Yale Cancer Center physicians have presented clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of superior vena cava syndrome in this week?s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Peter Baumann, Ph.D., assistant investigator, and Nancy Bae, Ph.D., postdoctoral research associate in the Baumann Lab, have published a paper offering insight into the way cells protect chromosome ends from misguided repair.
A report published in the May issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), based on the first study to examine educational mobility among nurses, found that nurses in North Carolina are not pursuing advanced degrees in sufficient number to meet the demands for nurses in faculty and advanced practice roles.
Giving chemotherapy to women with operable breast cancer before they have surgery — not after — helps physicians pin down the best treatment regimen and can reduce the extent of surgery, according to a new systematic review.
Arthritis sufferers who undergo psychological counseling and learn skills for coping with pain have less disability and better quality of life, according to a new systematic review.
Drug-eluting stents — small metal tubes used to prop open clogged arteries — have been garnering headlines. In an interview in the May issue of Mayo Clinic Women?s HealthSource, Abhiram Prasad, M.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, puts recent developments in perspective.
Nutritionists have long endorsed fish as part of a heart-healthy diet, and now some studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids found in the oil of certain fish may also benefit the brain by lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
New scientific evidence is helping to build a compelling case for oncolytic viruses as a first-line and adjunctive treatment for many cancers. Reovirus, a non-pathogenic virus under development at Calgary, Alberta-based Oncolytics Biotech, has shown powerful anti-cancer activity against cultured tumor cells, in animal models, and in human clinical trials. Oncolytics’ proprietary reovirus formulation, Reolysin?, is active against numerous cancers, including intractable sarcomas and melanomas.
While many migraine sufferers experience traditional symptoms such as nausea or sensitivity to light and sound, migraine attacks can also involve symptoms like neck pain or sinus pain that are not traditionally associated with migraine headaches.
One of the best sun safety tips is to use sunscreen when spending time outdoors. However, the proper application of sunscreen is just as important to obtain the maximum benefits of sun protection.