Archive: 08/03/2017
By boosting innate immunity, researchers eradicate aggressive prostate cancer in mice
Cabozantinib, a drug already used to treat patients with certain types of thyroid or kidney cancer, was able to eradicate invasive prostate cancers in mice by causing tumor cells to secrete factors that entice neutrophils ...
Mar 8, 2017
College students' perception of dietary terms could help nutrition education
College students represent an important group for nutrition educators, since the transition into adulthood brings increased independence and decision making, which can affect diet and health-related behaviors. Promoting nutritional ...
Mar 8, 2017
French court orders hospital to continue baby's treatment
A French court has ordered a hospital to continue life-prolonging treatment for a baby girl who has been in a medically induced coma for months after suffering what doctors say is "irreversible" neurological damage.
Mar 8, 2017
Diet and global climate change
You are what you eat, as the saying goes, and while good dietary choices boost your own health, they also could improve the health care system and even benefit the planet. Healthier people mean not only less disease but also ...
Mar 8, 2017
Trump seeks to rally support for health reform as doubts grow
US President Donald Trump's deal-making skills were put to the test in his first major legislative battle Wednesday as Congress hotly debated a health care replacement plan opposed by several members of his own party.
Mar 8, 2017
Telemedicine ambulance may deliver faster stroke care
When experiencing a stroke, people who are brought to the hospital in an ambulance with a CT scanner and telemedicine capabilities are evaluated and treated nearly two times faster than people taken in a regular ambulance, ...
Mar 8, 2017
For some, high blood pressure associated with better survival
Patients with both Type 2 diabetes and acute heart failure face a significantly lower risk of death but a higher risk of heart failure-related hospitalizations if they had high systolic blood pressure on discharge from the ...
Mar 8, 2017
History of exercise helps prevent heart disease after breast cancer
While regular exercise is recommended as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle for any person, it also appears to help mitigate the increased cardiovascular risk faced by women treated for breast cancer, according to a study ...
Mar 8, 2017