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Latests Medical News from around the world and also Thailand, bringing you updates, discoveries, studies and findings on various aspects and diseases in the medical world. Most of these articles are not only meant for Doctors In Thailand or Hospitals In Thailand but also for any patients or health conscious individuals wanting to know more.

Aging T Cells: The Cause of Age Related Immunity Deficiences.

Source: Harvard Medical School Dec 14, 2018 6 years ago

The elderly suffer more serious complications from infections and benefit less from vaccination than the general population. Scientists have long known that a weakened immune system is to blame but the exact mechanisms behind this lagging immunity have remained largely unknown. Now research led by investigators at Harvard Medical School suggests that weakened metabolism of immune T cells may be p...

Vegetables and Fruits in Government-sponsored School Lunches For Needy Thai Students Contaminated with Toxins!

Source: Thai PBS World Dec 13, 2018 6 years ago

Vegetables and fruits found in lunches for students under the government-sponsored lunch programme are almost 100 percent contaminated with pesticides and 99 percent of the urine samples from students and teachers in four provinces were tested with organophosphate, a deadly toxic pesticide that attacks nervous system. The above alarming findings were the result of a research jointly conducted by...

Drug Combo of Metformin and Syrosingopine has potential in future Cancer Therapy

Source: University of Basel Dec 13, 2018 6 years ago

A widely used diabetes medication combined with an antihypertensive drug specifically inhibits tumor growth—this was discovered by researchers from the University of Basel's Biozentrum two years ago. In a follow-up study, recently published in Cell Reports, the scientists report that this drug cocktail induces cancer cell death by switching off their energy supply. The widely used...

Flavonoid 2HF (2'-Hydroxyflavanone) from citrus fruits proves effective in treating leishmaniasis infections and also shows promise in cancer chemotherapy.

Source: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil Dec 12, 2018 6 years ago

Current treatment options for the parasitic disease leishmaniasis are largely ineffective, expensive, and tend to be plagued by resistant parasites and side effects. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have showed that a natural flavonoid is effective at treating Leishmania amazonensis infections. Leishmaniasis is endemic to 98 countries and affect...

Research shows that most dialysis patients at risk of brain injury.

Source: University of Glasgow Dec 11, 2018 6 years ago

Kidney dialysis can cause short-term 'cerebral stunning' and may be associated with progressive brain injury in those who receive the treatment for many years. For many patients with kidney failure awaiting a kidney transplant or those not suitable for a transplant, dialysis is a life-saving treatment. New research, led by the University of Glasgow and published today in the Journal Ame...

New antibiotics in development and trial stages to treat pneumonia

Source: TMN Dec 10, 2018 6 years ago

CAP or Community-acquired pneumonia disproportionately affects older people, with high rates of morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Although pneumococcal vaccines are routinely recommended for this population, fewer than 40% of adults age 60 and older get vaccinated. Thus, antibiotics are key to treating CAP in the elderly—and the earlier that antibiotic therapy starts, the bett...

Visual Inspection not sufficient in accurate diagnosis of skin cancer according to research.

Source: University of Birmingham Dec 09, 2018 6 years ago

The large scale systematic review published in The Cochrane Library as part of a Special Collection of Cochrane Systematic Reviews bringing together a vast body of research on the accuracy of tests used to diagnose skin cancer. The suite of eleven reviews was led by Dr Jac Dinnes at the University of Birmingham and supported by the Cochrane Skin Group and a team of over 30 researc...

Cancer Vaccine On The Horizon After Major Breakthrough.

Source: University of Montreal Dec 07, 2018 6 years ago

A team of researchers at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) at Université de Montréal has demonstrated that a cancer vaccine can work. Not only that, it could become an extremely effective, non-invasive and cost-effective cancer -fighting tool. The team's work was published yesterday in Science Translational Medicine.The discovery repres...

Proteins Of Muscle Cells Targeted To Develop New Meds For Blood Pressure.

