NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A network of altered genes appears to play a key role in the pathogenesis of gliomas, according to a report in the Journal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although capsule endoscopy (PillCam COLON Capsule; Given Imaging) provides visualization of the colonic mucosa, it is not as sensitive as standard colonoscopy for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The radiation dose and, thus the cancer risk, during CT coronary calcification screening varies widely depending on the testing protocol used, according to…
In the February 2, 2009 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, Eric Elbogen, Ph.D., assistant professor of forensic psychiatry at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill…
Comments following President Obama’s press conference on March 24th. Dr. Bill Roper is the dean of the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine. He is a former…
Dr. Bill Roper, dean of the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine gives his thoughts on the White House Regional Forum on Health Reform held in Greensboro,…
A new tool in the fight against Barrett’s Esophagus shows promise. A recent study by Dr. Nicholas Shaheen, director of the University of North Carolina Center for Functional…
A new study by David Threadgill, Ph.D., professor of genetics at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, published online in the May 5, 2009…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transvaginal sonography (TVS) is superior to symptom analysis for detecting ovarian cancer, while symptom analysis is better able to distinguish benign tumors, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Muscle pain and weakness in patients taking statins often reflect true muscle damage, new research shows. Moreover, real muscle injury may exist even…
DMC Neurosurgeon performs delicate brain surgery to remove a tumor pressing on a pateint’s optic nerve. ~ Detroit Medical Center For more information, visit www.dmc.org Submitted by Detroit…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that regardless of how hormone therapy is given, it increases the risk of ovarian cancer. “Our study suggests an increased…
