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(Medical Xpress)—A combination of therapies may prove to be a promising advance for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer based on results of a phase I clinical trial, say researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-deadly-thyroid-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:59:34 EST news285580768 A randomized controlled trial finds that 12 weeks of physical plus mental activity in inactive older adults with cognitive complaints was associated with significant improvement in cognitive function but there was no difference between intervention and control groups, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-cognitive-function-physical-mental-older.html Health Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:00:02 EST news284036494 A natural, nontoxic product called genistein-combined polysaccharide, or GCP, which is commercially available in health stores, could help lengthen the life expectancy of certain prostate cancer patients, UC Davis researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-mushroom-supplemented-soybean-therapeutic-advanced-prostate.html Cancer Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:23:28 EST news280588913 Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have found that for people harboring a genetic predisposition that is prevalent among Americans, beta carotene, which the body converts to a close cousin of vitamin A, may lower the risk for the most common form of diabetes, while gamma tocopherol, the major form of vitamin E in the American diet, may increase risk for the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-beta-carotene-people-common-genetic.html Diabetes Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:26:34 EST news278090787 The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010), has found people around the world are living longer but often with many years of compromised health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-longer-disability.html Health Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:29:09 EST news274692538 Traditionally, age demographics in each of South Dakota's 66 counties would resemble a pyramid: wide at the bottom for people in their younger years and narrow at the top for the older population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-population-strain-counties-quality-life.html Health Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:10:01 EST news270285213 Earlier this year, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the world's leading kidney organization, joined other groups in a campaign to help health care professionals and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical interventions. A new article in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) outlines the ASN's top five recommendations for the campaign and the rationale behind them. Following these recommendations would lower costs and lead to better care for patients with kidney disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-kidney-society-ways-procedures.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:00:01 EST news266764059 According to a study presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are prescribed biologic treatments have a significantly lower mortality risk (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]: 0.61) than those just treated with traditional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs).The study also found the mortality was similar irrespective of the method of action of biologics (anti-tumour necrosis factor drugs [anti-TNFs] or rituximab). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-disease-biologic-treatment-life-ra.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:10:01 EST news258273747 (HealthDay) -- Nine physician specialty groups have created lists of common tests or procedures that they believe are often overused or unnecessary, to help doctors and patients make wiser decisions about care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-physician-groups-medical.html Health Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:40:01 EST news252757441 (Medical Xpress) -- Veterans Affairs hospitals screen elderly men with limited life expectancies for prostate cancer at surprisingly high rates, even though guidelines recommend against such screening, according to a study led by a physician at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-prostate-cancer-screenings-va-hospitals.html Cancer Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:10:12 EST news245495402 Whether you are a twentysomething, Gen Xer or Baby Boomer, the older crew has an edge on you, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-americans-arent-prime.html Health Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:43:53 EST news228977013 A study of Canadian home-care patients suggests doctors may be overprescribing antibiotics for patients receiving ongoing medical care at home. The study, published in the June issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, suggests that more should be done to monitor antibiotic use in home-care patients to avoid misuse that could decrease the efficacy of the drugs over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-hints-antibiotic-overuse-home-care-patients.html Health Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:14:07 EST news227355176 While people in Japan, Canada, and other nations are enjoying significant gains in life expectancy every year, most counties within the United States are falling behind, according to a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-life-counties-falls-world-healthiest.html Health Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:23:39 EST news227330606