The demand for critical care services in the United States will soon outpace the supply of specialists trained in intensive care ? a situation that, if not remedied, may prove fatal for critically ill patients.
This is the impressive result of a study carried out by a group of researchers coordinated by Dr. Maria Grazia De Simoni of the Mario Negri Institute in Milan, Italy, in cooperation with the Istituto Neurologico Besta (Milan) and the University of Lausanne. The study is to be published in the April 18 issue of the international, peer-reviewed, open-access online journal of the Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE.
Chemotherapy is frequently given to women with breast cancer after surgery to remove the main bulk of the tumor. A new Cochrane Systematic Review of existing data shows, however, that using chemotherapy to reduce the size of tumors before surgery does not compromise survival rates and enables women to retain better self-image and overall health because of the reduced impact of the surgery.
Services that help women understand the way that their inherited genetic make-up influences their risk of getting breast cancer ease distress and decrease their levels of cancer worry. There is, however, insufficient evidence to make recommendations about the best way of delivering these services.
The drug pentoxifylline appears to have limited benefit in the first-line treatment of mouth ulcers due to recurrent apthous stomatitis, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
A vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain has shown promise in preliminary data from a clinical trial at the University of California, San Francisco.
The EU Osteoporosis Consultation Panel, supported by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, is meeting on April 18 in Brussels, Belgium, to begin preparations for a second EU-wide audit on the status of osteoporosis in Europe.
New research by University of Otago scientists suggests some mechanisms in the brain targeted by cannabis could become drugs targets to counter brain cell damage after a stroke.
Carmarthenshire is leading the way forward in its proactive approach to one of Wales? major health issues ? obesity.
A study conducted by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to see how stress – reduction workshops can help women with a family history of breast cancer manage their everyday stresses and cancer-risk concerns.