http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/chemotherapy-drugs-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:54:02 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/upshot-of-chemotherapy-on-gross-survival-appears-amplified-based-on-tumor-size-101595-1.htm Possibility of a positive correlation amid tumor size and adjuvant platinum based chemotherapy in surgically resected patients with node negative non-small cell lung cancer as pointed by latest research released in June's Journal of Thoracic Oncology. The study, published in the June 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) iJournal of Thoracic Oncology/i, analyzed the effect of tumor size and KRAS mutations on survival benefit from adjuvant platinum ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/upshot-of-chemotherapy-on-gross-survival-appears-amplified-based-on-tumor-size-101595-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-target-to-battle-rheumatoid-arthritis-discovered-101545-1.htm Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which a cell signaling pathway contributes to rheumatoid arthritis development. "We uncovered a novel mechanism by which the Notch pathway could contribute to RA," said Xiaoyu Hu, M.D., Ph.D., a research scientist at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and principal investigator of the study. The study appears online in advance of print in iNature Immunology/i. Prior to this study, researchers knew that an intracellular molecular ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-target-to-battle-rheumatoid-arthritis-discovered-101545-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/patients-with-muscle-invasive-bladder-cancer-may-be-helped-by-accelerated-chemotherapy-before-surgery-101485-1.htm It has emerged that for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, oncologists may begin treatment before they undergo surgical removal of the bladder. A large randomized clinical trial published in 2003 demonstrated a survival benefit for neoadjuvant, or pre-surgical, MVAC (methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin and cisplatin) using a standard dose and schedule. However, in an effort to improve toxicity, standard MVAC has been essentially abandoned in favor of other regimens. All current ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/patients-with-muscle-invasive-bladder-cancer-may-be-helped-by-accelerated-chemotherapy-before-surgery-101485-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-identify-genetic-predictor-of-breast-cancer-response-to-chemotherapy-101288-1.htm While, chemotherapy is a major first line defense against breast cancer, a patient's response is often variable and unpredictable. A study published in BioMed Central's open access journal iBMC Medical Genomics/i shows that 'gene expression signatures' for TOP2A and (and) #946;-tubulin can be used to predict the outcome of chemotherapy. The goal of personalized medicine in cancer treatment is to target therapy to the characteristics of the individual tumor. For example Herceptin treatment ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-identify-genetic-predictor-of-breast-cancer-response-to-chemotherapy-101288-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-aspirin-works-as-well-as-blood-thinner-drugs-in-heart-patients-100823-1.htm A major international study said on Wednesday aspirin works as well as the blood thinner warfarin, or Coumadin, in most patients with heart failure when it comes to preventing death, stroke or brain hemorrhage. The findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine came from a landmark clinical trial that lasted 10 years and tracked 2,305 patients in 11 countries. The combined risk of death, stroke, and cerebral hemorrhage was 7.47 percent per year for patients taking warfarin, and 7....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-aspirin-works-as-well-as-blood-thinner-drugs-in-heart-patients-100823-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-epidemic-aggravating-rheumatoid-arthritis-with-women-mayo-clinic-100712-1.htm Obesity and the excruciating rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disorder is each becoming more general, provoking a valid question: Could one be influencing the other? For women, it appears there is a link, Mayo Clinic researchers say. They studied hundreds of patients and found a history of obesity puts women at significant risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Their findings are published online in the American College of Rheumatology journal iArthritis Care (and) Research/i. In rheumatoid ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-epidemic-aggravating-rheumatoid-arthritis-with-women-mayo-clinic-100712-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-added-to-customary-chemotherapy-does-not-offer-survival-benefit-for-older-lung-cancer-patients-100309-1.htm Drug bevacizumab (Avastin) added to the standard chemotherapy regimen for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), an approach authorised by the FDA in 2006, did not lead to notably boost survival rates for patients over the age of 65 enrolled in Medicare, state findings by researchers of a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The study is being published in the April 18 iJournal of the American Medical Association/i, a these issue on comparative