Archive: 15/09/2016

Study may help reassure women taking tamoxifen for breast cancer

A study led by Loyola Medicine researchers may help reassure patients who worry the breast cancer drug tamoxifen could increase their risk of uterine cancer.

Sep 15, 2016

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Thirty-day readmission rate 2.8 percent after hysterectomy

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign indications, the 30-day readmission rate is 2.8 percent, with most readmissions occurring within 15 days, according to a study published in the October issue of ...

Sep 15, 2016

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Diet or exercise: What's best for the middle-aged heart

(HealthDay)—If you're a middle-aged couch potato in serious need of boosting your heart health, is it better to exercise or diet?

Sep 15, 2016

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Many spirometers used in primary care deemed inaccurate

(HealthDay)—Spirometers used in primary care offices are frequently inaccurate, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Sep 15, 2016

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Stem cells transplanted in monkeys without anti-rejection drugs

Scientists report they have successfully transplanted reprogrammed monkey stem cells into the eyes of other monkeys without the need for anti-rejection drugs.

Sep 15, 2016

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Hearing loss widespread, 'progressive' in older Americans

(HealthDay)—A new study finds widespread hearing loss among elderly Americans, with an especially high rate for those 90 and older.

Sep 15, 2016

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31 million older Americans aren't getting enough exercise

(HealthDay)—More than one-quarter of Americans over 50 don't exercise, a new federal report estimates, increasing their risk for heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

Sep 15, 2016

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Immunotherapy a hot topic in treating cancers

Last Friday was Rebecca Hertzog Burns' birthday. She turned 2. She says that's her age, though she's really 27. After a relapse in her fight with acute myelogenous leukemia, Burns received a stem cell transplant on Sept. ...

Sep 15, 2016

Insurers may insist on counseling before genetic tests for breast cancer

Health care providers and insurers agree that it's in everyone's best interest to refer women for genetic testing if their family history of breast or ovarian cancer puts them at higher risk. What they don't agree on is what ...

Sep 15, 2016

For prostate cancer, monitoring is an option, but higher metastasis rate is a risk

Among otherwise healthy younger men with an early diagnosis of prostate cancer, foregoing aggressive treatment in favor of active monitoring spares patients an abrupt disruption of sexual and urinary function, new research ...

Sep 15, 2016

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Archive: 15/09/2016

Study may help reassure women taking tamoxifen for breast cancer

Thirty-day readmission rate 2.8 percent after hysterectomy

Diet or exercise: What's best for the middle-aged heart

Many spirometers used in primary care deemed inaccurate

Stem cells transplanted in monkeys without anti-rejection drugs

Hearing loss widespread, 'progressive' in older Americans

31 million older Americans aren't getting enough exercise

Immunotherapy a hot topic in treating cancers

Insurers may insist on counseling before genetic tests for breast cancer

For prostate cancer, monitoring is an option, but higher metastasis rate is a risk

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