Breast Cancer :: Study aims to find which breast cancer patients need chemotherapy
Most postmenopausal women with small breast tumors don?t need chemotherapy to reduce their recurrence risk after lumpectomy.
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HIV :: HIV in late childhood and adolescence a growing problem
Scientists have highlighted for the first time the plight of the growing number of older children and adolescents living with undiagnosed HIV and AIDS in Africa.
Anxiety :: Anxiety disorders surprisingly common yet often untreated
A new study by researchers led by Kurt Kroenke, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. reports that nearly 20 percent of patients seen by primary care physicians have at least one anxiety disorder.
Alzheimer’s Disease :: Alzheimer’s disease onset from inhaled anesthetics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine have discovered that common inhaled anesthetics increase the number of amyloid plaques in the brains of animals, which might accelerate the onset of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
HIV :: National Coalition of Pastors’ spouses call for routine HIV testing
In observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10, 2007, Vivian Berryhill, president of the National Coalition of Pastors’ Spouses, issued the following statement urging women of all ages to be routinely tested for HIV:
Prostate Cancer :: Health-care inequities underscore racial disparities in prostate cancer
Improving access to and utilization of the healthcare system may benefit African-American prostate cancer patients more than educational or motivational interventions, according to a new study.
Prostate Cancer :: Health disparities in prostate cancer stem from lack of care
Decreasing the rates of prostate cancer among black men may require improving access to routine health care, rather than increased education about the disease, a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine suggests.
Child :: US child health system needs total overhaul
When it comes to health care for our kids, we live in a hardscrabble world that is only going to get tougher. That is the underlying message from three UCLA professors who are calling for a complete overhaul of the U.S child health care system, which they describe as a “patchwork of disconnected programs, policies and funding” that lacks “clear accountability or performance goals.”
NHS :: NHS walk-in centers do not cut GP waiting times
There is no evidence that walk-in centers shorten waiting times to see a general practitioner, say researchers in a BMJ study published online today.
Pregnancy :: Cholesterol could be key to treating fetal alcohol syndrome
Small amounts of alcohol can interfere with the growth of a fetus, but added cholesterol may help prevent a wide array of neurological and physical defects from alcohol exposure, according to a new study in laboratory fish.