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Hysterectomy, NO increase risk of CVD

Written by | 16 May 2013

Positive findings differ from previous studies on hysterectomy, heart disease risk.  Having a hysterectomy with or without ovary removal in mid-life does not increase a woman’s risk of… read more.

AATS Report 2013 – CT superior to chest X-ray for lung cancer

Written by | 13 May 2013

Greater sensitivity, with lower radiation dose, allows for faster treatment, reported at 93rd AATS Annual Meeting.  Lung cancer is associated with very high mortality, in part because it… read more.

Duloxetine shows efficacy in cutting pain from chemotherapy

Written by | 9 May 2013

FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Patients suffering chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy treated with the anti-depressant duloxetine for 5 weeks achieved a greater reduction in pain compared with patients… read more.

Dramatic decline in genital wart rate among young women in Australia results from National HPV Vaccine Program

Written by | 9 May 2013

by Bruce Sylvester – taken from the BMJ – Researchers have reported a significant decline in the proportion of young women diagnosed with genital warts in Australia following… read more.

Preliminary results of gene-based immune therapy in ALL

Written by | 1 May 2013

Researchers reported encouraging but preliminary results of gene-based immune therapy in two children with relapsed and refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Genital wart HPV vaccine success

Written by | 30 Apr 2013

Significant benefit also seen in men.  The proportion of young women diagnosed with genital warts in Australia has seen a significant decline thanks to the HPV vaccine, say… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – Transplantation clinical trials forum – Results of BTS member survey

Written by | 23 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Dion Morton, Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, University of Birmingham & Sir Peter John Morris, Centre for Evidence in Transplantation, Royal… read more.

Winter effects breast cancer treatment

Written by | 19 Apr 2013

Effects reduced by up to 30 percent by low-vitamin D season.  For women diagnosed with oestrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer, tamoxifen is an essential drug used in… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – Risk of cancer transmission from organ donors

Written by | 19 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Rajeev Desai, National Health Service Blood and Transplant, Bristol.  The risk of cancer transmission via transplanted organs is very low… read more.

ACC 2013 Report – The end for Niacin?

Written by | 14 Apr 2013

Results from a landmark study of specially formulated niacin in 25,673 high-risk patients appears to have extinguished any clinical role for niacin to reduce the risk of cardiovascular… read more.

Prevention requires professionals to go into communities

Written by | 3 Apr 2013

Scotland takes action to tackle relationship between deprivation and CVD.  Deprivation represents the “elephant in the room” with regard to cardiovascular disease (CVD), and health care professionals have… read more.

WBC play key role in controlling RBC levels

Written by | 21 Mar 2013

Researchers have found that macrophages that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body’s red blood cells (RBCs)…. read more.

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