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MEDICAL & SURGICAL NEWS Click here for: Medical Alert - Product Recalls Inlyta (axitinib) Approved For Advanced Kidney Cancer, USAThe US FDA has approved Inlyta (axitinib) for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, in patients with whom other drugs have not been effective, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) announced today. Inlyta is made and marketed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. Renal cell carcinoma - also known as renal cell cancer or hypernephroma, is a type of kidney cancer that starts in the lining of the tiny renal tubes (proximal convoluted tubule). These tubes filter the blood and produce urine. This type represents 80% of all kidney cancers... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 4:00 pm Sign Of Autism Can Be Seen In InfantsA recent study that took place at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck, University of London, and was published in the January edition of Current Biology, states that detecting autism symptoms in babies as young as 6 months old can help to determine how the autism will develop later in the child's life. The researches found that babies show signs of autism in their first year of life. When the babies are looked at, or when someone looks away from them, their brain responds differently compared to other babies... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 4:00 pm 3D Study Of Vitamins May Help Combat MalariaA three-dimensional study of how enzymes in the malaria parasite Plasmodium synthesize essential vitamins, could help develop new drugs to combat the disease. Using electron microscopy, a team of scientists from Germany and the UK studied how the enzymes synthesize Vitamin B6, which has already been proposed as a target for new drugs. Dr Ivo Tews, a Lecturer in Structural Biology at the University of Southampton, and colleagues, write about their findings in a paper published online in the journal Structure on 11 January... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 3:00 pm Lung Tumor Gene Test Predicts Surgery OutcomesAn assay which measures the activity of 14 genes in lung cancer tumors can accurately predict who will respond well to surgery and who will probably die within five years, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, reported in The Lancet. 80% of lung cancer patients have NSCLC (non-small-cell lung cancer) - their long term prognosis is poor, even after surgical interventions at stages I and II of the disease (early stages), the authors wrote. An assay is an analysis that is carried out to determine something... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 pm 12/15-Lipoxygenase Protein May Help Control Alzheimer'sResearchers at the Temple University's School of Medicine recently identified a protein in the brain that could have a major role in regulating the creation of amyloid beta, the major component of plaques implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease. Three years ago, the presence of the protein, called 12/15-Lipoxygenase, was detected in the brain by leading researcher Domenico Pratico, professor of pharmacology and microbiology and immunology at Temple, who said: "We found this protein to be very active in the brains of people who have Alzheimer's disease... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 1:00 pm Brachytherapy Lowers Prostate Cancer MortalityAccording to a study from radiation oncologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, high-risk prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy, alone or together with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) had considerably lower mortality rates. The study is published online January 23 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. Brachytherapy is a form of radiotherapy where a radiation source is placed directly at the site of a tumor. The treatment is generally used to treat men with low and intermediate risk prostate cancers... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 12:00 pm Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Risk Factors In Pregnant WomenApproximately 1 in every 15,000 pregnant women will develop subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) - bleeding in the area between the brain and the thin membranes that cover the brain, according to a study published in the February issue of Anesthesiology. The researchers found that: the most common risk factor for pregnancy-related SAH is high-blood pressure disorders its incidence is elevated in pregnant women ruptured aneurysms play a less important role in pregnant patients than non-pregnant patients with SHA Lead researcher Brian T. Bateman, M.D... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 12:00 pm Cancer Screening Rates Low Among Ethnic Groups, USANot only are relatively few Americans screened for cancer, but there are considerable disparities between ethnic and racial groups in the country, says a new report issued by NCI (National Cancer Institute) and the CDCF (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The authors added that screening rates are especially low among Hispanic and Asian Americans. The report is called "Cancer Screening in the United States - 2010." The Healthy People 2020 target of 81% screening rate for breast cancer was not met in 2010, which reached 72.4%... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 12:00 pm Genetic Mutation That Triggers Pancreatic Cancer IdentifiedScientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a self-perpetuating "loop" of molecular activity that fuels pancreatic cancer by linking two signature characteristics of the disease - Kras, a gene that serves as a molecular on-off switch, but gets stuck on the "on" position when mutated, and NF-κB, a protein complex that controls activation of genes. In addition, the team identified a new potential drug target to block this process... