Aspirin Tied To Lower Risk For Liver Cancer And Death From Liver Disease

A new study from the US finds that use of aspirin is tied to a reduced risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of primary liver cancer, and also to a reduced risk of death from chronic liver disease. Vikrant V...



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Topical Simvastatin Shown To Accelerate Wound Healing In Diabetes

Results of New Study Published in The American Journal of Pathology Delayed wound healing is a major complication of diabetes because the physiological changes in tissues and cells impair the wound healing process. This can result in additional disease outcomes such as diabetic foot ulcer, a significant cause of morbidity in the growing population of diabetic patients...



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KRAS and BRAF Mutation Screening In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Costly In Relation To Benefits

Researchers report that screening for KRAS and BRAF mutations can reduce the cost of anti-EGFR treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer but with a very small reduction in overall survival according to a new study published on November 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...



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Cometriq (Cabozantinib) For Medullary Thyroid Cancer Approved By FDA

Cometriq (cabozantinib) has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of progressive medullary thyroid cancer that has metastasized - spread to other parts of the body. Medullary thyroid cancer, a rare form of thyroid cancer, starts off in the cells that make calcitonin, a hormone which regulates calcium levels in the blood and bones...



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Increased Understanding Of Genetic Risk Factor For Type 1 Diabetes

As part of their ongoing research on the role of genes in the development of type 1 diabetes, Joslin Diabetes Center scientists, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Würzburg, have demonstrated how a genetic variant associated with type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases influences susceptibility to autoimmunity. The findings appear in the upcoming issue of Diabetes...



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Link Found Between High Fructose Corn Syrup And Increased Global Prevalence Of Diabetes

International analysis finds that countries using high fructose corn syrup in their food supply have a 20 percent higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes A new study by University of Southern California (USC) and University of Oxford researchers indicates that large amounts of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) found in national food supplies across the world may be one explanation ...



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A Critical Role In Reducing And Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Could Be Played By Health-Care Providers

In a perspective article to appear in the Nov. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health (BUSM and BUSPH) report that health-care providers can play a critical role in helping to reduce and prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) by screening and referring patients to appropriate resources. The U.S...

Scientists Uncover A Novel Cooperative Effort To Halt Cancer Metastatis

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have uncovered a group of what have been considered relatively minor regulators in the body that band together to suppress the spread of cancer from its primary site...



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Unsafe Levels Of Flame Retardants In House Dust; Link To Cancer, Learning Problems, Hormone Disruption

A peer-reviewed study of the largest number of flame retardants ever tested in homes found that most houses had levels of at least one flame retardant that exceeded a federal health guideline. The journal Environmental Science & Technology published the study online...



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Cancer Screening Via Blood Test And Gene Sequencing

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have combined the ability to detect cancer DNA in the blood with genome sequencing technology in a test that could be used to screen for cancers, monitor cancer patients for recurrence and find residual cancer left after surgery...



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Link Between NSAID Use And Reduced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk, Mortality Due To Chronic Liver Disease

Researchers found that aspirin use is associated with a decreased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma and death from chronic liver disease (CLD), according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer, occurs mainly among patients with CLD...



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Health Care Intervention Will Likely Benefit Adult Entertainment Workers

It probably won't come as a surprise to hear that most adult entertainment club workers - exotic dancers and other female club employees such as bartenders, waitresses and hostesses - don't have great medical benefits. The nature of their work makes them easy prey for repeated unwanted sexual advances and behavior...

Gastric Bypass Surgery Helps Diabetes But Does Not Cure It

Gastric bypass surgery for patients with type two diabetes, in most cases, is either remitted or relapses within five years, researchers from the Group Health Research Institute reported in the journal Obesity Surgery. The authors explained that after gastric bypass surgery, diabetes symptoms may disappear for some patients - in many cases before they lose a lot of weight...



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SFU kinesiology professor Stephen Robinovitch is one of the lead authors of a ne...

SFU kinesiology professor Stephen Robinovitch is one of the lead authors of a new study that uses video for the first time to analyze how and why the elderly fall. Researchers collected digital video footage of elderly residents falling at two care homes in Metro Vancouver and cross-referenced the incidents with reports filed by staff. More : http://www.sfu.ca/pamr/media-releases/2012/video-analysis-reveals-how-and-why-elderly-fall.html





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SFU kinesiology professor Stephen Robinovitch is one of the lead authors of a new study that uses video for the first time to analyze how and why the elderly...