Archive: 06/06/2012

Almost one-quarter of European countries do not provide access to biologics for arthritis

Data from a study presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrates the vast inequalities in access to biologics for the treatments of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) across ...

Jun 6, 2012

Tocilizumab is more effective than adalimumab at reducing signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

Data presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrates that tocilizumab monotherapy is more effective than adalimumab monotherapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis ...

Jun 6, 2012

Researchers uncover new clues about the origin of cancer

A study by Travis H. Stracker, researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), in collaboration with scientists at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York, reveals new information ...

Jun 6, 2012

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Blood test provides 'snapshot' of tumor drug response

(Medical Xpress) -- Counting the number of tumour cells in blood samples taken before and after treatment for advanced neuroendocrine tumors could provide a ‘snapshot’ of how well patients are responding within ...

Jun 6, 2012

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Logging on to lose weight may be a tough sell for employers

Many companies offer workplace wellness programs to help employees lose weight and improve their diets, but the long-term benefits depend on sustained lifestyle changes. A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine ...

Jun 6, 2012

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Professor's fly question may hold answer to mosquito-borne fever

(Medical Xpress) -- The office of Michael Turelli, distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology, is lined with books written by the world’s preeminent evolutionary geneticists. Most are ...

Jun 6, 2012

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Calorie-restricted diet keeps heart young

(Medical Xpress) -- People who restrict their caloric intake in an effort to live longer have hearts that function more like those in people who are 20 years younger.

Jun 6, 2012

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Cancer breathalyzer: Researchers developing breath test for possible diagnosis of lung and breast cancers

(Medical Xpress) -- A breath test designed to detect established lung cancer in humans showed promising results in a study conducted by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Winship Cancer Institute of ...

Jun 6, 2012

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Standard measures of clinical care of blood pressure misleading, say researchers

(Medical Xpress) -- Standard performance measures used by health care systems and insurance companies to assess how well physicians are controlling their patients’ blood pressure tell an incomplete and potentially misleading ...

Jun 6, 2012

Everything we think we know - and know we don't know - about cancer

A book written for the general reader, "Betrayed by Nature: The War on Cancer" by Dr Robin Hesketh, sets out in plain English what goes wrong in our bodies when cells begin to replicate in an abnormal manner, and what science ...

Jun 6, 2012

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Archive: 06/06/2012

Almost one-quarter of European countries do not provide access to biologics for arthritis

Tocilizumab is more effective than adalimumab at reducing signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers uncover new clues about the origin of cancer

Blood test provides 'snapshot' of tumor drug response

Logging on to lose weight may be a tough sell for employers

Professor's fly question may hold answer to mosquito-borne fever

Calorie-restricted diet keeps heart young

Cancer breathalyzer: Researchers developing breath test for possible diagnosis of lung and breast cancers

Standard measures of clinical care of blood pressure misleading, say researchers

Everything we think we know - and know we don't know - about cancer

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