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Aug. 31 - The Department of Health on Tuesday reported Pennsylvania's first probable human case of West Nile virus for 2011 at a time when the season is peaking in south central Pennsylvania. An elderly Lebanon County woman was hospitalized July 22 with a high fever and neurological symptoms, according to the Health Department. She is recovering. Last year the state had 28 cases of the virus confirmed...
August 31, 2011
Aug. 31 - As cooler evenings invite us to linger on porches and patios, it would be wise to remember we're sharing the space with problematic guests. Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus are more than twice as plentiful in Franklin County as last year, said Charlie Broschart, Franklin County Public Health's supervisor for community environmental health. The Ohio Department of Health yesterday confirmed...
August 31, 2011
Cancer is a scary prospect, and we need all the help we can get to understand what it is, how it's treated, and how to cope with it. Some applications for the Apple iPad tablet have risen to the task, or parts of it. A guide to 120 types of cancer is part of Cancer.net Mobile, from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. This free app has information about treatment, costs, and side effects, and...
August 31, 2011
Aug. 31 - Mosquito season is in full swing in Merced County, and this month's numbers are up from last year - a concern since West Nile virus cases are picking up in the region. The spike in mosquito populations comes after a decrease in July that had district officials hopeful for a less pestilent year. Last month's populations were down 28 percent compared with July last year, according to a Merced...
August 31, 2011
Is the USA going to become an even more supersized nation? About one-third of people in the nation are obese, which is defined as roughly 30 pounds over a healthy weight. A new study suggests that if the upward weight-gain trend of the past few decades continues unabated, then the number of obese people will increase dramatically. The percentage could rise from 32% of men who were obese in 2008 to...
August 31, 2011
Is our modern lifestyle slowly killing us? We all know that we should exercise for good health every day, and most of us have heard the recommendations for 30 minutes of exercise a day. But our lifestyle is becoming more and more sedentary, as most of us spend hours in front of the computer and TV, work the entire day behind a desk, and drive where we need to go. And to top it off, many of us do not...
August 30, 2011
Washington/Berlin (dpa) - Tens of thousands of women in Haiti have severely limited access to reproductive and maternal healthcare, many are compelled to trade sex for food and most are vulnerable to rape, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Tuesday. More than 300,000 women and girls currently live in camps for people impacted by the January 12, 2010 earthquake, which killed more than...
August 30, 2011
By Bill Bartel The Virginian-Pilot Most Virginians are of two minds when it comes to how to reduce federal budget deficits: They want spending cuts, not tax increases, but they don't want to touch defense spending or major entitlement programs, according to a new poll by Old Dominion University and The Virginian-Pilot. The split personality demonstrates the problem facing politicians as they attempt...
August 30, 2011
Flooding, drought and superstorms boosted by climate change are not only poised to ravage human habitats but mental health as well, according to Australian researchers. "The damage caused by a changing climate is not just physical," they said in a report released this week by the Brain and Mind Institute at the University of Sydney. "Recent experience shows extreme weather events also pose a serious...
August 30, 2011
Aug. 30 - TAMPA - It's the latest public-education controversy to sweep the nation, and it has nothing to do with high-stakes testing or graduation rates. This debate is over chocolate milk, and it's coming soon to a cafeteria near you. This summer, the Los Angeles Public School District banned chocolate milk from its lunchrooms, joining a growing list of states - including Florida - that link the...
August 30, 2011
Is the USA going to become an even more supersized nation? About one-third of people in the nation are obese, which is defined as roughly 30 pounds over a healthy weight. A new study suggests that if the upward weight-gain trend of the past few decades continues unabated, then the number of obese people will increase dramatically. The percentage could rise from 32% of men who were obese in 2008 to...
August 30, 2011
Virginia Stone is worried: Alzheimer's disease seems to run in her family. Her 80-year-old mother, Kazue Storey, was diagnosed seven years ago, and Story's mother died of the disease in the 1970s. So Stone, 53, watches her diet, and she works out several times a week. She's cut out almost all caffeine; she works puzzles like Sudoku and crosswords. Her approach sounds like common sense. In fact, many...