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 12:00 pm Women With Diabetes Experience More Hearing ProblemsA new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, presented at the annual Triological Society's Combined Sections Meeting, on January 26 in Miami Beach, shows that diabetes is likely to cause a greater degree of hearing loss in women as they get older, particularly if the diabetes is not well controlled with medication. The study showed that women aged between 60 and 75 years, whose diabetes was controlled appropriately, were able to hear better with similar hearing levels to non-diabetic women of the same age, compared with those who had poorly controlled diabetes... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 12:00 pm Asthma Rates And Costs Rise Due To Traffic PollutionAn international study of asthma, published in the early online version of the European Respiratory Journal, has for the first time, included the number of incidents caused by air pollution and shows that the costs for childhood asthma have risen sharply... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 12:00 pm Live Liver Donations Confirmed As SafeAccording to Johns Hopkins researchers, individuals who donate a portion of their liver for live transplantation usually recover safely from the procedure and can expect to live long, healthy lives. The study is published in the February issue of the journal Gastroenterology. Dorry L. Segev, M.D., Ph.D., lead author of the study, a transplant surgeon, and an associate professor of surgery and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine explains: "The donor process is safer than some have previously thought... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 11:00 am Keppra® Approved By FDA For Childhood SeizuresIn the U.S., Keppra® has been approved as adjunctive therapy for partial onset seizures in adults and children aged four years and older with epilepsy. However the UCB recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved to lower the age restriction to include infants from the age of one month and older with epilepsy. Professor Dr. Iris Loew-Friedrich, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President UCB â�¨declared: â�¨"As a leader in epilepsy UCB has a responsibility to develop effective medicines that address unmet medical needs... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 11:00 am Antiretrovirals Raise Birth Defect RiskHIV-positive mothers can protected their babies from becoming infected with the virus if they take antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy. However, even though these drugs prevent transmitting the disease to the child, they could potentially cause birth defects like cleft lip and palate. A new study, published in the January edition of Cleft Palate- "Craniofacial Journal, has investigated the association between antiretroviral prophylaxis and cleft lip and palate... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 11:00 am Newly Engineered Highly Transmissible H5N1 Strain Ignites Controversy About Balancing Scientific Discovery And Public SafetyScientists have engineered a new strain of H5N1 (commonly known as bird flu) to be readily transmitted between humans. Two perspectives being published early online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians, raise concerns about if and how this research should be continued, and how the data should be shared for the benefit of public health. The currently circulating H5N1 virus has an extremely high case-fatality rate, killing about 60 percent of the over 500 confirmed human cases... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 6:00 am IMRT Improves Head And Neck Cancer Patients' Long-Term Quality Of LifePatients treated with IMRT for head and neck cancer report an increasingly better quality of life post-treatment when compared to patients receiving other forms of radiation therapy, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. Intensity modulated radiation therapy, or IMRT, is a highly specialized form of external beam radiation therapy that allows the radiation beam to better target and conform to a tumor. It is a newer treatment that has become widely adopted for treating head and neck cancer... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 6:00 am In HIV-Positive Patients, Standard Treatments For Head And Neck Cancer Are Less EffectiveRadiation therapy with or without chemotherapy is less effective for patients with HIV when compared to the recurrence and overall survival rates in patients who do not have HIV, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. Treating head and neck cancer in HIV-positive patients is a challenge for oncologists. Because of the advancements in treating HIV, these patients are living much longer and therefore have a much higher chance of developing an HIV-related cancer... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 6:00 am Cancer Patients' Treatment, Diagnosis Wait Time Reduced By Danish Health Care Fast Track ProgramIn Denmark, implementing a national fast track system for cancer patients reduced the waiting time between a patient's initial meeting with a health care provider and their first treatment by four weeks when comparing 2010 to 2002, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. Denmark's health care system is state run, meaning health care services are funded by taxes with no out-of-pocket costs to patients... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 6:00 am Men At Greater Risk For Oral HPV Infection, HPV-Related CancersOral HPV infection is more common among men than women, explaining why men are more prone than women to develop an HPV related head and neck cancer, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, has recently been linked to some types of head and neck cancer that are becoming more prominent in the United States, mostly among men... