News Based On Abstracts Or Poster Presentations At The Annual Meeting Of The American Society Of Clinical Oncology ASCO
The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to be held in Chicago, Illinois, May 30 - June 3, 2008.Study Tracks a Biomarker for Early Detection of Malignant Pleural MesotheliomaAbstract # 11074: Plasma osteopontin is an early detection and prognostic marker in malignant pleural mesotheliomaNYU Cancer Institute's Harvey Pass, M.
Alzheimer's Disease: Finding Has Implications For Host Of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown, in unprecedented detail, how a small molecule is able to selectively take apart abnormally folded protein fibers connected to Alzheimer's disease and prion diseases. The findings appeared online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Major System Reforms Needed To Improve The State Of Primary Care Medicine In The US, ACP Says
Declaring that "Primary care medicine is in a precipitous decline, " David C. Dale, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), has joined with leading representatives of employers and consumers to issue a call for comprehensive reforms to attract, recruit and retain general internists and other primary care physicians.
Oral Mucositis Relieved And Quality-Of-Life Improved for Cancer Patients Using CAPHOSOL
New data show that CAPHOSOL (http://www.caphosol.com/), an advanced electrolyte solution, relieves painful oral mucositis (OM) and improves quality of life for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy. These data were reported in two separate presentations at the 33rd Annual Congress of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS).
Blood Pressure Lowered By Calpis' AmealPeptide In 2 Placebo-Controlled Trials
Two new clinical trials presented by Calpis Co., Ltd. at the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2008) in New Orleans show that the milk-derived dietary supplement AmealPeptide reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
Quality Of Life Directly Related To Survival In Cancer Patient
Patients who feel better live longer, say Mayo Clinic researchers, working with the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG), in study results released as part of the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).Mayo Clinic cancer researcher and the study's lead author, Angelina Tan, says the results show quality of life is an independent factor in survival.
Biosensor For Measuring Stress In Cells
Cancer, nervous system disorders such as Parkinson's disease, cardiovascular disorders and old age have one thing in common: Both in afflicted tissue and in aging cells, scientists have observed oxidative changes in important biomolecules.
Effects Of Addictive Drugs On Brain Tracked In New Mount Sinai Research
Mount Sinai researchers may have unlocked the key to better understanding the effect addictive drugs have on the human brain. Researchers have just published the new breakthrough study, "Design Logic of a Cannabinoid Receptor Signaling Network that Triggers Neurite Outgrowth, " in the latest issue of Science.
New Method Proposed For Determining Which Patients Should Get Treatment For Colorectal Cancer
A new study being presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago (Abstract #4020), may change treatment practice in about 25 percent of patients with colon cancer and is the basis for proposed changes to the way colorectal cancers will be staged.
USAID Supports The Development Of India's Health Insurance Market
The United States is providing Rs. 20 lakh (USD $50, 000) in humanitarian assistance to Save the Children to assist people affected by the food shortages in Mizoram's Saiha district.Shortages have emerged in recent weeks because the flowering of bamboo in the area has resulted in rapidly growing rat infestations in crop-growing areas.