Study examines effectiveness of anti-anemia drug in treatment of cancer patients
...archers have hypothesized that reducing the anemia with the use of recombinant human erythropoietin may be...those who did not. Erythropoietin-treated patients with very low baseline hemoglobin levels were more likely to have a hematologic response than untreated p...Antioxidant may have adverse effects in head and neck cancer patients
...ry cancers and on cancer-free survival in patients with head and neck cancer, according to a new study in ...bo-controlled, randomized trial among 540 patients with stage I or II head and neck cancer who had been treated with radiation therapy between 1994 and 2000...Maternal iron deficiency disrupts mother/child interaction
...amins -- are less emotionally available or in tune with their babies, a Penn State study has shown. Dr. L...y experience post-partum depression and that women with moderate iron deficiency have a slow down in thinking and memory. Our new results suggest that the ...Diuretics best initial therapy for both black and nonblack patients in treating high blood pressure
...formation in the article. The population of blacks with hypertension has the highest rate of illness and d...F), and stroke are increased in the black compared with the white population in the United States. There is little cardiovascular outcome data for blacks w...Studies examine menopausal hormone therapy and risk of breast cancer recurrence
...one therapy in women after they had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. The HABITS trial, which...t is tempting to speculate that treatment regimens with estrogen and a minimum of progestogen may be safe, the management of menopausal symptoms and quality...Less cognitive impairment seen in women taking drug for osteoporosis
...er. It reduces short-term memory and is associated with a significantly increased risk of Alzheimer's dise... sites in 25 countries, 7,705 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis were randomly assigned to take a daily dose of either 120 milligrams of raloxifene, 60 ...Music improves sleep quality in older adults, researchers find
...urnal of Advanced Nursing, found that older people with sleep problems reported a 35 percent improvement a...usic." Participants in the study were older adults with sleep difficulties who lived in central Taiwan. Those with certain medical conditions were excluded,...Q Chip helps make cures more effective
...out at Cardiff University. Q Chip is collaborating with Biocompatibles International, a medical device com...al scale and avoid high levels of waste associated with other production techniques. Berry says that other production techniques involve "throwing away a ma...US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
... useful marker of neuromuscular factors associated with an increased risk for ACL injury." Maj. Anthony I... The force plate and a transmitter, in combination with sensors worn by the participant, will provide data on kinematics (body motion) and kinetics (forces ...Risk of HIV transmission highest in early stage of infection
...erosexual couples in whom one partner was infected with HIV and the other partner was uninfected and monog...death, to 2.8 per 1000 coital acts. Among partners with newly acquired HIV infection, more than 40 percent transmitted to their partners within approximatel...Hormonal birth control, bacterial infections in women linked to increased shedding of type-2 herpes
Women who are infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) may have an in... Magee-Womens Research Institute studied 330 women with HSV-2 infection to determine what factors heighten the risk of transmitting the virus to sexual part...Nutritional supplement reduces need for traditional ulcerative colitis treatment
... a nutritionally complete oral supplement enriched with fish oil, soluble fiber and antioxidants reduces reliance on traditional therapies for people with ulcerative colitis. Moreover, people who took the oral supplement were less likely to start cortico...2005 Potamkin Prize goes to neurologists for research in early detection of Alzheimer's disease
...enter approach incorporates informant observations with patient evaluations and results in the accurate identification of the earliest symptomatic stage of the disease. Current efforts focus on detection of preclinical Alzheimer's, prior to the onset of symptoms, using imaging modalities and assays of bio...Vaccine against cervical cancer and genital warts shows promise
... 70% of sexually active women will become infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) during their lifetime. ...ss of a vaccine targeting the HPV types associated with 70% of cervical cancers (types 16 and 18) and 90% of genital warts (types 6 an 11). The investigator...Scientists discover way to control allergic reactions
...ganise a much larger clinical trial in conjunction with Circassia, a company spun out from Imperial....Asthmatics naturally deficient in antiviral immunity, report scientists
...ng and preventing bad attacks of asthma associated with the common cold.'" The team examined the interfero... increased 50-fold in the asthmatic group compared with the healthy control group, who were almost completely protected from infection of their lung cells. ...Insomnia, falls in elderly linked
...n nursing homes across the country, elderly people with insomnia often go untreated, because of the percep...r than the medications used to treat it. Residents with untreated, or partially treated, sleeplessness have a much higher risk of falls than those who take ...Children's hospital neurologist receives Young Investigator Award in spinal muscular atrophy
...tential cure for SMA. The award will provide Sahin with $85,000 each year for three years, plus an allowan...embryos. He will also identify the RNAs associated with the SMN complex in axons. "Understanding the role of SMN protein in motor axons is a key to advancin...Study reveals drinking alcohol reduces breast milk supply in women
... intervention breastfeeding mothers are now armed with scientific data highlighting the health risks associated with moderate alcohol consumption during lactation. For centuries, physicians and mid-wives around the wo...Study finds that women with PCOS are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease
... the metabolic syndrome is more prevalent in women with PCOS, and that women with both conditions would exhibit more hormonal and menstrual cycle irregularity than women with PCOS on...