Posted on April 11th, 2011 by Health News
Hair grooming practices, such as braids and weaves, as well as inflammation in the form of bacterial infection, may be contributing to the development of scarring hair loss in African American women, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the August print issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2011 by Health News
More than two-thirds of young women surveyed at a New York City reproductive health center reported they had been subjected to controlling behavior by romantic partners, and such behavior appears associated with increased risk of sexual or physical relationship violence…
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A breast augmentation procedure in which fat from other parts of the body is transferred to the breasts causes can cause false suspicion of breast cancer on follow-up mammograms, according to a study in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)…
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Immediate breast reconstruction using implants provides a new alternative for many women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer, suggests a study in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)…
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Researchers from Canada and the United States today told attendees of the Experimental Biology 2011 Scientific Meeting that they have uncovered a possible means of enabling women to favorably influence whether the estrogens in their bodies take a “beneficial path” or a “disease-potential” path…
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved a flexible mesh tube, Pipeline Embolization Device, to treat brain aneurysms without open surgery.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved a flexible mesh tube, Pipeline Embolization Device, to treat brain aneurysms without open surgery.
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Investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey have just launched a new clinical trial that explores the effects of a new type of hormone therapy in the treatment of certain prostate cancers that have spread beyond the prostate.
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Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Intercell AG today announced that following a pre-specified interim analysis from the Phase II/III clinical trial evaluating V710, an investigational vaccine for the prevention of Staphylococcus aureus infection, the independent Data Monitoring Committee recommended suspension of enrollment.
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A new analysis demonstrated that Gilenya reduced the risk of disability progression in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, regardless of treatment history. This analysis of the phase III two-year FREEDOMS study is one of 11 abstracts on Gilenya being presented at the 63rd annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
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