Early intervention is equivalent to delayed intervention in preventing death, MI, or stroke among most patients who have acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation, according to a report in the May 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
dThere are not enough data to show that the benefits of using vapreotide to control acute esophageal variceal bleeding during endoscopic treatment outweigh the risks, according to a federal advisory panel.
According to a new review published in The Ulster Medical Journal, the Integrative Medicine for Children is “a useful reference for a medical library.” The book aims to help caregivers safely and effectively prescribe complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies along with standard treatment. It is divided into two main parts. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Women who undergo thyroid or parathyroid surgery during pregnancy have more operative complications and require longer hospitalizations than do nonpregnant women who have such surgery, as well as relatively high rates of maternal and fetal complications, based on a report in the May issue of the Archives of Surgery.
A newly developed gene signature assay, similar to the Oncotype DX breast cancer assay, has been validated as a predictor of recurrence after surgery for stage II colon cancer.
No doubt many medical librarians throughout the Greater Midwest Region (GMR) are dreaming of beaches and beautiful sunsets thanks to this year’s Medical Library Association (MLA) conference being held in Hawaii (May 15-20, 2009). Others may be dreaming of the recently announced funding opportunities in the GMR (http://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding/). Some may be dreaming of both.
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Pancreatic Cancer HSP trials began in 1997 for a Phase I study to involve fifteen patients through the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. HSP or heat-shock proteins are a of group proteins that are present in all cells. HSP are often identified during stressful situations such as extreme cold and hot conditions, and during deprivation of oxygen or glucose. Heat-shock proteins are often referred as the stress proteins.
Ginger supplements can reduce chemotherapy-associated nausea when cancer patients take them along with anti-emetic drugs, according to the results of a placebo-controlled study of 644 patients.
Standard adjuvant chemotherapy is superior to capecitabine in patients with early-stage breast cancer who are age 65 or older, according to a report in the May 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
