Archive: 15/11/2012

Venous thromboembolism risk up with cisplatin-based chemo

(HealthDay)—Patients with advanced solid tumors receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy regimens have a significantly higher risk of having a venous thromboembolic event (VTE) compared with those who do not receive a cisplatin-based ...

Nov 15, 2012

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Newly discovered enzyme implicated in the spreading of cancer

Enzyme hunters at UiO have discovered the function of an enzyme that is important in the spreading of cancer. Cancer researchers now hope to inhibit the enzyme.

Nov 15, 2012

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Dutch hospital to lead organ trafficking probe

(AP)—A Dutch academic hospital is taking the lead in a major international investigation into the illegal trafficking in human organs for transplants.

Nov 15, 2012

Booze calories nearly equal soda's for US adults

Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found.

Nov 15, 2012

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Bone marrow biopsy adds little to PET/CT staging of Hodgkin's

(HealthDay)—For patients with treatment-naive Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) staged using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), routine bone marrow biopsy (BMB) has little or no therapeutic ...

Nov 15, 2012

CDC: breast cancer mortality higher in black women

(HealthDay)—With earlier detection and better treatment, the mortality rate from breast cancer has fallen over the last two decades; black women, however, still die from the disease at a disproportionately higher rate than ...

Nov 15, 2012

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Patients more likely to survive in-hospital cardiac arrest today, study finds

(HealthDay)—A new study finds that survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest improved substantially from 2000 to 2009 in U.S. medical centers, probably because established guidelines were followed.

Nov 15, 2012

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Lyme rash reappearance probably signals new infection, study says

(HealthDay)—If you've had Lyme disease in the past and you develop another bull's-eye rash—the hallmark of Lyme disease—you probably have a new infection rather than a relapse of your initial infection, according to ...

Nov 15, 2012

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Appetite suppressant for scavenger cells: Influenza curbs part of the immune system and abets bacterial infections

When infected with influenza, the body becomes an easy target for bacteria. The flu virus alters the host's immune system and compromises its capacity to effectively fight off bacterial infections. Now, a team of immunologists ...

Nov 15, 2012

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Two dead in new outbreak of Ebola in Uganda (Update)

A fresh outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in central Uganda has killed at least two people, the health minister said Thursday.

Nov 15, 2012

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