Archive: 03/14/2012
In developing countries, female sex workers 14 times more likely to become infected by HIV
Female sex workers in low- and middle-income countries are nearly 14 times more likely to be infected by HIV compared to the rest of country's population, according to an analysis by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg ...
HIV & AIDS
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First generic lexapro approved
(HealthDay) -- The Israeli drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals has gained the first U.S. approval to market generic Lexapro (escitalopram) to treat depression and general anxiety disorder, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Medications
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Study finds PSA testing cuts prostate cancer death risk, but does it save lives?
(HealthDay) -- Adding another perspective to one of the most controversial and confounding issues in medicine, a new European study reports that men who received routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests ...
Cancer
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FDA may probe TX firm that held Perry's stem cells
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has received a complaint against a company that stored adult stem cells from Texas Governor Rick Perry for use in an experimental procedure to treat his back pain.
Other
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Boomers finding space for team, fitness sports
(AP) -- The country's largest generation is running, walking, swimming and using exercise machines in hopes of changing the face of aging.
Health
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Experimental pill may ease multiple sclerosis disability
(HealthDay) -- Yet another orally taken medication shows some promise in preventing relapse and disability for people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, a new report suggests.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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New drug now available for actinic keratosis
A new topical gel now available by prescription significantly decreases the amount of time needed to treat actinic keratosis, a skin condition that is a common precursor to skin cancer, according to a multi-center trial led ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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How to best help your child lose weight: Lose weight yourself
A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and The University of Minnesota indicates that a parent's weight change is a key contributor to the success of a child's weight loss in ...
Health
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Study finds genes improving survival with higher chemo doses in leukemia
New research published in the March 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine identifies gene mutations associated with improved overall survival with higher doses of chemotherapy for patients with acute myeloid leukem ...
Cancer
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Genetic profiling helps doctors more accurately predict prognosis, guide treatment decisions for leukemia patients
Researchers have identified a set of genetic abnormalities in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) that doctors can use to more accurately predict patients' prognoses and select treatments that are most likely to ...
Cancer
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Study finds expensive procedure no more effective than medical therapy to prevent strokes
A catheter procedure that closes a hole in patients' hearts was no more effective than medical therapy in preventing recurrent strokes, according to a new study published in the March 15 issue of the New England Journal of ...
Cardiology
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Seeing pictures of food affects taste perception
Just looking at images of food can change our taste experience, according to research published Mar. 14 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
Health
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Controversial study promoting psychic ability debunked
In response to a 2011 study suggesting the existence of precognition, or the ability to predict future events using psychic powers, a new group of researchers report that attempts to replicate the previous results were unsuccessful. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Health groups issue cervical cancer screening guidelines
The American Cancer Society (ACS), the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have released new guidelines for the prevention and early detection ...
Cancer
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Scientists map genetic evolution of leukemia
The diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood cancer, often causes confusion. While some patients can be treated with repeated blood transfusions, others require chemotherapy, leaving some uncertainty ...
Cancer
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