http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. In the E coli outbreak in Germany in May 2011, treatment with azithromycin was associated with a lower frequency of long-term carriage of the bacteria and shorter duration of shedding of the bacteria in stool specimens, according to a study in the March 14 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-intestinal-coli-infection-antibiotic-duration.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:00:08 EST news250868968 An international research team led by cell biologists at the University of California, Riverside has uncovered a new insight into colon cancer, the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The research provides potential new avenues for diagnosing and treating the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-cell-biologists-mechanism-people-susceptible.html Cancer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:29:07 EST news248030925 Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing of self-collected specimens may be a more effective way to screen for cervical cancer in low-resource settings compared to visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and liquid-based cytology (LBC), according to a study published January 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-self-collection-hpv-dna-effective-cervical.html Cancer Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:11 EST news246555172 The nature of the connective tissue surrounding lung cancer nests can help predict the aggressiveness of squamous cell carcinoma, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-fibrous-stroma-poor-prognosis-lung.html Cancer Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:40:39 EST news234092427 Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have found a marker called ABCB5 that both tags a small proportion of cells within colorectal cancers and fuels resistance in those cells to standard treatments. The results indicate that eliminating ABCB5-expressing cells is crucial for successful colorectal cancer treatment, while adding to the growing body of evidence for a theory of cancer growth called the cancer stem cell hypothesis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-cellular-root-colorectal-cancers.html Cancer Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:49:58 EST news226748977 Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have discovered a new biomarker related to the body's immune system that can predict a breast cancer patients' risk of cancer recurrence. This breakthrough may lead to new genetic testing that further personalizes breast cancer care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-biomarker-breast-cancer-relapse.html Cancer Mon, 16 May 2011 12:43:11 EST news224768571 (Medical Xpress) -- Learning anatomy online is to benefit from a new tool using the latest technology, which allows users to see real specimens in high-definition 3D. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-3d-anatomy-online-closer-real.html Other Mon, 16 May 2011 07:49:08 EST news224750832