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- Child Abuse Brain Injury Hard To Pin Down Statistically
SALT LAKE CITY -- The first statewide incidence study of brain injury from child abuse in the U.S. found a rate of 17.0 per 100,000 person-years, a researcher here said.
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:03:17 -0400 - E-System Outdoes Traditional Notifiable Disease Reporting
BOSTON -- Notifiable diseases can be tracked and reported with electronic medical records more efficiently than with standard methods, according to researchers using a pilot system here.
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:54:43 -0400 - Inhaled Insulin Associated with Excess of Lung Cancer Cases
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA has warned that more cases of lung cancers have been reported in patients treated with the inhaled insulin Exubera than in controls in clinical trials.
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:13:20 -0400 - Inflammation May Be Link Between Heart Disease and Fetal Growth
LONDON -- Low birth weight followed by excessive weight gain during adolescence may put the heart at risk by increasing low-grade inflammation, researchers said.
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:40:09 -0400 - Raloxifene (Evista) No Hazard to Women with Chronic Kidney Disease
MINNEAPOLIS -- Postmenopausal women with chronic kidney disease can take raloxifene (Evista) to prevent osteoporosis without the risk of exacerbating their renal conditions, according to investigators here.
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:00:31 -0400 - Higher Chemotherapy Doses No Help in Small-Cell Lung Cancer
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- In small-cell lung cancer, increasing the dose intensity of chemotherapy to three times the standard dose did not improve three-year survival, a multicenter, open-label study showed.
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:46:10 -0400 - Estrogen Doubles Benign Breast Disease Risk
NEW YORK -- Postmenopausal women who took conjugated equine estrogen doubled their risk of benign proliferative breast disease, researchers here said.
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:28:10 -0400 - Halting Trials of Cancer Drugs Early Criticized
ROME -- Stopping cancer drug trials when interim analyses show clinical benefit may actually harm patients in the long run, researchers here said.
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:01:00 -0400 - Combination Therapy Improves Hepatocellular Carcinoma Survival
JINAN, China -- For large hepatocellular carcinoma tumors, transarterial chemoembolization plus radiofrequency ablation improves survival better than either alone, according to researchers here.
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:05:01 -0400 - EB: OTC Painkillers Also Help Grandpa Get Buff
SAN DIEGO -- Over-the-counter painkillers may promote muscle growth in older patients during weight training, a randomized, placebo-controlled study showed.
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:38:56 -0400 - Avian Flu Jumped from Dying Son to Caregiver Father
BEIJING -- A man who died late last year of highly pathogenic avian flu infected his father in one of the few "probable" cases of human-to-human transmission that have been reported, researchers here said.
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:30:00 -0400 - NKF: HCV Outbreaks at Dialysis Units Linked to Outmoded Infection Control
DALLAS -- Four outbreaks of hepatitis C at dialysis centers were caused by infection control practices that disregarded CDC recommendations, according to an investigation by the agency.
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:15:05 -0400 - AADR: Gum Disease May Potentiate HPV-Related Tongue Cancer Risk
DALLAS -- Periodontitis and human papillomavirus may work together to increase the risk of tongue cancer, according to findings of a case-control study.
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:39:16 -0400 - Abused Women Suffer Serious Health Consequences Worldwide
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The sequelae of violence against women is similar round the world, with wide-ranging physical and mental health problems beyond the initial trauma, according to a 10-nation study.
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:21:33 -0400 - Anemia Increases Local Relapse Risk in Early Breast Cancer
VIENNA -- Chemotherapy-induced anemia significantly increases the risk of local relapse in premenopausal early-stage breast cancer, a new analysis of data from a multicenter clinical trial suggests.
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:51:05 -0400
