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Hormone therapy may confer more aggressive properties to prostate tumours
Hormone therapy is often given to patients with advanced prostate cancer. view more (2009-06-11)
A Specific Psychotherapy May Increase Psychological Well-being
Two Italian researchers (Drs Fava and Ruini of the University of Bologna) describe a new development in psychotherapeutic research, a specific therapy for increasing psychological well-being. The Authors outline the background of its development, the structure of well-being therapy, its key concepts and technical aspects. Well-being therapy is... view more... (2003-05-26)
Optimal adjuvant radiation therapy associated with improved survival, meta-analysis shows
A new analysis of adjuvant radiation therapy in women with breast cancer following mastectomy is associated with better survival as measured at 10 years when appropriate doses and fields of radiation are used. view more (2006-01-04)
Operations research promises continued gains for HIV treatment in resource-limited countries
In the past 10 years, the global campaign to expand treatment for millions of people with AIDS living in resource-limited countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, has gained substantial commitments in public and private financing, and has made major strides in making treatment available to those who need it. view more (2008-08-25)
HIV infection appears to increases the risk of heart attack
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found that infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is also associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction or heart attack. view more (2007-04-25)
What is the role of interleukin-10 in ischemia-reperfusion injury?
I/R injury of the small intestine is consequently a critical problem that is important. DHP-PMX therapy can remove circulating endotoxins and reduce various cytokines, even in patients with high levels of plasma cytokines. view more (2008-09-26)
It pays to quit smoking before surgery
People who start nicotine replacement therapy at least four weeks before surgery can halve their risk of poor wound healing. This is what the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) concludes in information published on informedhealthonline.org today. view more (2009-09-04)
Men experience sexual dysfunction during hepatitis C therapy
Sexual impairment is common among men with chronic hepatitis C undergoing antiviral therapy, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. view more (2009-09-01)
Psychotherapy can help suicidal patients
Deliberate self poisoning is one of the commonest reasons for admission to hospital in the United Kingdom, but there are no effective treatments available. However, a study in this week's BMJ finds that psychotherapy may be a valuable treatment for these patients. This finding could be a first step towards improving the management of suicidal... view more... (2001-07-18)
Study finds nontuberculous mycobacteria lung disease on the rise in the United States
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental organisms found in both water and soil that can cause severe pulmonary (lung) disease in humans. Pulmonary NTM is on the rise in the United States, according to a large study of people hospitalized with the condition. view more (2009-09-25)
Malaria treatment efficacy compromised in certain HIV-positive patients
A weakened immune response resulting from HIV infection can lead to trouble when it comes to treating malaria. view more (2006-09-08)
Climate change threats to HIV rates
Social factors, including economic pressures caused by climate change, could lead to an increase in HIV infection rates world-wide, warns a leading researcher from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). view more (2008-04-30)
More than 6 months of hormone therapy doesn't help prostate cancer patients live longer
Prostate cancer patients treated with either radiation or surgery who use hormone therapy for longer than six months do not survive any longer than patients who use the treatment for a shorter amount of time. view more (2006-11-06)
Homoeopathy is not an effective treatment for asthma
Homoeopathic remedies are no better than placebo for the treatment of asthmatic patients who are allergic to house dust mite, but there is a difference in response between homoeopathy and placebo, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. The research team identified 242 asthmatic people allergic to house dust mite. Participants received either... view more... (2002-02-27)
Blood cholesterol levels predict risk of heart disease due to hormone therapy
A new analysis of a subgroup of participants in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) hormone therapy clinical trials suggests that healthy, postmenopausal women whose blood cholesterol levels are normal or lower are not at increased, short-term risk for heart attack when taking hormone therapy. view more (2008-05-27)
The benefits of reperfusion therapy
The wider use of reperfusion therapy in patients with heart attack (AMI) can save millions of lives in Europe. view more (2009-09-01)
Patients stay with phone psychotherapy longer than office visits
The problem with psychotherapy has long been that nearly half the patients quit going after a few sessions. Therapy can't work if patients stop coming to the therapist's office. view more (2008-09-22)
Prostate cancer therapy linked to increased risk of heart disease death
The use of androgen deprivation therapy to treat localized prostate cancer is associated with an increased risk of death from heart disease. view more (2007-10-10)
Zinc Supplements Safe for HIV-Infected Children
Zinc-deficient children living in communities where they do not receive adequate amounts of zinc from their diet should be given supplements, even if they are HIV-infected. view more (2005-11-28)
Catching the blood cell bus gives fatal yeast infection a clean getaway
Yeast fungus cells that kill thousands of AIDS patients every year escape detection by our bodies' defences by hiding inside our own defence cells, and hitch a ride through our systems before attacking and spreading, scientists heard today (Tuesday 9 September 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at... view more... (2008-09-09)
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