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Survey Sheds Light on Common Treatments Chosen for Incompletely Resected Lung Cancer

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Crucial real-world insight into treatments chosen by most oncologists for lung cancer patients who tumours have completely resected has now been revealed by a new survey. Jean Yves Douillard, from the ICO Institut de Cancerologie de l'Ouest Rene Gauducheau, France, Chair of the ESMO Educational Committee, was commenting on a paper published in the journal iLung Cancer/i[1]. In the study, researchers led by Raffaele Califano of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, ...

Newly Designed Miniature Human Retina From Human Stem Cells May Help Reverse Blindness

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Researchers have succeeded in designing a light-sensitive human retina using human stem cells. The study, which was published in Nature Communications, elaborates on how researchers from Johns Hopkins University have successfully crafted a partially functioning retinal tissue with the help of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). It is a lab-made miniature retina that functions much like its natural counter-parts. The retina is a light-sensitive ...

Draft Regulations to be Published on Plain Tobacco Packaging: Experts

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Overwhelming support came from the voters in the UK parliament for plain packaging for cigarettes and other tobacco products. The Public Health Minister announced that she hoped to publish draft regulations for consultation before the end of April. But nearly two months have passed and this has still not happened, say the authors of an open letter published on bmj.com today. Smoking-related disease remains the number one cause of preventable deaths in ...

Algeria Reports First MERS Death

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The first fatality due to MERS virus was reported in Algeria, when an Algerian man in his fifties died of the disease, the health ministry announced Tuesday. The 59-year-old victim was among the first two cases of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus to be discovered in Algeria late last month. Both men had just returned from a pilgrimage to Muslim holy sites in Saudi Arabia, where most cases and deaths from the disease have been reported. ...

Brain Disorders in Children Explained With Gene Mutation Discovery

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Mutations in one of the brain's key genes could be responsible for impaired mental function in children born with intellectual disability, discovered researchers. The research, published today in the journal, iHuman Molecular Genetics/i, proves that the gene, TUBB5, is essential for a healthy functioning brain. It's estimated that intellectual disability affects up to four per cent of people worldwide, and two per cent of all Australians. One of ...

Overcoming Resistance to HER2 Targeted Cancer Treatments

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A new biomarker has been discovered which may help overcome resistance to newer and more targeted anti-cancer drugs, such as Herceptin, for HER2 positive cancers, by scientists from the School of Pharmacy (and) Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin. These findings may also help the early identification of patients who will benefit more from these treatments. The researchers, led by Professor Lorraine O'Driscoll, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Trinity, ...

Key to Blood Vessel Repair Unlocked

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A way to restore the function of damaged blood vessel repairing cells, in a potentially important step for the future treatment of heart disease has been found by scientists from the University of Leeds. The research, part-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), could also pave the way for new targets for drug development in the fight against heart disease. The findings have also identified a potential reason why South Asian men in the UK experience ...

Drinks Firms in Brazil, the 'Real Winner'

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The football's links with the booze industry is sapping out the attempts to fight alcohol abuse, a report published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) said Wednesday. "Home team Brazil may be the favourite to win the 2014 World Cup. But whichever country hoists aloft the trophy on 13 July the real winner will be the alcohol industry," it said. Alcohol has now become culturally ingrained with football, it said. During the World Cup, millions of young ...

Cell Phone Affects Fertility Of Men As Per Study

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A new study warns that men who carry cell phones in their trouser pockets are likely to reduce their chances of becoming a father. Scientists at the University of Exeter in UK claim that radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMR) emitted by cell phones has a negative impact on male fertility. Most of the global adult population possess mobile phones, and around 14% of couples in rich countries have problems conceiving. Dr. ...

Circus Performers March Against Mexico City's Ban

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A march against Mexico City's pending ban on circus animals was held Tuesday by 1,000 clowns, jugglers and animal trainers. The law, aimed at stopping animal abuse in circuses, was passed by the city council Monday but is still awaiting signature from leftist Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera. Circus performers are appalled that the new rule slaps a blanket ban on the use of animals in shows -- a rule they said would harm and in some cases end their jobs -- ...

GM Mosquitoes, an Effort to Wipe-Out Malaria

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Biologists devised a new weapon against malaria by genetically engineering mosquitoes which produce mostly male offspring, eventually leading to a population wipe-out, they said Tuesday. The sex selection technique produces a generation of mosquitoes which is 95-percent male, as opposed to 50 percent in normal populations, they reported in the journal Nature Communications. So few females are left that the mosquito population eventually collapses, curbing ...

