Medical News

Highest Diabetes Death Rates Seen in Trials Selecting for CKD

February 22, 2012

In type 2 diabetes patients selected for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with the highest overall risk of mortality.
 
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Elevated Homocysteine, Heart Disease Link Questioned

February 22, 2012

Elevated homocysteine levels are not associated with a greater risk of coronary heart disease when considering unpublished data, suggesting publication bias.
 
Medical News

Following Exercise Guidelines Is Safe During Pregnancy

February 22, 2012

The safety of exercise during pregnancy according to existing public health guidelines has been reaffirmed for both mothers and their fetuses.
 
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Abortive Acupuncture Reduces Allergen-Induced Itch

February 22, 2012

Acupuncture and cetirizine both reduce type I hypersensitivity itch better than placebo or no intervention.
 
Medical News

Skin Cancer Frequency in Chronic Leg Ulcers >10 Percent

February 22, 2012

Chronic leg ulcers (CLUs) that don't heal after three months of appropriate treatment have an overall skin cancer frequency of 10.4%.
 
Medical News

High VEGF Signaling Score Tied to Lung Cancer Prognosis

February 22, 2012

A high vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling score correlates with good prognosis in patients with early squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung.
 
Medical News

Study IDs the Rationalizations of Social Smokers

February 22, 2012

Social smokers do not see themselves as addicted smokers and often smoke in response to group norms or because of excessive alcohol consumption.
 
Medical News

Teenage Drinking Influenced by Media Exposure to Alcohol

February 22, 2012

Media exposure, including viewing films featuring alcohol and alcohol-related merchandise, influence both onset age of teenage alcohol consumption and binge drinking, whereas family drinking characteristics influence only onset age of alcohol consumption.
 
Medical News

Endometriosis Linked to Higher Ovarian Cancer Risk

February 22, 2012

A history of endometriosis increases the risk of developing ovarian cancer, although the increased risk is restricted to specific subtypes of invasive ovarian cancer.
 
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C-Peptide Still Produced After Decades of Diabetes

February 22, 2012

Some patients who have had type 1 diabetes for decades can still produce C-peptide and respond to hyperglycemia, suggesting residual β-cell function.
 

Web Exclusives

Side effects of certain cancer drugs may be fatal

February 22, 2012

Sorafenib, sunitinib, and pazopanib have been found to carry a heightened risk of fatal complications, but the incidence remains low overall.
 

High-definition blood test may become comparable to biopsy

February 21, 2012

An advanced blood test that detects and analyzes circulating tumor cells provides data that could soon compare to that obtained from biopsies.
 

Two approaches recommended to reduce oxaliplatin toxicity during colorectal therapy

February 20, 2012

A review addresses the need to balance the effectiveness of oxaliplatin against its dose-limiting complication of neurotoxicity.
 

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