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 6:00 am Erlotinib Dose-Adjusted For Smoking Status Effective As First Treatment For Head And Neck CancerHead and neck cancers respond well to the anti-cancer drug erlotinib when it is administered before surgery and a stronger dose is given to patients who smoke, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. Erlotinib is an oral anti-cancer drug that can slow a tumor's growth and spread by inhibiting specific growth receptors on the surface of the cancer cells. Early detection of a patient's response to EGFR inhibitors, such as erlotinib, is critical to personalizing head and neck cancer treatments... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 6:00 am Side Effect Severity Predicted In Head And Neck Cancer Patients By Thermal Imaging To Detect Oral Temperature ChangesSlight temperature increases of the oral mucus membranes early in a head and neck cancer patient's chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoradiotherapy) treatment is a predictor of severe mucositis later in treatment, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. Mucositis, or mouth sores, is a common side effect of chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer that is painful and can be very severe... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 6:00 am Long-Term Positive Results From Radiation Plus Chemotherapy For Head And Neck Cancer PatientsA select subgroup of advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy plus the chemotherapy drug cisplatin had more positive outcomes than patients treated with radiation therapy alone and continued to show positive results 10 years post-treatment, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. Researchers analyzed two subgroups totaling 410 patients who had advanced head and neck cancer and received radiation therapy or radiation therapy plus cisplatin... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 6:00 am A First For Ontario: Cardiac Stem Cell Transplant Performed At The Peter Munk Cardiac CentreHeart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant in Ontario last week using stem cells derived from the patient's own bone marrow, isolated completely within the operating room, and implanted into the heart at the time of coronary bypass surgery. Researchers hope that stem cell therapy may be developed into a novel treatment for the 50,000 Canadians diagnosed each year with advanced heart failure... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 4:00 am Removal And Storage Of Ovarian Tissue Enables Birth After Cancer TreatmentFor the first time in Germany, a woman has given birth to a child after removal and preservation of tissue from one of her ovaries. This course of action was necessary to avoid infertility owing to chemo- and radiotherapy. Andreas Müller and his colleagues report the case in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; 109[1-2]: 8-13). The majority of young female patients who need radio- or chemotherapy for treatment of a tumor express concerns about fertility... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 4:00 am Rise In Home Births In USAfter falling for 14 years, the percentage of home births in the US from 2004 to 2009 rose by 29% to the highest level since data collection on this began in 1989. However, although this looks like a big surge, the overall proportion of American women giving birth at home is still low: in 2004 only 0.56% of births were at home, rising to 0.72% in 2009. The latest statistics on American home births appears in the January 2012 National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief, from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 4:00 am New Catalytic Process Could Convert By-Products Of Diesel Production Into Anticoagulant Drugs And MoreA new catalytic process discovered at Cardiff University could unleash a range of useful new by-products from diesel fuel production. More sustainable production of sulphur-free diesel from natural gas and biomass is increasing. However the by-products, hydrocarbons like decane and other low value alkanes have little practical use. Now a discovery at the University's Cardiff Catalysis Institute has found a potential route for upgrading these by-products into more useful chemicals. In the past, synthetic reactions starting from alkanes like decane have been fraught with difficulty... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 4:00 am Protein In The Brain Could Be A Key Target In Controlling Alzheimer'sA protein recently discovered in the brain could play a key role in regulating the creation of amyloid beta, the major component of plaques implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at Temple University's School of Medicine. A group led by Domenico Pratico, professor of pharmacology and microbiology and immunology at Temple, discovered the presence of the protein, called 12/15-Lipoxygenase, in the brain three years ago. "We found this protein to be very active in the brains of people who have Alzheimer's disease," said Pratico... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 3:00 am Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina Struggle With Mental Health Years Later, Study SaysSurvivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study's lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 3:00 am World Molecular & Cell Biology Online Conference Held On February 16-18, 2012: Join For FreeTarget Meeting is a leading life science conference organizer. They specialize in organizing conferences, symposiums and workshops, which brings together the known researchers, professors and life science suppliers from across the world to debate over the latest developments in biomedical research. The 2012 World Molecular & Cell Biology Online Conference is scheduled to be held on February 16 - 18, 2012... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 3:00 am An Earlier Sign Of Autism In The BrainIn their first year of life, babies who will go on to develop autism already show different brain responses when someone looks at or away from them. Although the researchers are careful to say that the study, reported online in the Cell Press journal Current Biology, is only a first step toward earlier diagnosis, the findings do suggest that direct brain measures might help to predict the future development of autism symptoms in infants as young as six months... