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Early Prostate Cancer: Specialty of Physician Influences Type of Therapy Received

...nd to favor the treatment they themselves deliver, despite the fact that no one has shown one treatment for early stage prostate cancer to be better than another," said Thomas L. Jang, MD, MPH, a physician in the Department of Urology, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and co-lead author of the study. "It is very ...

Crackdown on Dirty Hospitals in UK

... causes 4,000 deaths a year and is still spreading despite all attempts to curb it. The bug causes severe diarrhoea which can lead to inflammation of the bowel, gas gangrene and death. Some hospitals have infection rates six times higher than others. Inadequate infection control, poor standards of cleanlin...

Marriage Could Lift One Out of Depression, New Study

...essed benefit more from a transition into marriage despite their having, on average, worse marital quality, Frech noted. The big remaining question, she says, is why depressed people benefit more from marriage than happy people. It could be that marriage provides the companionship and emotional support neede...

Using Expired Make-up Leads to Serious Health Risks

...thouse" for bacteria. The researchers found that despite recommending that mascara be discarded after three to six months, 92 per cent of women keep it for longer. The same was the case with eye make-up, with nearly two-thirds admitting that they kept theirs for more than two years old, with those in the...

Cancer Experts Received Threats for Opposing Controversial Drug

..."Despite additional warnings from outside experts, despite the millions of patients who rely on Avandia to control their blood sugar, and despite the potential risks involved, FDA never required the manufacturer to conduct a thorough post-market ...

Australian State Approves Therapeutic Cloning

...use of cloned human embryos for stem cell research despite strong opposition from the Catholic church. Controversial new legislation allowing therapeutic cloning was passed in New South Wales by 65 votes to 26. The legislation needs to be approved by the upper house of the state parliament before becoming...

Brain Swelling Halts Conjoined Twin Surgery

...became apparent that the brain tissue was swollen, despite the fact that measures had been taken to prevent such swelling," chief medical officer Nathan Levitan told a news conference. "They felt that it would not be safe to cut into the brain tissue or the surrounding blood vessels in any way, without fir...

Alcohol Injections to Tolerate Mortons Neuroma

...ly, most patients maintain innervation to the toes despite the alcohol ablation, said Dr. Connell. This means that they dont have the permanent numbness and loss of sensation that accompanies resection of the nerve at surgery, he said....

Fluctuations in Ocean Salinity Could Forewarn of Climate Change

... speed up ocean circulation in the North Atlantic, despite the two areas being thousands of kilometres apart. A salt surge is enough to kick start circulation. Meanwhile, a decrease in saltiness in South African waters could be linked to a slowing down of the North Atlantic circulation, said Prof. Zahn. ...

Ages Eases the Pain of Migraine

...g 264 had milder, briefer and fewer attacks. But despite improve in the symptoms the patient still stayed away from work and social events. The subject of migraines dominated the meeting. About 28 million Americans suffer from migraines, headaches that are as debilitating as they are common. About one in...

Scientists Have Found Way to Delay Menopause

...d more than tenfold. This increase has happened despite concerns that women who conceive after 40 put both their lives, as well as that of their babies under risk. "It is a matter of concern and it may well be that one of the messages we need to concentrate on is reminding people of the biological clock...

Dogs Reasoning on Par With Human Toddlers: Study

...nt of the mutts used their mouths to move the bar, despite the fact that Guinness had used her paw. The results showed that the dogs had used their mouths because they had concluded that the only reason Guinness used her paws to push the bar was because her mouth was otherwise occupied, just like the toddl...

Govt Sees Off Casino Challenge

... drawing board. Following Monday's judgement and despite the Lords' earlier rejection, Sports Minister Richard Caborn said in a statement: "We will continue to get on with the job of implementing the Gambling Act by September 1 and putting in place significant new safeguards for children and other vulnerab...

Tritium Risks at New Heights

...th threat, Premier Dalton McGuinty said on Tuesday despite a new study which shows such emissions could put people at risk for genetic mutation and cancer. Canadian-style Candu reactors are among the world's largest sources of tritium, producing up to hundreds of times more of the radioactive substance tha...

US Court Allows Teva to Deliver Disputed Drug: Novartis

...Teva to resume deliveries of a blood pressure drug despite a patent lawsuit by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical group said on Tuesday . A US federal court judge in New Jersey rejected on Monday a request from Novartis to stop Teva Pharmaceuticals from resuming shipments of generic versions of the drug, pen...

Insomnia Affects Job Performance A New Survey

...nintentionally at work. The survey also found that despite the significant impact of their insomnia, only 30% of those surveyed sought professional care to address the problem. The pressure of shift work and the high demands of our round the clock society, often result in the development of insomnia, which...

The Long Wait ... Dying for Lack of Kidneys

...s on stage in London's Old Vic in September. But despite several transplant-themed prime-time Brazilian TV ...recipients -- families veto one in three donations despite the deceased's wishes, according to Donate Australia. Churches generally support or even encourage o...

Hillary Clinton Speaks Up Strongly for Stem Cell Research

...ed to ease limits on the federally funded research despite President Bush's veto threat. Bush says the legislation would compel taxpayers to support "the deliberate destruction of human embryos." Lawmakers lack the votes to overturn a veto. But Clinton emphasized that the bill would permit funding only f...

New Drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis Looks Promising.

...ncreased cancer risk. "If active disease prevails despite anti-TNF treatment, rituximab or abatacept constitute novel alternatives, although abatacept could be administered before use of a TNF inhibitor (such practice is not currently licensed in Europe). The minimum therapeutic aim is low disease activity,...

70-year-old, Three Sons Seek Mercy Death

...r-cyclone, is yet to be repaired. "Surprisingly, despite being poor, they have not been included in the below the poverty line list and have not been able to get a house under the Indira Awas Yojana," said Mayinuddin Khan, a neighbour. Despite repeated requests, neither government officials nor local pol...

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