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| | In U.S., 73% of injection drug users are infected with hepatitis C, 12% with hepatitis B | WEDNESDAY, July 27 About 10 million injection drug users worldwide have hepatitis C, and 1.3 million have hepatitis B, a new study reports. Hepatitis can lead to cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer. Researchers analyzed international data and found th... » Read the full article |
| | Hope is that cancer therapies might one day prove useful | WEDNESDAY, July 27 Researchers say they've identified the gene mutation that causes the same condition that Joseph Merrick, the 19th century Englishman famously known as "The Elephant Man," was thought to have had. Proteus syndrome causes different parts of the body... » Read the full article |
| | Survival rates increase dramatically with new technique, study finds | WEDNESDAY, July 27 A combination therapy that "desensitizes" kidney transplant recipients could help hard-to-match patients find a needed kidney faster. The desensitization procedure combines the use of plasmapheresis -- a machine that filters the blood plasma to re... » Read the full article |
| | Scientists caution against use of certain antibiotics in the treatment of this infection | WEDNESDAY, July 27 Scientists who sequenced the genetic structure of the E. coli strain that caused the deadly food poisoning outbreak in Germany that began in May say their findings could help fight the deadly bug. Their paper was published online July 27 in ... » Read the full article |
| | Body dysmorphic disorder, where people inordinately dislike their appearance, is rife in this group, study says | WEDNESDAY, July 27 A new study suggests that about one-third of people who want rhinoplasty, also known as a nose job, also have symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) -- a mental condition in which excessive concern about imagined or minor defects in appearance interferes... » Read the full article |
| | Researchers pinpoint certain traits that play role in tumor aggressiveness | WEDNESDAY, July 27 Greater breast density is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer and certain aggressive tumor traits, new research says. In the study, published in the July 27 online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, resea... » Read the full article |
| | But imaging software makes it more likely women will need more testing, researchers say | WEDNESDAY, July 27 The widely used mammography software known as computer-aided detection (CAD) doesn't improve detection of invasive breast cancer, new research suggests. But CAD does increase the chances that a woman will be called back for further testing, accordi... » Read the full article |
| | But complication rate was relatively high and FDA approval may be years away, researchers say | WEDNESDAY, July 27 For people with high blood pressure that medication can't control, a new implantable device shows promise, researchers report. The device, surgically placed just below the collarbone, sends a four- to six-volt electrical jolt to the carotid arterie... » Read the full article |
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