Archive: 09/07/2015
Researchers find potential link between fat in blood and blood vessel recovery in ischemia
The buildup of fat in the blood makes a bad situation worse - it not only raises a person's risk for heart attack or stroke but also impairs the growth of new blood vessels. How excess fat in the blood - a condition known ...
Jul 9, 2015
Studies focus on teens, adults at end of life
A related package of articles published online by JAMA Oncology focuses on end-of-life care for teens and young adults and advance care planning for patients with cancer. The package of articles includes two original investigations, ...
Jul 9, 2015
Aggressive cancer treatment near end of life persists despite rise in advance planning efforts
In a review of nearly 2,000 surveys with people whose loved ones died of cancer, researchers led by Johns Hopkins experts say they found a 40 percent increase over a 12-year period in the number of patients with cancer who ...
Jul 9, 2015
Two-thirds of teen and young adult cancer patients facing end of life use aggressive measures
More than two-thirds of adolescents and young adults dying of cancer utilized one or more aggressive interventions in the last month of life, according to a retrospective study from researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's ...
Jul 9, 2015
Federal Agency: Calories on menus delayed until 2016
Diners will have to wait until the end of 2016 to find calorie labels on all chain restaurant menus.
Jul 9, 2015