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Head and neck cancer: Cetuximab in combination with Docetaxel and Cisplatin as induction therapy

Patients treated for locally advanced head and neck cancer may respond better to treatment with the addition of Cetuximab ( Erbitux ) to chemotherapy, according to a phase II study. In the study, 39 patients with stages 3 or 4 head and neck cancer were treated initially with a combination of Doc...
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Alcohol intake associated with decreased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis

New data suggests that alcohol may protect against rheumatoid arthritis, with three units a week exhibiting protective effects and ten units a week being more protective still. An alcohol consumption of three units per week or more also reduced the risk by smoking or by a genetic predisposition to...
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Genetics and lifestyle interact to increase risk for age-related macular degeneration

The interplay between genetic predisposition and exposure to modifiable risk factors can multiply the risk for age-related macular degeneration. Age-related macular degeneration ( AMD ) can cause blindness and is known to have both genetic and environmental risk factors. Researchers have previou...
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Men with hypertension who drink moderate amounts of alcohol may have a lower risk of myocardial infarction

Hypertension is associated with a twofold increased risk of cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) and total mortality. Studies have shown that moderate consumption of alcohol, up to a limit of one to two drinks a day, may decrease the risk of CVD and total mortality. Drinking more than two drinks a day, ho...
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Light to moderate drinking reduces risk of cardiac events, death

Older adults who consume one to seven alcoholic beverages a week may live longer and have a reduced risk for cardiac events than those who do not drink - an association that appears independent of the anti-inflammatory effects of alcohol. Alcohol may worsen some chronic diseases and the overall e...
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Eating fish protects against macular degeneration

Eating fish frequently may be associated with decreased chances of developing age-related macular degeneration ( AMD ), while smoking nearly doubles the risk for this common cause of vision loss and hormone therapy appears to have no effect, according to three articles published in the Archives of O...
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Being overweight at age 18 associated with premature death in adulthood

Researchers found that being overweight at age 18 is associated with an increased risk of premature death in younger and middle-aged women. The study is published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. " Our findings add to studies on overweight in middle-aged and older populations by providing ...
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Healthy lifestyle reduces women's stroke risk

Women who are non-smokers, exercise regularly, have a healthy diet, including moderate alcohol consumption, and otherwise live a healthy lifestyle may have a reduced risk of stroke. About 700,000 strokes occur each year in the United States, approximately one-fourth of which are fatal and an addi...
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Coffee intake linked to lower diabetes risk

Drinking coffee, especially when it is decaffeinated, may be associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. Previous studies in the United States and Europe have linked coffee to a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. The link between coffee and diabetes risk appears to be consistent across diff...
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Smoking and obesity may increase the risk of erectile dysfunction

A prospective study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health ( HSPH ) has found that obesity and smoking are strongly associated with a greater risk of erectile dysfunction. Meanwhile, regular physical activity appeared to have a significant impact on lowering the risk of erectile dys...
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