http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Asymptomatic lung congestion increases dialysis patients' risks of dying prematurely or experiencing heart attacks or other cardiac events, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The study also found that using lung ultrasound to detect this congestion helps identify patients at risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-ultrasound-lung-congestion-dialysis-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:00:01 EST news281289664 The number of incorrect cancer prognoses can be halved with computerised image analysis. In three years time, the method can be used on patients with bowel cancer, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-method-halves-wrongful-cancer-prognoses.html Cancer Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:12:39 EST news279360748 Encouraging safety and efficacy data on novel and emerging therapies presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) signal an important step forward in the development of treatment strategies for patients with hard-to-treat leukemia, myeloma, and myelofibrosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-therapeutic-agents-patients-hard-to-treat-blood.html Cancer Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:50:04 EST news274274478 Scientists have discovered two separate genetic 'signatures' for prostate cancer that appear to be able to predict the severity of the disease, leading to hopes that in future, accuracy of prognosis and treatment of the disease could be greatly improved. Two Articles published in The Lancet Oncology reveal distinctive patterns of RNA—the genetic material that helps turn DNA into proteins—which appear to be able to predict whether patients have an aggressive prostate cancer, or whether they have a milder form of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-scientists-genetic-signatures-aggressive-prostate.html Cancer Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:30:01 EST news268913570 Delirium, a common acute condition with significant short- and long-term effects on cognition and function, should be identified as an indicator of poor long-term prognosis, prompting immediate and effective management strategies, according to the authors of a new systematic evidence review. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-roadmap-delirium-treatment-prognosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:27:21 EST news267186426 A researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center and his international team of colleagues have reported study results on a novel multireceptor-targeted somatostatin analogue called pasireotide (SOM230) manufactured by Novartis Pharma AG. The Phase II, open-label, multicenter study in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors (NET) whose symptoms were no longer responsive to octreotide LAR therapy found that the drug was effective and well tolerated in controlling patient symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-drug-patients-neuroendocrine-tumors.html Cancer Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:09:02 EST news263477333 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have demonstrated that the inhibition of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in mouse models of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), an aggressive and incurable subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that becomes resistant to treatment, can harness the immune system to eradicate residual malignant cells responsible for disease relapse. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-potential-key-treatment-mantle-cell.html Cancer Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:16:58 EST news261832609 A diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is generally a death sentence, but new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison lab of Dr. John Kuo shows that at least one subtype is associated with a longer life expectancy. This discovery could help with better patient prognoses and lead to targeted drug treatments for GBM subtypes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-prognosis-tool-deadly-brain-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:31:43 EST news259414294 Family members of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) tend to be overly optimistic about the possibility of recovery despite being told that the prognosis is grim, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings, reported in the March 6 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, indicate that family members try to sustain hope and harbor beliefs that their loved one will defy medical odds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-family-members-icu-patients-optimistic.html Health Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:00:02 EST news250166872