effectiveness research. "Effectiveness ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-added-to-customary-chemotherapy-does-not-offer-survival-benefit-for-older-lung-cancer-patients-100309-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/effectiveness-of-chemotherapy-drugs-could-improve-with-altering-tumor-microenvironment-100288-1.htm Altering the interaction between cancer cells and their immediate surroundings could improve the effectiveness of "classical" chemotherapy drugs in treating common cancer, a new study by researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reveals. In research published online today in the journal iCancer Cell/i, CSHL Assistant Professor Mikala Egeblad and her team report using "live" microscopy to observe how cancer cells in mouse tumors react to the widely used chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/effectiveness-of-chemotherapy-drugs-could-improve-with-altering-tumor-microenvironment-100288-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-omega-3-fatty-acids-not-beneficial-for-multiple-sclerosis-sufferers-100192-1.htm Fish oil doesn't help multiple sclerosis patients, finds study. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, incurable disease of the central nervous system that affects about 2.5 million people worldwide. Some patients use, or have tried, omega-3 fatty acids supplementation to control the disease because the essential fatty acids could theoretically have anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects in multiple sclerosis, the authors wrote in their study background. Oivind Torkildsen, M.D., Ph....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-omega-3-fatty-acids-not-beneficial-for-multiple-sclerosis-sufferers-100192-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/dna-repair-pathway-score-to-predict-effectiveness-of-chemotherapy-in-ovarian-cancer-patients-100172-1.htm Researchers have developed a DNA repair pathway score that could show whether first-line platinum based chemotherapy can be effective in advanced stage ovarian cancer patients. The study is published April 13 in the iJournal of the National Cancer Institute/i. Most ovarian cancer patients are diagnosed with advanced disease (stages III and IV). They undergo surgery to remove as much tumor as possible, and then undergo platinum-based chemotherapy. But tools to predict response to platinum-based ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/dna-repair-pathway-score-to-predict-effectiveness-of-chemotherapy-in-ovarian-cancer-patients-100172-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-chemotherapy-life-saving-for-some-leukemia-patients-who-fail-induction-therapy-100022-1.htm Bone marrow transplants are not the best option for some young patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who fail to attain clinical remission after the initial weeks of intense chemotherapy known as induction therapy, an international study found. The largest study ever of such pediatric ALL patients identified a subset of young children who achieved 10-year survival rates of 72 percent after additional chemotherapy rather than bone marrow transplantation. The patients are among the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-chemotherapy-life-saving-for-some-leukemia-patients-who-fail-induction-therapy-100022-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/gastrointestinal-problems-affect-rheumatoid-arthritis-patients-study-99877-1.htm Rheumatoid arthritis patients at greater risk for lower gastrointestinal (GI) problems such as ulcers, bleeding, finds study. Smoking, the use of steroids known as glucocorticoids, prior upper GI disease and abdominal surgery were associated with lower GI problems in rheumatoid arthritis patients, the study found. The research was published online this week in The IJournal of Rheumatology. /IRheumatologists have long recognized that rheumatoid arthritis patients are at higher risk ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/gastrointestinal-problems-affect-rheumatoid-arthritis-patients-study-99877-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/guidelines-for-dmards-and-biologic-drugs-usage-in-treating-rheumatoid-arthritis-updated-by-acr-99773-1.htm The 2012 recommendations for the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) released by The American College of Rheumatology (ACR). The guidelines published today in the ACR journal, iArthritis Care (and) Research/i, are an update to the 2008 recommendations and address the issues of initiating and switching drugs, screening for tuberculosis (TB) reactivation, immunization, and the use of biologics in high-risk RA patients....