High-Dose Desloratadine Improves Symptoms of Acquired Cold Urticaria
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May 05, 2009
In patients with acquired cold urticaria, high-dose desloratadine decreases wheal volume and improves cold provocation thresholds, according to new research findings....[read article]
Dutasteride Lowers Risk for Prostate Cancer
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April 30, 2009
Results from the first-ever study of chemoprevention in prostate cancer show that dutasteride (Avodart, GlaxoSmithKline) lowers the risk for prostate cancer by a significant 23%, with risk for high-grade tumors reduced in particular, investigators reported here at the American Urological Association 104th Annual Scientific Meeting...[read article]
Biomarkers May Predict Rectal Cancer Response to Cetuximab
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April 23, 2009
The effect of cetuximab on genes involved in tumor proliferation and inflammation might help predict the response of rectal cancer to cetuximab-based chemoradiotherapy ..[read article]
Advanced Prostate Cancer May Improve with Hormone Therapy
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April 18, 2009
Androgen suppression of locally advanced prostate cancer appears to be more successful when treatment is prolonged, according to Canadian and US researchersIn a March 23rd online paper issued by the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Luis Souhami of Montreal General Hospital and colleagues report on a secondary analysis of data on 189 patients who had taken part in a randomized trial of therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer ..[read article]
Treatment Of Vesicoureteral Reflux After Puberty
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April 06, 2009
A review by Dr. J. Christopher Austin showed that vesicoureteral reflux after puberty is not well documented but that those adolescents should be treated when recurrent pyelonephritis is present....[read article]
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
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March 30, 2009
Results of a case-control study suggest that a high intake of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids protects against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant of COX-2, a key enzyme in fatty acid metabolism and inflammation...[read article]
Factors Predicting Proteinuria Identified in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease
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March 20, 2009
Proteinuria in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with level of kidney impairment (glomerular filtration rate [GFR] as measured by iohexol disappearance), cause of CKD, and race, according to the results of the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) cohort study reported in the March 18 Online First issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology...[read article]
Selenium and Vitamin E Have Tissue Effects in Prostate Cancer Patients
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March 20, 2009
Gene expression profiles in prostatectomy specimens can provide insight into the effects of nutritional supplements taken by those patients preoperatively, according to the results of a new study...[read article]
Criteria Identified to Help Predict Survival Benefit From Combined Heart/Kidney Transplantation
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March 20, 2009
Criteria have been identified that, when combined with a measure of kidney function, could help identify patients who are likely to receive a survival benefit from combined heart and kidney transplantation (HKT), according to the results of an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database reported in the March issue of Archives of Surgery..[read article]
Folic Acid May Raise Prostate Cancer Risk
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March 13, 2009
There is mounting evidence that folic acid, taken in high doses, does not protect against cancer and may even promote certain cancers.Nearly two years ago, a major study found that high doses of folic acid in supplement form failed to protect against colon cancer....[read article]
Diabetes Linked to Reduced Prostate Cancer Risk
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March 12, 2009
An analysis of data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study confirms that men with diabetes mellitus are less prone to develop prostate cancer than their diabetes-free peers...[read article]
Patients With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Report Same Quality of Life as General Population
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March 10, 2009
Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) who are not yet on dialysis report a quality of life similar to that of the general US population, according to the results of a study reported in the March issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology....[read article]
FDA Not Effectively Monitoring Investigator Conflicts of Interest, HHS Watchdog Says
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FEB 25, 2009
More than one third of new drug marketing applications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were missing information about potential conflicts of interest for clinical trial investigators...[read article]
Simple Tool May Help Predict Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis
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FEB 23, 2009
A new mortality-based prognostic scoring system for use in acute pancreatitis may help identify patients at increased risk for in-hospital mortality, according to the results of a large, population-based study reported in the January issue of Gut ...[read article]
Urologic Complications After Hysterectomy Multifactorial
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FEB 22, 2009
Disease stage and obesity are among the factors that may influence the risk of urinary tract complications in women who undergo radical hysterectomy for invasive cancer of the cervix uteri, according to researchers in Serbia...[read article]
Bladder Cancer Diagnosis in Women Is Often Delayed
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FEB 21, 2009
A majority of patients with bladder cancer have a delay in diagnosis because of a lack of urgency in urologic evaluation for hematuria, according to an editorial published issue of Cancer...[read article]
Cryopreserved Semen From Cancer Patients Often Effective
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FEB 20, 2009
Cancer patients who have had semen samples cryopreserved because of the possible adverse effects of the malignancy or of its treatment on their subsequent fertility, appear to have about a 50% chance of achieving ...[read article]
Younger Men With Depression at Risk for Severe Post-Prostatectomy Pain
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FEB 18, 2009
Younger age, symptoms of depression, and severe pain during the immediate post-operative period are significant predictors of severe pain during recovery from radical ...[read article]
High Testosterone May Lower Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Risk
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FEB 15, 2009
Serum levels of testosterone, estradiol, and the ratio of testosterone to 17 beta-diolglucuronide appear to affect the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia, Washington-based researchers reportissue of the American Journal of Epidemiology....[read article]
Sexual Dysfunction in Morbidly Obese Men Improves After Gastric Bypass
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FEB 12, 2009
Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men improves after gastric bypass surgery, according to a new report."Patients seek weight loss most commonly for the desire to improve their....[read article]
Skin Cancer Doesn't Lower Prostate, Breast, and Colorectal Cancer Risk
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FEB 08, 2009
The risk of prostate, breast, and colorectal cancer does not decrease following a diagnosis of skin cancer, according to findings published in the December 15th issue of the International Journal of Cancer...[read article]
