News articles tagged with 'treatment'
High dose of oxygen enhances natural cancer treatment
— 6 Apr 2011 18:37 | HealthA technique Michael Jackson reportedly used to prolong his youth is showing promise as a way to boost the effectiveness of a natural cancer remedy…
Diabetes treatment may also provide protection against endometrial cancer
— 6 Apr 2011 18:34 | HealthResearch led by Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick has found that Metformin, a drug treatment used to treat diabetes and also in women with Polycystic vary syndrome…
Device drops blood pressure in patients with difficult-to-treat hypertension
— 6 Apr 2011 18:31 | HealthA device designed to treat people with resistant hypertension helped lower blood pressure by 33 points, a substantial drop that would otherwise require patients to take an additional…
Study finds leptin restores fertility, may improve bone health in lean women
— 6 Apr 2011 18:22 | HealthWomen with extremely low body fat, including runners and dancers, as well as women with eating disorders, are prone to develop hypothalamic amenorrhea, a condition in which their menstrual…
Treatment of Barrett's oesophagus may lower risk of oesophageal cancer
— 4 Apr 2011 18:51 | HealthNew guidelines issued by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) support the use of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to remove precancerous cells in patients with Barrett's…
Young women with breast cancer have little fertility knowledge: Survey
— 4 Apr 2011 17:58 | HealthFertility is a priority for many young women with breast cancer, yet new research has found many have little knowledge about fertility issues, leading to confusion and conflict around…
DNA of 50 breast cancer patients decoded
— 3 Apr 2011 12:14 | HealthIn one of the largest cancer genomics investigations reported to date, scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of tumours from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the…
DNA of 50 breast cancer patients decoded
— 3 Apr 2011 12:02 | HealthIn the single largest cancer genomics investigation reported to date, scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of tumours from 50 breast cancer patients and compared them to the…
Breast health global initiative offers unprecedented tools for developing nations
— 2 Apr 2011 11:31 | HealthA landmark breast health care publication reveals a multitude of barriers that keep women of developing nations from being screened and treated for breast cancer - but offers tools…
When washing becomes a compulsion
— 2 Apr 2011 11:28 | HealthObsessive-compulsive disorder is often diagnosed too late in children and adolescents. In the current issue of Deutsches Aerzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011; 108: 173-79),…