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| | Recurrence rate halved compared to those who undergo breast-conserving surgery alone, research shows | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 Women with breast cancer who undergo radiation after a lumpectomy have significantly fewer recurrences and, consequently, greater odds of survival than women who forgo radiation, new research says. The study also noted no long-term adverse effects... » Read the full article |
| | Two common chemicals can no longer control pest populations | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 Some of the genetic traits that give bedbugs resistance to insecticides have been pinpointed by U.S. researchers. The findings will help efforts to understand the biochemical basis for bedbug resistance to insecticides and provide molecular marke... » Read the full article |
| | Dormant infection likely caused by armadillo exposure decades earlier, doctors report | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 Ohio doctors report they got a diagnostic surprise when an HIV patient tested positive for the bacterium that causes leprosy. What was even more surprising was that the initial infection most likely occurred decades earlier, from exposure to an arm... » Read the full article |
| | Just a few weeks' difference affects survival for the very sick, researchers say | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 Three new studies provide insight into the best time to begin AIDS drug treatments in HIV-positive patients who are also infected with tuberculosis, a double whammy common in Africa. Starting the drugs earlier, even by a few weeks, could make a big differenc... » Read the full article |
| | Study found moving women out of poor neighborhoods reduced rates of both conditions | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 Women living in poor neighborhoods are more likely to be obese and have type 2 diabetes than those who move into more advantaged areas, new research suggests. In the first randomized trial of its kind, researchers provided women living in high-pove... » Read the full article |
| | More research urged to explore why discrepancies exist and how they should be addressed | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rivals other health care systems in the quality of care it provides to mentally ill veterans, but there are huge discrepancies in the level of care offered in various facilities across the country, according to a new s... » Read the full article |
| | The drugs help breathing but should be used with utmost caution, researchers say | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 Giving premature babies even low doses of steroids after birth interferes with development of the brain's cerebellum, which is important to motor skills, learning and behavior, new research finds. For the study, researchers analyzed MRIs of 172 bab... » Read the full article |
| | Changes in test scores were reflected in changes in certain brain areas, scientists say | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19 Parents, you may be onto something: A small new study suggests that teens' intelligence, as measured by the IQ test, may fluctuate throughout adolescence. The changes -- in both verbal and nonverbal IQ -- ranged to as much as 20 points and were co... » Read the full article |
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