Computed tomographic (CT) colonography may offer patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer an alternative to colonoscopy that is less invasive, is better-tolerated and has good diagnostic accuracy, according to a new study led by Italian doctors. In the study, doctors assessed the accuracy of CT colonography in detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic individuals [...]
White British women are more likely to have had a cervical screening and there is more chance that women who own a car and/or home have had a mammogram, according to new research. The researchers investigated the rates of take up among women in the NHS screening programmes for breast and cervical cancer. Eligible women [...]
Topical application of the chemotherapy medication fluorouracil appears to reduce potentially precancerous skin patches and improve the appearance of sun-damaged skin, according to a new study. According to background information supplied by the study’s authors, fluorouracil stops the body from synthesising thymine, a building block of DNA. This drug, which is used to treat cancers [...]
The cost of smoking to the Irish health services for respiratory illnesses and other smoking-related conditions could be much higher than previously believed. That study found that the cost of smoking to the British NHS was about five times higher than the current figure in use — more than £5 billion a year. The most [...]
The labelling of the first homeopathic product to get a licence from the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) should be illegal, because they breach Unfair Trading regulations, a leading senior scientist has argued. Prof David Colquhoun from University College London wrote that the MHRA ‘has made a mockery of its own aims’ [...]
Although alcohol consumption is known to be associated with chronic pancreatitis, new evidence indicates that a threshold of five or more drinks per day is required to significantly raise risk; however, most patients with chronic pancreatitis do not drink this amount, according to a new report. The report followed a study in which doctors examined [...]
Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who breastfeed exclusively for at least two months appear less likely to experience a relapse within a year after their baby’s birth, according to a new report. The report followed a study in which doctors investigated 32 pregnant women with MS and 29 pregnant women without MS who were the [...]
Progesterone treatment does not prevent early preterm birth in women who are pregnant with twins, despite showing promise in high-risk singleton pregnancies, a new study has found. According to the study’s authors, previous trials have suggested that progesterone treatment might prevent preterm birth in women with high-risk singleton pregnancies, but whether this progesterone treatment is [...]
Mary McDonald, Marie Roddy, Catherine Carrig, Mary Devitt and Dr Basil Elnazir describe an innovative approach to asthma care in Tallaght Hospital. Asthma is a common childhood chronic illness and a significant healthcare problem in Ireland. The prevalence of asthma in Ireland is ranked the highest in the world along with New Zealand, Australia and [...]
Physical and mental stress in childhood may have life-long adverse effects on a person’s risk of developing such chronic illnesses as asthma, chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to researchers. “A scientific consensus is emerging that the origins of adult disease are often found among developmental and biological disruptions occurring during the early [...]
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