AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was at Duke University Medical Center on Monday for a risky six-hour surgery for his cancerous brain tumor, and faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment following the procedure.
AP - Targeted brain surgery like that chosen for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is a delicate balance removing as much tumor as possible improves cancer control, but there's also the risk of harming healthy brain tissue that lets patients walk and talk.
There are not enough primary care physicians in Massachusetts to meet the demand for care created by the state's health insurance law, according to health care reform advocates and medical professionals, the Boston Globe reports. Jon Kingsdale, executive director of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, said that as of Jan. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Nigeria's restrictive abortion laws are major contributors to the country's high maternal mortality rate, according to a draft report of the Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria discussed at a recent stakeholders meeting by Secretary General Professor Innocent Ujah, This Day/AllAfrica.com reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
One of the most important hearing characteristics is the ability to analyse frequencies within sound. Little is known about how this is accomplished in the diverse hearing systems found in the animal kingdom. Our study shows how the locust mechanically processes different frequencies using its outer ear membrane. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Dotted Eyes has been chosen by the NHS in England and Wales to provide digital mapping data to the NHS in a landmark four-year agreement. The company has been awarded the contract following an OJEU competitive tendering process run by The NHS Information Centre (The IC) on behalf of both ambulance trusts and the wider NHS in England. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
The trend for increasing biodiversity from the poles to the tropics is one of the best-known patterns in nature. This latitudinal gradient has primarily been documented using extant species as the measure of biodiversity. Eo et al. (2008) evaluated this pattern by considering the magnitude of genetic divergence among populations within 45 species of plants. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Data presented at a conference in America shows that catheters impregnated with the antibiotics minocycline and rifampin not only reduce the risk of bacteraemia (the presence of bacteria in the blood), but also the likelihood of bacteria developing antibiotic resistance. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Cancer: The Miami-Dade branch of the American Cancer Society Miami and the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, has launched the 'Estamos Contigo' campaign, which translates to 'We Are With You,' and seeks to raise public awareness of cancer in the Hispanic community, the Miami Herald reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Early proof-of-concept studies presented today show RAD001 (everolimus) may offer a novel treatment strategy for breast cancer by enhancing the efficacy of, and overcoming resistance to, several commonly used breast cancer treatments. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
The Barbados Parliament on Tuesday approved a plan to spend 180 million Barbados dollars, or about $90 million, over the next five years to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country, Barbados' Nation News reports. According to Minister of Community Development and Culture Steven Blackett, about 4,700 people in Barbados, or 1. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Researchers have identified a new marker for selecting patients for targeted therapy. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 1:37 pm
Sen. Edward Kennedy announced Monday he will undergo surgery at Duke University Medical Center to treat a malignant brain tumor. He'll remain there for about a week, then head to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for radiation and chemotherapy.
HealthDay - SATURDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- People who survived Hodgkin
lymphoma as children have an increased risk of developing and dying from
another cancer or cardiovascular disease as adults, according to a new
report. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Jun 2008 | 1:02 pm
The Moffitt Cancer Center said findings from a clinical trial presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting evaluating REVLIMID (lenalidomide) as a monotherapy is both effective and well-tolerated in patients who have been previously treated for multiple myeloma with two or more therapies. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
The efficacy of vaginal brachytherapy is comparable to that of eternal beam radiation in the prevention of disease recurrence in high-risk patients with endometrial cancer, but gastrointestinal toxicity is lower. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 11:58 am
Millions of people with HIV/Aids in the world's poorer countries still fail to get drugs which could save their lives. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Jun 2008 | 11:12 am
AP - Surprising research suggests that childhood cancer is most common in the Northeast, results that even caught experts off guard. But some specialists say it could just reflect differences in reporting.
Dr. Robbins’s studies of the thyroid gland helped explain how it helps govern metabolism and how thyroid cancers caused by radiation may be treated or possibly prevented.
Data presented at a weekend conference could increase sales of ImClone System’s Erbitux by allowing it to be used as an initial treatment for some lung and colorectal cancers.
For the first time, a bisphosphonate has shown a substantial clinical benefit in early breast cancer, reducing both local and distant disease. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 12:02 am
People who choose not to talk about traumatic experiences often fare better than those who do. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:25 pm
Scientists claim they have found gene variants which influence whether we walk upright or on all fours. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:09 pm
Tests used in pregnancy only pick up half of potential chromosomal abnormalities, Italian research warns. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:05 pm
In older women with early-stage breast cancer, single-agent oral capecitabine was inferior to 2 different conventional chemotherapy regimens. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 8:17 pm
AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was at Duke University Medical Center on Monday for a risky six-hour surgery for his cancerous brain tumor, and faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment following the procedure.
AP - Targeted brain surgery like that chosen for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is a delicate balance removing as much tumor as possible improves cancer control, but there's also the risk of harming healthy brain tissue that lets patients walk and talk.
AP - Surprising research suggests that childhood cancer is most common in the Northeast, results that even caught experts off guard. But some specialists say it could just reflect differences in reporting.