Major Surgery No Longer Needed For The Removal Of Uterine Fibroids The treatment of uterine fibroids with 3T MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is safe, non-invasive and effective, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, NY."Approximately 25% of women in the United States have clinically symptomatic fibroids, and treatment has most commonly been surgical with hysterectomy or myomectomy.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comKeys To Surviving Stroke Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and the leading cause of serious long-term disability. Every year, about 700,000 Americans suffer a new or recurrent stroke. "Brain attacks," as they are called, can be deadly, but by recognizing the symptoms and responding quickly, the impact of strokes can be minimized or even prevented. Dr.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStatus Of The E2007 (perampanel) Development Program E2007 (perampanel) is a first-in-class, orally administered, highly selective non-competitive AMPA-type glutamate receptor antagonist, in development by Eisai for several indications, including Parkinson's disease, neuropathic pain, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and migraine prophylaxis. The AMPA receptor is widely present in almost all excitatory neuronal synapses.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMRI "Best" For Looking At Breast Cancer And More The use of MRI is effective in differentiating the blood supply to medial and lateral breast tumors, which is important in treatment planning and prognosis according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Miami in Miami, FL and the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comArpida Provides Further Comments On The Pivotal Phase III Trials Further to the press release published on 9 April, Arpida Ltd. (SWX: ARPN) elaborates on some additional elements of the clinical programme with intravenous iclaprim in complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections (cSSSI). Extensive data on ASSIST-1 has been presented at last year's ICAAC and IDSA meetings.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMRI Changes Breast Cancer Treatment Choice; Increases Time To Treatment More than a quarter of breast cancer patients who had an MRI examination before their initial surgical treatment had their treatment change, according to a study out of Yale University School of
Medicine.The study included 110 who had an MRI examination before treatment and 374 who did not undergo an MRI examination.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUMDF Statement On The Connection Between Mitochondrial Disease And Autism The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation released the following statement from its executive director and CEO, Chuck Mohan, in light of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee's (NVAC) meeting of its Vaccine Safety Working Group and recent published reports of possible links between mitochondrial disorders and autism.
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