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/guidelines-for-dmards-and-biologic-drugs-usage-in-treating-rheumatoid-arthritis-updated-by-acr-99773-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/most-women-with-cardiac-risks-dont-take-recommended-dose-of-aspirin-99764-1.htm A new study has found that majority of women with cardiovascular disease do not take their recommended dose of aspirin. "Based on this survey, it is evident that the majority of women for whom aspirin is recommended for prevention of cardiovascular disease are not following national guidelines," said Editor-in-Chief Susan G. Kornstein, Executive Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women's Health, Richmond, VA. Among more than 200,000 women participating in a web-based ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/most-women-with-cardiac-risks-dont-take-recommended-dose-of-aspirin-99764-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/survival-in-sarcoma-patients-predicted-by-early-pet-response-to-neoadjuvant-chemotherapy-99745-1.htm Survival in patients with soft tissue sarcomas can be predicted via an early Positron Emission Tomography (PET) response after the initial cycle of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. These are the findings of a study by researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Prior studies by this multidisciplinary team of physician scientists at the Jonsson Cancer Center had shown that use of FDG PET/computed tomography (CT) could determine pathologic response after the first dose of chemotherapy drugs....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/survival-in-sarcoma-patients-predicted-by-early-pet-response-to-neoadjuvant-chemotherapy-99745-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/breast-cancer-tumors-and-chemotherapy-treatment-99410-1.htm A recent research states that some breast cancer tumors may be resistant to a common chemotherapy treatment. Principal investigator Ing Swie Goping and her team discovered some breast cancer tumours had low levels of certain genes, and that those tumours didn't respond well to taxane chemotherapy, a common treatment used in breast cancer. "These tumours didn't shrink and were resistant to a common chemotherapy treatment. These results give us a strong incentive to continue our research," she said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/breast-cancer-tumors-and-chemotherapy-treatment-99410-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/aspirin-can-protect-heart-study-99389-1.htm High and low doses of aspirin can prevent heart attacks, reveals study. The World Health Organisation's latest figures show that 17 million people die every year from cardiovascular diseases. Nearly all patients are prescribed a daily aspirin and an antiplatelet medication during recovery. "We observed no difference between patients taking a high dose versus a low of aspirin as it relates to cardiovascular death, heart attack, stroke or stent thrombosis," said Payal Kohli, cardiology ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/aspirin-can-protect-heart-study-99389-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/safe-chemotherapy-possible-via-genetic-testing-99286-1.htm A way of identifying breast cancer patients likely to suffer life-threatening side effects from chemotherapy has been detailed by scientists. Their research, reported in the Daily Mail, could eventually lead to safer treatments adapted to individual patients. The study of almost 1,100 breast cancer patients found 17 percent needed hospital care for potentially fatal infections after treatment with three widely used chemotherapy drugs. But it also found 15 percent of women in the study had a gene variant linked to the worst side effects....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/safe-chemotherapy-possible-via-genetic-testing-99286-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/aspirin-a-day-lowers-cancer-risk-99123-1.htm Latest research suggests taking a low dose of aspirin every day may significantly reduces the risk of many cancers and prevent tumors from spreading.The three new studies published by The Lancet and the Lancet Oncology add to mounting evidence of the drug's anti-cancer effects. However, there is still not enough evidence to recommend aspirin to prevent cancer cases and deaths and experts have warned that regular doses of aspirin can cause gastrointestinal bleeding and other side effects.Study lead Prof....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/aspirin-a-day-lowers-cancer-risk-99123-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cognitive-impairments-linked-to-chemotherapy-agonize-asian-breast-cancer-survivors-99048-1.htm Asian breast cancer patients who underwent or were undergoing chemotherapy treatment indicated symptoms of `chemobrain`, leading patients to face memory loss, difficulty in decision making and speech problems. National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers revealed in a recent study. This first-ever qualitative study conducted among Asians, led by Associate Professor Alexandre Chan and spearheaded by PhD candidate Ms Cheung Yin Ting, from the Department of Pharmacy at the NUS Faculty of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cognitive-impairments-linked-to-chemotherapy-agonize-asian-breast-cancer-survivors-99048-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/potential-new-therapy-via-new-insight-into-mechanisms-behind-autoimmune-diseases-99025-1.htm When the body's defense system assaults and destroys healthy tissues, autoimmune diseases such as Type I diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis develop. A mutant form of a protein called LYP has been implicated in multiple autoimmune diseases, but the precise molecular pathway involved has been unknown. Now, in a paper published March 18 in INature Chemical Biology/I, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) show how the errant form of LYP can disrupt the immune system....