Age plays too big a role in prostate cancer treatment decisions – Older men with high-risk prostate cancer frequently are offered fewer ? and less effective ? choices of treatment than younger men, potentially resulting in earlier deaths, according to a new UCSF study.
Despite highest health spending, Americans’ life expectancy falls behind other countries’ — Obesity, smoking, traffic fatalities and homicide ruled out as causes of failure of US to keep up with gains in life expectancy in other countries – America continues to lag behind other nations when it comes to gains in life expectancy, and commonly cited causes for our poor performance-obesity, smoking, traffic fatalities and homicide-are not to blame, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
Fewer than half of breast cancer patients adhere to hormonal therapy regimen, study finds – A new study of nearly 8,800 women with early-stage breast cancer found that fewer than half ? approximately 49 percent ? completed their full regimen of hormone therapy according to the prescribed schedule.
LSUHSC researcher finds surprising link between sugar in drinks and blood pressure – Researchers have found that there is an association between sugary drinks and blood pressure and that by cutting daily consumption of sugary drinks by just one serving a day, people can lower their blood pressure.
Study finds Alzheimer’s disease link in eyes of children with Down syndrome — Findings may lead to eye tests for brain disease in Alzheimer’s and Down syndrome – Researchers are going to develop an innovative eye test for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome. As they discovered the protein that forms plaques in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease also accumulates in the eyes of people with Down syndrome.
Study reveals how one form of natural vitamin E protects brain after stroke – Blocking the function of an enzyme in the brain with a specific kind of vitamin E can prevent nerve cells from dying after a stroke, new research suggests.
Obesity will snuff out health benefits gained by smoking declines — University of Michigan and Harvard researchers find that the US population won’t live longer because even though they’ve quit smoking, more are overweight – If obesity trends continue, the negative effect on the health of the U.S. population will overtake the benefits gained from declining smoking rates, according to a study by U-M and Harvard researchers published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Common pain relief medication may encourage cancer growth – Opiate-based painkillers like morphine can stimulate the growth and spread of cancer cells, revealed by researchers.
Many Australians at risk of cardiovascular disease are not receiving best practice care – Many people are not receiving the best possible care when it comes to managing cardiovascular or heart conditions, revealed by researchers.
Eurand Granted FDA Approval for ZENPEP(TM) — First and Only FDA-Approved Pancreatic Enzyme Product Clinically Tested in Patients Under 12 Years Old. – U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eurand’s New Drug Application (NDA) for ZENPEP(TM) (pancrelipase) Delayed-Release Capsules for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) or other conditions.
Men’s masculinity beliefs are a barrier to preventative health care — Sociologists find that middle-aged ‘macho men’ are less likely to obtain preventative care – Middle-aged men who strongly idealize masculinity are almost 50 percent less likely than other men to seek preventative healthcare services, revealed by researchers.
Study finds cancer is the second most frequent cause of death in individuals with schizophrenia – Schizophrenia patients are four times as likely to die from all causes and are 50 percent more likely to die from cancer compared to people in the general population, revealed by researchers.
