Breast Cancer :: Shutting down ovaries may help reduce breast cancer recurrence
Artificially inducing menopause may reduce breast cancer recurrence in premenopausal women with early-stage breast cancers.
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Aspirin :: Coated aspirin can still harm stomach
Some people take aspirin without ever having a problem with their stomach. Others develop low-grade stomach pain or get an ulcer. A few develop gastrointestinal bleeding severe enough to require a transfusion. But coated or buffered aspirin doesn?t do much to help, according to a four-page special report on aspirin in the August 2007 issue of the Harvard Heart Letter.
Embryo :: BMA response to the Joint Committee’s report on the draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill
The BMA is delighted that the Joint Committee has said that the Government?s plans to merge the HFEA1 and the HTA2 to form one organisation, RATE3, are ill-conceived and should be rejected. The BMA has expressed serious concerns about this plan since it was first proposed, as part of the Government?s review of arms length bodies, in 2004.
NHS :: BMA warns of more cancelled operations as junior doctor chaos hits NHS
The last-minute scramble to fill junior doctor posts in England means more operations will be cancelled, the BMA warns. Thirty thousand junior doctors are starting new jobs in England* today, and a catalogue of new problems are emerging, such as:
Multiple Sclerosis :: Research teams uncover risk genes for multiple sclerosis
Two new large-scale genomic studies have honed in on the main genetic pathway associated with multiple sclerosis, while also uncovering new genetic variations in the disease and suggesting a possible link between multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.
Diabetes :: Takeda responds to the FDA advisory committee recommendation
Following a joint meeting of the US Food and Drug Administration Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, Takeda Global Research & Development underscores its position that ACTOS (pioglitazone HCl) offers a proven safety profile regarding the risk of cardiovascular disease.
West Nile Virus :: Tests confirm first human case of West Nile virus in Pennsylvania
State Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today reported this year?s first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Pennsylvania. The individual, a 56-year-old Clearfield County man, is recovering and has been discharged from the hospital.
Uterine Fibroid :: Ultrasound treatment of uterine fibroid tumors provides long term symptom relief
A noninvasive, outpatient treatment for noncancerous uterine tumors provides sustained relief from symptoms, according to a new Mayo Clinic led collaborative study.
Blood Pressure :: How a pain in the neck could be bad for your blood pressure
A chance discovery in the lab has helped University of Leeds scientists to show how the treatment for a stiff neck could do wonders for your blood pressure.
Homeopathy :: The memory of water is a reality
A special issue of the journal Homeopathy, journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy and published by Elsevier, on the ?Memory of Water? brings together scientists from around the world for the first time to publish new data, reviews and discuss recent scientific work exploring the idea that water can display memory effects.