The average person’s lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC) is about seven percent and the role of diet in preventing this type of cancer remains under debate.
Rates of colorectal cancer in elderly people are increasing, but there has been relatively little study of this disease in the “oldest” of the old or very elderly patients.
In patients with idiopathic constipation, which occurs with no identifiable cause, in whom conservative treatment has failed, surgical procedures (e.g., colectomy) are associated with a high failure rate and substantial morbidity.
Based on a Finnish study, persistent smokers may have higher risk to become depressed in comparison to never smokers. Also those smokers who quit have an elevated risk of depressive symptoms in short run. However, in long run this risk declines to the level of never smokers.
Data presented at the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) demonstrate that Perforomist? (formoterol fumarate) Inhalation Solution, delivered by nebulization, is an effective and well-tolerated new treatment option for patients suffering from emphysema or chronic bronchitis, otherwise known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
In men with PSA relapse following prostatectomy, androgen deprivation is commonly used to slow tumor progression.
Researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine have found that patients with obstructive sleep apnea are at increased risk for developing of type II diabetes, independent of other risk factors.
More cases of chronic kidney disease diagnosed – more units providing treatment
Health Minister Ivan Lewis promised a new national strategy for children’s palliative care and accepted key recommendations of the independent review of services published.
Many school children in the United States memorize President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, considered one of history’s most brilliant speeches and a model of brevity and persuasive rhetoric.