Source: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, US. Dec 06, 2018 6 years ago

Scientists have identified a key player in blood pressure regulation and have shown that switching it off reduces blood pressure in mice.Their study ends much uncertainty about the contribution this molecule makes to high blood pressure and could lead to the development of new drugs. High blood pressure affects millions worldwide and is a leading cause of heart attack and stroke. Blo...

Bacterial Protein, DnaK, promotes cancer, new research shows.

Source: University of Maryland School of Medicine Dec 05, 2018 6 years ago

The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) announced today the discovery that DnaK, a protein of the bacterium mycoplasma, interferes with the mycoplasma-infected cell's ability to respond to and repair DNA damage, a known origin of cancer. Little or no mycoplasma DnaK DNA sequences were found associated with the tumor, which was ful...

New non-invasive method to detect bladder cancer

Source: Tuff University Dec 04, 2018 6 years ago

A research team led by Tufts University engineers has developed a non-invasive method for detecting bladder cancer that might make screening easier and more accurate than current invasive clinical tests involving visual inspection of bladder. In the first successful use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) for clinical diagnostic purposes, the researchers have been able to identify signature features ...

Phase 2 trial of Tisagenlecleucel in CAR-T cell therapy indicates promising results for patients with B-cell lymphoma.

Source: University of Chicago Medical Center Dec 03, 2018 6 years ago

An international phase-2 trial of a CAR-T cell therapy—to be published on-line Dec. 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine (and presented at the ASH annual meeting in San Diego)—found that 52 percent of patients responded favorably to the therapy; 40 percent had a complete response and 12 percent had a partial response. One year later, 65 percent percent of those patients w...

HDAC (Histone Deacetylase) inhibitors used in cancer therapies can also treat human papillomavirus infections

Source: University Of Alabama at Birmingham Dec 02, 2018 6 years ago

Preclinical experiments by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers suggest the cancer drugs vorinostat, belinostat and panobinostat might be repurposed to treat infections caused by human papillomaviruses, or HPVs. HPV infections caused an estimated 266,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide in 2012, according to the World Health Organization. Routine screening by Pap smears or HPV D...

TRIM5-alpha plays an important role in the HIV fight.

Source: University Of Montreal Dec 01, 2018 6 years ago

Of the 50 million people around the world infected with HIV, less than one per cent have immune systems strong enough to suppress the virus for extended periods of time. These special immune systems are known as "elite controllers." But how do they actually fight HIV? Canadian scientists think they've found an important clue. TRIM5 Alpha protein Working in collaboration with a team...

Novel stem cell protocol for leukemia

Source: University Of Zurich Nov 30, 2018 6 years ago

Stem cell transplantation is effective against leukemia. In many cases, however, the transferred immune cells of the donor also attack the recipients' healthy tissue—often with fatal consequences. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now identified a molecule that plays a key role in this process. Blocking this molecule could significantly improve the outcome of patients receivin...

New Gene therapy for Parkinson's therapy creates new brain circuits for motor function.

Source: Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Nov 29, 2018 6 years ago

Scientists have uncovered that an emerging gene therapy for Parkinson's disease creates new circuits in the brain associated with improved motor movement. These findings, published today in Science Translational Medicine by Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Professor David Eidelberg, MD, and his team, explain the therapeutic mechanisms involved in the emerging Parkinson's ...

Study shows that manipulating CD8 T cell behavior is the key to HIV Suppression In the infected.

Source: Johns Hopkins University Of Medicine Nov 28, 2018 6 years ago

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified two patients with HIV whose immune cells behave differently than others with the virus and actually appear to help control viral load even years after infection. Moreover, both patients carry large amounts of virus in infected cells, but show no viral load in blood tests. While based on small numbers, the data suggest that long-term viral remission migh...

Study discovers molecular driver of Prostrate Cancer.

Source: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Nov 27, 2018 6 years ago

A new study has identified a novel molecular driver of lethal prostate cancer, along with a molecule that could be used to attack it. The findings were made in laboratory mice. If confirmed in humans, they could lead to more effective ways to control certain aggressive types of prostate cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer death for men in the world. Men whose prostrate cancer tumor...

Study on how to stop cancer cells from moving and spreading sheds new light with promising results.

