Despite facing life-threatening situations everyday as part of their jobs, a new survey of National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) members shows the vast majority of firefighters have a greater fear of suffering injury or death from a heart attack and find heart-disease prevention – eating healthy and exercising – more difficult than putting out a [ Read More ]
Diseases and Conditions articles
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) supports new research published online in the Journal of Dental Research confirming the need for careful risk assessment to determine which patients may benefit from additional treatment to prevent periodontal disease. Periodontal disease impacts over half of the U.S. adult population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and [ Read More ]
Diabetes experts met and determined that some self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) systems, despite meeting accuracy standards at the time of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance, fail to consistently meet accuracy standards once on the market, potentially putting patient health at risk. In a public meeting convened by the Diabetes Technology Society on May [ Read More ]
Dr. R. Anthony Rabbani, Los Angeles eye doctor, is pleased to announce that he offers alternative eye care for his patients in his Toluca Lake practice, Eye Candy Optometry and Eyewear. Dr. Rabbani offers these services to residents of Los Angeles, Toluca Lake, and the surrounding areas. Among the alternative eye care practices that Dr. [ Read More ]
The University of Sydney and ResMed Limited announced a new partnership that includes significant and long-term funding of research at the University, ultimately benefitting the hundreds of millions of sufferers of sleep-disordered breathing worldwide. Under an agreement recently reached between the parties, ResMed Limited will pay $AU25 million to the University to support its work, [ Read More ]
Twelve people in the United States die each day from asthma or anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction. On Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the 16th annual Allergy & Asthma Day Capitol Hill (AADCH), Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) will urge Congress to support proven, patient-centered care and ensure healthcare decisions are made [ Read More ]
Regular exercise has been proven to reduce the chance of developing liver cancer in a world-first mice study that carries hope for patients at risk from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The research announced at the International Liver Congress 2013 involved two groups of mice fed a control diet and a high fat diet then divided into [ Read More ]
Better outcomes can be achieved for prostate cancer patients using brachytherapy, a highly targeted form of radiotherapy, compared to surgery – this is the finding of a new study conducted by PANAXEA, The University of Twente, Netherlands.1 The study, which will be presented at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) 19-23 April 2013, [ Read More ]
Frozen balls of ice can safely kill cancerous tumors that have spread to the lungs, according to the first prospective multicenter trial of cryoablation. The results are being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans. “Cryoablation has potential as a treatment for cancer that has spread to the [ Read More ]
The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) announced the launch of the Whatever It Takes to Beat Parkinson’s campaign, a national movement to raise awareness and empower people affected by Parkinson’s to make positive choices for their health and wellbeing. The campaign launch coincides with Parkinson’s Awareness Month, during April. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive brain disorder [ Read More ]