While rosuvastatin significantly improved the lipid profile of patients with end-stage renal disease, those improvements did not translate into a decrease in the combined rate of heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular death, a large randomized controlled trial has confirmed.
Adult male circumcision significantly reduced the incidence of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection and the prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in an HIV-negative male population enrolled in a randomized controlled trial in Uganda, according to a report in the March 26 New England Journal of Medicine
What is Cancer? It could be described as an uncontrolled growth invasion (intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissue) and sometimes Metastasis (spread to other locations in a body via lymph or blood). There is also the benign tumors which are self-limited, do not invade or metastasize. The study, diagnoses, treatment and prevention of cancer is called oncology.
Consumption of solid food while in labor is safe for most women, according to the results of a large randomized trial published online March 25 in BMJ.
A U.S. federal judge ordered the Food and Drug Administration on March 23 to make the emergency contraceptive Plan B (levonorgestrel) available to 17 year olds without a prescription within 30 days. Currently, Plan B is available without prescription to women aged 18 years and older.
Cancer is a condition which most people dread. There are certain types of cancer which respond very well to modern chemotherapy and have excellent chances of recovery. Unfortunately, pancreatic cancer is not one of those cancers which is amenable to treatment. In most cases, the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer comes very late, when the disease has already progressed and involved the surrounding organs. This makes prevention a very important part of keeping oneself healthy. This article discuses the answer to the question how can I avoid pancreatic cancer.
Michael Donoghue will present the keynote address for the 61st annual lecture sponsored by the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Associates on Wednesday, April 15. The lecture, Charles Darwin, the Tree of Life, and the Future of Biodiversity will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, 333 Cedar Street, followed by a reception in the Beaumont Room, Yale School of Medicine.
Dr. Donoghues work focuses on plant diversity and evolution. In particular, he is interested in Viburnum and Dipsacales and in the origin and early evolution of flowering plants. Research in his laboratory concentrates on understanding the Tree of Life and the phylogeny of plants. He has been a leader in the national and international movement to reconstruct the entir…
