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Oncology
The chemotherapy drug gemcitabine shows promise in slowing the recurrence of pancreatic cancer following surgery, study says.
American Cancer Society - Fri, 16 March 2007
http://www.cancer.org/
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Infectious Diseases
Two months into the dry season in the African "Meningitis Belt", 15 595 cases including 1670 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) from four countries: Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Uganda.
World Health Organization - Fri, 16 March 2007
http://www.who.int
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Immunology
Active surveillance of a sentinel population of 350,000 persons was performed to determine whether the severity and incidence of breakthrough varicella increased with the time since vaccination.
New England Journal of Medicine - Fri, 16 March 2007
http://www.nejm.org
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Cardiology
This study showed that myocardial infarction was associated with a significantly higher mortality rate when patients were admitted on the weekend rather than a weekday. The higher mortality rate was explained, at least in part, by the lower rate of invasive cardiac procedures performed on the weekend.
New England Journal of Medicine - Fri, 16 March 2007
http://www.nejm.org
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General medicine
Today's preoccupation with cost shifting and cost reduction undermines physicians and patients. Instead, health care reform must focus on improving health and health care value for patients. We propose a strategy for reform that is market based but physician led.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Fri, 16 March 2007
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Cardiology
Stem cell therapy has emerged as a potential therapeutic option for cell death-related heart diseases. Preclinical and a number of early phase human studies suggested that cell therapy may augment perfusion and increase myocardial contractility.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Fri, 16 March 2007
http://content.onlinejacc.org/
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Cardiology
Metabolic syndrome is associated with the increasing risk of cardiovascular disease. This study assessed the impact of metabolic syndrome (MetS) on the tissue characteristics of coronary plaques using integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound (IB-IVUS).
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Fri, 16 March 2007
http://content.onlinejacc.org/
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Oncology
Women with a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer now have a new option, Tykerb, when other therapies have failed.
American Cancer Society - Thu, 15 March 2007
http://www.cancer.org/
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Oncology
A new steroid pill could help tame one form of graft-versus-host disease, a serious complication of stem cell transplants.
American Cancer Society - Thu, 15 March 2007
http://www.cancer.org/
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Oncology
Exercise can help women feel better physically and mentally during breast cancer treatment.
American Cancer Society - Thu, 15 March 2007
http://www.cancer.org/