Archive: 19/11/2014
Common blood pressure medication does not increase risk of breast cancer, study finds
Women who take a common type of medication to control their blood pressure are not at increased risk of developing breast cancer due to the drug, according to new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart ...
Nov 19, 2014
Study shows rheumatoid arthritis support and education program has strong positive impact
A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that a support group addressing the psychological and educational needs of people recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has a strong positive impact on their ...
Nov 19, 2014
Speedy heart transplant for kids better than waiting for perfect match
Children who receive a heart transplant as soon as a suitable donor is available are predicted to have better quality-adjusted survival—even if they have antibodies that may attack the new heart—than children who wait ...
Nov 19, 2014
Trial shows treatment-resistant advanced non-small cell lung cancer responds to rociletinib
A new drug that targets not only common cancer-causing genetic mutations in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but also a form of the mutation that causes resistance to treatment, has shown promising results ...
Nov 19, 2014
Cochrane Review of reminder systems to improve TB diagnoses and care
Researchers from China, the Philippines and LSTM have today published a new systematic review of reminder systems to improve patient adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Reminder systems include prompts in advance of ...
Nov 19, 2014