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Fewer Deaths, Complications with Robotic Bladder Cancer Surgery, But Cost is Higher

By Guest PostApril 8, 2012Healthadam s kibel, bladder, bladder cancer, cancer, european urology, georgetown university hospital, hua yin yu, intravenous nutrition, jim hu, parenteral nutrition, paul l nguyen, radical cystectomy, robot, robotic assisted surgery, robotic surgery, statistical analysis

With technological advancements opening the door to less invasive medical procedures, robotic-assisted surgery is becoming increasingly popular, despite being more expensive than traditional surgery. Robotic-assisted surgical removal of the bladder due to cancer is a new approach to the traditional “open” — or more invasive — operation called a radical cystectomy.

Bladder cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in men, and the American Cancer Society estimates that 73,500 people will be diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2012. A third of those will require a radical cystectomy. (more…)

Can Inflammation Predict Heart Disease and Stroke?

By Guest PostApril 7, 2012Healthanti inflammatory medication, asthma, blood clots, blood test, c reactive protein, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, chronic inflammation, crp, disease, heart attack, heart disease, inflammation, protein, stroke

Can Inflammation Predict Heart Disease and Stroke?

Groundbreaking research may be able to help predict how likely it is that a person will have heart disease or a stroke in the future. Studies have linked inflammation to the risk of cardiovascular disease because of the association between the release of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and heart disease.

What is C-Reactive Protein (CRP)?

The National Institute of Health explains that CRP is a protein that is released when there is inflammation present in the body. The liver produces the protein and a blood test can be done to find out how much CRP is present in a person’s body.

What is inflammation?

John W. Kimball maintains a website describing in depth how inflammation develops in the body. Inflammation develops as a result of injury to the body. It can often be recognized by swelling and redness at the site of inflammation and may be accompanied by pain. Although inflammation often occurs on the surface of the skin, it can also occur internally. (more…)

UCLA Study Identifies Genes Linked to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

By Guest PostApril 7, 2012Healthantidepressants, ptsd symptoms, stress disorder

Why do some people experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while others who suffered the same ordeal do not? A new UCLA study may shed light on the answer. (more…)

Oxygen in Tumours Predicts Prostate Cancer Recurrence

By Guest PostApril 5, 2012Healthgenetic signature, hypoxia in tumors, oxygen in tumours, oxygen level, prostate cancer, radiation therapy

TORONTO, ON — Low oxygen levels in tumors can be used to predict cancer recurrence in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer even before they receive radiation therapy. (more…)

Soy and Menopause

By Guest PostApril 5, 2012Healthartika rangan casini, estrogen, frequency, genistein, hot flashes, Japan, kathy f atkinson, melissa melby, menopause, placebo, soy, soy isoflavones, soy on menopause, soy protein, soybeans, tofu, utero

*Large-scale study finds soy may alleviate hot flashes in menopause*

In the most comprehensive study to date to examine the effects of soy on menopause, researchers have found that two daily servings of soy can reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes by up to 26 percent, compared to a placebo.

The findings, published in Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Association, reviewed 19 previous studies that examined more than 1,200 women. (more…)

Seeing Double: 1 in 30 Babies Born in U.S. is a Twin

By Guest PostApril 4, 2012Healthbirth of twins, birth weight, fertility therapies, fertility treatment, surviving fetuses, twin births

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Women having children at older ages and the growing availability of fertility treatments has led to a marked increase in the birth of twins: In 2009, one in every 30 babies born in the United States was a twin compared with one in every 53 in 1980. (more…)

Curcumin Shows Promise in Attacking Parkinson’s Disease

By Guest PostApril 1, 2012Healthalpha synuclein protein, curcumin pills, parkinsons disease, spice turmeric, usefulness

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Curcumin, a compound found in the spice turmeric, is proving effective at preventing clumping of a protein involved in Parkinson’s disease, says a Michigan State University researcher. (more…)

Protein ‘Jailbreak’ Helps Cancer Cells Live

By Guest PostMarch 28, 2012Healthbetter therapies, breast cancer cell, cancer cells alive

Researchers at Brown University and Hasbro Children’s Hospital have traced the molecular interactions that allow the protein survivin to escape the nucleus of a breast cancer cell and prolong the cell’s life. The study may help in the development of better therapies and prognostics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — If the fight against breast cancer were a criminal investigation, then the proteins survivin, HDAC6, CBP, and CRM1 would be among the shadier figures. In that vein, a study to be published in the March 30 Journal of Biological Chemistry is the police report that reveals a key moment for keeping cancer cells alive: survivin’s jailbreak from the nucleus, aided and abetted by the other proteins. The research highlights that a protein’s location in a cell affects its impact on disease, and offers clear new leads for the investigation. (more…)

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