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Ability of Tea Tree Oil Body Wash to Prevent MRSA Colonization to Be Tested
A new study will investigate whether a tea tree oil (TTO) body wash can prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in critically ill adults, according to a report issued online November 28 by BMC Infectious Diseases.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Antiestrogens Can Enhance Cellular Invasion by Certain Breast Cancer Cells
Antiestrogens like tamoxifen can promote an invasive phenotype in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer cells with deficient intercellular adhesion, according to a report in the December 4th issue of Breast Cancer Research.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Black Dialysis Patients May Need More EPO Than Whites
In order to achieve similar hemoglobin levels, black patients undergoing hemodialysis require higher doses of erythropoietin (EPO) than do their white counterparts, Massachusetts-based researchers report in the December issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Blunt Needles Do Not Reduce Risk of Glove Perforation During Obstetric Repair
The use of blunt versus sharp needles makes obstetrical laceration repair more difficult and does not reduce glove perforations, according to study findings published in the December issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Favorable Stroke Trends Seen Among Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Subjects
Results of a study published in the December issue of Stroke document improvements in the incidence of stroke and in stroke fatality among non-diabetic and diabetic subjects, to varying degrees.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Gemcitabine/Carboplatin Has Relatively Good Efficacy and Tolerability in SCLC
A chemotherapy regimen of gemcitabine and carboplatin has equal efficacy to the gold standard of cisplatin plus etoposide for the treatment of patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and a poor prognosis.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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HIV Drug Resistance Less Likely With Experimental Protease Inhibitor
An in vitro selection study shows that PL-100, a novel HIV-1 protease inhibitor (PI) has a high genetic barrier to resistance, Canadian and US researchers report in the December issue of the Journal of Medical Virology.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Noscapine May Be Effective for Prostate Cancer
Oral administration of noscapine may be useful in treating advanced prostate cancer, according to experimental findings published in the December issue of Anticancer Research.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Outlook Poor After Aborted Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer
Poor outcomes are likely for bladder cancer patients in whom radical cystectomy is aborted because of intraoperative findings of metastatic disease, Maryland-based researchers report in the December issue of BJU International.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Slower Not Necessarily Better in Colonoscopy Withdrawal
When physicians were encouraged to spend at least 7 minutes examining the colonic mucosa during colonoscopy withdrawal, and they were documented as having done so, the extra time did not increase the rate of colon polyp detection, U.S. investigators report in the December issue of Gastroenterology.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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TNF Blockers Affect Macrophage Response to TB
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers interfere with the macrophage response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis by suppressing maturation of phagosomes, according to a report in the December 15th issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Therapeutic Feeding Resolves Pericardial Effusions in Malnourished Children
Pericardial effusion is often seen in children with severe protein energy malnutrition, and it responds to nutritional therapy alone, according to a report in the December issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Turner Syndrome Tied to Increased Mortality
Turner syndrome, the most commonly diagnosed sex chromosome abnormality in women, not only leads to substantial morbidity but is also associated with increased mortality, according to UK researchers.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Enhanced External Counter Pulsation Effective for Severe Refractory Angina
Patients with medically refractory angina pectoris who are not eligible for surgery can improve with the non-invasive technique of external enhanced counter pulsation (EECP), Swedish investigators report.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Benzbromarone More Effective and Better Tolerated Than Allopurinol for Gout
Benzbromarone may be more effective and better tolerated than allopurinol for lowering uric acid levels in gout patients, Dutch investigators report in the January Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Bioadhesive Bromocriptine Discs Effective for Treating Hyperprolactinemia
Buccoadhesive and vaginoadhesive discs containing bromocriptine mesylate are effective for treating pathologic hyperprolactinemia, according to researchers based in Egypt.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Esophagectomy Underused for Esophageal Cancer
The results of a retrospective study suggest that esophagectomy is not being used as often as it should be for potentially resectable stage I, II, and III esophageal cancers.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Fluoroquinolones Advantageous for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Certain fluoroquinolones achieve better results in patients with severe forms of community-acquired pneumonia than does treatment with beta-lactams and macrolides, according to a meta-analysis reported in the December 2nd issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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Gestational Diabetes Risk Tied to Ethnicity, Socioeconomics
Gestational diabetes mellitus is an increasingly prevalent risk factor for the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes, and ethnicity and socioeconomic status appear to considerably influence the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, Australian researchers report in the December issue of Diabetes Care.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
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HPV-16 Oncoprotein Vaccine Protects Against Head and Neck Cancer in Mice
Immunization with a vaccine that targets the E6 and E7 oncoproteins of human papillomavirus-16 (HPV-16) prevents mice with HPV-16-positive head and neck squamous cell cancers (HNSCCs) from expressing these two oncoproteins by mounting a potent immune response.
Reuters Health Information, January 2009
