Stroke :: Assessing plaque deposits may help determine stroke risk
A new study by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System may change the way physicians assess a patient?s risk of having a stroke.
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Heart :: Apple consumers reap heart-health benefits thanks to flavonoid content
Apples may prove to be a winner when it comes to reducing the risk of heart disease, says a new study of more than 34,000 women. In this study, flavonoid-rich apples were found to be one of three foods (along with red wine and pears) that decrease the risk of mortality for both coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among post-menopausal women, The findings were published in the March 2007 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Video Games :: Video games shown to improve vision
According to a new study from the University of Rochester, playing action video games sharpens vision. In tests of visual acuity that assess the ability to see objects accurately in a cluttered space, game players scored higher than their non-playing peers.
Lung Cancer :: Blood pressure drug shows potential as lung cancer treatment
A hormone that is important in the control of blood pressure also shrinks lung cancer tumors in mice, suggesting a new way to prevent or treat the deadly cancer, according to scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Pancreatic Cancer :: Liverpool to trial new pancreatic cancer therapy
Patients in Liverpool are to trial a new therapy for pancreatic cancer — a disease which sees most sufferers die within a year of diagnosis.
Colorectal Cancer :: Follow-up endoscopic surveillance in colorectal cancer patients improves survival
Colorectal cancer patients who undergo colonoscopic surveillance during follow-up after surgery experience improved survival, according to a study to be published in the April issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology but currently available online.
Drug Safety :: National experts and nonprofit organizations call to end FDA user fees and to improve drug safety
Opposition to current drug safety legislation is growing, as a group of 22 experts on drug safety and regulation and a coalition of 12 patient, consumer, science, and public health organizations issue two separate open letters to lawmakers.
Heart Disease :: Researchers find heart disease in a marathon runner — is too much exercise a bad thing?
Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center had a mystery on their hands. A 51-year-old physician colleague who looked the picture of health?no cardiovascular risks, a marathon runner who had exercised vigorously each day for 30 years?had just flunked a calcium screening scan of his heart.
Kleptomania :: Stanford study finds no conclusive benefit from treating kleptomania
A small clinical trial of a medication to treat kleptomania has failed to find any conclusive benefit for patients with the impulsive stealing disorder, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine
Pregnancy :: Elevated autoantibodies linked to preeclampsia
Women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are more likely to develop certain dangerous autoantibodies than women with normal pregnancies, and these autoantibodies are still present two years after childbirth in about 20 percent of women who had the disorder, scientists from the University of Pittsburgh report in the March issue of Hypertension, the journal of the American Heart Association.