Medicine

Testosterone :: Testosterone patch benefits women with low sexual desire

Novel research published in the current issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine supports the claim that women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder or HSDD (persistent or recurrent deficiency and/or absence of sexual fanatasies/thoughts, and/or desire for, or receptivity to, sexual activity, which causes personal distress) show noted improvement in sexual desire and sexual function following low dose testosterone treatment.

Healthcare :: American College of Preventive Medicine creates Uniformed Services Academy of Preventive Medicine

The American College of Preventive Medicine announces the formation of a new component society, the Uniformed Services Academy of Preventive Medicine, comprised of preventive medicine physicians who are currently serving or have served in the Uniformed Services of the United States.

Prostate Cancer :: First biomarker discovered that predicts prostate cancer outcome

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified the first immune molecule that appears to play a role in prostate cancer development and in predicting cancer recurrence and progression after surgery. The report on the B7-H3 molecule by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center appears today in Cancer Research.

Depression :: Clinical depression linked to abnormal emotional brain circuits

In what may be the first study to use brain imaging to look at the neural circuits involved in emotional control in patients with depression, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that brains of people with clinical depression react very differently than those of healthy people when trying to cope with negative situations.

Cancer :: Penn researchers find diabetes drug kills some cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that a commonly prescribed diabetes drug kills tumor cells that lack a key regulatory gene called p53.

Diabetes :: UCLA researchers identify markers that may predict diabetes in still-healthy people

In the first large scale, multiethnic study of its kind, researchers at UCLA have confirmed the role played by three particular molecules known as cytokines as a cause of Type 2 diabetes, and further, have identified these molecules as early biological markers that may be used to more accurately predict future incidences of diabetes among apparently healthy individuals.

Testosterone :: Testosterone patch benefits women with low sexual desire

Healthcare :: American College of Preventive Medicine creates Uniformed Services Academy of Preventive Medicine

Prostate Cancer :: First biomarker discovered that predicts prostate cancer outcome

Depression :: Clinical depression linked to abnormal emotional brain circuits

Cancer :: Penn researchers find diabetes drug kills some cancer cells

Diabetes :: UCLA researchers identify markers that may predict diabetes in still-healthy people

Heart Disease :: Use of certain lipid measures not more effective in predicting coronary heart disease

Breast Cancer :: Breast cancer prevention practices vary across Canada

Colon Cancer :: Western diet linked to increased risk of colon cancer recurrence

Flu :: Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine