http://www.virtualbloodcentre.com Virtual Blood Centre has the latest articles in new and emerging therapies, hot topics, general news, breaking news and effective treatments en-us Copyright 2010 Virtual Medical Centre. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:40:32 +1000 720 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/'Screen'-savers-Getting-your-blood-screened-before-pregnancy/15441 If you'e planning to get pregnant, don't forget to have your blood (and urine) screened. If you are already pregnant and have not been screened, it's not too late to get your blood checked out ... bet http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/'Screen'-savers-Getting-your-blood-screened-before-pregnancy/15441 Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Even-modest-weight-gain-can-harm-blood-vessels/15398 Mayo Clinic researchers found that healthy young people who put on as little as 9 pounds of fat, specifically in the abdomen, are at risk for developing endothelial cell dysfunction. Endothelial cells http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Even-modest-weight-gain-can-harm-blood-vessels/15398 Sat, 4 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Vena-cava-filters-Some-types-may-fracture-and-fragment,-causing-potentially-life-threatening-complications/15360 Two specific types of vena cava filters, devices used to prevent blood clots from reaching the lungs, appear to have evidence of fracturing inside the body, with some fractured fragments travelling to http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Vena-cava-filters-Some-types-may-fracture-and-fragment,-causing-potentially-life-threatening-complications/15360 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Women's-cholesterol-levels-vary-with-phase-of-menstrual-cycle/15370 National Institutes of Health researchers have shown that women's cholesterol levels correspond with monthly changes in oestrogen levels. This natural variation, they suggest, might indicate a need to http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Women's-cholesterol-levels-vary-with-phase-of-menstrual-cycle/15370 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/New-anti-viral-drug-promising-for-hepatitis-C-treatment/15345 Adding a direct acting anti-viral drug to the standard treatment regimen for hepatitis C significantly increases the cure rate in the most difficult to treat patients, according to a research report p http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/New-anti-viral-drug-promising-for-hepatitis-C-treatment/15345 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Is-your-haemoglobin-trending/15338 Anaemia, a common blood disorder characterised by low haemoglobin levels, has long been associated with those suffering from colorectal cancer. But researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered t http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Is-your-haemoglobin-trending/15338 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Lab-test-could-identify-imatinib-resistance/15319 Scientists in Japan may have developed a way to accurately predict those patients who will resist treatment with imatinib, which is the standard of care for chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Lab-test-could-identify-imatinib-resistance/15319 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Why-a-common-HIV-drug-increases-risk-of-heart-attack/15312 Clinical researchers in Sydney have for the first time shown why a commonly used type of HIV drug is associated with a higher risk of heart attack. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Why-a-common-HIV-drug-increases-risk-of-heart-attack/15312 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Stopping-anaemia-drug-better-than-reducing-dose-to-normalise-haemoglobin-levels/15304 Discontinuing the anemia drug epoetin may be more effective than reducing the dose for normalising potentially dangerous high haemoglobin levels in haemodialysis patients, according to a study appeari http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Stopping-anaemia-drug-better-than-reducing-dose-to-normalise-haemoglobin-levels/15304 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Abnormal-blood-cells-tied-to-lung-cancer/15301 A novel approach detects genetically abnormal cells in the blood of non-small cell lung cancer patients that match abnormalities found in tumour cells and increase in number with the severity of the d http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Abnormal-blood-cells-tied-to-lung-cancer/15301 Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Breakdown-of-bone-keeps-blood-sugar-in-check/15297 Researchers led by Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that the skeleton plays an important role in regulating blood sugar and have further illuminated how bone controls this process. T http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Breakdown-of-bone-keeps-blood-sugar-in-check/15297 Sun, 8 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/New-way-for-women-to-avoid-HIVAIDS-infection/15288 Preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS has been an elusive goal for researchers. But a new study published in the current issue of Science by a team from Columbia University's Mailman School of http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/New-way-for-women-to-avoid-HIVAIDS-infection/15288 Fri, 6 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Inhibiting-fatty-acids-in-immune-cells-decreases-atherosclerosis-risk/15290 Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way to significantly reduce atherosclerosis in mice that does not involve lowering cholesterol levels or eliminati http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Inhibiting-fatty-acids-in-immune-cells-decreases-atherosclerosis-risk/15290 Fri, 6 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Cancer-drugs-may-help-stop-major-parasite/15283 A parasite estimated to afflict as many as 12 million people worldwide relies on a family of genes that should make it vulnerable to compounds developed to treat cancer and other disorders, researcher http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/Cancer-drugs-may-help-stop-major-parasite/15283 Wed, 4 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/The-first-malaria-proof-mosquito/15269 For years, researchers worldwide have attempted to create genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot infect humans with malaria. Those efforts fell short because the mosquitoes still were capable of t http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/The-first-malaria-proof-mosquito/15269 Sun, 1 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +1000