer patients
...ntenance therapy. The study was designed to assess whether maintenance therapy with gefitinib improves overall survival and progression-free survival. The interim analysis of 573 patients in S0023 showed a 19-month median survival overall. However, the trial was closed last month after review of the data in...Antibody combined with cancer drug shows promise against breast tumors
... develop the drug. "We are currently investigating whether the enhanced therapeutic efficacy with 3G4 and docetaxel extends to other tumor models and other conventional therapies," Dr. Thorpe said. VTAs like 3G4 target tumor vessels by selectively binding to a certain component in the membranes of endothelia...Heart scan surprises: CT reveals many non-heart problems, too
...," as they're known, can pose serious questions of whether or not to perform a biopsy or other tests. But the rise in CTCA use by non-radiologists has raised concern that untrained eyes may miss problems outside the heart. Patel and U-M radiologist Naama Bogot, M.D., who read all the scans, found some sort ...Mayo researchers to announce new findings about promising early-stage breast cancer treatment
... the only study that will offer new data comparing whether trastuzumab is more effective in preventing recurrence when it's given during (concurrently) or after (sequentially) chemotherapy. These findings will be important tools to help oncologists determine how to optimize trastuzumab's protective effect in...Combined MRI and mammography more effective at detecting breast cancer in high-risk women
...cer Research, London, UK) and colleagues looked at whether MRI would be more effective than mammography in de...s cancers at an earlier stage, it is not yet known whether it will lower mortality in this population."...Study finds ADHD improves with sensory intervention
... Moya Kinnealey, Ph.D., OTR/L, wanted to determine whether ADHD problem behaviors would decrease if underlying sensory and neurological issues were addressed with occupational therapy. Their study, "Comparative Outcomes of Children with ADHD: Treatment Versus Delayed Treatment Control Condition," will be pre...Certain acne treatment does not increase symptoms of depression in adolescents
...ces Center, St. Louis, and colleagues investigated whether patients with moderate to severe acne treated with isotretinoin experienced an increase in depressive symptoms compared with patients treated with conservative therapy. At the beginning of the study, the researchers assessed 132 patients ages 12 to 1...