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You could be sick ... but probably not

Do you automatically assume that a headache is a brain tumor? Do you worry that a minor cut could lead to flesh-eating bacteria ravaging a limb and requiring massive surgical intervention?

Health created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Better analgesia from pelvic plexus block in prostate biopsy

(HealthDay) -- Compared with periprostatic nerve block (PNB), pelvic plexus block (PPB), performed under Doppler ultrasound guidance, provides better pain relief for men during office-based transrectal ultrasound-guided ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First child to receive stem cell trachea transplant doing well after two years

The follow-up of the procedure, carried out in 2010 at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), shows that the new organ has strengthened and does not appear to have induced any signs of rejection. The 13-year-old boy who received ...

Surgery created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Benefits of prostate-specific antigen testing remain unclear

(HealthDay) -- It remains unclear whether the benefits of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing outweigh the harms, but evidence suggests that men with a longer life expectancy may benefit from testing, ...

Cancer created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Active surveillance cost-effective for prostate cancer

(HealthDay) -- In a theoretical cohort of 120,000 men, selecting active surveillance for prostate cancer results in considerable cost savings at five and 10 years of follow-up, compared with immediate treatment, ...

Cancer created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TGen method isolates biospecimens for treatment of kidney disease

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have developed a method of isolating biospecimens that could lead to a less costly, less invasive and more accurate way of diagnosing chronic kidney disease, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New guidelines issued for biopsy use in melanoma patients

(HealthDay) -- Sentinel lymph node biopsy -- a minimally invasive surgical technique that lets doctors see whether cancer has spread -- should be performed on patients with melanoma tumors of intermediate ...

Cancer created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sentinel node biopsy safe for vulvar squamous cell cancer

(HealthDay) -- For women with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the vulva, sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy may be safely used in place of inguinal femoral lymphadenectomy, according to research published online ...

Cancer created Jul 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Correlates of diabetic foot complications identified

(HealthDay) -- For patients with diabetes, increased poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) immunoreactivity, reduced abundance of type 1 procollagen, and impaired skin structure correlate with foot complications, according ...

Diabetes created Jul 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fertility preservation with cryopreservation of ovarian tissue: from experimental to mainstream

Although the first successful preservation of fertility from the freezing, thawing and grafting of ovarian tissue was reported eight years ago,(1) the technique has remained experimental and confined to a few specialist centres. ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jul 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study finds low rates of biopsy contribute to celiac disease underdiagnosis in US

Under-performance of small bowel biopsy during endoscopy may be a major reason that celiac disease remains underdiagnosed in the United States, according to a new study published online recently in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Invest ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common blood pressure drug linked to severe GI problems

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered an association between a commonly prescribed blood pressure drug, Olmesartan, and severe gastrointestinal issues such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss and electrolyte abnormalities ...

Medications created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

PET quickly predicts success of brain cancer treatment

A study revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 59th Annual Meeting provides some hope for those with a malignant brain cancer called glioma.A method of molecular imaging that mimics an essential amino acid in the brain ...

Cancer created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elimination diet can treat eosinophilic esophagitis in adults

(HealthDay) -- A six-food elimination diet can successfully treat adults with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), according to a study published in the June issue of Gastroenterology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 08, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Liquid Biopsy': Blood test gives 'real-time' picture of cancer

(Medical Xpress) -- A simple and cost-effective blood test could be used to monitor how a patient is responding to treatment and detect genetic faults in their cancer as they happen, according to a Cancer Research UK study.

Cancer created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast