Archive: 22/01/2014
HRT cuts risk of repeat knee/hip replacement surgery by 40 percent
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) taken regularly for six months after a knee or hip replacement seems to cut the risk of repeat surgery by around 40%, indicates a large population based study published online in the Annals ...
Jan 22, 2014
Heart attack survival far lower in UK than Sweden
The chance of surviving a heart attack is far lower in the UK than Sweden, according to a major new study published in The Lancet. The startling findings suggest that more than 11,000 lives could have been saved over the ...
Jan 22, 2014
Risk of future disability to child should 'weigh heavily' in birthplace decisions
The risk of future long term disability to the child should "weigh heavily" in decisions about whether to give birth at home or in hospital, argue leading ethicists in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
Jan 22, 2014
Idelalisib shows promise in treating indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas
Slow-growing, or indolent, non-Hodgkin lymphomas are difficult to treat, with most patients relapsing repeatedly and the disease becoming increasingly resistant to therapy over time.
Jan 22, 2014
Study shows one in five women with ovarian cancer has inherited predisposition
(Medical Xpress)—A new study conservatively estimates that one in five women with ovarian cancer has inherited genetic mutations that increase the risk of the disease, according to research at Washington University School ...
Jan 22, 2014