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News | Archive (5 October 2010) [Page 3]
Mechanism involved in addictions and some forms of obesity discovered in U of A lab
— 04:16 GMT | HealthA researcher from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta has discovered a mechanism underlying some forms of obesity and addictions which could lead to a treatment for both diseases…
Family therapy for anorexia twice as effective as individual therapy, researchers find
— 04:13 GMT | HealthFamily-based therapy, in which parents of adolescents with anorexia nervosa are enlisted to interrupt their children's disordered behaviours, is twice as effective as individual psychotherapy at producing full remission of the disease, new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the University of Chicago shows. The study is the first head-to-head comparison of these two common treatment approaches for adolescents suffering from the eating disorder…
Radiation pharmacogenomics identifies biomarkers that could personalise cancer treatment
— 04:10 GMT | HealthRadiation therapy is used to treat more than half of all cancer cases, but patient response to therapy can vary greatly. Genetics is increasingly being recognised as a significant contributor to inter-individual response to radiation, but the biology underlying response remains poorly understood. In a study published online today in Genome Research (www.genome.org), researchers employed a pharmacogenomics approach to find biomarkers associated with radiation response that could help to more effectively tailor individual cancer treatments in the future…
Pain of shingles (herpes zoster) significantly interferes with daily life
— 04:07 GMT | HealthAcute herpes zoster, or shingles, interferes with all health areas for people with the condition, including sleep, enjoyment of life and general activities, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)…
It's time to phase out codeine
— 04:04 GMT | HealthIt is time to phase out the use of codeine as a pain reliever because of its significant risks and ineffectiveness as an analgesic, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)…
Improving end-of-life care
— 04:01 GMT | HealthBetter psychological and spiritual support, better planning of care and stronger relationships with physicians are necessary to improve end-of-life care in Canada, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)…
Interactive media improved patients' understanding of cancer surgery by more than a third
— 03:58 GMT | HealthPatients facing planned surgery answered 36 per cent more questions about the procedure correctly if they watched an interactive multimedia presentation (IMP) rather than just talking to medical staff, according to research in the October issue of the urology journal BJUI…
Newly discovered DNA repair mechanism
— 03:55 GMT | HealthTucked within its double-helix structure, DNA contains the chemical blueprint that guides all the processes that take place within the cell and are essential for life. Therefore, repairing damage and maintaining the integrity of its DNA is one of the cell's highest priorities…
Depression during pregnancy increases risk for preterm birth and low birth weight
— 03:52 GMT | HealthClinical depression puts pregnant women at increased risk of delivering prematurely and of giving birth to below-normal weight infants, according to a report published Oct. 4 in the Archives of General Psychiatry…
Bioenergy choices could dramatically change Midwest bird diversity
— 03:49 GMT | EnvironmentAmbitious plans to expand acreage of bioenergy crops could have a major impact on birds in the Upper Midwest, according to a study published today (Oct. 4) in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Combining data from bird surveys and land usage, two University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers calculated changes in the number of bird species after widespread planting of bioenergy crops…
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