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- Chemotherapy before radiotherapy for testicular cancer could reduce long-term side-effects
- Preventive antibiotics for tuberculosis reduce deaths among people with HIV disease
- Psychiatric patients given smoking-cessation treatment less likely to be rehospitalized
- Consuming a high-quality diet is associated with lower risk of pancreatic cancer
- Knockout mouse grows larger, but weaker, muscles
| Chemotherapy before radiotherapy for testicular cancer could reduce long-term side-effects Posted: 16 Aug 2013 06:48 AM PDT Giving men with testicular cancer a single dose of chemotherapy alongside radiotherapy could improve the effectiveness of treatment and reduce the risk of long-term side-effects, a new study reports.  |
| Preventive antibiotics for tuberculosis reduce deaths among people with HIV disease Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:35 PM PDT As part of the largest international research effort ever made to combat tuberculosis, a team of experts has found that preventive antibiotic therapy for people with HIV lowers this group's chances of developing TB or dying.  |
| Psychiatric patients given smoking-cessation treatment less likely to be rehospitalized Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT Patients who participated in a smoking-cessation program during hospitalization for mental illness were able to quit smoking and were less likely to be hospitalized again for their psychiatric conditions.  |
| Consuming a high-quality diet is associated with lower risk of pancreatic cancer Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT People who reported dietary intake that was most consistent with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans had lower risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study.  |
| Knockout mouse grows larger, but weaker, muscles Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:37 AM PDT Muscle cells did not diminish in mice lacking a protective antioxidant protein, but they were weaker than normal muscle cells. The finding could inform future research of sarcopenia, which is age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.  |
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