Source: University of Minnesota Nov 26, 2018 6 years ago

A new study by University of Minnesota biomedical engineers shows how they stopped cancer cells from moving and spreading, even when the cells changed their movements. The discovery could have a major impact on millions of people undergoing therapies to prevent the spread of cancer within the body. After targeting the "motors" that generate forces in cancer cells to move, the cancer ce...

Mechanism of infection process of the gastrointestinal bacteria Clostridium Difficile discovered.

Source: VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) Nov 25, 2018 6 years ago

Scientists from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research identified the mechanisms by which the bacterial pathogen Clostridium difficile kills intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), thus destroying the protective mucosal barrier of the intestinal tract. The researchers demonstrate the physiological relevance of this process during infection and have published their findings in Nature Commu...

Study Identifies 35 kidney genes linked to chronic kidney disease.

Source: University Of Manchester Nov 23, 2018 6 years ago

An international study lead by University of Manchester scientists has discovered the identity of genes that predispose people to chronic kidney disease. The discovery is a major advance in understanding of the significantly under-diagnosed disorder which, if left undetected, can lead to failing kidneys that need dialysis or kidney transplantation. The discovery of 35 kidney &n...

Announcement of the Prince Mahidol Laureates 2018

Source: Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Thailand) Nov 22, 2018 6 years ago

On 21 November 2018, the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation under the Royal Patronage (PMAF) held a joint press conference at Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, to announce the 27th Prince Mahidol Laureates for 2018 in the field of Medicine and Public Health. Ms. Busadee Santipitaks, Director-General of the Department of Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, in the capacity of the ...

Mannose Sugar slows tumor growth and improves cancer treatment.

Source: Cancer Research UK Nov 22, 2018 6 years ago

Mannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple types of cancer. This lab study is a step towards understanding how mannose could be used to help treat cancer. The results of the study, which was funded by Cancer Research UK and Worldwide Cancer Research, are published in Nature. Tumours ...

New immunotherapy protocol for Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

University Of Queensland Nov 21, 2018 6 years ago

A world-first clinical trial of a new cellular immunotherapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) has improved symptoms and quality of life for the majority of patients. This electron microscopic image of two Epstein Barr Virus virions (viral particles) shows round capsids—protein-encased genetic material—loosely surrounded by the membrane envelope. Credit: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030430.g...

Pre-cancerous bowel polyps reduced by Omega-3 and Aspirin Intakes.

Source: University Of Leeds Nov 20, 2018 6 years ago

Both aspirin and a purified omega-3, called EPA, reduce the number of pre-cancerous polyps in patients found to be at high risk of developing bowel cancer, according to new research. A clinical trial, led by the University of Leeds, found that both aspirin and EPA reduced the number of bowel polyps in patients one year on from a screening colonoscopy (large bowel camera test), although they did ...

Long Term Usage of ACE Inhibitors as Blood Pressure Drugs Increases Risk of Lung Cancer

Source: British Medical Journal Nov 19, 2018 6 years ago

Based on results of an observational study published earlier this week in The BMJ, angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors were associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, compared with a similar, but distinct type of blood pressure medication known as angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs). Researchers evaluated patients from a U.K. primary care database and identified ove...

Enzyme OGG1 Inhibitor, the New inflammation inhibitor discovered.

Source: Karolinska Institutet Nov 16, 2018 6 years ago

A multidisciplinary team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed an anti-inflammatory drug molecule with a new mechanism of action. By inhibiting a certain protein, the researchers were able to reduce the signals that trigger an inflammation. The study is published in Science and was done in collaboration with the University of Texas Medical Branch, Uppsala...

Blood Pressure Drug, Losartan Recalled Due To Carcinogenic Contamination

Source: TMN Staff Writer Nov 15, 2018 6 years ago

Yet another blood pressure drug has been recalled because of fears of impurities added by a lab in China. Drug company Sandoz says it has recalled one lot of losartan potassium hydrochlorothiazide tablets. The impurity, known as NDEA, was found in the drug’s key ingredient made by Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. in China. NDEA is found naturally in certain foods, drinking wa...