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/potential-new-therapy-via-new-insight-into-mechanisms-behind-autoimmune-diseases-99025-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-tool-for-studying-autoimmune-diseases-98868-1.htm A way to recreate an individual's immune system in a mouse has been developed by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) scientists. The "personalized immune mouse" offers researchers an unprecedented tool for individualized analysis of abnormalities that contribute to type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases, starting at the onset of disease. The findings were published today in the online edition of IScience Translational Medicine/I. The mouse model could also have clinical ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-tool-for-studying-autoimmune-diseases-98868-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/side-effects-of-chemotherapy-could-be-cut-down-by-fresh-discovery-98785-1.htm The structure of a key molecule that can transport chemotherapy and anti-viral drugs into cells, which could help to craft more potent drugs with fewer effects to healthy tissue, has been determined by scientists. The transporter molecule, called a concentrative nucleoside transporter, works by moving nucleosides, the building blocks of DNA and RNA, from the outside to the inside of cells. "Knowing the structure and properties of the transporter molecule may be the key to changing the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/side-effects-of-chemotherapy-could-be-cut-down-by-fresh-discovery-98785-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-arthritis-drugs-hold-promise-for-multiple-sclerosis-98768-1.htm A new class of arthritis drugs hold promise for multiple sclerosis, reveals study published in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences/i. The UAB study focused on a protein called "suppressor of cytokine signaling 3," found in low levels among MS patients in relapse. With less SOCS3 to restrain it, rising levels of the protein STAT3 cause immune cells to release chemicals that strip the myelin coating from the brain''s nerve cells, which makes them less able to pass messages ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-arthritis-drugs-hold-promise-for-multiple-sclerosis-98768-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/side-effects-of-chemotherapy-could-be-reduced-by-new-discovery-98724-1.htm The structure of a key molecule that can carry chemotherapy and anti-viral drugs into cells has been determined by a team of researchers at Duke University. This finding could help to create more effective drugs with fewer effects to healthy tissue. "Knowing the structure and properties of the transporter molecule may be the key to changing the way that some chemotherapies, for example, could work in the body to prevent tumor growth," said senior author Seok-Yong Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry at Duke....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/side-effects-of-chemotherapy-could-be-reduced-by-new-discovery-98724-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-rheumatoid-arthritis-and-irregular-heart-beat-98582-1.htm A strong association has been identified between rheumatoid arthritis and irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation), shows study published in BMJ. Rheumatoid arthritis is already linked to an increased risk of heart attacks and heart failure, and is an important risk factor for stroke. But no study has yet examined whether it increases the risk of atrial fibrillation - a condition associated with an increased long term risk of stroke, heart failure, and death. So a team of researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-rheumatoid-arthritis-and-irregular-heart-beat-98582-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/multiple-pregnancies-linked-to-reduced-multiple-sclerosis-risk-98520-1.htm Women who have multiple pregnancies have a reduced risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), reveals research published in Neurology. "In our study, the risk went down with each pregnancy and the benefit was permanent," said study author Anne-Louise Ponsonby, PhD, of Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia. Researchers reviewed information about 282 Australian men and women between the ages of 18 and 59 who had a first diagnosis of central nervous demyelination, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/multiple-pregnancies-linked-to-reduced-multiple-sclerosis-risk-98520-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hybrid-aspirin-to-fight-cancer-98479-1.htm Designer or hybrid aspirin developed by scientists has better cancer-fighting ability and in some cases might reduce the harmful side effects of taking aspirin daily, say scientists. The new form is named NOSH-aspirin, as it releases nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Khosrow Kashfi, Ravinder Kodela and Mitali Chattopadhyay point out that NO and H2S are signalling substances produced in the body that relax blood vessels, reduce inflammation and have a variety of other effects....