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Does prostate-specific antigen velocity help in early detection prostate cancer?

Arnhem, November 2009 -- The November issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article focussing on prostate specific antigen (PSA

International survey of physicians in 11 countries reveals US lagging in access, quality, HIT use

New York, NY, November 5, 2009 -- Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S.

Postmenopausal women with higher testosterone levels

Chevy Chase, MD -- Postmenopausal women who have higher testosterone levels may be at greater risk of heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome compared to women with lower test

Experts favor broad medicare reforms to control costs and foster health-care innovations

New York, N.Y., November 2, 2009 -- A vast majority of leaders in health care and health policy believe Medicare has been successful in providing access to care and stable coverage to the elderly a

Interactions with aerosols boost warming potential of some gases

For decades, climate scientists have worked to identify and measure key substances -- notably greenhouse gases and aerosol particles -- that affect Earth's climate.

Study shows hormone replacement therapy decreases mortality in younger postmenopausal woman

New York, NY, October 28, 2009 -- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat menopausal estrogen deficiency has been in widespread use for over 60 years.

EPA's new green parking lot allows scientists to study permeable surfaces that may help the environment

Paved parking lots and driveways make our lives easier, but they often create an easy pathway for pollutants to reach underground water sources and alter the natural flow of water back into the ground

NJIT prof sees 70 percent chance for Yanks to win the 2009 World Series

NJIT's Bruce Bukiet, a mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of run scoring in baseball, has computed the probability of the Yankees and Phillies

Emerging imaging modalities impact diagnosis of digestive disease

San Diego, CA (October 26, 2009) -- Recent advances in colonoscopic technology are featured in a number of studies presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenter

Emerging imaging modalities impact diagnosis of digestive disease

San Diego, CA (October 26, 2009) -- Recent advances in colonoscopic technology are featured in a number of studies presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenter

Analysis of Congressional health reform bills highlights similarities, differences, costs

New York, NY, October 23, 2009 -- A new Commonwealth Fund report analyzes the similarities, differences, potential impacts, and costs of current bills passed by the five committees of jurisdiction in the United States Congress: Finance Committee and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees in the Senate and the U.S.

Important new novel 2009 H1N1 flu advisory for cardiopulmonary transplantation

New York, New York, October 23, 2009 -- Each year 3-5 million people have severe cases and 250-500,000 die from complications of seasonal influenza world-wide. This year, the novel 2009 H1N1 (nH1N1) influenza, previously called swine flu, has reached pandemic status.

First in New York: Bionic technology aims to give sight to woman blinded beginning at age 13

NEW YORK (October 21, 2009) -- A 50-year-old New York woman who was diagnosed with a progressive blinding disease at age 13 was implanted with an experimental electronic eye implant that has partially restored her vision. A team led by Dr. Lucian V.

Psychiatric disorders and sexual trauma are associated with lower urinary tract symptoms

New York, NY, October 20, 2009 -- Depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have all been implicated as risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as incontinence and overactive bladder. The exact nature of these associations is unknown.



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