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University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have isolated a possible cause for chemobrain and identified insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), known to increase neural cell proliferation, as a possible treatment.

The researchers conducting this study seek to assess "the effectiveness and safety of oral rabeprazole in the treatment of acid-related disorders in pediatric patients."

Increased time with patients improves the quality of primary care visits.

One in 110 American 8-year-olds is classified as having an autism spectrum disorder, a 57 percent increase in ASD cases compared to four years earlier. Boys 4.5 times more likely than girls to have ASD.

Recently, there has been some interesting data about stroke that is worth mentioning.

Antibiotic treatment of otitis media may not be indicated to prevent mastoiditis, according to the results of a retrospective cohort study.

Sen. Joe Lieberman is officially working to block health care reform in the Congress; he especially desires de-postponing any kind of "health care reform" until the economy has recovered.

The International Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project (IPAP) offers several Web-based algorithms for the systematic treatment of major Axis I psychiatric disorders.

Digital pens are finding a place in healthcare and are poised to leave their mark on medicine.

The American Lung Association created this collection of in-depth educational resources for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and their families and caregivers.

The aim of this clinical trial is to study how well dasatinib works in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic mucosal melanoma, acral melanoma, or solar melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery.

This trial is evaluating whether the combination of chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide) and CD34-DC vaccines results in the improved rate of clinical responses for stage IV melanoma patients.

This study will determine whether M-Vax melanoma vaccine is effective in shrinkage of melanomas that have spread (stage IV).

An FDA-convened panel of outside experts recommended 12 to 1 against approving approval erlotinib (Tarceva) as an early maintenance therapy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

This online CME activity is designed for family physicians and primary care physicians who "are on the front line of recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of depression in the US."

Several studies were presented at the 51st American Hematology Society Annual Meeting and Expository that have the potential to change practice now or in the future. Here are 10 we covered that you do not want to miss.

Researchers from University Hospital in Poitiers, France, published a study online at the Lancet Oncology Website that says medroxyprogesterone helps reduce hot flushes in men receiving androgen suppression for prostate cancer.

Imaging specialists with the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) say routine computed tomography (CT) scanning is associated with a 1-in-80 chance of developing cancer in certain groups. According to the investigators, radiation doses from CT scanning are higher than previously thought and vary between procedures.

You might want to recommend this clinical trial to your patients with metastatic melanoma which evaluates whether preparatory chemotherapy followed by infusion of DMF5 cells is a safe and effective for shrinking melanoma tumors.

Participants in a clinical trial attended weekly sessions to learn about the potential benefits of low-glycemic-index foods. After nine weeks, they had adopted a lower glycemic-index diet and recorded lower weight, smaller waists, and improved blood sugar levels.

The results from this study found that patients with melanoma with no previous history of being treated with temozolomide were able to tolerate temozolomide plus sorafenib.

This online activity provides oncology professionals a review of diagnosing and treating patients with melanoma.

University of Michigan researchers found that several coxibs interfere with aspirin's ability to discourage blood clots, if the aspirin is taken in low doses. Celebrex (celecoxib) is the only coxib currently on the market.

Breast and other solid tumors often metastasize to the bones, creating osteolytic or osteoblastic lesions, which make bones fragile and prone to breaking.

This article features information about three clinical trials that are currently recruiting patients who have metastatic breast cancer.

This study evaluated the difference in outcome in patients with metastatic breast cancer after mastectomy versus breast conservation and factors that influence outcome.

Dedicated to helping patients with metastatic breast cancer, this Website presents information in an easily-understood and sympathetic manner.

The official site for BioMed Central's journal, Breast Cancer Research, features free access to the latest articles and abstracts concerning breast cancer.

A recent study from the National Institutes of Mental Health shows that a little more than half of children and adolescents in the US diagnosed with a mental disorder have seen a mental health professional.

The University of Michigan Health System issued guidelines for the clinical care of adults with coronary artery disease in March 2009.