An herbal extract of Nigella sativa inhibits the development of pancreatic cancer due to thymoquinone, the major constituent of the oil extract. – Nigella sativa – an herb recently found to kill pancreatic cancer cells also appears to inhibit development of pancreatic cancer as a result of its anti-inflammatory properties, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson.
Australian government to access all information recorded by doctors on individual patients records – the legislation reverses current legal protections for patient privacy. – Australian government is taking a bold step in legislating to gain access to the private health records of all Australians.
Simple bedside test StEP improves diagnosis of chronic back pain, could guide treatment. – A simple and inexpensive method of assessing pain, developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers, is better than currently used techniques for distinguishing neuropathic pain ? pain caused by damage to the nervous system ? from other types of chronic back pain.
Women with BRCA mutation, or worry, most likely to undergo prophylactic mastectomy. Patients’ fear should be strongly considered when counseling women at high risk for breast cancer. – Women at increased risk for breast cancer because of the genetic BRCA mutations are more likely to think a prophylactic mastectomy is the best way to reduce their risk for the disease, compared to other women who are at high risk, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Researchers discover gene mutations that cause childhood brain cancer. May lead to better drug treatments. – Researchers funded by the Canadian Cancer Society have discovered eight similar genes that, when mutated, appear to be responsible for medulloblastoma ? the most common of childhood brain cancers.
Shorter wait means longer life for kidney transplant candidates – How long a patient survives after a kidney transplant could depend on where he or she signs up to get the surgery, new research from the University of Florida shows.
A new surgical technique known as targeted muscle reinnervation appears to enable patients with arm amputations to have improved control of functions with an artificial arm. – A surgical technique known as targeted muscle reinnervation appears to enable patients with arm amputations to have improved control of functions with an artificial arm, according to a study in the February 11 issue of JAMA.
London?s Harley Street Clinic has the revolutionary CyberKnife cancer treatment machine ? the first one of it kind in Britain. The first patient will be treated in February 2009. – London’s Harley Street Clinic, one of the UK’s foremost centres for cancer medicine, has now taken delivery of the revolutionary CyberKnife cancer treatment machine ? the first one of it kind in Britain.
A new study shows that losing weight is perhaps the single most effective way to reduce OSA symptoms and associated disorders. – Losing weight is perhaps the single most effective way to reduce obstructive sleep apnea OSA symptoms and associated disorders in sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA Approves Orphan Drug ATryn to Treat Rare Clotting Disorder – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its first approval for a biological product produced by genetically engineered (GE) animals.
Early detection methods for pancreatic cancer urgently needed: a statement from the PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK – The following is a statement in response to the breaking news about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer from Julie Fleshman, President and CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the only national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure.
New research helps predict which breast cancer patients may benefit from preventive mastectomy of opposite breast – A preventive procedure to remove the unaffected breast in breast cancer patients with disease in one breast may only be necessary in patients who have high-risk features as assessed by examining the patient’s medical history and pathology of the breast cancer, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
