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Broadband Potentially Worth $190m To Hospitals
Australian hospitals could benefit by more than $190 million over 10 years by using broadband technology, according to an Access […]
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U.S. FDA clears wider use for Sanofi colon cancer drug Eloxatin
French drugmaker Sanofi-Synthelabo SA won U.S. approval to promote its drug Eloxatin (oxaliplatin) for first-line treatment of metastatic colon...
Vasopressin better than adrenaline in asystolic cardiac arrests
Both vasopressin alone and vasopressin followed by adrenaline improve survival in patients with refractory asystolic cardiac arrest compared with...
Viagra ok for men with stable angina
The use of Viagra (Sildenafil) for the treatment of erectile dysfunction does not seem to provoke exercise-induced angina in men […]
3rd SARS case suspected in China
A third case of SARS is suspected in China’s Guangdong Province, further increasing fears that the region may be on […]
Hepsin may represent new prognostic marker for prostate cancer
Expression of hepsin, a serine protease, correlates with the aggressiveness of prostate cancer, according to a report published in the […]
Helicobacter pylori eradication may cure low-grade gastric lymphoma
Treatment to eradicate Helicobacter pylori may be sufficient on its own to cure low grade gastric marginal zone B cell […]
BRCA mutations not linked to colon cancer risk
Founder mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 have been linked to breast and ovarian cancer, but they do not seem to […]
Nomogram predicts breast cancer spread beyond sentinel lymph node
Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York have developed a nomogram that accurately calculates a woman’s...
Shortened PET protocol allows accurate assessment of cancer patients
A shortened PET data acquisition protocol provides quantitative assessment of tissue viability and offers greater comfort for cancer patients,...
Hope for New Meningitis Vaccine
British scientists have indicated that they have made a breakthrough in meningitis research that could potentially lead to the development […]
Public Enemy Number 1 in the US: Heart Disease
Heart disease is still public enemy number one is regards to cause of death in the U.S., but a new […]
Gentics+Wrong foods= Heart Disease
A recent study completed in the US would seem to indicate that Six in every 100 Americans carry gene variants […]
Fitness Reduces Death Risk, Regardless of Weight
Being fit can lower a diabetic man’s risk of dying, even if he is significantly overweight, new research suggests. Investigators […]
Post Heart Attack: What to do?
Suffering a heart attack can not only be life threatening, but also physically and emotionally draining. So what should you […]
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