Sunday, June 30, 2013

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Medical News


Antihypertensive adherence sinks under depression

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

The onset of depression increases the risk for nonadherence to antihypertensive medication, but only among men, research published in the Journal of Hypertension suggests.

Influenza–pneumonia epidemiologic puzzle solved

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Influenza has a very strong but transient effect on the risk for Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, increasing susceptibility by a remarkable 100-fold – but only in the week following infection, research shows.

Protein expression could guide NSCLC chemotherapy choice

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Protein expression analysis is technically possible as a means of guiding chemotherapy decisions in patients with a new diagnosis of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, US investigators say.

NSCLC immunization ‘proof of concept’ achieved

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Immunization against MAGE-A3 is a feasible adjuvant treatment in patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer expressing the tumor-specific antigen, research suggests.

Protein expression could guide NSCLC chemotherapy choice

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Protein expression analysis is technically possible as a means of guiding chemotherapy decisions in patients with a new diagnosis of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, US investigators say.

NSCLC immunization ‘proof of concept’ achieved

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Immunization against MAGE-A3 is a feasible adjuvant treatment in patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer expressing the tumor-specific antigen, research suggests.

Young Black men least likely to undergo prostate cancer screening follow-up

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Black men under the age of 65 years are significantly less likely to receive follow-up after an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test than White men, research shows.

Prostatectomy patients ‘should be spared bowel preparation’

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Japanese research shows that patients with T1 or T2 prostate cancer who do not undergo mechanical bowel preparation prior to laparoscopic prostatectomy fair no worse than patients who do.

Prostatectomy patients ‘should be spared bowel preparation’

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Japanese research shows that patients with T1 or T2 prostate cancer who do not undergo mechanical bowel preparation prior to laparoscopic prostatectomy fair no worse than patients who do.

Antihypertensive adherence sinks under depression

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

The onset of depression increases the risk for nonadherence to antihypertensive medication, but only among men, research published in the Journal of Hypertension suggests.

Protein expression could guide NSCLC chemotherapy choice

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Protein expression analysis is technically possible as a means of guiding chemotherapy decisions in patients with a new diagnosis of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, US investigators say.

NSCLC immunization ‘proof of concept’ achieved

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Immunization against MAGE-A3 is a feasible adjuvant treatment in patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer expressing the tumor-specific antigen, research suggests.

Influenza–pneumonia epidemiologic puzzle solved

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Influenza has a very strong but transient effect on the risk for Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, increasing susceptibility by a remarkable 100-fold – but only in the week following infection, research shows.

House dampness linked to pediatric wheeze worldwide

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Results from an international study confirm that damp housing conditions are significantly associated with past and current wheeze in children.

Young Black men least likely to undergo prostate cancer screening follow-up

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Black men under the age of 65 years are significantly less likely to receive follow-up after an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test than White men, research shows.

Prostatectomy patients ‘should be spared bowel preparation’

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Japanese research shows that patients with T1 or T2 prostate cancer who do not undergo mechanical bowel preparation prior to laparoscopic prostatectomy fair no worse than patients who do.

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