We are constantly presented with paeans to the Mediterranean way of life and were faced with yet another this week, when a study presented at a heart disease conference in Rome claimed that those who ate a diet rich in vegetables, nuts, fish and oils were 37% less likely to die early than those who ate red meat and butter.
Genetic testing can be used to select the patients who will best respond even in early clinical trials of new drugs, a study presented at Asco has found.
Supportive evidence for this notion has very recently come from a study presented at a meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Separately, a study presented at the conference suggested that statins, the drugs widely used to lower cholesterol, might also help prevent colon cancer.
She cites a study presented at the World Congress of Dermatology that she claims showed that pentapeptides reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles.
A blood test developed by Biosite of San Diego can diagnose congestive heart failure more accurately than existing techniques, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta yesterday.
B1 SCIENCE/HEALTH Marijuana and Heart Attacks A study presented at an American Heart Association meeting said a middle-aged person's risk of heart attack rises nearly fivefold in the hour after smoking marijuana.
In April, a study presented at the American College of Cardiology scientific session in Orlando, Fla., reported that the risk of sudden death during a marathon is 0.8 per 100,000 people.
According to a study presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics last fall, more than 800 children in the United States are hospitalized every year for abdominal injuries caused by handlebars.
C1 Pfizer Drug Deemed Unsafe Patients given Pfizer's painkiller Bextra have more than twice as many heart attacks and strokes as those given placebos, according to preliminary results of a study presented at an American Heart Association meeting.
