Study Points to New Treatments for Polycystic Kidney
Disease
FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Compounds called CFTR
inhibitors show promise in slowing the progression of polycystic
kidney disease (PKD), according to preliminary research conducted
at the University of California, San Francisco, School of
Medicine.
Researchers Identify New Genetic Links to
Psoriasis
FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have discovered
seven common DNA variations that increase the risk of a person
developing psoriasis, one of which links the skin condition and
psoriatic arthritis to other autoimmune disorders.
Health Tip: Taking Folic Acid
(HealthDay News) -- Folic acid is an important B vitamin for
women -- especially for those who are pregnant or who are planning
to become pregnant. It can help prevent serious birth defects of
the baby's brain and spine.
Health Tip: Battling Bunions
(HealthDay News) -- A bunion is a painful enlargement at the
joint of the big toe, according to the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early
FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- An increasing number of
clinical trials for new cancer treatments are being halted before
the risks and benefits have been fully evaluated, say Italian
researchers, who warn that this growing trend could put patients at
risk of harm from new therapies rushed into use.
'Worry' Spot in Brain Found
FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Stanford researchers report
that worrying about something before it happens might do more than
just create knots in your stomach.
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction
Surgery
FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- A lack of patient-doctor
discussion may contribute to socioeconomic, age and race-related
disparities in the use of breast reconstruction after mastectomy,
says a study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine
FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new HIV/AIDS vaccine
designed to overcome the problem of preexisting immunity to common
vaccine vectors is being tested in an early clinical trial at
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
T-Cell Duplication Delayed Up to 3 Days After
Infection
FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Immune system T-cells don't
begin to multiply until up to three days after infection, an
unexpected finding that changes current thinking about how the
immune system responds to infection.
While Hospice Care Is Growing, Not All Have
Access
FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- More than one-third of
Americans are now getting hospice care services before they die,
but that care still isn't available to many people in the country,
a new study finds.
Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality
Rates
FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Three-quarters of the 68
countries most in need of improving mother and child mortality
rates have made little, if any, progress in meeting internationally
set goals over the past three years, according to a series of new
reports.
When a Mind Begins to Disappear: A Young Family's Journey
to the Dark Side
FRIDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Construction foreman Jim
Mueller was in his early 30s when his memory started to go. He'd
forget things: his schedule, his equipment, where he was, and where
he was going. Sometimes even the names of his daughters and his
wife. But nothing prepared the Mueller family for the doctor's
verdict.
