Supplements of the antioxidant Tempol in the diet of mice were able to safely reduce body weight, reduce or delay onset of cancer and extend survival, according to a study published in the Sept. 15 issue of Cancer Research.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is invested in the Standards and Interoperability Framework, a collaborative initiative to develop standards for health information exchange, but the journey to completely interconnected devices will be a long one, according to the speakers of a Sept. 13 National eHealth Collaborative webinar.

Prostate cancer is at the core of contentious clinical, economic and policy debates. As researchers, policymakers, physicians and payers attempt to revise the script for prostate cancer management the process may offer lessons that can be applied across the healthcare continuum.

September may be my favorite month of the year. The hot, muggy days of August have ceased, replaced by fresh fall air with just the right nip of cool on most days. Backpacks are full, dorm rooms are decorated and school buses prowl the streets as parents and kids anticipate a new school year and fresh start.

Despite declining death rates, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death among Hispanics in the U.S., according to a report from the American Cancer Society.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has granted a five-year, $7.1 million grant to the Molecular Imaging Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to develop ways to study cancer and other disorders by monitoring the activity of cells and proteins inside the body.

The FDA has approved the production and use of Choline C 11 Injection, a PET imaging agent used to help detect recurrent prostate cancer.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has issued a new Health IT Dashboard, updating its past offering through the results of its research and monitoring into patterns of healthcare provider adoption and use of EHRs.