Archive: 25/09/2018

New American Cancer Society cookbook offers more than 130 recipes for cancer patients

The American Cancer Society will release the second edition of What to Eat During Cancer Treatment on Oct. 1. This new cookbook provides more than 130 simple, easy-to-prepare recipes along with practical advice focused on ...

Sep 25, 2018

0

4

Antibiotics for appendicitis? Surgery often not needed

When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen's abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she'd be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of antibiotics instead.

Sep 25, 2018

0

0

Researchers reveal link between hunger and mood, new study

It seems "hangry" isn't just a made-up term.

Sep 25, 2018

0

8

Assessing the current and future impact of biologics on pediatric asthma

Researchers have performed a comprehensive review of the current state and future potential of using biologic medications to treat asthma in children. They evaluated a broad scope of approved biologics, the available information ...

Sep 25, 2018

0

0

Promising novel treatment against Alzheimer disease

New research conducted at the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital reveals that a novel drug reverses memory deficits and stops Alzheimer disease pathology (AD) in an animal model. Importantly, this drug ...

Sep 25, 2018

0

6

Study shows value of breast cancer patients seeking second opinions

It's early morning and a team of more than 20 professionals cram around a long table in a dark room, peering at slide after slide of black-and-white mammogram images crossing the screen.

Sep 25, 2018

0

1

Study finds that a lifestyle intervention may mitigate PFAS-related weight gain

A new study finds that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are associated with increases in weight, but exercise and diet may reduce the obesogenic effects of these environmental contaminants. The study, ...

Sep 25, 2018

Two studies describe improved approach to bone marrow transplant

Two recent studies in the journal Leukemia present a new approach for bone marrow donation and transplant that preclinical laboratory tests suggest could make the life-saving procedure safer and more effective for patients.

Sep 25, 2018

0

0

Brigatinib becomes potential new first-line option for ALK-positive non-small lung cancer

Results of a 275-patient, multi-national phase III clinical trial known as ALTA-1L published today in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented concurrently in the press program at the International Association for ...

Sep 25, 2018

0

5

Screening using body mass index alone may miss every second preschooler with excess stomach fat

When assessing whether preschoolers are overweight, health professionals should use other measures such as waist-to-height ratio in addition to the Body Mass Index (BMI). A study published in the Springer Nature-branded journal ...

Sep 25, 2018

page 4 from 11

«
»