Adult Stem Cells Helps Patients with Heart Disease from Richard Burt, MD

JAMA Reports: Adult stem cell therapy has become a standard of care when treating several types of cancer. Now a review of a number of trials involving adult stem cells shows they are helping with a variety of diseases, including heart disease. Dr. Richard Burt. Northwestern. Chicago, Ill.

Black Patients Less LIkely to Receive Therapy from Ioana Popescu, MD

JAMA Reports: A study in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that black patients were 30 percent lee likely to receive specialized heart procedures in comparison to white patients.

Breast Cancer Risk ongoing after stopping Hormones from Robert Wallace, MD

JAMA Report: THe womens health initiative was a major study which was halted after researchers found increased health risks in patients taking hormone replacement therapy. Now a new study in JAMA shows that the risk on breast cancer continues 3 years after stopping the medications.

Dark Chocolate may Help Lower Blood Pressure from Dirk Taubert, MD PhD

JAMA Report: A new study in JAMA shows that eating small amounts of chocolate may help to lower blood pressure. Dr. Dirk Taubert. Univ. Hospital of Cologne.

Diet Linked to Risk of Reccurent Colon Cancer from Jeffrey Meyerhardt, MD MPH

JAMA Report: Thirty thousand americans will be diagnosed with stage 3 colon caner this year. Stage 3 means that the cancer is present in the colon and lymph nodes. A new study in JAMA shows that after treatment, a western diet could play a role in recurrent cancer and survival.

Gene Linked to Vision Loss in Old Age from Johanna Seddon, MD ScM

JAMA Reports: Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in people over age 55, and leads to vision loss in 25% of people over age 75. A new study in JAMA shows that having a certain gene plays a role in addition to other risk factors, including smoking, and being overweight. Dr. Johanna Seddon. Tufts-NEMC. Boston, MA.

Marijuana Smoking is Risk Factor for Gum Disease from Murray Thomson, BSc PhD

JAMA Report: A new study find that marijuana smoking is a risk factor in developing gum disease. Murray Thomson, BSc, PhD Sir John Walsh Research Institute New Zealand

MRSA Caused 18,000 Deaths in 2005 from R Monica Klevens, DDS, MPH

A new study from the CDC looks at MRSA, which caused about 18,000 deaths in 2005.

New Drug for Heart Failure from Marvin Konstam, MD

JAMA Report: A new drug for heart failure treats the most common symptoms quickly and safely, but did not improve life expectancy in a study reported in JAMA. Dr. Marvin Konstam. Tufts-New England Medical Center