“However, it was admirable that one of the writers at Mondoweiss had the honesty to say in clear words that the agenda is the demise of Israel.”

Although this blood test is still experimental, the company must have some idea about how much it thinks it will charge if it ever gets into clinical use. Another way the release could have addressed cost, absent an estimated cost for this test, would be to comment on the cost of a PSA, other similar blood tests this company has developed for other conditions, or even the cost of a biopsy that in theory could be avoided.

Neither element shows up in the text.  Since the news release comes from the company MDxHealth, which is marketing the test, one might assume that the company paid for the study.  But the text of the research report suggests otherwise, indicating funding from the American Cancer Society and a foundation focused on urological research. That would have been a useful addition to the release.

To ascertain whether Mrp8-induced inflammatory response and tolerance are dependent on either TLR4 or TLR2, naïve and mMrp8 pre-stimulated TLR4- and TLR2-deficient murine macrophages were re-stimulated with mMrp8. In the absence of TLR4, mMrp8 failed to elicit an inflammatory response (Fig. 3A), confirming that Mrp8-induced inflammatory response acts via TLR4. However, naïve TLR2-deficient macrophages displayed a blunted TNF-α release to BLP stimulation but a normal TNF-α response to LPS stimulation, also showed an attenuated TNF-α release to mMrp8 stimulation relative to wild-type macrophages (p < 0.05) (Fig. 3B). Stimulation of HEKhTLR4 cells with hMrp8 led to a strong NF-κB activation compared with HEK293 cells (p < 0.01) (Fig. 3C), whereas an enhanced NF-κB activation was also observed in hMrp8-stimulated HEKhTLR2 cells (p < 0.01 versus hMrp8-stimulated HEK293 cells) (Fig. 3D). A specific anti-TLR4 mAb almost completely blocked the stimulatory effect of hMrp8 on TNF-α response (Fig. 3E), and interestingly, a specific anti-TLR2 mAb also significantly attenuated hMrp8-stimulated TNF-α release from human monocytes (p < 0.05) (Fig. 3F). These results suggest that, in addition to TLR4, TLR2 also contributes to Mrp8-induced inflammatory response.

“What school would provide a “safe space” to celebrate the moving Native Americans to reservations, or other such wholly harmful (by conception) belief systems? None, imho.”

Ouch! I think the term “interloper” covers it, “Jon s”. Or “carpetbagger”. No doubt there are some choice Hebrew epithets…

Background Asthma is a complex disease that involves both genetic factors and environmental exposures. Aberrant epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation, may be important… [more]

The Arab conquest of Palestine happened in the 7th century. The Jewish colonization of Palestine happened in the more-enlightened, post-WWII 20th century and continues in the 21st century.

Recent evidence suggests that incorporating MRI in the investigation of those with a positive PSA test result decreases the false positive rate, and thus the number of patients undergoing unnecessary biopsies, and may also increase the accuracy of biopsies in those who do have prostate cancer. The Rapid Recommendations panel considered addressing this issue in the guideline, but the impact of MRI on long term outcomes of prostate cancer incidence, mortality, and complications of treatment remains uncertain. Sophisticated decision modelling might shed light on this issue, but the panel decided not to conduct such an analysis because of logistic and feasibility considerations, and because the panel’s review of the evidence suggests that modelling would introduce further uncertainties regarding the impact of MRI on patient-important outcomes.

BACKGROUND: Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) has been re-introduced for treating patients with severe diffuse emphysema. OBJECTIVES: To assemble evidence from randomised controlled trials for the effectiveness of LVRS, and identify optimal surgical techniques, those patients who benefit most and those for whom it should be avoided. SEARCH STRATEGY: Randomised controlled trials were identified using the Cochrane Airways Group COPD register using the terms: emphysema AND (emphysema surgery OR lung volume reduction surgery OR LVRS OR volume reduction surgery OR pneumectomy OR reduction pneumoplasty OR lung reduction surgery). The Cochrane Controlled Clinical Trials Register was also searched using these terms. SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised controlled trials that studied the safety and efficacy of LVRS in patients with diffuse emphysema were included. Studies were excluded if they investigated giant or bullous emphysema. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two independent reviewers assessed trials for inclusion and extracted data. MAIN RESULTS: Only one randomised trial of LVRS for diffuse emphysema was identified. This compared stapled unilateral thoracoscopic lung reduction coupled with bovine pericardium reinforcement with a unilateral neodymium:yttrium aluminium garnet laser contact reduction. A total of 72 patients were studied. Both arms included post-operative rehabilitation and appeared to be well matched at randomisation. Improvement in FEV1 & FVC at six months was significantly greater in the staple treated group (p < 0.01 & p < 0. 07 respectively), but absolute increases were small. Need for supplemental oxygen was reduced significantly more in the staple treated group; Peto Odds Ratio (OR) 4.05; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.40, 11.71. Quality of life improved more in the staple treated group (OR 5.36; 95% CI 2.13,13.47). The rate of delayed pneumothorax in the laser treated group was significantly higher (OR 10.46; 95% CI 1.98, 55.30). REVIEWER’S CONCLUSIONS: There is no randomised controlled trial evidence concerning the efficacy of LVRS for diffuse emphysema compared to optimal conservative medical therapy. Stapling is more effective than laser resection and has a lower complication rate. LVRS should not be applied routinely until results of large trials currently underway become available.

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