Targetting USP13 molecules key to finding a cure to Parkinson’s Disease, new discovery and study shows.

Source: Georgetown University Medical Center Nov 14, 2018 6 years ago

A defining feature of Parkinson's disease is the clumps of alpha-synuclein protein that accumulate in the brain's motor control area, destroying dopamine-producing neurons. Natural processes can't clear these clusters, known as Lewy bodies, and no one has demonstrated how to stop the build up as well as breakdown of the clumps—until perhaps now. A team of neurologists at...

New Strategy Discovered To Prevent Cancers Caused by Epstein Barr Virus and Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus.

Source: University Of Minnesota Nov 13, 2018 6 years ago

Researchers from the University of Minnesota, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the University of Toronto have discovered a possible path forward in preventing the development of cancers tied to two viruses, including the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis—more commonly known as mono or the "kissing disease"—that infects millions of people around the globe each...

Exposure to 2G, 3G or 4G mobile radio frequency radiation associated with cancer in rats

Source: NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences(USA) Nov 11, 2018 6 years ago

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) concluded there is clear evidence that male rats exposed to high levels of radio frequency radiation (RFR) like that used in 2G , 3G and 4G cell phones developed cancerous heart tumors, according to final reports released today. There was also some evidence of tumors in the brain and adrenal gland of exposed male rats. For female rats, and male and female mice...

HIV Detection via new Mobile Smartphone Tool.

Source: Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Nov 10, 2018 6 years ago

The management of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV), an autoimmune disorder that cripples the immune system by attacking healthy cells, remains a major global health challenge in developing countries that lack infrastructure and trained medical professionals. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital have designed a portable and affordable mobile diagnostic tool, utilizing a cellphone...

Study shows that tumour immune cells could aid cancer therapies.

Source: University of Edinburgh Nov 08, 2018 6 years ago

A pioneering technique designed to spot differences between immune cells in tumours could speed the development of cancer treatments, research suggests. Scientists say the approach could be used to help doctors choose the best treatments for individual patients and predict which tumours are likely to respond to a particular therapy. It could help target the use of immunotherapy -- a new ...

Mitochondrial function and energy production in MTDPS liver-like cells can be restored by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NAD

Source: Medical University Of South Carolina Nov 07, 2018 6 years ago

Mitochondria are responsible for supplying the cell with energy in the form of ATP through oxidative phosphorylation. There is a group of rare, autosomal recessive disorders, known as Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndromes (MTDPS), which causes a significant reduction in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and ATP production. There is no treatment for MTDPS, and it is typically fatal during infancy as a resu...

Mechanism of cancer killing virus discovered, paving the way for future Virotherapy for cancer.

Source: University of Otago Nov 01, 2018 6 years ago

University of Otago researchers have used high-resolution electron microscopy images to reveal how an anti-cancer virus interacts with tumor cells, increasing its potential to save lives. Seneca Valley Virus (SVV), a newly discovered virus which infects cancer cells but not normal tissue, has become a main research project in the New Zealand laboratory of Dr Mihnea Bostina, Academic Director of ...

Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University researchers developing cancer drug to reduce costs

Source: National News Bureau Of Thailand Oct 25, 2018 6 years ago

Chulalongkorn University’s faculty of medical science has successfully produced a cancer treatment of equivalent efficacy to internationally available drugs in a test tube, and has committed to developing it over the next eight years to serve as an affordable choice for Thai citizens. Dr. Trairak Pisitkul,Head of Chulalongkorn University’s Systems Biology Center The rese...

Microplastics Found In Human Digestive Systems and Faeces Across The World, New Study Reveals.

Source: University Of Vienna Oct 24, 2018 6 years ago

Researchers monitored a group of participants from 8 countries across the world with results showing that every single stool sample tested positive for the presence of microplastic and up to 9 different plastic types were identified. Microplastics have been found in the human food chain as particles made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene-terephthalate (PET) and others were detected in human sto...

Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections traced to patients' own bodies, according to new study.

