Posted under Health on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 at 8:04 am
Reuters - A Portuguese city suspended its police chief for sending a Christmas email greeting to its entire municipal workforce which contained images of scantily clad women and seasonal wishes for a great sex life.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 at 4:25 am
LiveScience.com - Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs and author Christopher Hitchens, who both recently succumbed to their respective cancers, were among a select few cancer patients to have their entire genomes sequenced. Doctors were hoping to tailor each man's cancer treatment by identifying genetic mutations within the cancer that might be treatable with certain drugs — an approach known as personalized medicine.
Posted under Health on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 at 9:28 am
Reuters - Voters in Los Angeles, home to the U.S. porn industry, could soon be asked to decide whether condoms should be required in adult films to reduce sexually transmitted diseases.
Posted under Health on Friday, October 14th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
LiveScience.com - After Steve Jobs was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2003, he allegedly delayed surgery to remove the tumor — the recommended treatment — for nine months.
Posted under Health on Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 4:55 am
LiveScience.com - For people living with pancreatic cancer, Steve Jobs' life was likely an inspiration.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 8:20 pm
LiveScience.com - For people living with pancreatic cancer, Steve Jobs' life was likely an inspiration.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 8:20 pm
LiveScience.com - For people living with pancreatic cancer, Steve Jobs' life was likely an inspiration.
Posted under Health on Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at 8:44 am
U.S. News & World Report - Cell phones don't increase kids' cancer risk, a new study suggests. Researchers compared the cell phone habits of nearly 1,000 children and adolescents ages 7 to 19 in Western Europe, including 352 who had been diagnosed with a brain tumor between 2004 and 2008, and 646 who were healthy. They found that regular cell phone users were no more likely to have developed a brain tumor than were never-users, according to findings published Wednesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ...
Posted under Health on Thursday, July 14th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
LiveScience.com - Using a cell phone for many years does not increase the risk of developing a benign type of brain tumor, a new Danish study finds.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 at 9:15 am
Reuters - Dozens of Gulf Arab women in flowing black veils whisk through one of Istanbul's most luxurious shopping malls, clutching bags of lingerie, shoes and toys, swarms of children in tow.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 10:21 am
Reuters - The swine flu shot appears to be safe for pregnant women, according to a new government report that tallies health problems occurring after the vaccinations.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 9:35 am
Reuters - Medicare will continue coverage of Roche Holdings' drug Avastin for breast cancer regardless of what U.S. health regulators decide about the medicine, a spokesperson for the health insurer said.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 9:32 am
AP - Contaminated Egyptian fenugreek seeds are likely the source of Europe's deadly E. coli outbreaks, health experts warned Thursday, predicting there could be more infections from seeds still in the food chain.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 8:20 am
Reuters - A landmark study showing that routine lung screening of heavy smokers and former smokers using low dose CT scans could save thousands of lives is sure to set off a fierce debate about the cost of such testing on an overburdened healthcare system.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 8:19 am
AP - Swaziland's government has run out of money to send its cancer patients to neighboring South Africa for treatment, and a spokeswoman said Thursday the tiny impoverished kingdom does not have any government hospitals that can provide chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 7:51 am
AP - Another unintended consequence of President Barack Obama's health care law has emerged: Older adults of the same age and income with similar medical histories could pay widely different amounts for private health insurance due to a quirk of the complex legislation.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 6:56 am
AP - At least 17 infants have died in the last 48 hours at a government-run hospital in eastern India and the state is investigating, media reported Thursday.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 2:49 am
Reuters - Health authorities in northeast Thailand plan to screen people for fluke worms to detect early signs of bile duct cancer, a deadly disease linked to eating uncooked freshwater fish.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 12:01 am
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major risk factor
for death among obese women who don't smoke, particularly low-income
women, a new study finds.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 12:01 am
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Rickets is a condition caused by a deficiency
of vitamin D, calcium or phosphorus. Symptoms may include weak or deformed
bones.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 12:00 am
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- A drug currently used to
fight rejection in organ transplant recipients may also reverse DNA cell
damage in children with a rare, deadly disorder that leaves them old long
before their time, a new study suggests.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 12:00 am
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- A new study reveals that
90 percent of Americans who are addicted to tobacco, alcohol or other
substances started smoking, drinking or using drugs before they were 18
years old.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 12:00 am
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- The blockbuster cancer
drug Avastin got soundly rejected late Wednesday as a treatment for
metastatic breast cancer by a U.S. health advisory panel that found the
medication was not effective and causes dangerous side effects.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 12:00 am
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- In the largest such study
of any tumor type to date, scientists say they've gleaned an in-depth look
at genes that may help drive aggressive ovarian cancer.
