Aggressive Brain Cancer Driven By Two Collaborating Genes, Study US researchers have discovered two genes that appear to work together as master switches to turn on hundreds of other genes that drive the most aggressive forms of brain cancer: they hope their findings will help develop completely new approaches to treat these incurable tumors...
Source: mnt.toHistoric Passage Of Senate Health Bill, Says American Medical Association, Comments That More Work To Do In Conference"Today, the Senate took an historic vote to improve our nation's health care system by expanding coverage to millions of Americans and strengthening the private insurance market to better serve the patients who rely on it...
Source: mnt.toNew Interdisciplinary Approach To Treating Lower Back Pain Unveiled By MSU ResearcherUsing a branch of science that crosses disciplines to study complex problems, a Michigan State University researcher is introducing a new way to understand and treat lower back pain, a condition affecting more than 40 million Americans and costing billions of dollars each year. N...
Source: mnt.toPrimary Care Physicians Are Front Line Defense In Diagnosing Serious Illness In Patients With Acute Lower Back PainA study by researchers at The George Institute for International Health in Australia found that it is rare for patients presenting to PCPs with acute lower back pain to have previously undiagnosed serious diseases. The most common serious disease cause documented was vertebral fracture, with half of the cases identified at the time of initial consultation...
Source: mnt.toRecovery In Four Out Of Ten Back Pain Sufferers Within A YearResearch published on bmj.com today reports that over a third (35 percent) of patients will recover from chronic low back pain within nine months and four out of 10 (41 percent) will do so within a year. This groundbreaking study reveals findings that are contrary to the broad theory that recovery from an episode of chronic low back pain is doubtful...
Source: mnt.toNew Year´s Promises To Quit Smoking Can Be Achieved With Good PlanningNew Year's resolutions often include quitting smoking. An essential factor in fulfilling this resolution is good planning according to AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce. Dr Pesce explained: "Giving up smoking is a common New Year's resolution, and with good planning smokers can increase their chances of successfully quitting smoking forever...
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