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New Lp-PLA2 Test For Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, has announced that it has begun to offer a test to enable physicians to detect a new […]
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Early Heart Disease In Parents Linked To Thicker Artery Walls In Offspring
According to researchers, if your parents had coronary heart disease before age 60, the walls of your neck arteries are […]
If Breast Cancer Comes Back – NSW Breast Cancer Institute Public Forum
The NSW Breast Cancer Institute is encouraging local communities nationally to participate in its FREE annual Public Forum on 9 […]
CA 125-targeted immunotherapy may prolong survival in ovarian cancer
Treatment with a murine monoclonal antibody directed against CA 125 often induces a broad immune response that correlates with prolonged […]
Mammography detects early-stage breast cancer among women over 40
Routine mammography in women aged 40 years and older is associated with detection of breast cancer at an earlier stage, […]
A Tomato A Day Can Lower Risk of Heart Disease
According to a new Harvard study, just one serving a day of tomato-based foods such as pizza or tomato sauce […]
Leisure time physical activity and early atherosclerosis: the Los Angeles Ather…
Some studies of leisure time physical activity find a cardiovascular benefit for moderate activity, whereas others find benefit only for […]
SARS surveillance to be scaled down
Australia has begun scaling down measures to detect and respond to SARS. Australia has begun scaling down measures to detect […]
Influenza in Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
As of 28 July the Department of Health in Hong Kong SAR China has reported the occurence of four institutional […]
FDA approves MGI Pharma, Helsinn anti-nausea drug
MGI Pharma Inc. and Helsinn Healthcare SA, a private Swiss drug maker, said on Friday that U.S. regulators approved their […]
New gene targets for cancer therapy identified
Using data recently made available from the human genome, researchers have identified 57 genes involved in the growth of human […]
Long-term survival similar with mastectomy or breast-conserving therapy
In women with early breast carcinoma, mastectomy and breast-conserving therapy are associated with similar long-term survival rates, according to...
Fresh Sars worry hits Hong Kong
The previous outbreak led to mass testing The previous outbreak led to mass testing Tests on 18 suspected Sars patients […]
Australia scales back SARS measures
AUSTRALIAN health authorities will scale down measures designed to guard against SARS as the global threat from the deadly virus […]
Quality of death good in hospice patients who refuse food and water
Terminally ill patients who opt to end their lives by forgoing food and drink appear to die at least as […]
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