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Search-And-Destroy Weapon Targets Cancer
By combining a chemotherapy drug with a sugar that normally helps cancer move through the human body, University of Utah researchers developed a new medication to track down, invade and destroy tumor cells as they spread or metastasize. more
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Psychologists Hunt For New Ways To Detect Precursors To Alzheimer's Disease Before Clinical Symptoms Appear
New research points toward the use of neuro-psychological testing to identify people at risk for Alzheimer's Disease (AD), well ahead of the onset of clinical signs. Understanding heredity's role in cognitive abilities, and its link to Alzheimer's-type attention deficits, may also aid early diagnosis. The sooner, the better: Early detection could allow doctors to intervene with drugs that have the potential to protect against significant brain damage. Currently, there are no reliable ways to detect and treat the disease before the brain has been significantly damaged by AD, a form of dementia that is believed to afflict up to four million Americans. more
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FDA Approves First Synthetic Secretin
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SecreFlo secretin) for Injection for use as an aid in confirming the diagnosis of pancreatic dysfunction and the presence of a pancreatic tumor (gastrinoma) that may become cancerous. more
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Baby Aspirin A Day Keeps Colon Cancer Away
A daily baby aspirin modestly reduces the risk of colon cancer by preventing the growth of ominous polyps, according to a major study released Sunday. more
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Respiratory Medicine Update: Cat Allergens and Asthma; Delays In Tuberculosis Diagnosis And Treatment; Bacterial Infection And Abnormal Pulmonary Function
The first prospective epidemiologic study to demonstrate a relationship between cat allergen concentrations in the home and asthmatic disease among sensitized women was carried out among 458 mothers in Boston, Massachusetts.
In a three-year study involving 17 Canadian acute-care hospitals in four cities, investigators found that initially missed diagnoses and delayed treatment for patients with active tuberculosis (TB) were not only common, but were strongly associated with late admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), as well as in-hospital death.
In a study of 22 young children with stable cystic fibrosis, Australian researchers demonstrated that bacterial infection in the lower respiratory tract is closely linked to both inflammation and abnormal pulmonary function. more
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