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 3:00 am Sedentary Lifestyle A Problem For 2 In 5 Adults With Rheumatoid ArthritisA new study, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), found that two in five adults (42%) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were inactive. Taking measures to motivate RA patients to increase their physical activity will improve public health according to the findings now available in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). The ACR estimates nearly 1.3 million adults in the U.S... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 3:00 am The Rights Of People With Disabilities Are Not Being Promoted, Study FindsHistoric legal rulings did not protect the rights of persons with disabilities, while legal rulings concerned with race or gender provided much more protection of individual rights and freedoms according to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Queen's University PhD student Christopher A. Riddle has determined in a recent study. "The motivation for this examination came from the very simple observation that the rights of persons with disabilities were not being promoted through the very mechanisms designed to ensure justice for everyone," says the study's author... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 3:00 am New Standard For Vitamin D Testing To Ensure Accurate Test ResultsAt a time of increasing concern about low vitamin D levels in the world's population and increased use of blood tests for the vitamin, scientists are reporting development of a much-needed reference material to assure that measurements of vitamin D levels are accurate. The report appears in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry. Karen Phinney and colleagues explain that medical research suggests vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency may be even more common than previously thought and a risk factor for more than just bone diseases. An estimated 50-75 percent of people in the U.S... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Infrared Analysis Of White Blood Cells Is A Promising Strategy For Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's DiseaseSpanish researchers, led by Pedro Carmona from the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia in Madrid, have uncovered a new promising way to diagnose Alzheimer's disease more accurately. Their technique, which is non-invasive, fast and low-cost, measures how much infrared radiation is either emitted or absorbed by white blood cells. Because of its high sensitivity, this method is able to distinguish between the different clinical stages of disease development thereby allowing reliable diagnosis of both mild and moderate stages of Alzheimer's... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Position Statement On The Role Of Vitamin D In Postmenopausal Women Published In MaturitasElsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has announced the publication of a position statement by the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in journal Maturitas on the role of vitamin D in postmenopausal women with summary recommendations. Vitamin D deficiency is common and may affect up to 70% of Europeans. It is classified as a public health issue as it can contribute to many diseases, especially osteoporosis... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am A Leukemia Drug Kills Cancerous T-Cells While Sparing Normal ImmunityLeukemic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (L-CTCL) is a leukemia arising from T-cells, a type of white blood cell. This cancer can involve the skin and other organs, and patients often die within three years. Rachael A. Clark, MD, PhD, BWH assistant professor of dermatology and associate dermatologist and Thomas Kupper, MD, BWH Department of Dermatology chairman and their colleagues now report a new study that low-dose Campath (alemtuzumab) not only treats patients with L-CTCL but does so without increasing their risk of infections... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Link Between Prenatal Testosterone And An Increased Risk Of Language Delay For Male InfantsNew research by Australian scientists reveals that males who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are twice as likely to experience delays in language development compared to females. The research, published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, focused on umbilical cord blood to explore the presence of testosterone when the language-related regions of a fetus' brain are undergoing a critical period of growth... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am The Importance Of Metabolism In Understanding Health Benefits Of Cocoa Flavanols: Recent Study By Mars, Incorporated And PartnersA comprehensive investigation of flavanol absorption and metabolism has provided a critical step forward in our understanding of how cocoa flavanols work in the body to exert their circulatory and cardiovascular benefits. Through the development of improved analytical methods, this recent work provides detailed insights into the extensive metabolism of flavanols, which calls into question the reliability of in vitro studies using un-metabolized materials... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Neuronal Activity Highlighted By New Fluorescent DyesResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have created a new generation of fast-acting fluorescent dyes that optically highlight electrical activity in neuronal membranes. The work is published in this week's online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The ability to visualize these small, fast-changing voltage differences between the interior and exterior of neurons - known as transmembrane potential - is considered a powerful method for deciphering how brain cells function and interact... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Traveling With Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) travelers have an increased risk of illness during trips to industrialized countries, but not to developing or tropical regions, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. "Inflammatory bowel disease patients are often advised to avoid travel, especially to the developing world... