(November 19, 2009 - Insidermedicine)

From Norway – Low level laser therapy can worsen skin cancer, and thus should not be used over melanomas. Researchers injected mice with melanoma cancer cells and applied cold laser therapy. They found that the laser therapy aggravated the skin cancer and increased the growth of the melanoma tumor. This research was published in the journal BMC Cancer.  

From California - Pregnant women with MS are no more likely to develop complications than other women, according to a report published in the journal Neurology. Researchers analyzed information on over 18 million births, 10, 000 of which were delivered by women with MS. They found that, while women with MS were more likely to have slower growing fetuses and give birth via caesarian section, they were no more likely than other women to suffer pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia..  

And finally, from Hungary – According a report published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, sleep apnea in kidney transplant patients increases their risk of stroke or heart disease. In a study of over 100 kidney transplant patients, researchers found that 25% suffered from sleep apnea and had twice the risk of developing heart disease or stroke than transplant patients without apnea.