News tagged with treatment outcome

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Noninvasive assay monitored treatment response in patients with metastatic prostate cancer

Deciding the ideal treatment for patients with metastatic prostate cancer that stops responding to initial therapy could be guided by certain analyses of cancer cells isolated from the patients' blood, according to data published ...

Cancer created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antibiotic shows promise in treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis

When tested in patients hospitalized with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) unresponsive to previous treatment, linezolid, an antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections, proved largely effective when ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prior alcohol consumption does not impair HCV treatment

(HealthDay)—For patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) treated with pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin (P/R), drinking patterns and the amount of alcohol consumed before treatment do not impact treatment ...

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

Cannabis withdrawal symptoms might have clinical importance

Cannabis users have a greater chance of relapse to cannabis use when they experience certain withdrawal symptoms, according to research published Sep. 26 in the open access journal PLOS ONE led by David Allsop of the Nation ...

Addiction created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Change in treatment regime for cryptococcal meningitis may be needed

The most cost-effective treatment for cryptococcal meningitis (a serious infection of the brain membranes, usually in people with AIDS or other immune system deficiencies) is different to that currently recommended by the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcoholics Anonymous participation promotes long-term recovery

A new study published in a special issue of Substance Abuse finds that recovering alcoholics who help others in 12-step programs furthers their time sober, consideration for others, step-work, and long-term meeting attend ...

Addiction created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More research needed on the best treatment options for multidrug-resistant TB

The use of newer drugs, a greater number of effective drugs, and a longer treatment regimen may be associated with improved survival of patients with multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TR), according to a large study by ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is long-term weight loss possible after menopause?

Many people can drop pounds quickly in the early phases of a diet, but studies have found that it is difficult to keep the weight off in the long term. For post-menopausal women, natural declines in energy expenditure could ...

Health created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Couple's therapy appears to decrease PTSD symptoms, improve relationship

Among couples in which one partner was diagnosed as having posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), participation in disorder-specific couple therapy resulted in decreased PTSD symptom severity and increased patient relationship ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers investigate drug resistant ovarian cancer to improve clinical treatment

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study by TCD researchers investigates drug-resistant ovarian cancer cells. The findings which have been recently published in the international publication, PLoS One will increase ...

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

New research confirms efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression

In one of the first studies to look at transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in real-world clinical practice settings, researchers at Butler Hospital, along with colleagues across the U.S., confirmed that ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New Queen's spin-in company to revolutionize cancer detection

The development of novel medical imaging techniques to revolutionise cancer detection and treatment will be the result of a new partnership announced today between Queen's University Belfast and Cirdan Imaging Ltd.

Cancer created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds significantly higher rate of untreated kidney failure among older adults

In a study that included nearly 2 millions adults in Canada, the rate of progression to untreated kidney failure was considerably higher among older adults, compared to younger individuals, according to a study in the June ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The right combination: Overcoming drug resistance in cancer

Overactive epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling has been linked to the development of cancer. Several drug therapies have been developed to treat these EGFR-associated cancers; however, many patients have developed ...

Cancer created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better urban planning essential to improve health of 60% of global population that will be living in cities by 2030

The proportion of the world's population that lives in cities has been steadily rising, so that three in five of all people globally will live in a city by 2030. The University College London/Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities ...

Health created May 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0