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hybrid-aspirin-to-fight-cancer-98479-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-identify-new-target-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-98427-1.htm A potential target for rheumatoid arthritis has been discovered by Newcastle University scientists. Using a unique drug, they are able to stop destructive white blood cells migrating from the bloodstream into inflamed tissue and so preventing them causing further injury. In rheumatoid arthritis the body's own immune system attacks the joints. Typical approaches for treatment involve blocking the signals in the body which activate the immune system to attack the joint. In contrast, this ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-identify-new-target-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-98427-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-hybrid-aspirin-more-effective-against-cancer-98267-1.htm Scientists have developed a new hybrid aspirin that appears more effective in controlling the growth of several forms of cancer. The scientists, including one of Indian-origin, combined two new "designer" forms of aspirin into a hybrid substance. Khosrow Kashfi, Ravinder Kodela and Mitali Chattopadhyay point out that NO and H2S are signalling substances produced in the body that relax blood vessels, reduce inflammation and have a variety of other effects. Scientists previously developed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-hybrid-aspirin-more-effective-against-cancer-98267-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chemotherapy-resistance-may-be-triggered-by-protein-98210-1.htm A team of scientists has revealed that a protein abundantly found in treatment-resistant cancers holds an important tumor-suppressor out of the cell nucleus. The latter is the place where it would normally detect DNA damage and force defective cells to kill themselves. The report is published in the current issue of iCancer Cell/i. "Overexpression of Aurora Kinase-A in tumors has been correlated with resistance to DNA-damaging chemotherapy, but we haven't known how this occurs," said senior author Subrata Sen, Ph....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chemotherapy-resistance-may-be-triggered-by-protein-98210-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/damaged-myelin-may-not-be-the-trigger-for-multiple-sclerosis-98209-1.htm Multiple sclerosis (MS), an incurable disease which affects millions of adults, is an autoimmune disease in which the body's own defense cells attack the myelin in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin enwraps the nerve cells and is important for their function of transmitting stimuli as electrical signals. There are numerous unconfirmed hypotheses on the development of MS, one of which has now been refuted by the neuroimmunologists in their current research: The death of oligodendrocytes, as the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/damaged-myelin-may-not-be-the-trigger-for-multiple-sclerosis-98209-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/understanding-the-long-term-cognitive-effects-of-breast-cancer-chemotherapy-98191-1.htm Researchers conducted a study for the first time to understand the long-term cognitive effects of breast cancer chemotherapy. olliSummary of a study being published online February 27, 2012 in the IJournal of Clinical Oncology/I, showing that women who underwent a once-common chemotherapy regimen known as CMF between 1976 and 1995 score slightly lower on cognitive tests that measure word learning, memory and information processing speed than women without a history of cancer. liWhile ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/understanding-the-long-term-cognitive-effects-of-breast-cancer-chemotherapy-98191-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-treatment-strategies-for-autoimmune-diseases-98052-1.htm IDO, or indoleomine 2,3-dioxegenase enzyme helps block development of autoimmune diseases that target healthy tissues, says study. The findings point toward new treatment strategies for autoimmune diseases, which are on the rise in light of a germ-conscious society that regularly destroys many of the previously pervasive microbes that made the immune system more tolerant. "The basic premise of lupus is you have lost normal tolerance to yourself, your own proteins and DNA," said Dr. Tracy L....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-treatment-strategies-for-autoimmune-diseases-98052-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/anti-cancer-activity-of-chemotherapy-to-be-boosted-by-regular-malaria-drug-97859-1.htm A scientist of Indian-origin has revealed that adding hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) (FDA-approved drug) usually administered for malaria and rheumatoid arthritis - to many cancer therapies, counting chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation, and immunotherapy, can improve the antitumor activity of these drugs in laboratory models of treatment-resistant cancers, and ongoing clinical trials. Blocking autophagy-the process of "self-eating" within cells-is turning out to be a viable way to enhance the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/anti-cancer-activity-of-chemotherapy-to-be-boosted-by-regular-malaria-drug-97859-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chemotherapy-reduces-deaths-in-early-breast-cancer-97835-1.htm bAccording to a recent study, the currently used chemotherapy regimens have reduced deaths due to breast cancer by approximately one-third compared to no chemotherapy./b A number of chemotherapy combinations have been used in the treatment of breast