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Highly sensitive receptors in the brain may function differently in a person with a family history of alcoholism

Receptors in the brain that are highly sensitive to alcohol may function differently in a person with a family history of alcoholism, according to a Yale study published this month.

21 Oct 2004

Common antibacterial and antifungal ingredient used in tooth paste may protect against skin cancer

According to new studies, sanguinarine was shown to enhance production of proteins that induce cell death, or apoptosis, in cells damaged by ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation.

21 Oct 2004

52% of the late-stage breast cancer cases were associated with an absence of screening

Efforts focused on increasing the use of screening mammography among targeted groups of women should be made a top priority to achieve the largest reduction in late-stage breast cancers, according to the authors of a new study in the October 20 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

21 Oct 2004

Ductal lavage is not an effective method for detecting breast cancer

Ductal lavage--a method used to collect cells from the milk ducts of the breast--has been proposed as a screening tool for cancer detection because ducts that yield fluid were thought to be more likely to contain cancer cells.

21 Oct 2004

Tamoxifen use for the treatment of breast cancer is not associated with an increased risk of stroke

Tamoxifen use for the treatment of breast cancer is not associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to a new study in the October 20 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. However, chemotherapy use is associated with an increased risk of stroke, regardless of tamoxifen use.

21 Oct 2004

Evidence showing treatment benefits of beta interferon for multiple sclerosis

Results of a European study in this week’s issue of THE LANCET provide further evidence that patients with early symptoms of multiple sclerosis given a weekly injection with interferon beta are less likely to progress to full clinical disease after two years follow-up.

21 Oct 2004

Misconceptions about sexual violence common among South African youth

Misconceptions about sexual violence and the risk of HIV infection and AIDS are common among South African youth, finds a study in this week's BMJ.

21 Oct 2004

Adults who were abused or neglected as children tend to visit doctors more often

"Many patients visit doctors with symptoms that cannot be explained by underlying physical disease," says researcher Francis Creed, M.D., of the University of Manchester. "Common examples are headache, abdominal and chest pains and constant tiredness."

21 Oct 2004

Freezing or refrigerating expressed breast milk for longer than 48 hours substantially lowers its antioxidant content

This may be of particular importance for premature babies, who both have reduced antioxidant capacity as well as high levels of oxygen free radical activity as a result of infection and blood transfusions, say the authors.

21 Oct 2004

Lack of improvement 24 hours after stroke treatment associated with poor outcome or death at 3 months

Stroke patients who show little improvement in the first 24 hours after receiving thrombolytic (clot-dissolving) therapy are more likely to have poor outcomes or death at three months, according to a study in the October 20 JAMA.

21 Oct 2004

Study identifies factors associated with higher risk of death in hospital after treatment for stroke

Stroke patients who were older and had disturbances of their consciousness had a greater risk of death in the hospital following thrombolytic (clot-dissolving) therapy, according to an article in the October 20 JAMA.

21 Oct 2004

Finding it hard to quit smoking? It may be due to your environment

University of Georgia School of Social Work professor Patrick Bordnick found that cigarette craving intensity increased 118 percent when nicotine-dependent participants were exposed to cues in a virtual reality environment.

19 Oct 2004

Women with late effects of polio experience menopause differently than their non-disabled peers

Women with late effects of polio experience menopause differently than their non-disabled peers – physiologically, physically and psychologically – according to a new study funded by Post-Polio Health International.

19 Oct 2004

Study suggests that some survivors have a genetic tendency to developing breast cancer as young women

Young women who were treated for cancer as children have a greater chance of developing breast cancer if their treatment included chest radiation, if they initially had cancer of the bones, muscles, or connective tissue, or had a family history of breast cancer

19 Oct 2004

Study into ageing yields wealth of data

Any long-term study that follows people in their old age is bound to lose numbers because of deaths among its subjects, but the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ALSA) and many of its participants are still going strong.

19 Oct 2004

Study will evaluate arsenic exposure from the environment and its potential carcinogenic effects

The National Cancer Institute has awarded the Arizona Cancer Center at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center a three-year grant to evaluate associations between elevated arsenic exposure and cancer incidence in Arizona and Mexico.

19 Oct 2004

Sister study that examines causes of breast cancer opens

A new study that will look at 50,000 sisters of women diagnosed with breast cancer opened today for enrollment across the United States. The Sister Study, conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), will investigate environmental and genetic causes of breast cancer.

18 Oct 2004

A study to help women decide how to give birth

A study to help women decide how to give birth has started in Bristol and Weston. Known as the DiAMOND study (Decision Aids for Mode Of Next Delivery), it is being run jointly by the Universities of Bristol and Dundee.

18 Oct 2004

Cymbalta significantly reduced pain in more than half of women treated for fibromyalgia, with and without major depression

The antidepressant Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl), a dual-reuptake inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine, 60 mg once or twice daily, significantly reduced pain in more than half of women treated for fibromyalgia, with and without major depression, according to 12-week data presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.

18 Oct 2004

Study of patient's perspective medical errors may have health care professional rethinking what is important to their patients

The study, published in the Annals of Family Medicine, suggests that patients are more disturbed with lack of access to and relationships with their physicians than technical errors in diagnosis and treatment.

18 Oct 2004

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Highly sensitive receptors in the brain may function differently in a person with a family history of alcoholism

Common antibacterial and antifungal ingredient used in tooth paste may protect against skin cancer

52% of the late-stage breast cancer cases were associated with an absence of screening

Ductal lavage is not an effective method for detecting breast cancer

Tamoxifen use for the treatment of breast cancer is not associated with an increased risk of stroke

Evidence showing treatment benefits of beta interferon for multiple sclerosis

Misconceptions about sexual violence common among South African youth

Adults who were abused or neglected as children tend to visit doctors more often

Freezing or refrigerating expressed breast milk for longer than 48 hours substantially lowers its antioxidant content

Lack of improvement 24 hours after stroke treatment associated with poor outcome or death at 3 months

Study identifies factors associated with higher risk of death in hospital after treatment for stroke

Finding it hard to quit smoking? It may be due to your environment

Women with late effects of polio experience menopause differently than their non-disabled peers

Study suggests that some survivors have a genetic tendency to developing breast cancer as young women

Study into ageing yields wealth of data

Study will evaluate arsenic exposure from the environment and its potential carcinogenic effects

Sister study that examines causes of breast cancer opens

A study to help women decide how to give birth

Cymbalta significantly reduced pain in more than half of women treated for fibromyalgia, with and without major depression

Study of patient's perspective medical errors may have health care professional rethinking what is important to their patients

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