Education :: Disaster mgmt should be introduced in medical courses
Disaster preparedness and mangement needed to be introduced as a subject for medical courses, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr V S Acharya has said.
Medical
Health :: Experts panel on soft drinks for studying their health impact
A national-level experts group set up by the Centre to study the issue of pesticide content in soft drinks has stressed on the need to study the health impact of carbonated drinks.
Healthcare :: Tailor-made information will help patients take control of their treatment
Doctors and other health professionals will prescribe information as well as pills under a new scheme launched by Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt in response to public demand.
Lung Cancer :: Lung cancer screening regimen provides opportunity for cure
Annual computed tomography (CT) screening identifies a high proportion of patients with early-stage lung cancer, according to the latest findings of the New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project (NY-ELCAP) published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.
Lung Cancer :: RF ablation effective for treating inoperable lung cancer
A minimally invasive procedure known as radiofrequency (RF) ablation is effective for treating lung cancer in patients who are not candidates for surgery, according to a Rhode Island Hospital study published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.
Cholesterol :: CSL drug raises HDL good cholesterol, may reduce plaque in coronary arteries
CSL Limited announced results from a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that suggest infusions of a novel new drug, CSL-111, to acutely raise HDL (“good” cholesterol) levels, may reduce the amount of plaque in the coronary arteries of patients with a recent episode of acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
Lung Cancer :: Lack of a protein in lung tumors may increase risk of death
A study of human lung tumors indicates that lung cancer patients who lack a particular protein may do more poorly than those with normal levels of that same protein.
Screening :: Preventive health exams may provide opportunities for cancer screening
Health plan members who receive preventive health examinations, as opposed to going to a physician only when they are sick, appear more likely to undergo testing for colorectal, breast and prostate cancers, according to a report in the March 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Ovarian Cancer :: Women without regular medical care at increased risk of ovarian cancer
In North America, ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecological cancer and is the leading cause of death among women with gynecological cancer. The high mortality is in part due to the difficulty of detecting and diagnosing this condition at an early stage.
Heart Disease :: Long-term aspirin use reduces heart disease risk in women
Women who take low to moderate doses of aspirin have a reduced risk of death from any cause, and especially heart disease-related deaths, according to a report in the March 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.