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Study Confirms Benefits of Chemo, Trastuzumab Combo to Battle Breast Cancer

...apy improves survival in women with operable HER-2 positive breast cancer. Issa Dahabreh from the University...andard choice for the treatment of women with HER2 positive early stage disease, especially those with limited cardiovascular comorbidities", Dahabreh said. T...

Study Links Breast Cancer to Western Diet in Chinese Women

... than double the risk of getting estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer, one of the most common types. "The 'meat-sweet' pattern was significantly associated with increased risk of breast cancer among overweight postmenopausal women," a summary of the study said. "The Shanghai data gave us a uniqu...

Radical Change in the Lifestyle Might Bring a Greener Future for Brits

...arbon Britain can do that again - it can give us a positive future. It is a political challenge but we had the political will power to abolish slavery even though lots of people said that would cost the economy too much," Allen said. The authors of the report define a zero carbon economy as one in which fo...

Sugary Diet can Be Helpful in Shedding Off Pounds

...ng diet and activity changes recorded the greatest positive health outcomes, compared with diet or exercise alone. Significant reductions were observed in body weight (4.7 percent loss), waist circumference and percentage body fat. Measures of blood fats (total cholesterol and LDL) had also significantly i...

Alcohol Does Not Destroy Brain Cells

...in moderation, alcohol has also been found to have positive benefits for blood vessel health and stroke prevention....

A Spoonful of Sugar can Melt Away the Pounds

...ng diet and activity changes recorded the greatest positive health outcomes, compared with diet or exercise alone. Significant reductions were observed in body weight (4.7 percent loss), waist circumference and percentage body fat. Measures of blood fats (total cholesterol and LDL) had also significantly i...

Brits Need to Change Lifestyle to Have a Greener Future: Report

...arbon Britain can do that again - it can give us a positive future. It is a political challenge but we had the political will power to abolish slavery even though lots of people said that would cost the economy too much," Allen said. The authors of the report define a zero carbon economy as one in which fo...

Study Links Breast Cancer to Western Diet in Chinese Women

... than double the risk of getting estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer, one of the most common types. "The 'meat-sweet' pattern was significantly associated with increased risk of breast cancer among overweight postmenopausal women," a summary of the study said. "The Shanghai data gave us a uniqu...

Study Confirms No HRT Benefit for Older Women

...ence shows that the negative outcomes outweigh the positive benefits....

Gallstone Gene Discovered by Research Team

... researchers now hope that their finding will have positive consequences for prevention and therapy. Professor Lammert thinks that, "It may be possible for certain patients to be helped with drug treatments in future, thus avoiding the need for an operation." However, the genetic contribution to the common...

A Role Model Spouse can Pass on Good Health Habits

...pending on the health behaviour. The affect of the positive role model was strongest when it came to smoking a...th behaviours. Unlike some previous research on positive health behaviour, the new study tracked changes in both spouses at the same time. The findings co...

Senior Church Leaders in Lesotho Pledge to Fight AIDS

...people from all walks of life and be catalysts for positive and lasting action" said Reverend Daniel Rantle from the Methodist Church of Africa. Lesotho has one of the highest HIV prevalence in the world and more than 23 percent of the population aged between 15 and 49 years are HIV positive, according to t...

EPA to Improve Nanotechnology

...ials. Starting the Stewardship program will be a positive step toward filling in some of the information gaps facing the agency. But there should be an interplay between modifying TSCA, such as promulgating a significant new use rule for nanomaterials, and the voluntary program. A sequential approach wil...

Extrovert People Drink More Alcohol

Men, extrovert people and those with positive expectations regarding alcohol use drink more than others, says Dutch psychologist Sander Bot. The amount a young person drinks is largely determined by how much others in the group drink. Friendly young people in particular, people who score high o...

Electronic Medical Records can Pay You Within 16 Months

...stem. And, until this point, evidence supporting a positive return on investment for electronic health records technologies has been largely anecdotal," said Dr. Krusch. The study measured the return on investment of installing electronic health records at five ambulatory offices representing 28 providers w...

Extroverts are More Likely to Drink Under Pressure

...nder Bot, who also found that men, and people with positive expectations regarding alcohol drink more. The research was carried out under young adults aged 18 to 25 years, most of whom did not live at home. Nevertheless, upbringing and the role of the parents still exert a small effect on the amount drunk. ...

Hepatitis Day of Reckoning for a Happening Virus

...f Hepatitis B virus in the liver. This is indeed a positive development for India in the treatment of Hepatitis B. Existing Impediments Worldwide Discrepancies in Hepatitis testing, diagnoses and treatment still exist in some countries. These irregularities could spell disaster in the present day with i...

Tumor Painting to Fight Against Cancer

...d lung cancers. It is also useful in identifying positive lymph nodes which could mean a significant advancement for breast, prostate and testicular cancers. For more information about the Institute visit http: research.seattlechildrens.org/....

Nasal Cannula Treatment for Sleep Apnea Patients

... driving accidents. At present, CPAP [continuous positive airway pressure] is most effective at eliminating apneas and hypopneas, [but] long-term effectiveness is compromised by low adherence, wrote the researchers. We developed a simplified method for increasing pharyngeal pressure by delivering warm and...

Complaining Girls Faces Higher Depression, Anxiety Risk

...- time that could be used to engage in other, more positive activities that could help distract youth from the...epression and anxiety, it was also associated with positive friendship quality, including feelings of closeness between friends. Boys who co-ruminated also de...

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