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Method Discovered By Researchers To Unravel Malaria's Genetic SecretsThe parasite that causes malaria is a genetic outlier, which has prevented scientists from discovering the functions of most of its genes. Researchers at National Jewish Health and Yale University School of Medicine have devised a technique to overcome the genetic oddity of Plasmodium falciparum, the major cause of human malaria. This new approach led them discover a new gene involved in lipid synthesis, and opens the door to further genetic discovery for the entire organism... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am 2-Year Study Finds Gardasil Does Not Trigger Autoimmune Conditions After VaccinationGardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine that is now recommended for male and female adolescents and young adults, does not trigger autoimmune conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis after vaccination in young women, according to a new study in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Kaiser Permanente researchers used electronic health records to conduct an observational safety study of 189,629 females aged 9 to 26 years old in California who were followed for six months after receiving each dose of the quadrivalent HPV vaccine in 2006-2008... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am In Battle To Prevent Pandemic Infection, Clinical Technique Sets New Standard For SpeedA new diagnosis technique developed by researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center (OSC) has succeeded in detecting influenza virus infection in only 40 minutes and with one hundred times the sensitivity of conventional methods. Clinical research conducted in 2009 and 2010 confirms the new technique accurately identified the 2009 pandemic (pdm) influenza virus in Japanese patients less than 24 hours after fever onset, much faster than standard diagnostic tests... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am A Path To The Brain Through The Nose Aids Schizophrenia ResearchA significant obstacle to progress in understanding psychiatric disorders is the difficulty in obtaining living brain tissue for study so that disease processes can be studied directly. Recent advances in basic cellular neuroscience now suggest that, for some purposes, cultured neural stem cells may be studied in order to research psychiatric disease mechanisms. But where can one obtain these cells outside of the brain? Increasingly, schizophrenia research is turning to the nose... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Cohesive Research Plan Needed To Help Avoid Potential Health And Environmental Risks From NanotechnologyDespite extensive investment in nanotechnology and increasing commercialization over the last decade, insufficient understanding remains about the environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanomaterials. Without a coordinated research plan to help guide efforts to manage and avoid potential risks, the future of safe and sustainable nanotechnology is uncertain, says a new report from the National Research Council. The report presents a strategic approach for developing research and a scientific infrastructure needed to address potential health and environmental risks of nanomaterials... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Adolescents With Autism Spend Free Time Using Solitary, Screen-Based MediaChildren with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using non-social media, including television and video-games... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Feeling Left Out? Being Ignored Hurts, Even By A StrangerFeeling like you're part of the gang is crucial to the human experience. All people get stressed out when we're left out. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that a feeling of inclusion can come from something as simple as eye contact from a stranger. Psychologists already know that humans have to feel connected to each other to be happy. A knitting circle, a church choir, or a friendly neighbor can all feed that need for connection. Eric D... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Mathematically Modeling Tumor-Immune Interactions To Aid Cancer TherapyCancer is one of the five leading causes of death. And yet, despite decades of research, there is no standardized first-line treatment for most cancers. In addition, disappointing results from predominant second-line treatments like chemotherapy have established the need for alternative methods. Mathematical modeling of cancer usually involves describing the evolution of tumors in terms of differential equations and stochastic or agent-based models, and testing the effectiveness of various treatments within the chosen mathematical framework... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Rise In Heart Disease Prevalence In The Gulf States Linked To Rapid Urbanisation As Well As Cultural HabitsWhile the rapid improvement in socio-economic conditions is thought responsible for the high rates of cardiovascular disease in the Gulf states, deep-rooted cultural factors also play a part. "We're sitting on a time bomb," says Professor Hani Najm, Vice-President of the Saudi Heart Association, whose annual conference begins Friday 27 January. "We will see a lot of heart disease over the next 15 to 20 years. Already, services are saturated. We now have to direct our resources to the primary prevention of risk factors throughout the entire Middle East... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Does The Military Make The Man Or Does The Man Make The Military?"Be all you can be," the Army tells potential recruits. The military promises personal reinvention. But does it deliver? A new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that personality does change a little after military service - German conscripts come out of the military less agreeable than their peers who chose civilian service. It's hard to do long-term studies on how personalities change... