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Most prostate cancer not helped by hormone therapy Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours ago
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Opticom Data Research performs skin mole analysis on mole images that are submitted through its Web site. The company uses its MoleSense software to analyze these moles and then an automated process compares the analysis results to 100s of skin cancer images available on the Internet. This is a new service by Opticom Data Research. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1060104.htm
Today, the Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation (Ivy Foundation), a newly formed family foundation dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for patients with brain tumors, announced funding for the Ivy Genomics-Based Medicine Project. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/project/research/prweb1083944.htm
LegalView provided information for victims of asbestos-related lung conditions and cancer on a new clinical trial. The study will target patients of pleural mesothelioma and will attempt to radiation and chemotherapy treatments for those with this condition. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1078854.htm
The Wellness Community recognizes volunteer from Walnut Creek, CA for excellence in cancer caregiving (PRWeb Jul 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/cancer_california/medical_health/prweb1076874.htm
Research suggests more couples over 70 are having sex - and finding it satisfing - than in previous generations.
The UK has the most liberal abortion laws in the Western World and one of the highest abortion rates. 97% of abortions in 2006 were performed under ground C on the abortion form, which ostensibly for reasons connected with mental health, is generally regarded as the ground under which abortions for social reasons are carried out.
Help the Aged has kicked off a celebration of ten years of Speaking Up for Older Age forums in the West Midlands with a conference hosted by Midlands Today presenter Nick Owen. The Charity hopes that anniversary activities like this will encourage more older people in the area to think of joining their local forum in order to have a say about the things in their community that really matter to them. There are around 400 of forums in the UK with around 100,000 members.
Reduction of blood pressure could reduce the risk of dementia for patients aged 80 years or more, according to research released on July 8, 2008 in The Lancet Neurology. The Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) was established to observe the benefits and risks of hypertension in the very elderly, and includes several subdivisions in various areas of health and development.
An article published in the July 9 issue of JAMA finds that elderly men with localized prostate cancer had no improvement in survival when treated with a therapy that deprives the prostate gland of androgen (a male hormone) compared to conservative management of the disease. Among men, prostate cancer is the most common cancer after skin cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths after lung cancer.
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), where a single sperm is injected into an egg to fertilise it, is increasingly used to help infertile men father children. Although the sperm chosen for the procedure may appear quite normal, researchers in the US have found that many of them in fact have DNA damage, which can decrease the chances of pregnancy. Mr.
Men who take up cycling in an effort to stay fit, do their bit for the environment or avoid spiralling motoring costs, could be harming their health if they don't choose the right bicycle. That's the stark warning from consultant urological surgeon Mr Vinod Nargund from St Bartholomew's and Homerton Hospitals, London, in the urology journal BJU International.
Obese men have poorer quality sperm, perhaps due to fat around their testicles heating them up, scientists have suggested.
Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources, a report identifying home health care as a critical component in providing care during a pandemic influenza event and offering resources to home health care providers and community planners to prepare for such an event, was released today by the U.S.
A group of aging experts from the United States and the United Kingdom suggest that the best strategy for preventing and fighting a multitude of diseases is to focus on slowing the biological processes of aging.
Obese children, including some as young as eight, should receive cholesterol-lowering drugs, say leading US doctors.
Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals (P&GP) welcome the new Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) Guidance for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporosis from NICE.
U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) has issued the following statement in response to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) announcement that it will seek to end the ability of cigarette companies to use deceptive tar and nicotine claims.