Women who consume higher amounts of calcium and vitamin D may have a lower risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer, according to a report in the May 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Scientists from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) have discovered that diets high in salt may increase the virulence of the pathogen Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), which is the most common cause of ulcers in the stomach and duodenum.
The use of concentrated radio waves appears to be a safe and effective way to “burn” away abnormal cell growth in the esophagus that can be a precursor of cancer.
In a fundamental discovery that someday may help cure type 1 diabetes by allowing people to grow their own insulin-producing cells for a damaged or defective pancreas, medical researchers have reported that they have engineered adult stem cells derived from human umbilical cord blood to produce insulin.
Preterm delivery, and particularly “extreme prematurity” ? defined as less than 32 weeks of gestation ? are major contributors to perinatal sickness and death worldwide.
The use of concentrated radio waves appears to be a safe and effective way to “burn” away abnormal cell growth in the esophagus that can be a precursor of cancer.
Fish oil supplements are considered good for heart attack patients, and could prevent a repeat attack of survivors of cardiac arrest, MI.
Low-birth-weight infants are more likely to survive if born in hospitals having high performing Neonatal Intensive Care Units, revealed by researchers in a recent study.
Statement from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists regarding The New England Journal of Medicine article, ?Effect of Rosiglitazone on the Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death from Cardiovascular Causes.?
Skin reactions to a powerful new class of anti-cancer drugs are frequent, but manageable through a simple and rational treatment approach — usually without the need to reduce the dose or interrupt treatment with potentially life-prolonging chemotherapy, according to an article in the May issue of “The Oncologist.”