Posts Tagged ‘Treatment’
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Louise Chang, MD
July 26, 2010 — More than 75% of men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer undergo aggressive treatment — either complete removal of the prostate or radiation therapy, according to a new study.
That’s true, the researchers found, even in men with a low level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) of under 4 nanograms per [...]
June 3, 2010 — About one in four patients makes it to the hospital during a stroke within an hour of the onset of symptoms — the optimal time for treatment with clot-busting drugs, a study shows.
But just one in five of these patients who were candidates for the treatment actually got it within [...]
WEDNESDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) — Combination therapy with two drugs that control an unruly immune system provided the best relief yet seen for Crohn’s disease, a condition in which the body mistakenly attacks its own intestinal tissue.
The new finding promises to change current treatment of Crohn’s disease, said study leader Dr. William J. Sandborn, [...]
