06/07/2002 By Anne MacLennan  Risk of thrombotic recurrences is high in patients with definite antiphospholipid syndrome and previous thrombosis, even during anticoagulation. Moreover, recurrences usually

06/07/2002By Anne MacLennan Long-term folic acid improves arterial endothelial function and may have the potential to prevent atherosclerosis in adults with hyperhomocysteinemia, a three-country study

CHICAGO, IL — June 7, 2002 — Patients with a family history of colon cancer and a personal history of polyps should be screened for

The Novartis drug Zometa® (zoledronic acid for injection) is effective for the treatment of potentially debilitating skeletal related events from bone metastases in prostate cancer

06/05/2002By Anne MacLennan Post-thrombotic syndrome has a significant impact on health-related quality of life that may well not be captured by generic quality-of-life measures. Moreover,

06/05/2002 By Anne MacLennan  Young women with unclear symptoms and laboratory findings of generalised inflammation should be investigated by sonography for early Takayasu arteritis.  Sonography

TORONTO, ON — June 4, 2002 — Lorus Therapeutics Inc. (“Lorus”) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has granted Fast Track

THOUSAND OAKS, CA and LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND — June 4, 2002 — Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company, today announced that the European Committee on Proprietary

06/04/2002 By Elda Hauschildt  Excellent results can be achieved by adding chemotherapy to hormonal and radiation therapy for patients with clinical stage III positive seminal

בכתבה מעתון הארץ מדווח על פיתוח ישראלי חדש של הדוקטורנית ליטל אלפונטה המאפשר זיהוי מוקדם של בעיית עמידות של חולה איידס לטיפול הקוקטייל. הפיתוח עדיין

Resistance to chemotherapy is a major cause of treatment failure in patients with breast cancer. A study reported in the June issue of The Journal

Babies treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) whose leukemic cells have a specific chromosomal abnormality do not benefit from bone marrow transplantation, a new study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) May 31 –  In men with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels or a suspicious digital rectal examination finding, nearly 1 in

Adding goserelin to adjuvant therapy protects long-term ovarian function in pre-menopausal women with early-stage breast cancer.  Italian researchers from the Ospedale Civile di Avezzano, Fondazione

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) May 30 –  Leanness in lung cancer patients is an artifact of the effects of smoking and preexisting disease, rather than

Adding goserelin to adjuvant therapy protects long-term ovarian function in pre-menopausal women with early-stage breast cancer.  Italian researchers from the Ospedale Civile di Avezzano, Fondazione

A new technique involving detection of a specific protein in faeces could prove to be a reliable marker for colorectal cancer. Clinical evaluations are being

ORLANDO, FL — May 28, 2002 —  A significant proportion of patients with a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test value of less than 4 ng/mL

05/23/2002 By Anne MacLennan Carotenoids may well protect women against breast cancer, a study from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland and Our Lady of Mercy

05/27/2002 By David Loshak  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors relieve dizziness in patients with major or minor psychiatric symptoms such as peripheral vestibular conditions and migraines.