Radiation oncologists took a blow in a series of front-page newspaper stories published last year on injuries that occurred nationwide in the delivery of radiation treatment. Radiation oncologists at North Shore-LIJ Health System responded to the public charge with a series of steps that will...
National Sleep Therapy, a provider of equipment and services to patients with sleep apnea that uses a "closed-loop" model of follow up care with patients throughout the duration of sleep therapy, has announced the release of new data that indicate that 88.5 percent of the patients they serve...
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced the availability of its AccuType® IL28B test for aiding in the prediction of patient response to peginterferon alpha-based therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
I have a hereditary form of Peripheral Neuropathy which causes fatigue and exhaustion, makes it hard at times to be as active as I want to be. I drink coffee which helps a lot......but, as I get older I think I need to add another stimulant.
Has anyone tried or heard how well nicotine (patch...
i am currently doing beauty therapy nvq 2 at college. when I'm finished college, I'm thinking about doing mobile beauty. what do I need to do? is nvq 2 enough and do I need to get some sort of permission? any help is really appreciated. (I live in England)
I'm not a religious person. I have no interest in religion. I don't feel the need to label myself as christian or atheist; I'm just neutral. I believe in God, but I define it differently then others. I seek logic first.
My mom gets so pissed because I refuse to listen to her advice. She thinks...
For patients with glioma, the most common primary brain tumor, new findings may explain why current therapies fail to eradicate the cancer. A UCSF-led team of scientists has identified for the first time that progenitor rather than neural stem cells underly a type of glioma called...
Four physical therapists were awarded a total of $20,000 as recipients of the Florence P. Kendall Doctoral Scholarships, from the Foundation for Physical Therapy for the 2010-2011 academic year. The $5,000 Kendall Doctoral Scholarships are awarded annually to outstanding physical therapists as...
Three physical therapists each received $40,000 research grants from the Foundation for Physical Therapy to fund their projects to evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions. "We are honored to support these three outstanding researchers. We look forward to seeing the progress...
A new study shows that a combination of epigenetic therapy and molecular targeted therapy has promising results at combating advanced lung cancer according to research presented at the 2010 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology. This symposium is co-sponsored by the American...
A new study shows that the addition of everolimus (Afinitor® tablets) to the hormonal therapy tamoxifen in patients with hormone-receptor positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-) metastatic breast cancer who have been previously treated with an aromatase inhibitor...
Exemestane, an aromatase inhibitor that blocks production of estrogen, may provide another post-surgery option for postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor positive, early-stage breast cancer. In the first head-to-head adjuvant clinical trial comparing two aromatase inhibitors, anastrozole...
Persistence with statin therapy lags behind persistence with an oral antihyperglycemic regimen in type 2 diabetic patients simultaneously prescribed treatment with statins and oral antihyperglycemic agents, researchers announced at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2010...
NeuroVive Pharmaceutical and to-BBB, the Dutch drug brain delivery company, are entering into a joint program to develop therapies for stroke and other acute neurodegenerative diseases by combining their technologies. NeuroVive Pharmaceutical is engaged in research and development of nerve...
Healthy postmenopausal women who receive estrogen therapy have a higher risk of developing kidney stones (nephrolithiasis), according to researchers from Dallas, Texas, in an article published in Archives of Internal Medicine, October 11. Estrogen therapy, also known as estrogen replacement...
treatment of depression? For biological i want Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for psychological i want Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), i would really appreciate it if i could get some help! thanks! :D
treatment of depression? For biological i want Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for psychological i want Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), i would really appreciate it if i could get some help! thanks! :D
A new type of breast cancer treatment has shown encouraging activity as a first-line therapy in HER2-positive metastatic disease, researchers reported at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in Milan, Italy. Principal investigator Edith Perez, MD, Mayo Clinic...