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Obesity problem starts early phase of therapy in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

26.10.2018 Health Problems

Children with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) gain weight during treatment, and researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered that this problem starts during remission-induction treatment and suggests that early intervention should be considered. Chemotherapy drugs to treat ALL contribute to myriad problems, one of which is an increased risk of becoming overweight or obese. And because patients […]

Head and neck cancer survivors at increased risk of suicide

26.10.2018 Health Problems

Despite improved survival rates among cancer patients, the risk of death by suicide remains high, especially among those treated for head and neck cancers. The findings, by Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, BDS, PH.D., MPH, assistant professor of otolaryngology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and faculty member at the Saint Louis University Cancer Center, were published in the latest issue of […]

Innovation in health education helping children ride ups and downs of life, study shows

25.10.2018 Health Problems

A new study by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) into work going on in Gloucestershire schools shows that young people are becoming more responsible for looking after their own health. Facts4Life is one of a suite of health and wellbeing programmes and interventions being delivered in Gloucestershire schools. The programme, run by a GP and a […]

Suppression of DKK3 protein thwarts pancreatic tumor progression and prolongs survival

25.10.2018 Health Problems

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shed new light on why pancreatic tumors are so resistant to therapy. The answer may lie in treating a protein found in the scar-type tissue called stroma which often surrounds the tumors. The tumor-associated stroma is comprised mostly of pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) and its density and possibly the […]

Study confirms association between breastfeeding and lower risk of maternal hypertension

24.10.2018 Kids Health

A new systematic review of the literature not only confirmed that breastfeeding for as short as 1-4 months can have a protective affect against high blood pressure in women, but that lactation also can protect women across an extended follow-up of years to decades. Among 15 studies reviewed that had longer-term follow-up, 67% of those evaluated for elevated blood pressure—and […]

Radiation/cisplatin combination established as standard of care for HPV+ oral cancer

23.10.2018 Health Problems

Combinations of radiation and chemotherapy drugs have been shown to cure HPV-related head and neck cancer with a high success rate. A new phase III trial has now determined that cisplatin chemotherapy, combined with radiation therapy, produces the best results and should be considered the standard of care. Findings will be presented today at the 60th Annual Meeting of the […]

WHO says Zika risk low in Pacific ahead of Meghan visit

19.10.2018 Health Problems

As Prince Harry and his expectant wife Meghan prepare to tour Fiji and Tonga next week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the risk of contracting Zika virus in the Pacific nations is low. The British royals, currently in Australia, arranged their trip before Meghan’s pregnancy was known, sparking fears she and her unborn baby could be vulnerable in […]

Top athletes weigh in on perceived effectiveness of anti-doping measures

16.10.2018 Health Problems

When trying to determine how best to deter doping in competitive sports, who better to ask than the athletes themselves? A first-of-its-kind study in Frontiers in Psychology did precisely that by asking top level German cyclists and field athletes to rate which anti-doping methods they perceived as the most effective. The athletes identified improved detection and diagnostics, increased bans for […]

Us vs. them: Understanding the neurobiology of stereotypes

16.10.2018 Health Problems

Recent studies into how human beings think about members of other social groups reveal that biases sometimes operate beyond our conscious control. Called implicit bias, the tendency to be suspicious of people we perceive as strangers or “not like us” probably evolved early in our ancestry, when small groups of humans competed against each other for precious resources like food […]

Researchers solve puzzle of poor cancer prognosis in young Americans

15.10.2018 Health Problems

Young Americans with cancer have a far better prognosis than once thought due to a surprising new discovery about the role of HIV/AIDS, fundamentally altering a longstanding narrative about their cancer mortality, according to new findings by USC scientists. For decades, some researchers believed cancer survival rates were dismally low among adolescents and young adults in the United States. But […]

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