'Mini-Retina' Created in Lab Dish

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Scientists said Tuesday that they coaxed stem cells into growing into a tiny, light-sensing retina in a lab dish, another step towards reversing degenerative vision loss. The study is an important technical feat in using reprogrammed cells, whose discovery in 2006 has unleashed huge interest, they said. "We have basically created a miniature human retina in a dish that not only has the architectural organisation of the retina but also has the ability ...

Gauguin, Recently Discovered, to Go on Sale in London

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A painting by French artist Paul Gauguin, previously unknown, is now expected to fetch 1.2 million ( (Dollar) 2 million, 1.5 million euros) in a sale in London, later this month. Auction house Bonhams said that the still-life work, entitled "Bouquet De Roses", was completely unknown before the anonymous seller was contacted. It is thought that the 1884 oil canvas depicting yellow roses, a traditional symbol of friendship, was originally given to a local politician ...

Metabolic Disease Risk in Children Highlighted by Salivary Biomarkers

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Results from a large-scale study that uses saliva as a tool for identifying children who are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes has been announced by scientists. This team of investigators found significantly altered levels of salivary biomarkers in obese children. By testing this non-invasive approach to the study of metabolic diseases, the researchers hope to develop simplified screening procedures to identify people at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. This work provides ...

Genetic Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes in Latin American Populations Identified

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A strong genetic risk factor for type 2 diabetes that primarily affects Latin American patients has been identified by a team of researchers in Mexico and the United States. The work further characterizes a gene called HNF1A, responsible for a rare, inherited form of diabetes against which a widely available and inexpensive class of drugs is highly effective. The discovery offers important new clues about the population genetics of type 2 diabetes in Latin American populations, ...

County Employees Would Pay Partly for Health Insurance Premiums

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County employees of Clay County USA would now contribute (Dollar) 12 per paycheck in a bid to check rising health insurance costs. "It is something we had to do," Commissioner Tony Fenwick said. "The insurance increased (Dollar) 100,000 last year, basically, and we just can't continue paying for the employees' full amount. It is just a big burden on the county, and, hopefully, the employees would understand what we are doing here." After the implementation of the Affordable ...

Cut Down On Red Meat To Reduce Breast Cancer Risk, Study Says

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A US study says high intake of red meat in early adulthood may increase breast cancer risk. The study by Harvard School of Public Health also suggests substituting around 85 grams or three thin slices of roast beef or 26 grams or two rashers of bacon with a portion of chicken may help reduce breast cancer risk. Legumes, such as peas, beans and lentils, can also be swapped for red meat since they are rich in fiber and phytoestrogen, which are linked ...

Patients Should Read Their Medical Records to Avoid Errors, Say Health Care Providers

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Health care providers are allowing patients access to their medical records so that they can check errors and omissions. 95% errors can occur on medication lists according to a study. These can be prescription drugs which are discontinued, some pain relievers or over the counter medication like vitamins which the patient did not inform the doctor about and which can interfere with prescription drugs. Today more than 50% doctors use electronic medical records, ...

Cold Weather Injuries

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Cold weather-related injuries can occur with or without freezing of tissues near the exposed part. The severity of the injuries is dependent on the temperature and the duration of exposure.

Study Finds Belly-shrinking Bariatric Surgery Cuts Diabetes-related Complications

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Stomach-shrinking bariatric surgery beats other forms of treatment in reducing symptoms of type 2 diabetes and diabetes-related complications in the obese, suggests a Swedish study out Tuesday. The study, to appear in Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), also found that the procedure was linked to fewer diabetes-related complications in the severely overweight. The findings come at a time when obesity and diabetes ...

Football-crazy Brazil's World Cup Hides General Malaise

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The protests, strikes and general malaise ahead of the World Cup in Brazil are visible and have left most Brazilians morose which is surprising, given the country's long-time love affair with football. The winningest nation in World Cup history has the chance to win the tournament on home soil for the first time. Yet Brazilians - the people who elevated the notion of the "beautiful game" to the level of art - have been visibly morose, spurning the green ...

Don't Increase Use of Anti-cholesterol Statin Drugs, Experts Warn

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Ministers and health regulators were urged by academics and senior doctors to stop plans to extend the use of anti-cholesterol drug statin in a low risk population. Royal College of Physicians president Sir Richard Thompson was among signatories of a letter sent to Westminster and regulator The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which warns against the medicalisation of fit people. NICE published draft guidance in February that ...

Indians Swallow Live Fish to Treat Asthma, But Does It Work?

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Many Indians believe that a traditional medicine of swallowing live fish can cure asthma. With pinched noses and watery eyes, thousands of Indians line up to swallow live fish in the traditional treatment for asthma administered annually in the country's south. Asthma sufferers gather every June in the southern city of Hyderabad to gulp down the fish stuffed with a yellow herbal paste, in hopes it will help them breathe more easily. The wriggling ...