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| MED | Benefit to Women Not Enough to Sway Men to Get HPV Vaccine
Informing men that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually transmitted infection did not increase their interest in getting the vaccine, according to a new Florida State University study.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 02-Jun-2009
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| MED | PersonalizedCancerTreatment.com Launches For Oncology Patients and Professionals
A new online resource, PersonalizedCancerTreatment.com, founded by some of the world’s most renowned specialists in the field of cancer diagnosis, treatment and research, can help physicians and patients sort through the latest scientific research in effort to customize the best treatment options, including Personalized Tumorgrafts, Personalized Vaccines, and Personalized Oncology Panels. | 01-Jun-2009
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| MED | Expert Offers Tips to Choosing the Correct Athletic Shoes
Is it the cool style or the vibrant colors that should attract you to a shoe? Or is it the fit, function and structure of a shoe? A University of Michigan Athletic Training Clinical Specialist offers some tips to help us choose the right athletic shoe. | 01-Jun-2009
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| MED | Zap! Wrinkles and Sun Spots be Gone
New micro-beam laser vaporizes lines, wrinkles, age spots. Results last year
Americans annually spend billions of dollars undergoing various types of procedures to improve their appearance. Using laser treatment for skin imperfections in the past has had its challenges. Now, a University of Michigan expert talks about the most recent evolution of laser technology.
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| MED | Cotton-Seed Based Drug Shows Promise in Treating Severe Brain Cancer
A pill manufactured from a potent compound in cottonseed seems to overcome the abnormal growth patterns of tumor cells in the most-lethal brain cancer, according to early clinical trial findings. Gioblastoma multiforme is an aggressive and hard-to-treat malignancy. The experimental agent AT-101 shows promise in stopping these tumors, UAB researchers say.
American Society for Clinical Oncology | 28-May-2009
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| MED | Radiofrequency Ablation Is Effective Treatment for Barrett’s Esophagus
A landmark clinical trial led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher concludes that radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for dysplasia in people with Barrett’s esophagus, a condition that can lead to deadly gastrointestinal cancer. The study is published in the May 28, 2009 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. (Embargo expired on 27-May-2009 at 17:00 ET.)
NEJM, 28-May-2009 | 27-May-2009
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| MED | Technique Eradicates Problems in Most Patients with Barrett's Esophagus
A procedure that uses heat generated by radio waves to treat Barrett's esophagus, a condition caused by acid reflux (severe heartburn), can eliminate signs of the potentially cancer-causing disorder and reduce the risk that the disease will progress. Findings from the first multicenter trial of the procedure, called radiofrequency ablation, could mean patients have an alternative to surgery for treating Barrett's esophagus. The investigators report their findings in the May 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
(Embargo expired on 27-May-2009 at 17:00 ET.)
NEJM | 27-May-2009
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| MED | Non-Surgical Treatment of Fibroids Featured at Free Event for African American Women in Chicago June 9th
Each year tens of thousands of women are diagnosed with uterine fibroids, often facing a difficult choice: put up with the symptoms or undergo a hysterectomy. And not only are African American women at a greater risk of getting fibroids, they tend to develop them at an earlier age. This educational event features speakers who understand the difficult choices and all the treatment options involved. “Fibroid Relief at Last” will take place on Tuesday, June 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital – Prentice Women’s Hospital, 250 E. Superior Street, Conference Room L-North. Free. Refreshments. | 27-May-2009
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| LIF | Singin' the Mathematical Equation Blues
After setting the world on fire with his groundbreaking research that deconstructed the opening chord to The Beatles’ A Hard Days Night, Dalhousie matrh professor Jason Brown is now out to apply mathematical principles to determine what makes the blues, "the blues."
CMS Notes | 25-May-2009
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| MED | Survey Suggests Higher Risk of Falls Due to Dizziness in Middle-Aged and Older Americans
A full third of American adults, 69 million men and women over age 40, are up to 12 times more likely to have a serious fall because they have some form of inner-ear dysfunction that throws them off balance and makes them dizzy, according to Johns Hopkins experts. (Embargo expired on 25-May-2009 at 16:00 ET.)
Archives of Internal Medicine, 25-May-2009 | 25-May-2009
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