http://sciquest.org New Medical Advancements Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:58:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Foundation supports the decision by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to extend the label for VIDAZA (azacitidine) to include data from the AZA-001 clinical trial. Results from the trial found that azacitidine is the only agent which has been shown to extend survival in ... http://sciquest.org/vidaza-only-agent-to-extend-survival-in-patients-with-higher-risk-myelodysplastic-syndromes.html Regenerx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX:RGN) announced that it completed enrollment of its first of four ongoing Phase II clinical trials. The trial is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalating clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Company's topical drug candidate, RGN-137, in seventy-two patients with pressure ulcers who are being treated ... http://sciquest.org/regenerx-completes-patient-enrollment-of-first-phase-ii-clinical-trial.html The answer is #5. Squamous-cell carcinoma (above is another image that shows squamous cell and basal cell. A biopsy is needed to confirm diagnosis).The squamous cell lesion is exophytic and hyperkeratotic with central ulceration, features that are most typical of a squamous-cell carcinoma. Basal-cell carcinomas typically present as a ... http://sciquest.org/answer-to-medical-quiz-4.html One of the benefits of a bad economy and weakened dollar is that the "Ugly American" can't travel as much anymore so we can leave the bad behaviour to the British. The New York Times has a surprising (to me) article about some Brits being too unruly and not ... http://sciquest.org/brits-behaving-badly.html Here is this weeks Medical Challenge from the New England Journal of Medicine. If you look at ears (especially on men) you will often see something like this. What is the diagnosis? (click on image for a better view) 1. Basal-cell carcinoma2. Granuloma fissuratum3. Melanoma4. Seborrheic keratosis5. Squamous Cell ... http://sciquest.org/medical-quiz-whats-the-diagnosis-2.html Image by AJC1 via Flickr Infection with high-risk "oncogenic" types of human papillomavirus (HPV) is the cause of 100% of cervical cancers, 90% of anal cancers, 40% of vulvar and vaginal cancers, at least 12% of oropharyngeal cancers, and 3% of oral cancers.2 Worldwide, HPV types 16 (HPV-16) and ... http://sciquest.org/in-the-united-states-cervical-cancer-developed-in-an-estimated-11150-women-and-caused-death-in-3600-women-in-2007.html Hat tip to Paul Levy, Running a Hospital blogShare This http://sciquest.org/discovered-first-photo-of-michael-phelps.html Certain medications should not be taken within hours of drinking grapefruit juice...and it appears even orange juice and apple juice may have interactions that affect the drug levels of certain medications.The juices block absorption by latching onto an enzyme in the intestines called CYP3A4. It can cause abnormally ... http://sciquest.org/grapefruit-juice-and-meds.html Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is the most common rheumatic disease of childhood and is an important cause of disability among children.1 Weekly methotrexate (oral or parenteral), at dosages of up to 15 mg per square meter of body-surface area per week for parenteral administration, has been established as an effective therapy ... http://sciquest.org/adalimumab-with-or-without-methotrexate-in-juvenile-rheumatoid-arthritis.html Ed McMahon, I have one thing to say to you:"You don't have much talent, yet you've had a great career as Johnny Carson's sidekick, host of Star Search and pitch man for magazines. I am sorry you blew through all of your millions in Beverly Hills. It is ... http://sciquest.org/ed-mcmahon-stop-whining-and-suing.html