The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that one in four Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder, and of those more than 2.2 million people with anxiety disorders have obsessive compulsive disorder….
Non-laser light treatments may help treat common skin conditions
While dermatologists have used lasers successfully for years to treat common skin conditions such as acne, rosacea and aging skin, it now appears that even non-laser lights may provide some of the…
Dendritic Cell Vaccine Increases Median Survival In Patients With Deadly Brain Cancer
A dendritic cell vaccine personalized for each individual based on the patient’s own tumor may increase median survival time in those with a deadly form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, an early…
How Clear Is Our View Of Brain Activity?
Imaging techniques have become an integral part of the neurosciences. Methods that enable us to look through the human skull and right into the active brain have become an important tool for…
Radiation Exposure Expert Available From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Scott Davis, Ph.D., a member of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Public Health Sciences Division in Seattle, is available to discuss the short- and long-term health effects of exposure to toxic levels…
Adding New Anti-Asthma Drug To Therapy May Limit Seasonal Attacks In Children
A new anti-asthma medication dramatically reduced increases in seasonal asthma attacks in children and young adults with allergic asthma, according to a multi-institutional study involving a UT Southwestern Medical Center physician. “The…
Homeopathic Medications Alleviate The Common Cold
Homeopathic medications help fight viral infections. This has now been confirmed by in-vitro tests conducted at the Dr. Glatthaar Laboratory in Reutlingen, Germany. Researchers infected epithelial and blood cells with cold viruses…
Norwegian Research Centre Offers Hope For Tiny Hearts
The Medical Imaging Laboratory in Trondheim is making advances in imaging methods for both ultrasound and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. One benefit will be an enhanced ability to discover heart defects in…
Study To Assess The Ability Of CER-001 To Regress Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque
The Montreal Heart Institute has announced the start of the Phase 2 CHI-SQUARE (Can HDL Infusions Significantly QUicken Atherosclerosis REgression?) study of CER-001 in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), in collaboration…
Breakthrough Light-Activated Drug-Device To Be Investigated For Treatment Of HPV And Cervical Pre-cancer
A new non-surgical, tissue-preserving therapeutic procedure is being developed to more effectively remove HPV infection and treat precursors of cervical cancer. Cevira® is a drug-device combination procedure which has been accepted for…
Methodist Neurosurgeon First In World To Implant Next Generation Device For Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy
A 65-year-old woman with Parkinson’s disease became the first patient in the United States to receive a new device for deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy. Dr. Richard Simpson, neurosurgeon at the Methodist…
Key Facets To Safety And Quality In Hospitals That Affect Heart Attack Survival
A new Yale University study looks at why there is such a big difference in the mortality rates among patients treated for heart attacks in hospitals across the country. The study appears…
New Figures Show UK Is Leading The Way In Detecting Bowel Cancer
New figures out today highlight the high quality of colonoscopy and pre-cancer detection rates since the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme was rolled out in 2006. The figures presented are to be…
HPV Home Tests Could Improve Cervical Screening Uptake
Home tests for the human papillomavirus (HPV) could help increase the take-up of cervical screening among women who do not respond to screening invitations, new research shows today. Despite publicity surrounding Jade…
Recommendation For Treatment Of Severe Malaria
Quinine should no longer be the drug of choice for treating severe malaria, according to an updated systematic review by Cochrane researchers. It is now evident that the antimalarial drug artesunate, which…