Hepatitis C :: Hepatitis C lookbacks – HPA, UK
Health Protection Agency HPA, UK confirms that a review of patients’ case notes in hospitals across England and Scotland has been carried out.
Treatment
Common Cold :: Amount of relief important to patients is less than provided by common cold remedies
People suffering from the common cold want an on-average 25 percent to 57 percent reduction in overall illness severity to justify the cost and risk of popular cold treatments finds this study.
Lung Cancer :: Cisplatin is more effective than carboplatin for treating nonsmall cell lung cancer
Some patients with advanced non?small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have slightly higher survival rates when treated with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin than another platinum-based drug, carboplatin, according to a study in the June 6 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Meningitis :: Improved meningitis vaccine for Africa could signal eventual end to deadly scourge
The Meningitis Vaccine Project (MVP) released new data on the performance of a meningitis vaccine in West African children, suggesting that the new vaccine?expected to sell initially for 40 US cents a dose?will be much more effective in protecting African children and their communities than any vaccine currently on the market in the region.
Heart :: Study suggests newer breast cancer drug may protect heart
By uncovering how one breast cancer drug protects the heart and another does not, Duke University Medical Center researchers believe they may have opened up a new way to screen drugs for possible heart-related side effects and to develop new drugs.
Aging :: Super fruit fly may lead to healthier humans, long life
Researchers at USC and Caltech slow aging dramatically in fruit flies with a new technique that shows general promise in pharmaceutical development.
Bipolar Disorder :: Comorbidities common in bipolar disorder, may have genetic link
While the symptoms of bipolar disorder can be disabling on their own, most patients with the condition also are afflicted with a variety of other psychiatric, substance use and physical disorders.
Vitamin D :: Vitamin D can lower cancer risk
High doses of vitamin D can reduce the risk of developing some common cancers by as much as 50%, US scientists claim. This benefit of vitamin D is seen more in women.
Marijuana :: Hashish & marijuana may help to fight inflammation & allergies
Endocannabinoids seem to play an important role in regulating inflammation processes. Scientists from the University of Bonn have discovered this in experiments on mice.
Aged :: Research probes seniors’ plans for end-of-life care
As a brain-damaged woman named Terri Schiavo lived her final days in 2005, her family’s bitter feuding imparted a tragic lesson about the importance of specifying one’s wishes for end-of-life medical treatment.