August 30, 2011
OTTAWA - Health Canada is warning patients and health-care professionals about a potentially fatal side-effect related to the drug Sprycel taken by patients with certain forms of leukemia. Sprycel (dasatinib), used to treat adults with chronic myeloid leukemia or acute lymphoblastic leukemia, has been linked to pulmonary arterial hypertension, a condition in which blood pressure is increased in the...
August 30, 2011
Canada's health agency on Tuesday warned would-be parents not to purchase "fresh" semen online, saying it may be tainted with infectious diseases. "Health Canada is reminding Canadians of the serious potential health risks of using donor semen for assisted conception obtained through potentially unreliable sources, such as the Internet," the government agency said. Donor semen obtained through "questionable...
August 30, 2011
Technology that allows investigators to quickly determine the genome sequence of the suspect microorganism is helping doctors pin down the sources and causes of infections and viruses. It was Tuesday evening, June 7. A frightening outbreak of food- borne bacteria was killing dozens of people in Germany and sickening hundreds. And the five doctors having dinner at Da Marco Cucina e Vino, a restaurant...
August 30, 2011
When it comes to cancer treatments, more isn't always better. The heat is on again in the world of cancer treatment, both literally and figuratively. More and more doctors are now using an extremely aggressive procedure to treat certain colorectal and ovarian cancers called Hipec, in which patients first undergo surgery to remove any visible cancer, then have heated chemotherapy pumped into the abdominal...
August 30, 2011
Aug. 29 - Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, yet most people who are exposed never get the disease, suggesting that genetics plays a role. Now there is evidence to support that idea, reported Sunday by a team that included researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center. In a study published online by Nature Genetics, the authors described two extended families in which mesothelio-ma...
August 29, 2011
Aug. 29 - Emergency departments often see more injuries from storm cleanup than from the storm itself. Five patients were seen in Sentara CarePlex Hospital's minor care unit for storm-related injuries, including lacerations from falling on a hand saw and a broken toe, and Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center's emergency department was treating someone with a chain saw injury, Sentara spokesman...
August 29, 2011
Aug. 28 - Denis Murphy's last doctor got suspicious when he saw him sitting in a restaurant. Murphy, 72, who contracted a painful nerve disorder after a case of shingles, had told the doctor his condition is so painful he often has to stand up. At his next appointment, the doctor accused him of flimflamming him: making up a story to score narcotic pain relievers. Murphy, a retired IRS pension-plan...
August 29, 2011
By Cesar C. Villariba, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News Network (MCT) Aug. 28 - MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ANN) - After previous claims as an antiseptic, AIDS cure, anti-infective, cholesterol-basher, and remedy for various aches and pains, coconut oil is now being hailed as a possible miracle cure for Alzheimer's. The American physician, who has been dubbed "Dr. Coconut" for his...
August 29, 2011
Aug. 29 - SINGAPORE - Singapore researchers have created the world's first online database that lists combinations of cancer drugs - in a move that could help protect patients from harmful side effects. Doctors and pharmacists can use it to help make sure the medication they give patients will not interfere with other medicines they are already taking - including herbal remedies. For example, they...
August 29, 2011
Aug. 29 - Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, yet most people who are exposed never get the disease, suggesting that genetics plays a role. Now there is evidence to support that idea, reported Sunday by a team that included researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center. In a study published online by Nature Genetics, the authors described two extended families in which mesothelio-ma...
August 29, 2011
TORONTO - Every two weeks for most of the year, Dr. Miriam Salamon meets with a group of other Ottawa family physicians to talk about their emotional experiences related to their practices ????? a difficult patient, perhaps, or a thorny diagnosis. While the primary aim of what's known as a Balint group is educational, a means of enhancing the doctor-patient relationship, it offers the side benefit...
August 29, 2011
Aug. 28 - New state Health Department recommendations say that, starting this year, students should receive a three-shot series of hepatitis B vaccine and one additional dose of mumps and chicken pox vaccine. School officials say they anticipate few problems with compliance. "(Parents) have been notified for well over a year that they were going to be in effect the beginning of this school year," said...
August 29, 2011
Eat dark chocolate, watch funny movies, avoid stressful jobs, and pedal hard when biking are all ingredients in the recipe for a healthy heart, according to experts meeting in Paris this week. Whether one is afflicted by a heart attack, high blood pressure or constricted arteries depends in large measure on a host of lifestyle choices. But the ideal formula for avoiding heart problems remains elusive:...
August 29, 2011
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