Medical News
Forget Paleo Diet: Eating Healthy Carbs And Less Protein Might Be Key To Longer Life
Tech Times - 30 May 2015 15:58
A new study conducted by the University of Sydney suggests that following a low protein and high carbohydrate diet can provide people with health benefits similar to having a paleo diet.
Face Off, Face On: Woman Meets Face Transplant Recipient Of Her Brother's Face
Tech Times - 30 May 2015 15:53
Richard Norris, who got a new lease of life thanks to a face transplant, has come face to face with the woman who made it all possible three years after his surgery.
PD-1 Blockade in Tumors with Mismatch-Repair Deficiency
New England Journal of Medicine - 30 May 2015 15:17
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Cavity Shave Margins in Breast Cancer
New England Journal of Medicine - 30 May 2015 15:00
New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.
AstraZeneca-Lilly Collaboration To Test New Combination Of Cancer Drugs
Tech Times - 30 May 2015 13:33
AstraZeneca and Lilly are teaming up to test the safety and efficacy of a combination treatment for cancer in the hopes of creating a more effective therapy option for the disease.
Inmates Denied Methadone Less Likely to Choose Treatment When Released
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Inmates Denied Methadone Less Likely to Choose Treatment When ReleasedCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Marriage Before College Graduation Tied to More Weight Gain
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Marriage Before College Graduation Tied to More Weight GainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/28/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Murder Most Foul, 430,000 Years Ago
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Murder Most Foul, 430,000 Years AgoCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/28/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
New Meds OK'd for Hard-to-Treat IBS With Diarrhea
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: New Meds OK'd for Hard-to-Treat IBS With DiarrheaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Older Hispanic Men at Risk of Hearing Loss, Study Finds
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Older Hispanic Men at Risk of Hearing Loss, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/28/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Organ Donor Rates Vary Widely Across America, Study Finds
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Organ Donor Rates Vary Widely Across America, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/28/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Teen Drivers a Danger to Others on the Road, Report Warns
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Teen Drivers a Danger to Others on the Road, Report WarnsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/28/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Average New Yorker Sits 7 Hours Each Day: Study
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Average New Yorker Sits 7 Hours Each Day: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/28/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Bigger Share of Deaths Worldwide Now Due to Cancer
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Bigger Share of Deaths Worldwide Now Due to CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/28/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Diabetes Drug Metformin May Lower Glaucoma Risk
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Diabetes Drug Metformin May Lower Glaucoma RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/28/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Excess Weight Linked to Worse Prostate Cancer Prognosis
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Excess Weight Linked to Worse Prostate Cancer PrognosisCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Health Tip: Don't Use Food as a Reward
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Health Tip: Don't Use Food as a RewardCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Health Tip: Protect Your Eyes From Corneal Abrasion
MedicineNet - 30 May 2015 09:00
Title: Health Tip: Protect Your Eyes From Corneal AbrasionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AM
Combining targeted drug with chemotherapy offers longer life to b-cell cancer patients
EurekAlert! - 30 May 2015 06:00
(Mayo Clinic) Because of the significant benefit found in combining the targeted drug ibrutinib with standard chemotherapy for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma, an interim analysis has ...
Study identifies possible new combination chemotherapy for patients with advanced prostate cancer
EurekAlert! - 30 May 2015 06:00
(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) A role for combination therapy using two or more chemotherapy agents at the same time has not been well studied. This week, however, results of a clinical trial presente...
Removing more breast tissue reduces by half the need for second cancer surgery
EurekAlert! - 30 May 2015 06:00
(Yale University) Removing more tissue during a partial mastectomy could spare thousands of breast cancer patients a second surgery, according to a Yale Cancer Center study. The findings were published online May 30 in t...
ESMO announces scale to stratify magnitude of clinical benefit of anticancer medicines
EurekAlert! - 30 May 2015 06:00
(European Society for Medical Oncology) ESMO, the European Society for Medical Oncology, has announced today the publication of the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale, a tool to assist oncology clinicians in evalua...