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RF Ablation a Safe Alternative Option for Treating Lung Cancer
...physicians to know that RF ablation is a treatment option for their sickest and elderly patients,” Dr. Dupuy said. The study also showed that RF ablation helped control the progression of patients’ tumors. Tumors three centimeters or smaller took an average of 45 months to grow following treatment; tumors...Radiation Preferred Over Surgery for Patients With Some Stages of Lung Cancer
...py and radiation should be the preferred treatment option for these patients. Approximately 80 percent of all lung cancers are non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLC), and of those patients diagnosed with NSCLC, about 30 percent have locally advanced stages IIIA or IIIB. Previous studies have shown that treati...Immunotherapy Does Not Prolong Life When Skin Cancer Spreads
...nts’ immune systems — and chemotherapy might be an option for people with malignant melanoma. Authors led by Andre Sasse, M.D., at the research center Onco-Evidencias in Sao Paolo, Brazil, reviewed 18 studies of 2,625 patients who were treated with either chemotherapy alone or a combination of chemo- and i...NIH Announces Phase III Clinical Trial of Creatine for Parkinson's Disease
...is, Ph.D. "We are trying to explore every possible option for reducing the burden of this disease." Participants will be in the phase III study for five to seven years. The effort will be led by Karl Kieburtz, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Rochester in New York, and Barbara C. Tilley, Ph.D., of the M...Micro-jets for Painless Needle-free Injections
... novel micro-jet injection devices open up another option in the rapidly expanding needle-free injection market, set to hit $3bn (€2.3bn) by 2010. Source-Bio-Bio Technology...TB Vaccines: Ring Out the New, Bring in the Old
...rion call to create a better vaccine." He said one option is to recreate the original BCG genome and "reconstruct something more closely resembling the original bacterium." The World Health Organization estimates 1.7 million people died from TB in 2004. ANN...French 'euthanasia Doctor' Avoids Jail
... do not follow those conditions, the judge has the option of sending them back to jail.) The jury in the in the Tramois trial ruled that her conviction should not be kept on file. That means she can continue to practise medicine. The sentence was the lowest possible under French law. The duo had risked...A Novel Treatment for KSHV-infected Lymphomas
...-3a has been suggested to be a potential treatment option for cancers with wt p53. PEL is a non-Hodgkin type lymphoma latently infected with KSHV, and it manifests as an effusion malignancy in Kaposi’s sarcoma patients. There are no current therapies effective against the aggressive KSHV-induced PEL. KSHV...Cheaper and Quicker Alternative to Ovarian Reserve Tests
... the uterus. As IVF is a substantially expensive option of assisted reproduction, a woman’s chance of success for IVF is determined beforehand, in order to advice for or against IVF. Determining the chance of developing sufficient quantity and quality of the eggs by ovarian reserve tests or hormone tes......eudoephedrine, which can make it a less attractive option for consumers, and some parties have questioned its efficacy altogether. Only last month, US firm SCOLR dropped its phenylephrine development plans, claiming that the treatment "did not justify continued internal development." SCOLR vice preside...Pacifier Use May Lower Risk of SIDS
...rs are used properly, they are a safe and sensible option in the battle against SIDS.' Source-Bio-Bio Technology RM...Lactococcus Strain may Offer End to Food Allergies
...n decrease food-induced anaphylaxis and provide an option to prevent IgE-type sensitization to common food allergens," state the researchers. Further research is ongoing and Dr. Eigenmann told this website: "The research has been extended to patients with inflammatory colitis in whom the microorganism is ...Panic may Lead to Serious Mental Health Problems in Adolescents
...ants, and the adolescents or their parents had the option to withdraw at any time. None did. The researchers found that those adolescents who were further along in puberty and high in anxiety sensitivity were more afraid of the bodily sensations elicited by the breathing challenge. For those low in anxiet...British Indian Doctors Win Another Reprieve
...ugh they had been shortlisted. We therefore had no option but to file for the injunction. "We were sure we would have won if the case had been heard. We are pleased that the Department of Health has conceded and we hope there will be no further obstacles for HSMP doctors." Source-IANS...Neurostimulation Therapy to ease cluster headaches
...eadache seems to offer a safe, effective treatment option that could begin a new era of neurostimulation therapy for primary headache symptoms.' ANN...Simple Act of Brushing Your Teeth can Trigger an Epileptic Fit, Say Experts
...n if possible and by brushing less vigorously. The option of surgery is there, but it there is a risk of damaging other brain structures in the area." The researchers believe that the breakthrough will help neurologists understand how the most common triggers like sleep and stress can spark fits. "The ...Immunotherapy Does Not Prolong Life When Skin Cancer Spreads
...nts’ immune systems — and chemotherapy might be an option for people with malignant melanoma. Authors led by Andre Sasse, M.D., at the research center Onco-Evidencias in Sao Paolo, Brazil, reviewed 18 studies of 2,625 patients who were treated with either chemotherapy alone or a combination of chemo- and ...Nonsurgical Thoracic Aorta Repair Has Much Less Risk of Paralysis Than Surgery
...interventional treatment was not only an important option to consider, but should be the treatment of choice. The incidence of death and permanent paralysis in the London group, which only included the interventional treatment, was 1.6 percent. In the trauma study, which also included a comparison to sur...Prostate Brachytherapy Causes Fewer Side Effects Than Surgery
... we are better able to tailor a suitable treatment option for the individual patient.” Source-Bio-Bio Technology SRM......she has stopped prescribing entecavir as her first option in treating hepatitis B in co-infected patients who are not already using drugs to suppress HIV. “The good news is that co-infected patients already on HIV therapy can still use entecavir to treat their hepatitis B, but the bad news is that there a...Other Tagsfine 2fine 3fine 4fine 5whole 2whole 3whole 4whole 5whole 6whole 7whole 8whole 9whole 10analysis 2analysis 3analysis 4analysis 5analysis 6analysis 7analysis 8analysis 9analysis 10comparative 2comparative 3Other Contentsdaydaydaydaydaydaydaydaydayrosacearotavirusrotavirusrotavirusrotavirusroseolacuffcuffcuffrotatorrotatorrotator
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