Archive: 04/29/2011
Investigational agent shows promise in reducing spread of prostate cancer
A drug developed to treat Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare childhood cancer, may also help prevent human prostate cancer from spreading, as seen in new lab studies say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, ...
Cancer
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Robotic surgery effective for removing hard-to-reach throat cancer
Robotic surgery has become a mainstream tool for removing an ever-increasing variety of head and neck tumors. Now, a team of head and neck surgeons from Mayo Clinic has found robotic surgery can treat cancer in the narrow, ...
Cancer
Apr 29, 2011 |
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Health literacy tests underutilized; may improve elderly cancer patients' care and outcomes
Low health literacy is a significant barrier to quality care, especially among elderly patients, but increased use of simple and effective health literacy assessment tests by nurses and clinicians can help improve communication ...
Health
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Network created to address obesity, chronic health issues in Appalachian region
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, residents of many Appalachian counties are three times more likely to die from diabetes than someone living in other counties in the same state, or in most other ...
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Researchers discover mechanism that could convert certain cells into insulin-making cells
Simply put, people develop diabetes because they don't have enough pancreatic beta cells to produce the insulin necessary to regulate their blood sugar levels.
Medical research
Apr 29, 2011 |
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Black cardiac arrest patients more likely to be admitted to hospitals with lowest survival rates
Black cardiac arrest victims are more likely to die when they're treated in hospitals that care for a large black population than when they're brought to hospitals with a greater proportion of white patients, according to ...
Other
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Children with bedroom TVs might be at greater obesity risk
A new small study of Hispanic children found that those with TVs in their bedrooms were more likely to be overweight.
Health
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The rewards of doing 'something'
just as long as they are doing something. That's one of the findings summarized in a new review article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 29, 2011 |
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Positive media campaigns help minorities put down cigarettes
While African-American smokers are less likely to receive quitting advice from their doctors or use quit aids, media campaigns that offer positive encouragement can have an impact on getting them to quit, finds a new study.
Health
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Bladder 'pacemaker' can fix overactive bladder, other voiding issues
If your day is punctuated by urgent trips to the bathroom or trouble emptying your bladder, you might have a voiding dysfunction condition. The good news is that it can be easily treated.
Cancer
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How HIV changes and reproduces
Years ago, identical twin baby boys received a blood transfusion tainted with HIV. Today, one twin is relatively healthy with a near-normal immune system, but his brother is five years behind on the growth ...
HIV & AIDS
Apr 29, 2011 |
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African-Americans more active users of smoking 'quitlines'
African-Americans are consistently more likely than white smokers to use telephone help lines to quit smoking, and are more responsive to mass media messages promoting the “quitline,” finds a long-term California ...
Health
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ResQPod, ResQPump: New devices to aid cardiac arrest patients
(Medical Xpress) -- When someone suffers sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital, their chances of survival are less than 10%, however, if being treated with two new devices instead of traditional CPR ...
Other
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Key regulator of nervous system development works by blocking signaling protein
Neuroepithelial stem cells, the early progenitors for much of the nervous system, need to maintain a keen sense of direction in order to properly manage replication, migration and maturation. These cells are ...
Neuroscience
Apr 29, 2011 |
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Personal contact reduces tension, prejudice
(Medical Xpress) -- Does interacting with other groups reduce prejudice and conflict? Can it be proven? "The answer is yes, it helps, overwhelmingly," says Thomas F. Pettigrew, social psychology research professor ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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