Daily non-political popular news in brief.

U of MN doctors uncover treatment for advanced ALD patients

Continuing with more than a decade of research, doctors at the University of Minnesota have discovered a treatment to help patients with advanced cases of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a rare disorder affecting the nerves. The results are published in the late February issue of Bone Marrow Transplantation.

Read more »

Keywords: doctors, uncover, treatment, advanced, ald, patients, doctor, patient

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "U of MN doctors uncover treatment for advanced ALD patients":

1. Improving doctor-patient communication yields significant health benefits
   09-27-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A UCSF research team has developed a simple tool that can improve the effectiveness of communication between doctors and patients about prescribed medications and result in dramatic improvements in health and safety.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. New breakthrough treatment for spinal cancer patients at Mount Sinai
   05-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The Mount Sinai Medical Center is the only hospital in New York City using the Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery System on spinal cancer. Novalis is the most advanced Stereotactic Radiosurgery technology available to treat cancer tumors in the spine. Doctors at Mount Sinai are at the forefront of this medical breakthrough in neurosurgery and radiation oncology, using this technology to control deadly and complicated tumors from the spine for the first time ever.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. Patient-centered approach can backfire
   08-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A University of Iowa study suggests that patients are most satisfied with care and most likely to follow treatment plans -- like taking medication or making diet changes -- if they see a doctor whose attitudes toward patient-physician roles are in line with their own.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Conscience, religion alter how doctors tell patients about options
   02-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Many physicians feel no obligation to tell patients about legal but morally controversial medical treatments or to refer patients to doctors who do not object to those treatments. While 86 percent felt obliged to present all options, only 71 percent said they felt obligated to refer the patient to a doctor who did not object to the requested procedure, and 63 percent believed it is permissible for doctors to describe their objections to the patient.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Doctors conclude temsirolimus is effective new treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma
   05-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The results of a phase III, randomized clinical study involving patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma and poor prognostic features show temsirolimus improved overall survival when compared to the current treatment for this stage of disease.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. UCLA researchers discover biomarkers that predict lung cancer patient response to therapy
   01-31-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center have discovered biomarkers that predict which patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer will respond to a combination treatment of the anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex and the growth factor receptor blocker Tarceva.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Computer predicts wishes of incapacitated patients better than family or loved ones
   03-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
   When a person fails to complete an advance directive and becomes incapacitated by illness or injury, doctors typically ask the patient's loved one to predict what treatment the patient would have wanted. But a paper in PLoS Medicine reports that a computer-based decision tool can predict a patient's treatment wishes better than a loved one.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Increased patient demand for prostate test has serious implications for cancer services
   11-16-2006 · EurekAlert!
   A survey of over 700 UK family doctor practices has shown that two-thirds provide PSA testing for prostate cancer on demand, despite lack of evidence that this approach is effective. This represents a major pressure on family doctors and cancer services alike, says the paper in BJU International.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Doctors launch new effort to treat stroke more effectively
   11-02-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Just a small fraction of patients who have a stroke receive the only drug -- TPA -- available to treat the condition. Now doctors and scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have developed a potential new treatment that will reach a milestone in the next few months, when the experimental treatment is tested for the first time in people who have suffered a stroke or "brain attack."
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Prior information about normal test results can help reassure patients
    01-25-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Giving patients prior information about diagnostic tests can help improve patient outcomes and give reassurance, says a new BMJ study. Providing reassurance is a large part of doctors' and other health professionals' roles. Yet many patients remain anxious about their condition even after the results of investigative tests come back 'normal' (i.e. the test does not reveal any particular problems).
    Similar news · Read more »