Taking daily selenium supplements appears to increase the level of the essential mineral in the blood and may suppress the progression of viral load in patients with HIV infection – Archives of Internal Medicine, JAMA/Archives journal.
Some epilepsy patients can reliably predict when they are likely to have a seizure, a finding that may lead to better seizure prevention, according to a study published in the Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery for breast cancer reduces recurrence and prevents development of additional breast tumors in older women with early stage breast disease, according to a new study.
Radiation therapy after lumpectomy and five years of treatment with the drug tamoxifen can dramatically reduce the risk of both cancer recurrence and new tumors in older women with early breast cancer.
One of the few studies examining methods to help homeless youth found that a comprehensive intervention program can indeed dramatically improve their life situation. The six-month study of homeless youth in Albuquerque found that teens who completed the program significantly reduced their substance abuse and depression and increased their social stability.
Many cancer patients who have heart attacks often are not treated with life saving aspirin given the belief in the medical community that they could experience lethal bleeding. Researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, however, say that notion is now proven wrong and that without aspirin, the majority of these patients will die.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated that low-dose carbon monoxide administered in conjunction with oxygen therapy markedly inhibits oxygen-induced damage to lung cells. These findings, being reported in the Jan. 19 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, have significant implications for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, according to the study’s authors.
Penn State Children’s Hospital now offers an outpatient clinic devoted to easing the pain of headaches.
In continued efforts to help improve women?s health in Illinois, Dr. Eric E. Whitaker, state public health director, announced at the Lee County Health Department $50,000 in grants to 15 local health departments and health organizations.
Researchers at a medical research firm affiliated to the University of Bristol say that they have identified a new method of fighting the spread of cancer. The scientists looked at the natural life cycle of cells, one of the key biological processes linked to cancer growth. In particular they focused on a molecule known as protein kinase B (PKB) that is found in all cells.