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Steam treatment for enlarged prostate

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Written by Jason Howland
Category: Medical News
Published: 10 March 2018

Prostate gland enlargement can cause uncomfortable urinary symptoms for men. And, as they age, their risk increases. Approximately 30 percent of men experience symptoms by age 60 and 50 percent of men by age 80.

How cold cap therapy is helping cancer patients keep their hair during chemotherapy

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Written by Ian Roth
Category: Latest News
Published: 10 March 2018

Losing hair is one of the most noticeable and upsetting side effect for cancer patients going through chemotherapy. But a new process, called cold cap therapy, is helping more of these patients keep their hair.

Human malaria parasites grown for the first time in dormant form

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Written by Anne Trafton
Category: Latest News
Published: 04 March 2018

One of the biggest obstacles to eradicating malaria is a dormant form of the parasite that lurks in the livers of some patients. This dormant form is resistant to most antimalarial drugs and can reawaken months or years later, causing disease relapse.

American Heart Association and The Children’s Heart Foundation invest more than $826,000 in latest round of congenital heart defect research awards

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Written by Joe Brownlee
Category: Latest News
Published: 04 March 2018

The Children’s Heart Foundation and the American Heart Association announced their latest collaborative investment in research to better understand and treat congenital heart defects (CHDs), the number one birth defect in the United States. This is the fourth round of their co-funded Congenital Heart Defect Research Awards program and represents a $826,600 investment in seven research programs from around the country. The program will ultimately fund more than $22 million in CHD-specific research through 2021.

American Heart Association commits to improving in-hospital cardiac arrest survival through innovative competency improvement solution

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Written by Tracie Bertaut
Category: Health News
Published: 04 March 2018

The overall odds of surviving a cardiac arrest in the U.S. could vary by as much as 42 percent between randomly selected hospitals.1  Research has found that poor quality CPR should be considered a preventable harm, and timely delivery of high-quality CPR is the greatest determinant of survival from cardiac arrest.2 Unfortunately, even with trained professionals, poor quality CPR is common.3 In response, the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease and stroke, is addressing the need for alternative training models to support and develop highly skilled healthcare professionals.

Liquid Biopsies: Past, Present, and Future

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Written by IVP
Category: Latest News
Published: 04 March 2018

For years, researchers have been trying to figure out better ways to find out if a person has cancer and to find it early when it’s most curable. They want a test that’s easier on patients and faster for doctors. One idea that’s gaining ground is called a liquid biopsy. A biopsy is a sample of tissue or cells taken from almost any part of the body and sent to a lab to check for cancer. The liquid in this case is your blood. The concept is that your doctor may one day be able to use a small sample of your blood to screen for cancer, before you have any symptoms.

  1. $10 Million Grant to Help Fund New Hope Lodge Facility Matched by Houston Supporters
  2. National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Recognizes Leaders in Colorectal Cancer Screening Efforts with 80% by 2018 National Achievement Award
  3. American Cancer Society and Global Center for Medical Innovation Partner to Accelerate Pace of Bringing Research to Clinic
  4. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)

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