http://rxjournals.com Health and medical news to help you live a better life Tue, 20 May 2008 17:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Canada's National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities on Wednesday recommended that the emergency contraceptive Plan B be sold without a prescription and available on pharmacy shelves, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports.Original post by Diabetes Notes http://rxjournals.com/canadian-regulatory-authority-recommends-stocking-plan-b-on-drug-store-shelves/ The manufacturer prices for 185 generic medications decreased by an average of 9.6% in 2007, according to a report recently released by AARP, CQ HealthBeat reports (Sowder-Staley, CQ HealthBeat, 5/16). According to AARP, the decrease marked the largest since at least 2003 (Original post by Diabetes Notes http://rxjournals.com/older-us-residents-on-average-paid-96-less-for-generic-prescription-drugs-in-2007-aarp-study-finds/ A vaccine created by University of Rochester Medical Center scientists prevents the development of Alzheimer's disease-like pathology in mice without causing inflammation or significant side effects.Vaccinated mice generated an immune response to the protein known as amyloid-beta peptide, which accumulates in what are called "amyloid plaques" in brains of people ... http://rxjournals.com/vaccine-triggers-immune-response-prevents-alzheimers/ A new study from University Hospitals Case Medical Center (UHCMC) finds that elderly patients - 75 years old and older - with malignant brain tumors are not treated as aggressively as patients between 65 and 75 years old. Furthermore, the researchers find that if patients over 75 years old are ... http://rxjournals.com/aggressive-multi-modality-treatments-may-lead-to-better-outcomes-for-patients-75-years-and-older-with-brain-tumors/ New research published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows long-term survival and liver rejection rates are equivalent for African-American liver transplant patients as compared with patients of other races. The study also suggests that although other factors such as liver cancer or hepatitis may negatively influence ... http://rxjournals.com/no-racial-disparities-found-in-long-term-outcomes-in-recipients-of-liver-transplants/ Researchers at Wake Forest University have uncovered evidence that the abnormal "editing" of gene messages in a type of white blood cell may be behind the development of lupus. Scientists hope the finding will lead to earlier diagnosis, a way to monitor patients' response to therapy and possibly a new ... http://rxjournals.com/lupus-may-be-caused-by-abnormal-editing-of-gene-messages/ Aging brings a sense of peace and calm, according to a new study from the Population Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Starting at about age 60, participants reported more feelings of ease and contentment than their younger counterparts.Catherine Ross and John Mirowsky, professors of sociology, have ... http://rxjournals.com/with-age-comes-a-sense-of-peace-and-calm-population-research-center-study-shows/ The goal of developing reliable genetic tests to guide lung cancer treatment has taken a step forward. Researchers at Columbia University recently evaluated the ability of five high-risk genetic profiles, or signatures, to predict the likelihood that cancer would recur in patients whose non-small cell lung cancer was caught early ... http://rxjournals.com/genetic-test-for-lung-cancer-recurrence/ A simple blood test may be able to detect lung cancer in its earliest stages with unprecedented accuracy, according to new research to be presented at American Thoracic Society's 2008 International Conference in Toronto on Tuesday, May 20.Original post by Diabetes Notes http://rxjournals.com/potential-blood-test-for-lung-cancer/ Immune cells called macrophages can destroy tumor cells by producing inflammatory proteins that are toxic to the tumor. But the environment inside the tumor somehow halts this production and instead causes the cells to make proteins that promote tumor growth.The new study identifies a protein, called IKK(beta), that drives this ... http://rxjournals.com/retraining-immune-cells-to-kill-tumors/