Prostate Cancer :: Prescribing inconsistencies in prostate cancer treatment in the UK when using LHRHAs
Majority of healthcare professionals surveyed agree that patients with prostate cancer should receive a licensed treatment wherever possible.
Treatment
Thrombocytopenia :: Positive clinical trial results of investigational thrombocytopenia agent
At the American Society of Hematology meeting in Orlando AkaRx, Inc. presented the positive results from two Phase I studies of AKR-501, an investigational compound for the treatment of thrombocytopenia.
GERD :: Obesity linked to acid reflux disease
According to a new article in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GRD), more commonly known as, acid reflux, is linked to obesity. Since (GRD) is strongly associated with more serious conditions, such as esophageal ulcers and cancer, weight reduction therapy may be useful in treatment and prevention of these conditions.
E Coli :: Combination of technologies works best against E. coli
No one weapon in the food-safety arsenal will take out E. coli 0157:H7, a nasty little pathogen that’s becoming far too familiar to Americans, say University of Illinois scientists Scott Martin and Hao Feng.
HIV :: Lessons learned highlighted as global politics of HIV/AIDS examined in new research
Even as the world commemorated World Aids Day 10 days ago, scholars are still coming to grips with the complex politics that have characterized the response of states and societies across the world to the HIV/AIDS pandemic since 1981. Compelling new assessments of the politics of HIV/AIDS in seven countries appear as a research symposium in the December issue of Perspectives on Politics, a journal of the American Political Science Association (APSA).
Multiple Myeloma :: Drug combination slows progression of treatment resistant bone marrow cancer – multiple myeloma
Combining a newly formulated drug with one that is already a standard treatment slows the progression of multiple myeloma, an advanced cancer of the bone marrow cells, according to a clinical trial led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine researcher.
Homeopathy :: Non linearity straightens prescribing
In my extremely petite professional years, I have often heard the notion that in homoeopathic parlance, the sickness is basically the derangement of harmonious flow in the sensations of vital principle, whereby the disease producing micro-organisms and the likes of them are nothing- nihilist.
FDA seeks to improve access to experimental drugs
FDA Proposes Rules Overhaul to Expand Availability of Experimental Drugs. The Agency Also Clarifies Permissible Charges to Patients.
Multiple Sclerosis :: Natural, soy-based substance might help fight multiple sclerosis MS
A natural substance made from soy appears to have amazing restorative powers when given to animals with a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like disease.
Alzheimer’s Disease :: Protein fingerprint in spinal fluid could spot Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists collaborating at Cornell University in Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City have identified a panel of 23 protein biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid that acts as a neurochemical “fingerprint,” which doctors might use someday to identify patients living with Alzheimer’s disease. The research will be published in the December online edition of the journal Annals of Neurology.