Diabetes :: Study Tests Oral Insulin to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
University of Florida researchers have begun a clinical study of oral insulin to prevent or delay type 1 diabetes in people at risk for the disease.
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Prostate :: OHSU Cancer Institute, VA researchers find way to identify which men need a second biopsy
A researcher in the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute and Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center has found a way to identify which men need a second prostate biopsy because they may be harboring life-threatening prostate cancer even though they were given a clean bill of health after their first biopsy.
Breast Cancer :: Study supports activity of GEMZAR in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer
GEMZAR? (gemcitabine HCl for injection), approved in combination with paclitaxel (Taxol?) in the first-line, post-surgical treatment of metastatic breast cancer, was the subject of a study presented with encouraging results in the pre-surgical treatment of breast cancer.
Healthcare :: PBS cost recovery will increase costs to Australian patients
Australian Medical Association AMA President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, today warned that the Government?s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) cost recovery plan will undermine the independence of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) and provide the pharmaceutical industry with another line of attack against PBAC decisions.
Genetic Disorder :: New treatment for patients with urea cycle disorders
The simple notion of copying the body?s own natural “waste disposal” chemistry to mop up potentially toxic nitrogen has saved an estimated 80 percent of patients with urea cycle disorders — most of them children ? according to a report in this week?s New England Journal of Medicine summarizing a quarter century of experience with the treatment.
Prostate :: Flaxseed stunts the growth of prostate tumors
Flaxseed, an edible seed that is rich in omega 3-fatty acids and fiber-related compounds known as lignans, is effective in halting prostate tumor growth, according to a study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers.
Melanoma :: Protein may be linked to melanoma recurrence
Higher levels of a protein called S-100 in patients with melanoma may correlate with a higher risk of having the disease return, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), who presented their findings today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.
Lung Cancer :: Shark cartilage shows no benefit as a therapeutic agent for lung cancer
In the first scientific study of its kind, shark cartilage extract, AE-941 or Neovastat, has shown no benefit as a therapeutic agent when combined with chemotherapy and radiation for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Anthrax :: Anthrax claim two in Orissa, India
Two persons have died and four others are battling for their lives after being infected by anthrax in Orissa’s tribal Koraput district, official sources said.
Sleep :: Sleep disorders linked to abnormal sexual behaviors, experiences
A paper published in the June 1st issue of the journal SLEEP is the first literature review and formal classification of a wide range of documented sleep-related disorders associated with abnormal sexual behaviors and experiences.