Archive: 11/12/2017

Soy, cruciferous vegetables associated with fewer common breast cancer treatment side effects

Consuming soy foods (such as soy milk, tofu and edamame) and cruciferous vegetables (such as cabbages, kale, collard greens, bok choy, Brussels sprouts, and broccoli) may be associated with a reduction in common side effects ...

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E-cig use increases risk of beginning tobacco cigarette use in young adults

Young adults who use electronic cigarettes are more than four times as likely to begin smoking tobacco cigarettes within 18 months as their peers who do not vape, according to new University of Pittsburgh research. The findings ...

Dec 11, 2017

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Anesthetics have the same effects on plants as they have on animals and humans

A new study published in Annals of Botany shows that plants react to anesthetics similarly to the way animals and humans do, suggesting plants are ideal objects for testing anesthetics actions in future.

Dec 11, 2017

Study shows combining chemotherapy with targeted drug boosts response in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Among younger patients newly diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), treatment with a combination of chemotherapy and a molecularly targeted drug significantly improves response over what is typically seen with ...

Dec 11, 2017

Patients with atrial fibrillation at greater risk of death in rural hospitals than urban hospitals

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) admitted to rural hospitals in the United States have a greater chance of dying during their hospital stay than patients admitted to urban hospitals for the same condition, according ...

Dec 11, 2017

Injuries from window blinds send two children to the emergency department every day

Most homes have them. They help keep our rooms warm or cold and even add a pop of color to tie the décor together. But window blinds can cause serious injuries or even death to young children. A new study from the Center ...

Dec 11, 2017

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Physicians, especially female and rural doctors, retiring earlier than expected

Physicians in British Columbia are retiring earlier than previously thought and many are reducing their working hours in the years leading up to retirement, found new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...

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CAR T, immunotherapy bring new hope for multiple myeloma patients

Two investigational immunotherapy approaches, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, have shown encouraging results in the treatment of multiple myeloma patients who had relapsed and were resistant to other ...

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Low-dose treatment with Il2 across studies shows benefits in chronic graft-versus host

Daily low doses of the immune signaling protein interleukin-2 (IL-2) can safely benefit patients who develop chronic graft-versus-host disease following stem cell transplants, including particular benefit in pediatric patients ...

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Archive: 11/12/2017

Soy, cruciferous vegetables associated with fewer common breast cancer treatment side effects

E-cig use increases risk of beginning tobacco cigarette use in young adults

Anesthetics have the same effects on plants as they have on animals and humans

Study shows combining chemotherapy with targeted drug boosts response in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Patients with atrial fibrillation at greater risk of death in rural hospitals than urban hospitals

Injuries from window blinds send two children to the emergency department every day

Physicians, especially female and rural doctors, retiring earlier than expected

CAR T, immunotherapy bring new hope for multiple myeloma patients

Low-dose treatment with Il2 across studies shows benefits in chronic graft-versus host

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