Tiny, biodegradable particles filled with medicine may also contain answers to some of the biggest human health problems, including cancer and tuberculosis. The secret is the size of the package.
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) announced the winners of its 2007 Endowment for Education and Research (EER) grants at the 2007 AIUM Annual Convention in New York, NY. The funding for the grants is made possible by generous donations from AIUM members.
New findings support emerging research that increased intake of calcium and low-fat dairy products may lead to lower abdominal fat tissue?or adiposity?at least in young adult white males, according to research funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperators.
Heart failure patients with untreated sleep apnea are more likely to die than those without this sleep disorder, says a study to be published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Researchers advise clinicians to discuss the benefits and harms of screening with the patient, as well as each woman’s individual cancer risk and preference about screening.
Abbott and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Margaret Chan, have agreed on a balanced approach to provide Kaletra/Aluvia (lopinavir/ritonavir) capsules and tablets to more patients in the developing world, while supporting continued long-term biopharmaceutical research and development.
Researchers have discovered a connection between a specific gene and the inflammatory skin condition vitiligo, as well as a possible host of autoimmune diseases.
Scientists from Wake Forest University School of Medicine are the first to report that the stress hormone epinephrine causes changes in prostate and breast cancer cells that may make them resistant to cell death.
Data demonstrating genetic differences in individuals? susceptibility to certain cancers as well as differences in how people respond to specific cancer treatments will take center stage when more than 17,000 scientists from around the world gather at the Los Angeles Convention Center April 14-18 for the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Key data presented at the meeting will also include findings related to the safety and effectiveness of several new, high-profile cancer therapies and vaccines.
Measuring a man?s daily calcium intake is an effective way of identifying prostate cancer patients with a higher than average risk of osteoporosis, according to the April issue of the urology journal BJU International.