Archive: 22/10/2018

Drugs for treating breast cancer in women are effective and well tolerated in men

There is growing evidence that drugs approved for the treatment of breast cancer in women are also effective and well tolerated in men, according to the largest real-life study yet to investigate treatment and outcomes in ...

Oct 22, 2018

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New option for women with advanced breast cancer resistant to hormone therapy

Treatment with the cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor palbociclib achieves a clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival in patients with hormone receptor positive (HR+) human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 ...

Oct 22, 2018

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Aspirin alone a good clot buster after knee surgery

When it comes to preventing blood clots after a knee replacement, good old aspirin may be just as effective as newer, more expensive drugs.

Oct 22, 2018

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Major response to immunotherapy in early-stage mismatch repair deficient colon cancer

Pre-operative treatment with a combination of the immune checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab and ipilimumab achieves major pathological responses in 100 percent of early-stage colon cancers with mismatch repair deficiencies, ...

Oct 22, 2018

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CDC: Vaccination rates more than 95 percent for kindergartners

(HealthDay)—Overall vaccination coverage is high among the nation's kindergarten students, according to research published in the Oct. 12 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality ...

Oct 22, 2018

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Social stigma contributes to poor mental health in the autistic community

Stress related to social stigma may be the reason why autistic people experience more mental health problems than the general population, dispelling past theories that the condition itself is the origin of such distress.

Oct 22, 2018

Machine learning uncovers dementia subtypes with implication for drug trials

Machine learning could help to find new treatments for dementia, according to researchers at UCL.

Oct 22, 2018

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Carve the pumpkin, not your hand

(HealthDay)—Jack-o'-lanterns can be scary, but they shouldn't be dangerous.

Oct 22, 2018

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Physical therapy an option for nonobstructive meniscal tears

(HealthDay)—Physical therapy (PT) is non-inferior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) for patients with nonobstructive meniscal tears, according to a study published in the Oct. 2 issue of the Journal of the American ...

Oct 22, 2018

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Smartphones blurring the lines between the personal and the professional sphere

TU Wien and the Lower Austria Chamber of Labour have conducted a study into smartphone use. The lines between work time and free time are often blurred.

Oct 22, 2018

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