Canada should set up and administer a registry of women with breast implants and seek more information about the long-term safety of the silicone-gel form of the devices, an expert scientific panel says in its long-awaited report.
Chin implant surgery, or aesthetic chin surgery, is both a cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery meant to provide better balance to the face. It is usually done at the time of nose surgery. Aesthetic chin surgery uses implants of various shapes and sizes made out of solid and/or semi solid materials. It can give dramatic results in overall face enhancement.
In as many as 3 million U.S. women with coronary heart disease, cholesterol plaque may not build up into major blockages, but instead spreads evenly throughout the artery wall. As a result, diagnostic coronary angiography reveals that these women have clear arteries – no blockages incorrectly indicating low risk. Despite this, many of these women have a high risk for heart attack, according to newly published research from the National Institutes of Health.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approval of Sutent (sunitinib), a new targeted anti-cancer treatment for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), a rare stomach cancer, and advanced kidney cancer. This action marks the first time the agency has approved a new oncology product for two indications simultaneously.
BioCell Technologies has released the results of a bioassay which supports the effectiveness of its dietary ingredient BioCell Collagen II in preventing wrinkles.
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania filed a Complaint for Forfeiture against Lipodrene, a dietary supplement that contains ephedrine alkaloids. The U.S. Marshals, seized the dietary supplement Lipodrene located at ATF Fitness Products, Inc., in Oakmont, PA.
Researchers from the MD Anderson Cancer Center have reported that the combination of Rituxan? (rituximab) and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (Leukine?, sargramostim) is well tolerated and very effective in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The results of this phase II clinical trial were presented at the 47th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology in December, 2005.
In AIDS patients, Kaposi’s sarcoma is considered an opportunistic infection, i.e., a disease that is able to gain a foothold in the body because the immune system has been weakened. With the rise of AIDS in Africa, where KSHV is widespread, Kaposi’s sarcoma has become the most frequently reported cancer in some countries, such as Zimbabwe.
A large study on the popular asthma medication salmeterol was halted after researchers uncovered evidence that the drug may pose a slightly higher risk for respiratory and asthma-related deaths among black patients.
Eating a vegetable rich diet may help cut blood pressure, which can consequently reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes, says a new study reiterating what your mother always said when she asked you to finish the greens.