healthcare

Doctors' dilemma: The patient who seeks a perfect face

For plastic surgeons hoping to avoid the potential wrath of a disgruntled patient, the best defense is a good offense, says Richard Goode, MD.

Tagged: healthcare, psychology, surgery, Human Health, Medicine

Getting the Feel of Surgery

How can medical students practice surgery without placing patients at risk? Stanford surgeons and computer scientists are working together to create a hands-on surgical simulator with an incredibly realistic sense of touch.

Tagged: Bio-X, Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program, healthcare, simulation, surgery, Human Health, Engineering, Medicine

Plants can be factories making vaccine to treat cancer

Tobacco plants could act as safe, speedy factories for growing antibodies for personalized treatments against a common form of cancer, without the side effects of traditional chemotherapy.

Tagged: cancer, healthcare, vaccines, Human Health, Medicine, Faculty

Breast cancer risk lingered years after women discontinued estrogen-progestin therapy

A follow-up study of postmenopausal women who took the combination of estrogen and progestin for more than five years shows an increased risk for breast cancer nearly three years after they quit taking the hormones.

Tagged: cancer, healthcare, hormones, Human Health, Medicine

High blood pressure, a 'silent killer,' sneaks past doctors

Despite the well-known dangers of high blood pressure, major shortfalls still exist in the screening, treatment and control of the disease even when patients are getting a doctor's care, according to a study from the School of Medicine.

Tagged: healthcare, heart disease, Human Health, Medicine

Stanford researchers synthesize compound to flush HIV out of hiding and into crosshairs

Any hunter will tell you that when your quarry goes into hiding, you have to flush it out to get a good shot at it. Now, Stanford researchers have found a way to synthesize agents that can be tailored to flush HIV out into the open where the immune system and antiretroviral therapies can destroy it.

Tagged: aids, chemistry, healthcare, HIV, Human Health, Humanities & Sciences, Medicine

Paradox protein starts and stops cancer, study finds

A protein previously implicated in colon cancer now appears to have an additional role in preventing cells from dividing, a finding that could lead to new cancer therapies.

Tagged: cancer, healthcare, proteins, Human Health, Medicine

Survey takes health snapshot of nail salon workers

Researchers have obtained a baseline snapshot of working conditions and health concerns of nail salon workers in the first step of studies to determine the health impact of their exposure to potential carcinogens in nail care products.

Tagged: cancer, healthcare, Human Health, Medicine

Researchers propose new standard for value of life

The $50,000 threshhold for paying medical costs should be raised to $129,000, they say.

Tagged: healthcare, insurance, Human Health, Business, Medicine

Organ transplant kids can thrive without toxic anti-rejection drugs, study finds

The findings represent the largest and longest study of this treatment in pediatric transplant patients and may lead to a new standard of care for these children.

Tagged: healthcare, transplants, Human Health, Medicine

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