CJD :: 4th case of variant CJD infection associated with blood transfusion
A new case of variant-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD ) associated with a blood transfusion has recently been diagnosed.
Care
Skin :: Caution needed in winter months to protect skin from overdrying and sun exposure
The delayed winter weather has finally arrived in Western Pennsylvania and with the colder, drier air and bitter wind, people must take precautions to care for their skin.
Chiropractic :: Chiropractic group stresses safety of adjustments for children
A report published in the January issue of Pediatrics journal may cause unfounded concerns about the safety of chiropractic for children, according to the World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA), an organization representing doctors of chiropractic around the world.
Face Transplant :: Royal college issues revised guidelines for face transplantation
In the light of new information on facial transplantation?including the psychological and ethical aspects of the controversial procedure?a Working Party of the Royal College of Surgeons of England now endorses moving cautiously forward in performing further face transplants, according to a report published in the Jan_27 issue of Transplantation.
Hypertension :: Differences between blood pressure medicines and newly-diagnosed diabetes
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center analyzed the data from 22 randomized clinical trials, and have found significant differences between antihypertensive drugs. ACE-inhibitors and the newer angiotensin receptor blockers, or ARBs prevent people from getting diabetes, and the older diuretics or beta-blockers, increase the chance that a person becomes diabetic, compared to either placebo (inactive sugar-pills) or calcium channel blockers according to a study published in the January 20, 2007 issue of the Lancet.
Diabetes :: Lifestyle changes effective in protecting against Type II diabetes
Changing to a healthier lifestyle appears to be at least as effective as taking prescription drugs in reducing the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, says a new BMJ study. Type 2 diabetes is a growing problem — in England around 1.3 million people have diabetes and around five percent of total NHS resources are used for the care of people with diabetes.
Cancer :: Combination therapy spares some head and neck cancer patients from surgery
Giving patients with head and neck cancer a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy controls the cancer and allows many patients to avoid additional surgery to the neck, according to a study presented at the plenary session today at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Rancho Mirage, Calif., co-sponsored by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Head and Neck Society.
Lung :: Carbon monoxide protects lung cells against oxygen-induced damage
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated that low-dose carbon monoxide administered in conjunction with oxygen therapy markedly inhibits oxygen-induced damage to lung cells. These findings, being reported in the Jan. 19 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, have significant implications for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, according to the study’s authors.
Cancer :: Health Minister Tony Clement supports Tanzania’s efforts to train cancer specialists
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today announced that Canada’s New Government would contribute $150,000 for the training of cancer specialists in Tanzania.
Kidney Cancer :: Pfizer’s Sutent approved for use in Kidney Cancer in Europe
Pfizer Inc said today that Sutent? (sunitinib malate) has received the European Commission?s full marketing authorization for the treatment of advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (MRCC), a type of advanced kidney cancer. It is the first multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor to be approved in the EU for first-line use in MRCC.