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Medical Studies/Trials News Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may encourage spread of disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30600
A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests.

Accurate prostate cancer diagnosis depends on biopsy location
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30576
The part of the prostate that is biopsied may matter more than the number of biopsy samples taken for accurately diagnosing prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

  Inhaled ozone impairs the body's first line of defense
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30592
As policy makers debate what levels of ozone in the air are safe for humans to breathe, studies in mice are revealing that the inhaled pollutant impairs the body's first line of defense, making it more susceptible to subsequent foreign invaders, such as bacteria.

 Job stress and work environment can contribute to depression
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30585
Job stress and a lack of social support in the workplace were associated with major episodes of depression in men, according to a study led by a University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry psychologist.

 Schizophrenia candidate genes affect even healthy individuals
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30598
Do gene variants that convey risk for schizophrenia affect apparently healthy individuals? Although these genes are present in every human, individuals may have different versions of these genes, called alleles.

 The role of working for pay on adolescent tobacco use
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30608
Fourteen to 18-year-old adolescents are at an increased risk to initiate smoking when they start to work, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

 Best weight-loss plans for heart health
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30603
Over the past three decades, the rising obesity epidemic has been accompanied by a proliferation of weight-loss plans. However, as a new study by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) reveals, these weight-loss plans vary significantly in their ability to positively affect heart health.

 US high school dropout rate higher than thought
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30573
University of Minnesota sociologists have found that the U.S. high school dropout rate is considerably higher than most people think -- with one in four students not graduating -- and has not improved appreciably in recent decades.

 Adding ultrasound to mammography finds more cancers, but increases false positives
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30574
Adding ultrasound to mammography finds more cancers than mammography alone, but also substantially increases the number of false positives, according to first-year results from a three-year study of the two tests.

 Occupational therapy helps stroke patients
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30566
Occupational therapy can improve the lives of patients who have suffered a stroke and lessen their chances of deteriorating, according to a study published on bmj.com.

 About half of California adults diagnosed with high blood pressure take blood pressure-lowering drugs
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30569
About half of California adults diagnosed with high blood pressure, or hypertension, do not take medication to lower it, researchers reported today at the American Heart Association's 61st Annual Fall Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research.

 Meditation for rheumatoid arthritis
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30561
A revered contemplative practice for centuries, meditation has recently inspired research into its therapeutic value for everything from anxiety disorders to heart attack prevention.

 High-quality adolescent friendships may come at a cost for youth with shared deviant values
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30554
The types of friendships adolescents have often reflect their childhood relationships and predict how they do in the future.

 Oncolytics Biotech reports positive interim results of UK phase Ia/Ib trials
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30568
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. has announced that an oral presentation covering interim results from a U.K. Phase Ia/Ib combination REOLYSIN and radiation clinical trial for patients with advanced or metastatic cancers is scheduled to be presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) conference on October 2, 2007 in Birmingham, U.K.

 Acute lung injury patients one-third less likely to die in 'closed' model ICUs
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30534
Patients with acute lung injury (ALI) are nearly one-third less likely to die if they are treated at ICUs that require board-certified critical care physicians to oversee patient care, as compared to patients treated at ICUs that allow any attending physician to oversee admission and case management.

 Painful condition affecting kidney failure patients increases risk of death
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30570
A painful and debilitating condition that affects patients with kidney failure may be more common than previously believed and appears to be strongly associated with prior exposure to certain contrast agents used in imaging studies.

 Consumer perceptions of the safety, health, and environmental impact of various scales and geographic origin of food supply chains
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30557
A recent survey shows that American consumers are skeptical about the safety of the global food system and many believe that local foods are safer and better for their health than foods from afar.

 Occupational exposures in farming and industry may be linked to death from autoimmune disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30565
A new study examined the possible associations between occupation and the risk of dying from systemic autoimmune diseases and found that occupational exposures in farming and industry may be linked to higher death rates from these diseases.

 Study shows beneficial effect of walking on the reduction in risk of bone marrow lesions in the knee
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30571
The world's most common joint disease, osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability among adults over the age of 50.

 Eldely and disabled not at increased risk of physician-assisted death
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30575
Claims that vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and people with physical or mental disabilities, are at an increased risk of physician assisted death are not supported by evidence, says an expert in this week's BMJ.

 High blood pressure may be due to excess weight in half of overweight adults
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30552
As many as 50 percent of overweight men and women with high blood pressure may have hypertension as a result of being overweight, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 61st Annual Fall Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research.

 Higher death rates in kidney patients with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30553
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) is a newly identified debilitating and painful condition that affects patients with kidney failure and is characterized by a thickening and hardening of the skin.

 Study finds FDA warning against antinausea drug droperidol unnecessary
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30559
A Mayo Clinic review of patients' responses to a drug used to control nausea and vomiting during anesthesia for general surgery questions a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning against the drug's use.

 Deviancy training among friends may lead to more trouble
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30545
Friendships can be beneficial, but watch out when talk about deviant topics is the best way to get a laugh in an adolescent relationship, because such interaction may well lead to questionable behavior down the road, say University of Oregon researchers.

 AKAP18 protein helps heart beat faster
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30528
A protein, known as AKAP18, could help the heart to beat faster in response to adrenaline or noradrenaline, according to a study published online this week in EMBO reports.

 Experimental drug pertuzumab boosts survival in recurrent ovarian cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30499
New clinical data showed an experimental drug called pertuzumab prolonged the survival time for women with recurrent ovarian cancer, a University of Alabama at Birmingham doctor said recently.