Source: Stanford University Medical Center Oct 16, 2018 6 years ago

The most common source of a bloodstream infection acquired during a hospital stay is not a nurse's or doctor's dirty hands, or another patient's sneeze or visitor's cough, but the patient's own gut, Stanford University School of Medicine investigators have found. Most patients who spend longer than a few days in a hospital acquire infections. In particular, upward ...

Doctors cautioned over missed cancer diagnoses tied to immune disorder

Source: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Oct 02, 2018 6 years ago

Physicians who specialize in a devastating and aggressive immune disorder called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) report in a new study that extra care should be taken to ensure an HLH diagnosis doesn't obscure possible underlying cancers. Because HLH is dangerously aggressive in its progression and attack on vital organs—often causing death—doctors frequently pursue immed...

The new focus shift from life extension to 'healthspan' extension.

Source:University of Illinois at Chicago Sep 18, 2018 6 years ago

Clinicians, scientists and public health professionals should proudly "declare victory" in their efforts to extend the human lifespan to its very limits, according to University of Illinois at Chicago epidemiologist S. Jay Olshansky. In an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Olshansky writes that the focus should shift to compressing the "red ...

Researchers stop cell suicide that worsens sepsis, arthritis

Source: Case Western Reserve University Aug 28, 2018 6 years ago

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a way to stop immune cell death associated with multiple diseases, including sepsis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and arthritis. The findings, published in Science Immunology, identify a chemical that potently inhibits inflammatory cell death. Cells often perforate their own membranes...

Melbourne Scientists discover new anti-cancer drugs that can put cancer cells into a sleep state permanently

Source: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Aug 08, 2018 6 years ago

New anti-cancer drugs put cancers to sleep—permanently In a world first, Melbourne scientists have discovered a new type of anti-cancer drug that can put cancer cells into a permanent sleep, without the harmful side-effects caused by conventional cancer therapies. Published today in the journal Nature, the research reveals the first class of anti-cancer drugs that work...

Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Source: American Heart Association Jul 19, 2018 6 years ago

Stem cells from umbilical cords may improve heart function and symptoms. Stem cells from umbilical cords show promise as a treatment for heart failure, based on a recent study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation Research. Known as the RIMECARD trial, this study tested stem cell therapy in 30 patients living with chronic heart failure. The goal was t...

Faulty Vaccines Scandal in China

Source: Reuters, Staff Writer, TMN Jul 23, 2018 6 years ago

Scandal erupts over vaccine safety in China after standards violated A scandal over faulty vaccines in China has sparked anger on social media, underscoring the difficulties regulators face in rebuilding trust after years of food and drug safety scares. The incident is a major blow for Beijing's efforts to push domestically made vaccines and for China's drug regulator, which has been str...

Zydus Cadila gets nod for new Arthritis Drug.

Source: Zydus Cadila Jul 19, 2018 6 years ago

Zydus Cadila gets USFDA approval for arthritis drug,Piroxicam. Zydus Cadila has received final approval from the US health regulator for Piroxicam capsules, used for the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. According to a BSE filing, Zydus Cadila will market Piroxicam Capsules USP in the strengths of 10 mg and 20 mg. The drug will be produced at the group’s manufa...

Special UV lamps can kill deadly germs in public places, without harming humans

Source: Columbia University Jul 16, 2018 6 years ago

Researchers from Columbia University have looked into the possibility of using far ultraviolet-C (far-UVC) light as a possible tool for the flu virus’s eradication. According to the researchers, who were led by Dr. David Brenner, continuous low doses of far-UVC light can be enough to kill the airborne flu virus that has been causing problems for th...

Melanoma in the Brain May be Cured By Immune Therapy

Source: Cancer Immunology Research Jul 13, 2018 6 years ago

A type of therapy that harnesses the immune system is giving new hope to people battling a once hopeless cancer -- melanoma that's spread to the brain. Brain Melanoma Development New research involving more than 2,700 U.S. patients is confirming what specialists in the field have long known -- that "checkpoint blockade" treatment can beat back these ...

