THURSDAY, July 30 — A new way to predict which brain cancer patients will respond to the drug Avastin has been developed by U.S. researchers.
Avastin, which shrinks tumors by cutting off their blood supply, was approved this spring by the U.S….
THURSDAY, July 30 — Though its reputation doesn’t rank down there with the appendix, the spleen isn’t exactly known as a vital organ. In fact, plenty of people do fine without it.
But new research suggests the spleen plays a bigger role in the…
THURSDAY, July 30 — Certain breeds of dogs may have developed distinctively short legs following a single change to the genetic code during their evolution, according to a finding that may also help explain a type of human dwarfism.
Researchers…
THURSDAY, July 30 — Levels of a certain protein strongly predict the risk of hip and knee joint replacement as a result of severe osteoarthritis, a new study shows.
The research involved 912 healthy people in Italy, including 60 who had severe…
THURSDAY, July 30 — Women who are prone to the common vaginal infection, bacterial vaginosis, are less likely to have a recurrence if they take hormonal contraception, whether it be birth control pills or Depo-Provera injections, new research…
THURSDAY, July 30 — It is often stated that people learn from their mistakes, but new research sugests people may figure out more from their successes than from their failures.
In experiments with monkeys, researchers at the Picower Institute for…
– Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
This study will evaluate an investigational drug for people with painful diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage that can cause numbness or painful…
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Major Medicare Fraud Bust Targets ‘Arthritis Kits’
Doctors were among the more than 30 suspects arrested in a major Medicare fraud bust by more than…
– It’s your third trimester — the home stretch of your pregnancy.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists offers this list of changes that you can expect during this period:
The movements of the fetus become stronger and more…
– Hemorrhoids are often painful swollen veins near the anus, the U.S. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) says.
They commonly are triggered by straining during bowel movements, the effects of pregnancy or childbirth, or…