HIV-1 virus is one of the most difficult targets for therapy because it hijacks the cells of our immune system and particularly because the virus mutates rapidly, making it drug resistant. Up to 20% of HIV infected patients host virus that is drug re... more>>
With the latest advances in treatment, doctors have discovered that they can successfully neutralise the HIV virus. The so called 'combination therapy' prevents the HIV virus from mutating and spreading, allowing patients to rebuild their immune sy... more>>
Treating prostate cancer is a race against time. By the time the patient can feel the first symptoms, the disease has usually spread too far. A novel diagnostic technique combines optical imaging with ultrasound, thus improving early diagnosis.... more>>
A new scanning technique to improve radiotherapy treatment of lung cancer has been developed by a team led by Dr Gerry Hanna, and Dr Alan Hounsell, from Queen's University. The technique allows medical staff to identify exactly where the tumour i... more>>
People who do not have HIV but seek antiretroviral medications following high risk sexual encounters are very likely to complete the full monthlong drug regimen, according to a new UCLA AIDS Institute study. Moreover, there is a strong demand for pub... more>>
UroToday.com- In the November issue of the Journal of Urology, Dr. Magheli and associates are the first to use propensity scores to evaluate the impact of patient age on biochemical recurrence following radical prostatectomy (RP).... more>>
UroToday.com- In the September issue of Urology, Dr. Zelefsky and associates with Dr. Peter Scardino report an update on their nomogram for predicting 10 year outcomes for men treated with 3 dimensional conformal or intensity modulated radiotherapy f... more>>
UroToday.com- In this article published in the October issue of the Journal of Urology, Steven and Poulsen report the 5-year cancer specific and overall survival on 336 consecutive patients with invasive bladder cancer who underwent a radical cystect... more>>
Motorized prosthetic arms can help amputees regain some function, but these devices take time to learn to use and are limited in the number of movements they provide.... more>>
It's 9 p.m. and you know just where that bag of peanut M&Ms is -- it's stashed in the pantry behind the ultravirtuous oatmeal and seriously fortified cereal. Out of sight, but not out of mind.... more>>