Posted under Health on Thursday, June 30th, 2011 at 12:00 am
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Routinely screening
longtime smokers and former heavy smokers for lung cancer using CT scans
can cut the death rate by 20 percent compared to those screened by chest
X-ray, according to a major U.S. government study.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 11:25 pm
AP - A billion-dollar "technical revision" added to a patent bill passed by the House last week could provide huge financial benefits to one pharmaceutical company and a law firm.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
AFP - An expert panel urged the US Food and Drug Administration to strip the Roche-made drug Avastin of its label for use against breast cancer because it is neither safe nor effective.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 2:44 pm
AP - A panel of cancer experts has ruled for a second time that Avastin, the best-selling cancer drug in the world, should no longer be used in breast cancer patients, clearing the way for the government to remove its endorsement from the drug.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
AP - European food and disease prevention authorities said Wednesday they are investigating whether the E. coli outbreak in Germany and France may be traced back to fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt either in 2009 or last year.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
AP - European food and disease prevention authorities said Wednesday they are investigating whether the E. coli outbreak in Germany and France may be traced back to fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt either in 2009 or last year.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 2:18 pm
AFP - Current or former heavy smokers screened with low-dose CT scans experienced a 20 percent reduction in lung cancer deaths compared to those screened using chest X-rays, a US study found Wednesday.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Reuters - A landmark study showing that routine lung screening of heavy smokers and former smokers using low dose CT scans could save thousands of lives is sure to set off a fierce debate about the cost of such testing on an overburdened healthcare system.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
ContributorNetwork - The FDA held hearings over whether to revoke the authorization for Avastin, a drug manufactured by Genetech, to treat women with advanced stage breast cancer. The decision, to withdraw approval, has roused passions among patients and doctors alike.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
AFP - An expert panel on Wednesday urged the US Food and Drug Administration to strip the Roche-made drug Avastin of its label for use against breast cancer because it is neither safe nor effective.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Reuters - U.S. health advisers unanimously rejected use of the drug Avastin for breast cancer, dealing a blow to its manufacturer and patients who insisted that the medicine saved their lives.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Reuters - The swine flu shot appears to be safe for pregnant women, according to a new government report that tallies health problems occurring after the vaccinations.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Reuters - People with higher levels of pesticides and other pollutants in their blood may be more likely to get type 2 diabetes, suggests a new study of elderly Swedes.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Reuters - A therapy that combines mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga may help soothe symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, a small clinical trial suggests.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | A six-member panel of the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously today to revoke the use of the drug Avastin for the treatment of breast cancer. The vote could anger many women who think the decision about a medicine that can prolong their lives and halt their symptoms, even temporarily, should be made by their physicians and not by empaneled bureaucrats in a government agency.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 1:24 pm
AP - Full results of a big study that showed some smokers' lives could be saved by screening with lung scans now reveal more clearly what the risks are: There's a good chance of a false alarm.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
LiveScience.com - Even in multicultural settings, preschool children may gravitate toward playing with kids of their own ethnicity, a new study finds.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Reuters - Prolific novelist James Patterson has raised the stakes on what it means to be a modern-day publisher, again, and this time he is doing it for one of his passions -- getting kids to read.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
AFP - Canada will fund clinical trials for a controversial multiple sclerosis treatment that targets blocked neck veins, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced Wednesday.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 12:45 pm
AP - Nearly a third of Americans experience long-lasting pain — the kind that lingers for weeks to months — and too often feel stigma rather than relief from a health care system poorly prepared to treat them, the Institute of Medicine said Wednesday.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 11:39 am
AP - Researchers analyzing the genetic makeup of ovarian cancer tumors have found a gene mutation that is surprisingly frequent, suggesting it plays a key role in driving the cancer.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 11:32 am
Reuters - A one-year weight loss program based on lifestyle changes can help obese people shed almost as many pounds as surgery, German researchers say.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 10:40 am
ContributorNetwork - Avastin, a drug labeled for use against colorectal, lung and kidney cancers, is the topic of hearings being held by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday and today. The controversy surrounding the medication, first approved by the FDA in 2004 as the first drug of its kind to slow new blood vessel growth in tumors, concerns its use in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
Posted under Health on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 7:50 am
Reuters - Obesity and longevity have helped make diabetes an epidemic in much of the world, and drugmakers are jockeying to make sure their medicines are used early and often.
Posted under Health on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Certain women at risk for
developing melanoma, the most severe form of skin cancer, may cut the
likelihood in half by taking vitamin D/calcium supplements, a new study
suggests.
Posted under Health on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Bed wetting is common in young children who
are learning to control the need to urinate during sleep.