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| | People with newer implanted heart devices can have scans for other medical problems, research finds | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 Many people with pacemakers and implanted defibrillators can safely undergo MRIs to screen for cancer and other diseases, as long as certain procedures are followed, a new study finds. Those procedures include only using MRI on people with pacemaker... » Read the full article |
| | Cancer, infertility continue to emerge in women whose moms took DES decades ago, study finds | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 Women whose mothers were given the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) during pregnancy are at increased risk for fertility problems and cancer as they age, new research shows. This study from the U.S. National Cancer Institute "illustrates that the effec... » Read the full article |
| | Study suggests anthracyclines not needed to treat HER2-positive breast cancer, can pose heart risks | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 Treating women with an aggressive form of early stage breast cancer using Herceptin and chemotherapy, while not turning to a third type of drug known as an anthracycline, improves survival while posing less danger to the heart, researchers report.» Read the full article |
| | Oral med reduces attacks, slows progression, researchers say | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 A new oral drug for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis appears to reduce relapse rates and disability progression, according to the results of a so-called phase 3 trial. The experimental drug, teriflunomide, is one of the few oral drugs that trea... » Read the full article |
| | In small, early trial, some recipients no longer needed drug 'cocktail' to prevent organ rejection | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 A novel stem cell therapy given shortly after a kidney transplant allows some patients to cast away the medicines meant to keep their body from attacking the new organ, according to a small new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. ... » Read the full article |
| | Black residents less likely than whites to get vaccination | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 The percentage of nursing home residents in the United States who receive a seasonal flu shot is lower than the national goal, and the rate is lower for blacks than for whites, a new study finds. Brown University researchers examined annual patient... » Read the full article |
| | Study suggests it might be a predictor, but one expert says more research is needed | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 Older adults who think they're not in tip-top health may have a greater risk of developing dementia than folks who believe they're healthy, French researchers report in Oct. 5 issue of the journal Neurology. Someday, "having people rate their... » Read the full article |
| | Closures affect disproportionate numbers of minorities, the poor, uninsured, study says | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 Nearly one in four Americans must now travel farther to the nearest trauma center than 10 years ago due to closures of hospital trauma centers, a new study shows. The closures have had the greatest impact on black people, the poor, the uninsured and... » Read the full article |
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