prevention study

NIH modifies 'VOICE' HIV prevention study in women

EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases  Tue, 09/27/2011 - 22:00

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an oral tablet or vaginal gel containing antiretroviral drugs can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the study cannot show that one of the study products, oral tenofovir, marketed under the trade name Viread, is effective.


 

Fewer Women Seem to Be Following Advice About Mammograms

washingtonpost.com - Health  Mon, 05/11/2009 - 22:00

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published in February noted a slight decline in the proportion of women having annual mammograms in just about every state, including Maryland and Virginia, as well as in the District.


 

Calcium, Magnesium, and Cancer

The DSIB Blog  Tue, 11/18/2008 - 11:34

To get all of the preventative benefits possible from calcium, especially those linked with cancer, and colon cancer in particular, it appears that magnesium supplements appear essential to the formula.

The Calcium Polyp Prevention Study, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Conference, shows that the ratio of calcium to magnesium intake had significant implications for the effectiveness to prevent colorectal complications.

According to the study, when the ratio of the two supplements were low (or nearly equal, i.e.