http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com Stay informed with the newsworthy medical announcements Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:25:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 de Binge drinking -- or the consumption of five or more alcoholic beverages on one occasion -- may be contributing to an increased risk of HIV among men who have sex with men in New York City, according to a study released Monday by the city's Department of Health and Mental ... http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com/binge-drinking-among-msm-in-new-york-city-linked-to-increased-hiv-risk-study-says/ India's National AIDS Control Organization is expanding the availability of second-line antiretroviral treatment to HIV-positive people resistant to first-line drugs, the Times of India reports. Now available in eight states, previously, only Mumbai's J. J. Hospital and Chennai's Tambaram ART Center offered second-line treatment. Under the program, the drugs will ... http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com/india-introduces-second-line-antiretroviral-treatment-in-eight-states/ A new epidemiological study has found that among women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy, obese women are at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women of normal weight.[click link for full article] http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com/study-links-obesity-to-elevated-risk-of-ovarian-cancer/ Immutep S.A. announced today interim results from its ongoing Phase I/II chemoimmunotherapy clinical trial in metastatic breast carcinoma. ImmuFact IMP321 was administered the day after weekly paclitaxel for six months. The interim results show a clinical response rate of 50 per cent compared to 25 per cent with paclitaxel ... http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com/immutep-announces-positive-interim-results-in-phase-iii-chemoimmunotherapy-trial-in-breast-cancer/ A study published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology demonstrates that the addition of Erbitux® (cetuximab) to standard oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy (FOLFOX-4) in previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients with KRAS wild-type tumors results in significantly higher efficacy than chemotherapy alone.[click link for full article] http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com/merck-serono-study-published-in-jco-shows-erbitux-enhances-efficacy-in-mcrc-patients-with-kras-wild-type-tumors-in-1st-line-setting/ With the sumptuous food and treats available during the holiday season, it's easy for us overdo it - even while we are adopting a New Year's resolution to lose weight and be active. "Making a resolution to lose weight today is an important first step to ... http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com/keep-your-new-years-resolution-to-lose-weight/ Renewing Hawai'i state clinical laboratory personnel licenses just got easier. The Hawai'i State Department of Health (DOH) State Laboratories Division (SLD) now allows clinical laboratory professionals to update their profiles and pay license renewal fees online.[click link for full article] http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com/hawaii-doh-launches-enhanced-online-licensing-for-clinical-laboratory-professionals/ People with diabetes made more than 100,000 emergency calls in the UK last year, according to Diabetes UK. The charity warns that although the ambulance service has recently experienced an unprecedented volume of calls with many for non-emergency situations, most calls from people with diabetes are for severe ... http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com/100000-people-with-diabetes-call-999-a-year/ Over-indulgence in too many calorific treats such as mince pies (around 200 calories each), Christmas cake (approximately 250 calories per slice) and mulled wine (about 250 calories in a glass) can leave us all struggling to buckle our belts in the New Year.[click link for full article] http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com/expanding-festive-waistlines-put-thousands-at-risk-of-type-2-diabetes/ Acceleron Pharma, Inc.[click link for full article] http://medicalnews.trustadvert.com/ace-011-phase-1-results-published-in-the-journal-of-bone-and-mineral-research/