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Link between pesticide and breast cancer

...ed for levels of DDT and HCB in their blood before undergoing any treatment. The samples were compared with blood taken from a group of healthy women. The study revealed that women with breast cancer were more likely to have detectable levels of DDT as the healthy women and more likely to have detectable levels...

Breaking up Dangerous Clots

...rs from Sweden studied about 650 patients who were undergoing surgery for a hip fracture. About half received daily injections of the drug fondaparinux for between 19 and 23 days, while the other half received injections of a placebo.// All of the study participants had received six to eight days of treatment w...

Reduced Fatigue Boosts Mental Health

...ts in the international study were anemic patients undergoing chemotherapy to treat lung cancer. They either received Aranesp at a starting dose of 2.25 micrograms or a placebo once a week for 12 weeks. Patients then completed questionnaires.// At the beginning of the study, 25 percent of patients reported hig...

Cancer Patient Exercises for the Throat

... the throat may help head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation maintain their swallowing function. Researchers from the University of Florida in Gainesville are close to completing a pilot trial to determine if the exercises work. Radiation therapy often causes pain and dryness. Patients stop swallowin...

'Designer' baby for British couple

...n help his brother. The new born baby is currently undergoing blood tests to see if he has perfect tissue match and the family will have to wait six months to ensure that he is not affected by the same syndrome.The vital stem cells have already been collected from Jamie's umbilical cord....

Teens' vitamin D deficiency an epidemic

...articularly vulnerable time because youngsters are undergoing such rapid growth, their bones require large amounts of calcium, and vitamin D is needed to help the body absorb it. Thus adequate vitamin D intake is crucial from ages 10 through 18, say specialists. "A mild form of vitamin D deficiency can be comm...

Anemia Treatment for Cancer Patients

...erythropoietin or a placebo about two weeks before undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancers. While the ...in beta efficiently corrects anemia among patients undergoing curative radiotherapy, it is not associated with improved cancer control or survival. On the contrar...

Anemia Treatment for Cancer Patients

...erythropoietin or a placebo about two weeks before undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancers. While the ...in beta efficiently corrects anemia among patients undergoing curative radiotherapy, it is not associated with improved cancer control or survival. On the contrar...

Anemia Treatment for Cancer Patients Might Not be a Good Idea.

...erythropoietin or a placebo about two weeks before undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancers. While the ...in beta efficiently corrects anemia among patients undergoing curative radiotherapy, it is not associated with improved cancer control or survival. On the contrar...

Smoking and Breast Cancer - A Deadly Combination

A new study shows women who smoke while undergoing therapy for breast cancer are more than twice as l...a woman's life , their findings suggest that women undergoing breast cancer therapy should consider smoking cessation to improve their chance of survival. Physici...

Radiation after Breast Reconstruction

...ancer patients who receive radiation therapy after undergoing breast reconstruction and a mastectomy may be more likely to develop complications.// However, a new study shows this may not be the case. Researchers from the Fox Chase Cancer Center studied 85 women with breast cancer who underwent a mastectomy, b...

Reducing Pain from Knee Surgery

...cal Center in Chicago studied 70 patients who were undergoing knee replacement surgery. Some of the patients were randomly assigned to receive 50 milligrams of an oral NSAID at 24 hours and two hours before the surgery, 50 milligrams each day for five days after surgery, and 25 milligrams of the drug for anothe...

Reducing Pain From Knee Surgery

...cal Center in Chicago studied 70 patients who were undergoing knee replacement surgery. Some of the patients were randomly assigned to receive 50 milligrams of an oral NSAID at 24 hours and two hours before the surgery, 50 milligrams each day for five days after surgery, and 25 milligrams of the drug for anothe...

The Clue to a Diabetic Requiring an Amputation may lie in the Retina of ones Eye.

...ascular changes in the retinal vessels and risk of undergoing [an amputation] in people with younger-onset diabetes. These results provide evidence that microvascular processes, as reflected in the retina, may contribute to the risk of [amputation].” ...

Steroid-Free Liver Transplants

A new study out of Belgium suggests children undergoing liver transplants may fare better if they don't receive steroids.// Ever since organ transplants began, steroids have played a major role in helping recipients fend off rejection of their new organ. However, the treatment is not without side effect...

Stronger Backing for Drug-Coated Stents

...t safe and effective in a wide variety of patients undergoing ‘real world’ angioplasty.” He concludes that the next step should be a mandatory registry established by the Food and Drug Administration to report problems. ...

Drug-Coated Stents – Proven to be More Effectiv

...t safe and effective in a wide variety of patients undergoing ‘real world’ angioplasty.”...

More Patients Going In For Home Dialysis

...uggests that the vast majority of patients who are undergoing hemodialysis could be making a decision on dialysis treatment on the basis of very inadequate information. Peritoneal dialysis patients are far more happy with their care than hemodialysis patients. Researchers conclude that probably the growing p...

Yoga Might Be Helpful For Cancer Patients

...nducted among 39 lymphoma patients who were either undergoing treatment or who had concluded treatment within the last year. About half the patients were assigned to the yoga classes while the other half were put on a waiting list and served as the control group.The yoga classes consisted of controlled breathin...

The Efficacy Of Newer Stents Questioned

...ix to 12 months later, a common problem for anyone undergoing balloon angioplasty. Thirty percent of the bare-metal stent patients experienced reblockage compared to just 9 percent of those who got a drug-eluting stent. The analysis found no difference in mortality rates or subsequent heart attacks in the two ...

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