 Genetic test announced for suicidal ideation in patients using antidepressant drugs
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30502
NeuroMark, a Boulder, Colorado company, announced today the immediate availability of a genetic test to identify people at risk of suicidal ideation - thoughts of committing suicide - when prescribed an antidepressant drug.

 People with a strong fear of crime twice as likely to show symptoms of depression
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30507
The research, based on data taken from the Whitehall II study, also shows that fear of crime is associated with decreased physical functioning and lower quality of life. The findings are published today in the American Journal of Public Health.

 Dietary fatty acids may help prevent diabetes
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30495
Omega-3 fatty acids have long been touted for their heart-healthy and brain-boosting benefits. Consider cod liver oil, fortified infant formula and enriched eggs.

 Schizophrenia candidate genes affect even healthy individuals
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30521
Do gene variants that convey risk for schizophrenia affect apparently healthy individuals? Although these genes are present in every human, individuals may have different versions of these genes, called alleles.

 Clinical Trials Directive likely to turn Europe into the poor relation of clinical academic medicine
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30493
The Clinical Trials Directive, which came into force in May 2004 in order to create a harmonised framework for clinical drug research across Europe, is still hampering such research, according to new findings presented at the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14).

 Clinical trials for diabetes drugs should measure outcomes important to patients
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30494
Most clinical trials for new diabetes drugs do not consider the impact medication will have on a patient's quality of life or other outcomes that are important to patients, such as the risk of developing complications associated with diabetes, according to a Mayo Clinic commentary in the current issue of The Lancet.

 R rating may be unlikely to affect teens exposure to smoking in movies
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30519
Several recent research studies published in the United States have determined that young adolescents who see smoking scenes in movies are more likely to smoke.

 Lead-based paint found in Nigerian products
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30527
A multinational team of environmental and occupational health researchers has found that consumer paints sold in Nigeria contain dangerously high levels of lead.

 Chemotherapy drug gemcitabine delays progression of operable pancreatic cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30491
Barcelona, Spain: Giving pancreatic cancer patients the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine after surgery delays progression of the disease by about six months, according to new research by Japanese scientists.

 Climate change may increase heat-related deaths by 2050
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30492
While some uncertainty does exist in climate projections and future health vulnerability, overall increases in heat-related premature mortality are likely by the 2050s, according to a recent study by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and soon to be published in the November 2007 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

 Variations in two genes linked to suicidal thinking
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30501
Specific variations in two genes are linked to suicidal thinking that sometimes occurs in people taking the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressants, according to a large study led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

 36 million Americans have never checked their cholesterol
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30517
Despite the much publicized link between cholesterol and heart disease, one in six Americans age 20 and older - almost 36 million people - have never had their cholesterol levels checked, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

 Low birth weight children may be at a greater risk of stress-related health problems as adults
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30524
Findings from this study show that low birth weight (below the 10th percentile) can lead later in life to low concentrations of cortisol, a hormone that regulates stress response by adjusting blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

 Caffeine and acetaminophen don't mix well
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30452
Consuming large amounts of caffeine while taking acetaminophen, one of the most widely used painkillers in the United States, could potentially cause liver damage, according to a preliminary laboratory study reported in the Oct. 15 print issue of ACS' Chemical Research in Toxicology, a monthly journal.

 Ethnic minorities may be more willing than was previously thought to take part in clinical research
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30456
The study, published in the Aug. 29 issue of BMC Public Health , contradicts previous research suggesting that ethnic minorities are less likely to volunteer for clinical research, possibly due to infamous breaches of medical ethics such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.

 Effectiveness of acupuncture for cancer treatment relief
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30431
Despite widespread belief among cancer patients and health care professionals that acupuncture helps relieve nausea caused by cancer treatment, new research in radiotherapy has found it does not.

 Study of bone marrow stem cells in multiple sclerosis
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30471
A new pilot clinical trial to test bone marrow stem cell therapy with a small group of patients with multiple sclerosis has started at Frenchay Hospital.

 Study on joint attention has implications for understanding autism
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30472
A hallmark of human nature is the ability to share information and to comprehend the thoughts and intentions of others.

 Are there times when it is better to simply give up?
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30479
Psychologists have been exploring this question, and more specifically a possible link between tenacity and both physical and mental health.

 Study finds post-traumatic stress symptoms in adolescent children of cancer patients
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30469
Barcelona, Spain: A new study by Dutch researchers has found that adolescents may suffer from severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress when a parent is recently diagnosed with cancer and that parents tend to underestimate the problems.

 Married esophageal cancer patients fare worse in some quality of life aspects than single patients
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30449
In a surprising finding, American scientists have found that when battling oesophageal cancer, married patients don't fare as well as their single counterparts in certain aspects of their quality of life.

 Less invasive lymph node biopsy method could spare thousands unnecessary operations
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30447
Barcelona, Spain: Using an ultrasound-guided fine needle to biopsy lymph nodes could spare thousands of melanoma patients every year worldwide from having to undergo unnecessary and sometimes unpleasant surgery to verify whether their cancer has spread, new research indicates.

 Paracetamol and coffee after a big night not such a good idea
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30428
That paracetamol along with the morning coffee after a big night may not be such a good idea after all.

 Study says childhood vaccine component thimerosal not linked to neuropsychological problems
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=30427
According to the latest research on the affect of thimerosal (mercury) in vaccines on the neuropsychological functions of children's brains, the evidence suggests there is no association.

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