Clinical
A report on the 'seed and soil' theory from San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2009
Evidentia - 19th February 2010
Dr Stephen Pagets in an article published in 1889, in The Lancet, wrote: "While many researchers have been studying the seed, the properties of the soil may reveal valuable insight ...
A report on acid related disorders from Gastro 2009, London
Evidentia - 19th February 2010
Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and NSAIDs are among the most widely used medications in the adult population, and their use is expected to increase. However, the use of lo ...
Poor exercise response in heart failure patients, University of Birmingham research reveals
Evidentia - 19th February 2010
Heart failure patients with a normal left ventricular ejection fraction have an impaired heart rate response to exercise compared with healthy individuals. These patients also h ...
Obesity is the main therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes, say experts
Evidentia - 9th January 2010
An expert panel, which included Professors Edwin Gale, editor of Diabetologia and John Buse, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, US, tackled the issu ...
Hip fracture rate could drop with aggressive osteoporosis prevention
Evidentia - 8th January 2010
Aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the US by 25%, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the recent issue of ...
Unified approach in understanding and managing cancer delivers results
Evidentia - 8th January 2010
The European Academy of Cancer Sciences was launched at the joint ECCO 15-34th ESMO multidisciplinary congress, in Berlin, to provide a unified approach to cancer health and res ...
No link between isotretinoin treatment and inflammatory bowel disease
Evidentia - 8th January 2010
Questions about a link between isotretinoin treatment of acne vulgaris and development or exacerbation of inflammatory bowel disease have been debated in the medical literature, an ...
Benefits of eating fish in the prevention of heart failure questioned by study
Evidentia - 8th January 2010
The much-vaunted health benefits of eating fish have been called into question by a new study which shows no major role for fish in the prevention of heart failure. Researchers say ...
Negative aspirin result for the prevention of vascular events, says study
Evidentia - 8th January 2010
The effectiveness of antiplatelet therapy in preventing major vascular events in patients with known cardiovascular disease is well established but the value of antiplatelets in pr ...