Australian scientists have moved a step closer to understanding how immune cells come together in a perilous dance that leads to Type 1 diabetes. Sometimes known as ‘early onset diabetes’ or ‘juvenile…
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Researchers Tap New Source Of Cancer Markers In Blood
The future of cancer diagnosis may lie in just a few milliliters of blood, according to a research team led by Professor Arie Admon of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. In a…
Pfizer’s Sutent stands first-line setting to treat renal cell carcinoma
Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the majority of surveyed European oncologists…
Highly Targeted Radiation Technique Minimizes Side Effects Of Prostate Cancer Treatment
Men with prostate cancer treated with a specialized type of radiation called intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) have fewer gastrointestinal complications compared to patients treated with conventional three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT), according…
Aspirin Use Associated With Lower Risk Of Cancer Death For Men With Prostate Cancer
Men with prostate cancer who take anticoagulants like aspirin in addition to radiation therapy or surgery may be able to cut their risk of dying of the disease by more than half,…
New source of blood-derived biomarkers may help in cancer diagnosis
The future of cancer diagnosis may lie in just a few milliliters of blood, according to a research team led by Professor Arie Admon of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. In a…
Listeria Clever At Finding Its Way Into Bloodstream, Causing Sickness
Pathogenic listeria tricks intestinal cells into helping it pass through those cells to make people ill, and, if that doesn’t work, the bacteria simply goes around the cells, according to a Purdue…
Radiation Before Surgery Keeps Colorectal Cancer From Returning
Patients with cancer found at the end of the large intestine called the rectum who receive one week of radiation therapy before surgery have a 50 percent reduction in chance that their…
Managing Maternal Depression Before And After Birth
Maternal postpartum depression can have serious adverse effects on the mother and child relationship, resulting in an environment that can disrupt the infant’s development. Infants who live in a neglectful or depressed…
First step in development of artificial human testicle
After more than 30 years of unsuccessful efforts by numerous investigators, researchers have now found a way to propagate primary human Sertoli cells in the laboratory. Derived from the testis, it has…
Ontario Telemedicine Network gaining momentum
When he’s not attending to his regular duties as CEO of the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN), Dr. Ed Brown plays host to a steady stream of visitors from all over the world….
School leaving grades indicate increased risk of suicide at young age
School leaving grades can be an indicator of an increased risk of suicide at a young age. A new study from the medical university Karolinska Institutet and the Swedish National Board of…
Innovative program for new graduate doctors to ensure safety prescription
A new software based program has recently been created for new graduate doctors to ensure they prescribe safely from day one on the wards. The SCRIPT (Standard Computerised Revalidation Instrument for Prescribing…
Contraband tobacco accounts for 43% of cigarettes consumed by Ontario students
A new study from The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) found that contraband tobacco accounts for 43% of all cigarettes consumed by Ontario high school daily smokers in grades 9…
Top health services for pilgrims in Madina
The health authorities here have a plan in place to provide comprehensive medical services to Haj pilgrims, including vaccinations and tests for epidemic diseases. This is according to Dr. Abdullah Bin Ali…