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PET/CT can identify new cancer lesions at early stage, allowing for prompt treatment

A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Md., reports that whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans may help physicians identify new, unexpected malignant cancerous tumors in patients, according to an article in the May issue of the Society of Nuclear Medicine's Journal of Nuclear Medicine. "PET/CT can help find additional...

Pollution threatens coral health by preventing lesions from healing, UCF study shows

Coral tissue damage that normally heals on its own will not mend when the colonies are near pollution sources on land that release industrial chemicals, fuel oils and other contaminants, a University of Central Florida biologist and several colleagues have found. UCF associate professor of biology John Fauth and scientists from the National Coral Reef Institute, Broward County Department...

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Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) for the Analysis of Macrophage Gene Expression from Atherosclerotic Lesions

Macrophage foam cells are integral in the development of atherosclerotic lesions, however gene expression studies are complicated by the cellular heterogeneity of atherosclerotic plaque. This application note describes a protocol for LCM of cells identified immunohistochemi...

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Identifying brain lesions with impaired consciousness

According to a new study it is indicative that systolic blood pressure is a good indicator for diagnosing brain lesions in patients with impaired consciousness. This means doctors may now have a better way// to estimate patients, as opposed to using expensive and time-consuming imaging technology. Researchers studied the vital signs of 450 patients who were admitted to an emergency roo...

Leveling Lupus Lesions

Each year, more than 16,000 people develop lupus, a disorder of the immune system. Many of them will develop skin lesions on their face.// Now, there is a new use for an old treatment that eliminates the embarrassment of this common condition. Beverly Gibson says it's been tough living with lupus, a disease that causes the body's immune system to attack its own cells. "It's changed my...

The Link Between Migraine And Brain Lesions Questioned

A new study shows people who suffer from migraine headaches may be at risk for brain // lesions and infarctions, which are areas of the brain where the tissue has died. Researchers studied nearly 400 randomly selected adults, ages 30 to 60. They grouped the patients into categories of having migraines with visual difficulties and having migraines with no visual difficulties. A control g...

Lesions in the eyes may forecast a stroke

The eyes are, since ages, regarded as a mirror of the inner self. However, according to a new study, eyes may now predict the likelihood of a stroke and stroke-related death. // The study, published in the October issue of Neurology, describes a novel simple, non-invasive diagnostic tool using the eyes to determine whether people have a higher risk of suffering from a stroke. Accordin...

Higher Intake of Calcium and Vitamin D Linked With Brain Lesions in Older People

Elderly men and women who consumed higher levels of calcium and vitamin D are significantly more likely to have greater volumes of brain lesions, regions of damage// that can increase risk of cognitive impairment, dementia, depression and stroke. Dr. Payne and her co-investigators from Duke and the University of North Carolina examined magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from 232...

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Vaccine Can Prevent Cervical Cancer and Precancerous Lesions

LONDON, June 28, 2007--A cervical cancer vaccine has shown 90%efficacy for prevention of cervical cancer and precancerous lesionsassociated with the human papillomavirus (HPV) types targeted bythe vaccine, conclude authors of an Article published early Onlineand in the upcoming issue of The Lancet. HPV types 16 and 18 account for 70% or morecases of cervical cancer worldwi...

Largest Cervical Cancer Vaccine Efficacy Trial Shows Cervarix Provides Excellent Protection Against Lesions Caused by Most Common Cancer-Causing Virus Types

Results also show significant additional protection againstinfection with virus types beyond 16 and 18 with the GSK cervicalcancer candidate vaccine PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Resultsfrom an interim analysis of a Phase III study show thatCERVARIX(R), the GlaxoSmithKline cervical cancer candidate vaccine,provides up to 100 percent protection against advanced prec...

Data Published in The Lancet Show Gardasil was 100 Percent Effective in Preventing High-Grade Vulvar and Vaginal Lesions Caused by HPV Types 16 and 18

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2007 - Resultspublished this week in The Lancet show that Merck's cervical cancervaccine, GARDASIL (Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11,16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine) was 100 percent effective inpreventing high-grade vulvar and vaginal dysplasias caused by HPVtypes 16 and 18, two types strongly associated with these diseases.The 10...

Cervarix, GSK Cervical Cancer Candidate Vaccine, Demonstrates 100 Percent Protection Against Precancerous Lesions Caused By Cancer-Causing Human Papillomavirus Types 16 & 18 for More Than Five Years

New study results also show evidence of additional protectionagainst infection with other cancer-causing virus types LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TheGlaxoSmithKline cervical cancer candidate vaccine, CERVARIX(R),demonstrated 100 percent efficacy in preventing precancerouslesions due to cancer-causing human papillomavirus types 16 and 18for up to 5.5 years in an ex...

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