الخميس، 29 ديسمبر 2016

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

Novel diet therapy helps children with crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis reach remission

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 02:11 PM PST

Pediatric patients with active Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis can reach remission with diet alone.

Low levels of manganese in welding fumes cause neurological problems

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 02:11 PM PST

Welders exposed to airborne manganese at estimated levels well under federal safety standards develop neurological problems, according to a new study. Current safety standards may not adequately protect welders from the dangers of the job.

Fenofibrate may reduce heart disease risk in some patients with type 2 diabetes

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 12:59 PM PST

A new study shows that the drug fenofibrate might reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes who have high levels of triglycerides and low levels of 'good' cholesterol, despite being treated with statins.

State, regional differences in melanoma rates 2003 vs 2013

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 11:44 AM PST

A new research letter compares melanoma death and incidence by states and in four geographic regions. Melanoma death and incidence rates vary among states, partly because of demographic differences.

Rate of death, heart attack after noncardiac surgery decreases, although risk of stroke increases

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 11:44 AM PST

Medical researchers have examined national trends in perioperative cardiovascular outcomes and mortality after major noncardiac surgery.

Genetic complexity of cancer cells within the same tumor

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 11:44 AM PST

A new study dramatically illustrates the complexity of cancer by identifying more than 2,000 genetic mutations in tissue samples of esophageal tumors. The findings reveal that even different areas of individual tumors have various genetic patterns.

New treatment for glioblastoma multiforme

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 11:44 AM PST

Medical researchers have developed a new pharmacological agent to treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest brain cancer.

Cycling in bed is safe for ICU patients, study suggests

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 11:44 AM PST

Researchers have demonstrated that physiotherapists can safely start in-bed cycling sessions with critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients early on in their ICU stay.

Fewer kids visited ERs for asthma after indoor smoking bans

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 07:26 AM PST

Emergency rooms in communities with indoor smoking bans reported a 17 percent decrease in the number of children needing care for asthma attacks, according to new research.

New pharmacon allows testicular tumors to shrink

Posted: 28 Dec 2016 07:24 AM PST

A new active pharmaceutical ingredient may help against severe forms of testicular cancer, which only respond inadequately to other therapies. In mice, the substance kills degenerated cells and allows testicular tumors to shrink.

Reducing radiation successfully treats HPV-positive oropharynx cancers and minimizes side effects

Posted: 26 Dec 2016 06:09 PM PST

Human papillomavirus-positive oropharynx cancers (cancers of the tonsils and back of the throat) are on rise. After radiation treatment, patients often experience severe, lifelong swallowing, eating, and nutritional issues. However, new clinical trial research shows reducing radiation for some patients with HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas can maintain high cure rates while sparing some of these late toxicities.
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