Health
Over 50? Checklist may predict if you'll be alive in 10 years
(HealthDay)—A simple checklist could help doctors estimate whether an older patient will be alive 10 years from now, according to a new study.
Mar 5, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies growth factor essential to the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor
A multi-institutional team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has identified a molecular pathway that appears to be essential for the growth and spread of medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain ...
Feb 28, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
New genetic test can predict man's risk of developing prostate cancer
Researchers in Japan have created a genetic test that will help doctors diagnose prostate cancer. When given together with testing for prostate specific antigen (PSA), a widely used diagnostic biomarker for prostate cancer, ...
Feb 8, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Smoking intensity and cancer markers predict seriousness of bladder cancer
it also affects its course, in that people who smoke more have greater likelihood of developing more aggressive and deadly disease. That is one of the conclusions of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed ...
Jan 14, 2013
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Diabetes
Patients with diabetes may not receive best treatment to lower heart disease risk
For some people with diabetes, there may be such a thing as too much care.
Dec 18, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Patients with family history of colorectal cancer may be at risk for aggressive form of the disease
BOSTON—When people with a family history of colorectal cancer develop the disease, their tumors often carry a molecular sign that the cancer could be life-threatening and may require aggressive treatment, Dana-Farber Cancer ...
Dec 12, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Boosting immune responses against leukaemia
(Medical Xpress)—In the first of its kind, a translational study undertaken at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research has revealed that boosting the activity of a rare type of immune cell could be an effective way to ...
Nov 21, 2012
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Health
Medicare: Barrier to hospice increases hospitalization
(Medical Xpress)—A Medicare rule that blocks thousands of nursing home residents from receiving simultaneous reimbursement for hospice and skilled nursing facility (SNF) care at the end of life may result in those residents ...
Oct 31, 2012
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Cardiology
Women more likely to die from myocardial infarction than men
Women are more likely to die from a myocardial infarction than men, according to research presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012. The gender gap in mortality was independent of patient characteristics, revascularisation ...
Oct 20, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists block stomach tumor growth
(Medical Xpress)—Monash Institute of Medical Research scientists may have discovered a way of blocking stomach tumours from growing and spreading, according to a paper published in the highly-prestigious journal Cancer ...
Oct 16, 2012
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