Mycoplasma Genitalium - A Sexually Transmitted Infection That Could Be the Next Big Superbug

Staff Writer, TMN Jul 12, 2018 6 years ago

The infection can be mistaken for chlamydia, but it's become resistant to traditional antibiotic treatments. Doctors are warning about a sexually transmitted infection that could become the next hard-to-treat superbug, thanks to its increasing resistance to traditional antibiotics. They say that the infection, called Mycoplasma genitalium(also known as M. genital...

Zephyr Endobronchial Valve approved for severe emphysema, USFDA

Source: USFDA Jul 11, 2018 6 years ago

A new device, the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr Valve), has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of breathing difficulties associated with severe emphysema. Valve has been approved after review of data from trial involving 190 patients with emphysema During a procedure in a hospital setting, the Zephyr Valves are placed into the diseas...

New treatment offers hope for kidney failure and transplant patients with rare disorder

Source: Intermountain Medical Center Jul 16, 2018 6 years ago

A novel treatment offers kidney failure and kidney transplant patients with a rare disorder new hope. The treatment allows targeted elimination of plasma cell clones producing abnormal proteins that deposits in the kidneys and leads to kidney failure, according to new research. This is the first time this new approach has been used successfully anywhere in the world for the disorder, known ...

Robotic surgery is as effective as traditional open surgery in treating bladder cancer, according to a landmark study published in the journal Lancet

Source: Loyola Medicine Jul 13, 2018 6 years ago

Three Loyola Medicine urologists, Marcus Quek, MD, Gopal Gupta, MD, and Alex Gorbonos, MD, are co-authors of the study. First author is Dipen Parekh, MD, of the University of Miami. Loyola is among 15 centers that participated in the nationwide trial of 350 patients, who were randomly assigned to undergo robotic surgery or open surgery to remove cancerous bladders. A...

Thai FDA joins USFDA and other countries in recalling heart drug, Valsartan due to impurities

Staff Writer, TMN Jul 14, 2018 6 years ago

Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday issued an order to recall some batches of valsartan, a medicine used to control blood pressure and help prevent heart failure, after it was found to contain certain impurities, in doing so, Thailand joins a lists of more than 22 countries that has been doing so in the last 48 hours. The press statements was issued by Dr Wanchai Sattayaw...

The A Big Breakthrough and maybe the start of a Cure for Alzheimer's

Source: Multiple Jul 11, 2018 6 years ago

Abnormal accumulations of a protein called tau can collect inside neurons, forming tangled threads and eventually harming the synaptic connection between neurons. Credit: National Institute on Aging. UT Southwestern Scientists ID genesis of disease, focus efforts on shape-shifting tau. Scientists have discovered a "Big Bang" of Alzheimer's disease – the precise point a...

Probiotics Shown to Improve IBS & Anxiety Symptoms

Source: bsmmu.edu.bd Jul 01, 2018 6 years ago

Use of Bio-Kult led to a 69% decrease in abdominal pain, and improved Quality of Life scores. Results of a new clinical trial confirm the use of Bio - Kult a multi-strain probiotic formula with 14 bacterial strains and 8 billion colony-forming units per day—is safe and superior to placebo in improving GI symptoms in patients with IBS-D (diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel synd...

Prostate cancer: HIFU ultrasound treatment as effective as surgery or radiotherapy

Source: doi.org Jul 10, 2018 6 years ago

Using high energy ultrasound beams to destroy prostate cancer tumours may be as effective as surgery or radiotherapy, but with fewer side effects. Ultrasound therapy destroys cancer cells in the prostate (illustrated) Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with around 47,000 cases every year. Treatments include surgery to remove the gland, or radiotherapy, which uses radia...

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MUST READ! Strokes: Study Shows COVID-19 Increases Risk Of Strokes In Healthy Young Individuals. Global Increase In Stroke Deaths Last Few Months

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MUST READ!!! Brazilian Respiratory Expert Says That COVID-19 Should Be Treated As A Thrombotic Disease

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COVID-19 Research: Could Disulfiram- A Drug To Prevent Alcoholism, Aid In Inhibiting Cytokine Storms In COVID-19?

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