Breast Cancer :: Soy Shows Small Reduction in Breast Cancer Risk
Consuming soy may be associated with a small reduction in breast cancer risk, but the reduction is not big enough or clear enough to suggest women should be taking soy supplements.
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Alzheimer’s Disease :: Doctors Should Heed Patients’ Memory Complaints
Patients who complain that they are having trouble remembering things – especially when they are at a genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease – may be at higher risk for cognitive decline, a new study shows.
Migraine :: Migraines headaches untreated in teens
While migraine headaches are common in teen-agers, they are substantially under-treated, concludes a study of nearly 19,000 12-to-19-year-olds.
Parkinson’s Disease :: Parkinson’s Drugs Linked to Compulsive Behaviors
New research provides more evidence that some Parkinson’s drugs have rare and unusual side effects: They seem to make patients oversexed and turn them into compulsive gamblers.
Diabetes :: Booklet may aid blood sugar control
An 18-page booklet may help diabetics get a better handle on their blood sugar levels, according to researchers.
Cervical Cancer :: Cervical cancer vaccine gives long protection
A vaccine that protects women against a virus that causes cervical cancer is effective for more than four years, researchers said. They found that women given GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix had high levels of antibodies against two of types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) for up to 4.5 years after receiving their last dose.
Diabetes :: Chromium of no help for poorly controlled diabetes
Contrary to expectations, high-dose chromium supplementation does not improve blood-sugar control or other parameters in obese patients with poorly controlled, insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
Pregnancy :: Antiviral helpful for genital herpes in pregnancy
Treatment with the antiviral drug valacyclovir, sold as Valtrex, curbs recurrent bouts of genital herpes in pregnant women, a study shows. Moreover, no safety concerns were identified in mothers, fetuses, or neonates exposed to the drug.
Biofeedback :: Biofeedback best for common type of constipation
Study findings indicate that biofeedback is far more effective than laxatives in relieving constipation caused by inappropriate contraction or inability to relax the pelvic floor muscles during defecation — what doctors call “pelvic floor dyssynergia.”
Stem Cell Therapy :: Bone loss seen in kids after stem cell therapy
A type of stem cell therapy called hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) often leads to a reduction in bone formation in children, according to Minneapolis-based researchers. HCT is used to treat cancers of the blood such as leukemia.