Wednesday, August 28, 2013

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Medical News


Blood biomarkers predict suicidality

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers have found possible blood biomarkers for suicidal behavior that could help identify psychiatric patients at risk.

Albumin-bound paclitaxel has favorable risk–benefit profile in NSCLC

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Albumin-bound paclitaxel plus carboplatin is an effective and well-tolerated first-line treatment in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, irrespective of histology, study results show.

Albumin-bound paclitaxel has favorable risk–benefit profile in NSCLC

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Albumin-bound paclitaxel plus carboplatin is an effective and well-tolerated first-line treatment in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, irrespective of histology, study results show.

Blood biomarkers predict suicidality

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Researchers have found possible blood biomarkers for suicidal behavior that could help identify psychiatric patients at risk.

Heritability of severe mental illness may be underestimated

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Around one in three children of parents with a severe mental illness – schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder – will develop such a disorder themselves by early adulthood, a meta-analysis has found.

Albumin-bound paclitaxel has favorable risk–benefit profile in NSCLC

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Albumin-bound paclitaxel plus carboplatin is an effective and well-tolerated first-line treatment in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, irrespective of histology, study results show.

Heritability of severe mental illness may be underestimated

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Around one in three children of parents with a severe mental illness – schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder – will develop such a disorder themselves by early adulthood, a meta-analysis has found.

Findings support partial nephrectomy for T1b RCC

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Partial nephrectomy and radical nephrectomy provide comparable cancer control for T1b renal cell carcinoma, yet use of the less radical approach has remained limited in the USA over recent years, study results show.

Time to RCC recurrence prognostic threshold challenged

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

A large study confirms the prognostic value of time to recurrence after surgery for renal cell carcinoma, and also suggests the need to reduce the threshold for early recurrence.

Muscle density improves mRCC prognosis prediction

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with targeted therapies have a better prognosis if they also have a high quality of muscle, study findings indicate.

Tumor vessel density linked to mRCC treatment response

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

Changes in tumor vessel density correlate with response and resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, study findings suggest.

Testosterone improves exercise capacity in men with COPD

Posted: 27 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT

A systematic review and meta-analysis confirms that testosterone therapy improves exercise capacity in men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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