Combining a type of chemotherapy with radiothermal therapy resulted in longer survival time for patients with advanced liver cancer, compared to receiving the therapies alone, according to a new study. The incidence of liver cancer is increasing worldwide. Most liver cancers are diagnosed at intermediate or advanced stages and until now, no standard therapy has [...]
Incorporating genetic information, known as gene expression signatures, with clinical and other risk factors for breast cancer may help refine estimates of relapse-free survival and predicted response to chemotherapy, according to a new study. In the study, US-based doctors attempted to determine the value of incorporating genomic information with clinical and pathological risk factors to [...]
Although individuals with depression may be more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, symptoms of depression do not appear to increase in the years before a diagnosis is made, according to researchers. Such a finding suggests that depression is not a consequence of developing Alzheimer’s disease but may instead be a risk factor for dementia, the [...]
The probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum substantially cuts the rate and length of respiratory illness in professional long-distance runners, a small study has found. Intensive exercise can subdue the normal immune response, and as a result, some athletes are vulnerable to respiratory viruses, such as colds and flu, according to background information cited by the study’s authors. [...]
Irish Medical Times‘ UK correspondent Natalya Anderson on the case for transplantation and obesity surgery in the management of diabetes. Pancreas trans-plantation in uraemic diabetic patients may allow them to become insulin-independent as well as dialysis free, according to data presented by Prof Nadey Hakim at the Diabetes Epidemic Conference, held at the Institute of [...]
Higher blood levels of the compound urate may be associated with a slower progression of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. In the study, doctors examined 804 individuals with early Parkinson’s disease who were enrolled in a drug trial conducted between April 2002 and August 2005 Participants’ blood urate levels were measured at the [...]
Dr TMR Jackson on the abuse of substances such as cigarettes, alcohol and drugs in the south-west and the recommendations put forward to deal with the problem. Substance use continues to be of major concern to our community. Smoking and alcohol use, though legal, have serious public health implications when abused. Illegal use of substances [...]
Mr Micheal J Gallagher, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Hermitage Medical Clinic, on the treatment of uveitis and how the use of biologic agents has benefited many patients in recent years Intraocular inflammatory disease, or uveitis, is a serious problem and has great potential for visual morbidity and visual loss. In one large series of [...]
The more test matches a cricketer plays, the longer he is likely to live, according to new research. Despite this finding, the research also found that captaining the team did not extend lifespan. The research, by Prof Paul Boyle at the University of St. Andrew’s, Scotland, examined a player’s longevity was influenced by a successful [...]
Just 20 minutes of any physical activity, including housework, in a week is enough to boost mental health, a new study has revealed. The findings were based on a representative sample of almost 20,000 men and women who were quizzed by researchers from University College London for the ‘Scottish Health Survey’ about their state of [...]
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