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Study reveals high death toll after severe urinary complications in men over 45
As many as one in four men admitted to hospital with acute urinary retention will die within a year, finds a study published on bmj.com today.   view more (2007-11-12)

Immune system chemical may predict worsening coronary heart disease in women
Researchers studied over 100 women with angina. Around two thirds of them had chronic stable angina, defined by characteristic pain on exertion or after exercise, and the remainder had unstable angina?the same symptoms, but occurring unpredictably and mainly at rest, and associated with worsening of the condition.   view more (2000-02-21)

Multidisciplinary approach to treatment of heart attacks a success
Acute heart attacks can be successfully treated through a multidisciplinary team approach involving Emergency Medical Services, emergency physicians, cardiologists and specialty centres.   view more (2007-06-19)

New research strategy for understanding drug resistance in leukemia
UCSF researchers have developed a new approach to identify specific genes that influence how cancer cells respond to drugs and how they become resistant. This strategy, which involves producing diverse genetic mutations that result in leukemia and associating specific mutations with treatment outcomes, will enable researchers to better understand... view more... (2009-09-04)

Survey points out need for education for primary care physicians on rarely seen cancers
Many primary care physicians may lack the necessary knowledge when it comes to recognizing the signs, symptoms and making proper diagnoses in cases of blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma, a recent survey indicates.   view more (2007-12-11)

COMMONLY PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC INEFFECTIVE FOR TREATING BRONCHITIS (p 1648)
A US study in this week's issue of THE LANCET concludes that the antibiotic azithromycin is ineffective for treating bronchitis, even though it is often prescribed by physicians for this condition. Azithromycin is an expensive, broad-spectrum antibiotic; there is limited evidence about its effectiveness in treating bronchitis. Arthur Evans and... view more... (2002-05-08)

Extremely low-dose MDCT useful for reducing hospital stay for patients with acute abdominal pain
Extremely low-dose MDCT of the abdomen and pelvis is useful in providing needed diagnostic information and reducing hospital stay in patients with acute nonspecific abdominal pain.   view more (2007-05-07)

LSUHSC researcher identifies new target to prevent fatal flu lung complication
Research led by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chairman of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a therapeutic target for acute lung injury resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome, a highly fatal complication of influenza infection.   view more (2009-09-30)

New biomarker may predict leukemia aggressiveness
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center have evidence of a potential new biomarker to predict the aggressiveness of an often difficult-to-treat form of leukemia.   view more (2009-04-20)

New method predicts hip joint decay from chemotherapy
Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital say they have found the best way for predicting when patients will need future surgery to repair hip joints that have deteriorated because of pediatric leukemia or lymphoma treatment.   view more (2007-04-20)

Study validates means to measure possible leukemia marker
A study led by cancer researchers at The Ohio State University has validated a method for reliably measuring variations in certain proteins that may make good biomarkers in chronic leukemia patients.   view more (2009-05-01)

Syracuse University researchers discover new way to attack some forms of leukemia
Each year, some 29,000 adults and 2,000 children are diagnosed with leukemia, a form of cancer that is caused by the abnormal production of white blood cells in the bone marrow.   view more (2008-10-29)

Syracuse University research team discovers switch that causes the body to produce cancerous cells
A team of Syracuse University researchers discovered a second molecular switch within the Mixed Lineage Leukemia protein complex that they believe could be exploited to prevent the overproduction of abnormal cells that are found in several types of cancer, including leukemia.   view more (2009-09-04)

Novel therapy may prove effective in treatment of 30 percent of cancers
A ground-breaking Canada-wide clinical trial led by Dr. Katherine Borden, at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal, has shown that a common anti-viral drug, ribavirin, can be beneficial in the treatment of cancer patients.   view more (2009-05-14)

Simple test for asthma patients predicts length of hospital stay
Simple test for asthma patients predicts length of hospital stay (Peak expiratory flow sequence in acute exacerbations of asthma) BMJ Volume 322, p 1281 Measuring the change in a patient’s ability to blow three times in quick succession into a peak flow meter during an acute asthma attack predicts the length of time they will stay in... view more... (2001-05-23)

Researchers 'notch' a victory toward new kind of cancer drug
Scientists have devised an innovative way to disarm a key protein considered to be "undruggable," meaning that all previous efforts to develop a drug against it have failed.   view more (2009-11-12)

MDCT just as accurate as MRI in assessing myocardial infarction in emergency setting
Multidetector CT (MDCT) is just as accurate as MRI in assessing myocardial infarct size--an important predictor of clinical outcome-- in an emergency setting according to a recent study conducted by researchers in collaboration between the VA Medical Center in San Francisco, CA and the University Claude Bernard in Lyon, France.   view more (2008-08-05)

Study produces conflicting findings on the use of anti-anemia drug in cancer patients
Results from a phase III drug trial indicate that an anti-anemia drug did not significantly decrease the need for blood transfusions in patients not on chemotherapy, and decreased overall patient survival when compared to placebo.   view more (2007-04-17)

Gene shut-down may offer early warning of chronic leukemia
A new study shows that certain genes are turned off early, before clinical signs of the disease appear, in the development of chronic leukemia.   view more (2009-08-06)

Study shows most ear infections host both bacteria and viruses
Ear infections are among the most common diseases seen in pediatric practice. They have generally been considered bacterial diseases and are therefore usually treated with antibiotics.   view more (2006-11-07)
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