Archive: 27/05/2014
Making research findings freely available is an essential aid to medical progress
In a PLOS Medicine guest editorial, Paul Glasziou, Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at Bond University in Australia, explores how open access publications could help moderate and reduce the vast waste of global medical ...
May 27, 2014
Study identifies risk of chemotherapy related hospitalization for eary-stage breast cancer patients
Oncologists now have a new understanding of the toxicity levels of specific chemotherapy regimens used for women with early stage breast cancer, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
May 27, 2014
Endoscopic procedure does not reduce disability due to pain following gallbladder removal
In certain patients with abdominal pain after gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy), undergoing an endoscopic procedure involving the bile and pancreatic ducts did not result in fewer days with disability due to pain, compared ...
May 27, 2014
Study finds women referred for bladder cancer less often than men
Women with blood in their urine (hematuria) were less than half as likely as men with the same issue to be referred to a urologist for further tests, according to a new Vanderbilt University study.
May 27, 2014