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Evidence growing that aspirin helps prevent cancer

Written by | 14 Jun 2012

Taken from The Lancet – by Bruce Sylvester – Two papers published in March, 2012 in The Lancet suggest that daily aspirin use can be protective against cancer.

Use of high blood pressure medication by heart failure patients does not appear to increase mortality

Written by | 14 Jun 2012

Taken from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – by Bruce Sylvester – A registry study including data on nearly 6,500 patients shows that use of… read more.

Outcomes better with non-surgical valve replacement than standard medical therapy

Written by | 14 Jun 2012

Taken from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) – by Bruce Sylvester – Aortic stenosis patients who are too ill to undergo open-heart surgery have achieved  better… read more.

US health care: doing less with more

Written by | 14 Jun 2012

World Health Matters (U.S.A.) – by Gary Finnegan – The United States is paying far more for health services than 12 comparable industrialised nations but the quality of… read more.

Genes increases risk of osteoporosis fractures

Written by | 14 Jun 2012

World Health Matters (Sweden) – by Gary Finnegan – Scientists in Sweden believe that have identified a set of genetic variations which cause osteoporosis.

Children with cancer have complete responses in a Children’s Oncology Group phase 1 trial

Written by | 12 Jun 2012

Pictured: Dr. Yael P. Mosse is a pediatric oncologist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researcher leads trial of ALK inhibitor in neuroblastoma, lymphoma. … read more.

The Mater Institute of Research & Therapy(MIRT) MD-PHD mentorship programme

Written by | 12 Jun 2012

A key goal of MIRT is to train and mentor the clinician scientists of the future. An Interview with Dr. Peter O’Gorman, Consultant Haematologist, at the Mater University… read more.

The Mater Institute of Research & Therapy(MIRT) MD-PHD mentorship programme

Written by | 12 Jun 2012

A key goal of MIRT is to train and mentor the clinician scientists of the future. An Interview with Dr. Peter O’Gorman, Consultant Haematologist, at the Mater University… read more.

Gene study suggests new way to treat chronic pain

Written by | 11 Jun 2012

Gene that encodes crucial pain receptor may be key to individualizing therapy for major health problem.

Chronic pain is relieved by cell transplantation in lab study

Written by | 11 Jun 2012

UCSF scientists aim to use embryonic stem cells for treatment.

SABCS 2011 Report – New standards in the management of HER2+ breast cancer tumours

Written by | 14 May 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2011 was as exciting as ever with much new data and up-dates presented. Despite the ‘hot off… read more.

Breast cancer and survivorship

Written by | 14 May 2012

by Dr Alison Louise Jones (pictured) – The headline figures are that the majority of women survive a diagnosis of breast cancer: 78% of those women currently diagnosed… read more.

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