cancer. But is there any regimen that may be better than the rest? An analysis of more than 100 trials to compare the use of different types of chemotherapy in early breast cancer was carried out. The chemotherapy regimens studied were ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chemotherapy-reduces-deaths-in-early-breast-cancer-97835-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/comparison-of-apixaban-and-aspirin-in-preventing-stroke-97747-1.htm bApixaban, a drug undergoing clinical trials is more effective than and as safe as aspirin in preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a recently published study./b Aspirin is a time-tested drug used as a painkiller and for fever. Besides, low-dose aspirin is used to prevent clotting of blood within the blood vessels. It brings about this action by preventing clumping of platelets. Apixaban is a new drug currently undergoing clinical trials....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/comparison-of-apixaban-and-aspirin-in-preventing-stroke-97747-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/high-carb-diet-helps-teen-beat-autoimmune-disease-97506-1.htm A 16-year old girl in East Yorkshire who was told that she had just six to 12 months to live unless she gets a liver transplant is on her way to recovery thanks to a high carbohydrate diet rich in chocolates and crisps. Elle Wilkinson was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease which led to liver failure. She was immediately placed on the national liver transplant list and the doctors also recommended a carbohydrate rich diet in order to prolong her life until the transplant was possible. However ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/high-carb-diet-helps-teen-beat-autoimmune-disease-97506-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/organ-injuring-in-inflammatory-genetic-disorder-arrested-by-rheumatoid-arthritis-drug-97424-1.htm Kineret (anakinra), an approved medication to treat rheumatoid arthritis, successfully bars progression of organ damage in people with neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID), reveals a new study. This rare and debilitating genetic disorder causes persistent inflammation and ongoing tissue damage. NOMID affects numerous organs and body systems, including the skin, joints, eyes, and central nervous system. The first sign of the disease is often a rash that develops within the first weeks of life....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/organ-injuring-in-inflammatory-genetic-disorder-arrested-by-rheumatoid-arthritis-drug-97424-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/aspirin-helps-prevent-dvt-97220-1.htm In joint replacement patients, daily dose of aspirin could help prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), shows study. In the study, "Aspirin was Effective to Prevent Proximal DVT and PE in TKA and THA - Analysis of 1,500 Cases," presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), investigators performed a venography, a test for DVT, before and after knee or hip surgery on 1,500 patients. All patients used a foot pump and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/aspirin-helps-prevent-dvt-97220-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/silver-as-competent-as-chemotherapy-drug-to-treat-cancer-97099-1.htm Silver is as proficient as a principal chemotherapy drug in treating cancer and may possibly even have fewer side effects, reveals a new study. Results from the study at the University of Leeds, show that particular silver compounds are as toxic to cancer cells as the platinum-based drug Cisplatin, which is widely used to treat a range of cancers. But the crucial difference is that silver is thought to be much less toxic to healthy human cells, and in some cases, can be beneficial. Silver ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/silver-as-competent-as-chemotherapy-drug-to-treat-cancer-97099-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/autoimmune-disease-initiated-by-abnormal-regulation-of-viral-sensors-96801-1.htm The way in which abnormal regulation of the intracellular sensors that detect invading viruses can lead to autoimmune pathology has been elaborated in a new mouse model study. The research, published online on January 26th in the journal iImmunity/i by Cell Press, provides key insight into mechanisms that underlie the development of autoimmune disease and may lead to more effective strategies for therapeutic intervention. There are multiple intracellular sensors that detect viral infection ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/autoimmune-disease-initiated-by-abnormal-regulation-of-viral-sensors-96801-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/stem-cell-therapy-useful-in-secondary-progressive-multiple-sclerosis-96664-1.htm bStem cell therapy may be beneficial in people with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, according to a recent study/b. Multiple sclerosis is a condition that leaves the affected person with severe disability, ultimately requiring managed care. bIn multiple sclerosis, the covering of the nerves called myelin sheath is damaged; this is followed by damage of the underlying nerves/b. Most patients suffer from attacks and completely recover between the attacks. This type ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/stem-cell-therapy-useful-in-secondary-progressive-multiple-sclerosis-96664-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/physical-inactivity-in-rheumatoid-arthritis-patients-96616-1.htm Two in five adults with rheumatoid arthritis are physically inactive, reveals study published in IArthritis Care (and) Research/I. The ACR estimates nearly 1.3 million adults in the U.S. are diagnosed with RA, a chronic autoimmune condition characterized by systemic joint inflammation that can damage joints, impair function, and cause significant disability. Until the early 1980s, medical experts recommended medication and rest for those with arthritis. However, current medical evidence now ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/physical-inactivity-in-rheumatoid-arthritis-patients-96616-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Can-Aspirin-Prevent-Cervical-Cancer-in-HIV-infected-Women-96302-1.htm Based on research, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center global health investigators and cancer specialists in New York, Qatar and Haiti suggest that aspirin should be evaluated for its ability to prevent development of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women. The report, published in the current issue of journal iCancer Prevention Research/i, says this simple and inexpensive solution has the potential to provide enormous benefit for women in the Caribbean, Latin America ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Can-Aspirin-Prevent-Cervical-Cancer-in-HIV-infected-Women-96302-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gas-on-Autoimmune-Diseases-Hit-by-A-Genetic-Accelerator-96282-1.htm A 'genetic accelerator' is accountable for the most grave cases of Lupus (systemic lupus erythemathosus), an autoimmune disease. The accelerator, called enhancer HS1.2, hastens the activity of some vital genes of the immune system involved in the disease. A team of Italian researchers at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome found that the enhancer HS1.2 is like the accelerator of the car and boosts the pathological immune response typical of the disease by enhancing the production ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gas-on-Autoimmune-Diseases-Hit-by-A-Genetic-Accelerator-96282-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/How-Effective-Are-Muscle-Relaxants-and-Neuromodulators-for-Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Pain-Management-96274-1.htm Pain management is of utmost importance for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, so three researchers in Australia analyzed existing study data to find whether two different classes of drugs can help. When looking at muscle relaxants, they discovered that neither the benzodiazepine agents, diazepam and triazolam, nor the non- benzodiazepine agent, zopiclone, reduce pain when taken for one to 14 days. However, even this short use was associated for both agents with drowsiness and dizziness. When ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/How-Effective-Are-Muscle-Relaxants-and-Neuromodulators-for-Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Pain-Management-96274-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chemotherapy-Drugs-May-Lead-to-Leukemia-Relapse-96007-1.htm Chemotherapy drugs that are used to push a common form of adult leukemia into remission may trigger DNA damage that can lead to a relapse of the disease in some patients, a new study suggests. The research, by a team of physicians and scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is published Jan. 11 in the advance online edition of iNature/i. For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), initial treatment with chemotherapy is essential for putting the cancer into remission....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chemotherapy-Drugs-May-Lead-to-Leukemia-Relapse-96007-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Age-Related-Decline-In-Multiple-Sclerosis-Patients-Reversible-95945-1.htm Cambridge University researchers have found that it is possible to reverse the age-related decline in the central nervous system of the multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The study has been published in the journalEMCell Stem CellEM. As we get older, our bodies' ability to regenerate decreases. This is not only true for our skin (which is evident in the wrinkles that develop as we age) but also true for other tissues in the body, including the regenerative processes in the brain. For diseases ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Age-Related-Decline-In-Multiple-Sclerosis-Patients-Reversible-95945-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Regular-Consumption-of-Aspirin-by-Healthy-People-may-be-Harmful-95931-1.htm A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine warned that regularly taking aspirin in order to prevent heart attacks even though you are healthy may lead to more harm than good. Researchers from St George's University of London observed more than 102,000 patients and found that while regularly taking aspirin did reduce the number of non-fatal heart attacks by 20 percent, there was no reduction in the number of deaths due to heart attacks, cancer or stroke. Moreover regularly taking ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Regular-Consumption-of-Aspirin-by-Healthy-People-may-be-Harmful-95931-1.htm