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am What Is Achilles Tendon Inflammation? What Is Achilles Tendinitis?Achilles tendinitis (tendonitis) or Achilles tendon inflammation occurs when the Achilles tendon becomes inflamed as a result of the Achilles tendon being put under too much strain. The Achilles tendon joins the calf muscles to the heel bone, and is found at the back of a person's lower leg. It is the largest tendon in the body and is able to endure great force, but is still susceptible to injury. Achiles tendinitis is usually the result of strenuous, high impact exercise, such as running... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Lower Limb Amputation Rates Associated With Diabetes Drop, USAn investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that between 1996 and 2008, the number of leg and foot amputations among U.S. individuals, aged 40+ with diagnosed diabetes, decreased by 65%. The study, entitled "Declining Rates of Hospitalization for Non-traumatic Lower-Extremity Amputation in the Diabetic Population Aged 40 years or Older: U.S., 1988-2008," is published online in the current issue of Diabetes Care. In 1996, the age-adjusted rate of leg and foot amputations was 11.2 per 1,000 individuals with diabetes. However, in 2008 this rate fell to 3... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Patient-Centered Approach To Replacing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Suggested By CardiologistsMore than 100,000 implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted in the United States annually, fully a quarter of those are generator replacements simply because the battery is depleted. But are all those replacements necessary and should they actually be performed? Writing in the Jan. 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors at the CardioVascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center suggest the answer is surely no... Posted on 27 January 2012 | 2:00 am Breast Implant Boss ArrestedThe scandal of the faulty, badly made breast implants from French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) continues with the arrest of Jean-Claude Mas, 72, who according to police has been held at his home in Six-Fours-les-Plages in the South of France. Up to 400,000 thousand women are believed to have been given the implants and the problem extends across some 65 countries, with England and France amongst others assuring those involved that the public health system will cover the cost of removing or replacing the implants... Posted on 26 January 2012 | 7:00 pm Breast Cancer Tissue Bank Opens To All, UKThe first national breast cancer tissue bank in the UK has opened its vaults of precious breast cancer tissue to all researchers in the UK and Ireland, providing a massive boost to breast cancer research. The bank is a unique collaboration of four leading research institutions and the NHS. Donor's breast tissue samples, blood samples, as well as data about the donor's breast cancer are all stored in this revolutionary new bank... Posted on 26 January 2012 | 6:00 pm More Black Tea Lowers Blood PressureTea, the second most consumed drink after water, may help lower blood pressure. Scientists at The University Of Western Australia and Unilever, state in Archives of Internal Medicine, that drinking black tea three times a day may drastically lower a person's systolic and diastolic blood pressure... Posted on 26 January 2012 | 4:00 pm Rapid Urbanization And Cultural Habits Responsible For High Prevalence Of Heart Disease In Gulf StatesAlthough it is believed that rapid improvement in socio-economic conditions are responsible for the high prevalence of heart disease in the Gulf states, cultural factors are also to blame according to researchers. Professor Hani Najm, Vice-President of the Saudi Heart Association, whose yearly conference starts on Friday 27 January, explained: "We're sitting on a time bomb. We will see a lot of heart disease over the next 15 to 20 years. Already, services are saturated. We now have to direct our resources to the primary prevention of risk factors throughout the entire Middle East... Posted on 26 January 2012 | 11:00 am Self-HPV Testing Could Be An Effective Cervical Cancer Screening MethodA study published January 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute , has found that self-HPV (human papillomavirus) testing, in low-resource settings, may be a more effective way to screen for cervical cancer than liquid-based cytology (LBC) and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers found in women. Each year, around 530,000 women are diagnosed with the disease, resulting in an estimated 275,000 deaths... Posted on 26 January 2012 | 11:00 am 7% Of Americans Have Oral HPVA study published online in JAMA on Thursday suggests 7% of men and women in the US carry the Human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that causes a distinct form of cancer that affects the part of the throat that sits at the back of the mouth. The study suggests oral HPV infection is predominantly sexually transmitted, and estimates that men are nearly three times more likely to have the virus than women. Maura L. Gillison, Professor in the College of Medicine at Ohio State University (OSU), and others carried out the study... Posted on 26 January 2012 | 11:00 am Rebif® For Early Symptoms Of Multiple Sclerosis, UKRebif® (interferon beta-1a), a disease-modifying medication used to treat relapsing forms of multiple Sclerosis (MS), is now available in the UK to treat individuals with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), a potential early indicator of MS, announced Merck Serono, a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The announcement comes after the recent positive opinion adopted by the Committee of Medicinal Products (CHMP), the scientific committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA)... Posted on 26 January 2012 | 11:00 am
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