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Aug. 23 - As June's high school seniors soon transform into August's college freshmen, homes are buzzing. New classes, new teachers, new classmates, and, in many cases, new living quarters have students and their families preparing for the new phase in their lives. But are the students prepared for the stress? An annual survey of college freshmen, published this year, showed that the emotional health...
August 22, 2011
Aug. 22 - BEIJING - China's agriculture authority has urged its local branch in Hebei province to crack down on the use of banned and hazardous additives, which were allegedly fed to sheep as a way to produce more lean meat. "A special investigation will be launched (into) illegal acts related to banned additives, such as production, sales and use. People involved in such illegal practices will be...
August 22, 2011
Aug. 21 - Two new blood banks are looking for donors in Sonoma County, where Blood Bank of the Redwoods held sway for 63 years. It's a sign of the times in the blood business, as rising costs drive consolidation and competition. Small community blood banks are disappearing, replaced by larger regional players. Blood Bank of the Redwoods shut its doors last month, after six decades as the area's primary...
August 22, 2011
Aug. 22 - When Spanish-speaking patients see Dr. Victor Salazar, their demeanor often changes. "Patients see my face, realize I'm Latino, and they're so happy," said Salazar, 35, a Kern Medical Center resident. Salazar says that's because language and cultural differences can present barriers to medical care. Even if patients can articulate their concerns in English, important nuances can get lost...
August 22, 2011
Aug. 22 - As her due date approached, Katie Bock felt a yearning common in late pregnancy. Her developing baby boy was bigger than usual. And because she was planning a cesarean delivery, she wondered whether the birth could be scheduled a few days early. "I was ready to be done, that's for darn sure," the Camas resident says. But her obstetrician, Dr. Suzanne Slayton-Milam, insisted she wait for the...
August 22, 2011
Two years ago Cindy Parent was at a crossroads in her life. She could continue a life of untreated mental illness and addiction and become homeless, or she could get treatment. Diagnosed with manic depression and schizoaffective disorder, she chose to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol instead of seek treatment. "I'd get drunk. We called it an 'episode,' and they would last for seven to 14 days....
August 22, 2011
Aug. 22 - Instructors at Vancouver's Children's Home Society of Washington often convene classes around a dinner table to teach parenting skills to clients referred by state Child Protective Services. "It's part and parcel of what we are trying to focus on in most of our programs: building that positive relationship between parent and child," said regional director Bridget McLeman. "It's one of the...
August 22, 2011
A breakdown in a recycling mechanism in cells in the brain and spinal cord has been pinpointed as the common cause of all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the tragic neurogenerative disorder known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The problem lies in a system that recycles the building blocks of proteins inside neurons, according to the discovery, reported in the journal Nature on Sunday. The breakdown...
August 22, 2011
Aug. 22 - While Leah Casarez was in labor with her fourth child, the Ottawa Lake woman walked around her neighborhood, did dishes, and got in and out of an inflatable birthing tub as needed. Mrs. Casarez also went downstairs to talk with her certified nurse midwife, Linda Johnson, who stayed out of the way until the time came to deliver Oliver, who turned 1 in April. "It was comforting - it was nice...
August 22, 2011
Aug. 22 - SIDON, Lebanon - A few meters away from the dozens of cafes scattered along the seaside boulevard near the old city of Sidon, doctors set up a tent to treat smokers and guide them in overcoming their addiction to nicotine. The Islamic Welfare Association (ISWA) in collaboration with local organizations and with the support of the Health Ministry and the World Health Organization set aside...
August 22, 2011
Before starting our "100 Days of Real Food" pledge you could describe our family's eating habits as fairly average. While I made sure my kids ate at least one fruit or vegetable at every meal - albeit never organic - they also had their fair share of junk food including boxed macaroni and cheese, pretzels made from white flour and "fruit" snacks. Although, at the time, I never realized most of that...
August 22, 2011
Oct. 01 - A chemical used to make Teflon could delay puberty in girls exposed to it, a new study says. Scientists studying the effects of the chemical, called C8, found a link between high exposure levels and a four-month delay in the average onset of puberty among girls. They found no change among boys. A panel of three scientists is investigating the health effects of C8, also called perfluorooctanoic...
August 21, 2011
Aug. 18 - An increase in cutting-edge procedures to fight prostate cancer has made curing or managing the disease long-term a lot easier, doctors say. "Sometimes what we did in 2005 is different from what's available in 2011," said Dr. Arnold Bullock, a urologist with the Center for Advanced Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. "It means that what we believed for 40 years has changed. Nothing is simply...
August 19, 2011
Aug. 18 - An increase in cutting-edge procedures to fight prostate cancer has made curing or managing the disease long-term a lot easier, doctors say. "Sometimes what we did in 2005 is different from what's available in 2011," said Dr. Arnold Bullock, a urologist with the Center for Advanced Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. "It means that what we believed for 40 years has changed. Nothing is simply...
August 19, 2011
Researchers in Britain revealed Friday they are exploring whether the nightclubbers' drug ecstasy could be effective in treating blood cancers. Scientists at the University of Birmingham in central England said modified forms of the drug boosted its ability to destroy cancerous cells by 100 times. Six years ago, researchers found that cancers affecting white blood cells appeared to respond to certain...
August 19, 2011
A new study by Israeli researchers suggests that your coworkers could be killing you. In the May issue of the journal Health Psychology, researchers at Tel Aviv University report that in the workplace, "the risk of mortality was significantly lower for those reporting high levels of peer social support." I read about this report at Jonah Lehrer's Frontal Cortex blog at Wired.com. He reports that for...
August 19, 2011
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new drug, Zelboraf, to treat late-stage melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, after it was shown to extend patients' survival. Made by Genentech, a US subsidiary of the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) is the second melanoma drug this year, following Yervoy (ipilimumab) in March, and was given a rush approval...
August 18, 2011
Aug. 18 - An increase in cutting-edge procedures to fight prostate cancer has made curing or managing the disease long-term a lot easier, doctors say. "Sometimes what we did in 2005 is different from what's available in 2011," said Dr. Arnold Bullock, a urologist with the Center for Advanced Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. "It means that what we believed for 40 years has changed. Nothing is simply...
August 18, 2011
The first study to investigate the effect of the breast cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) on heart and vascular function in elderly patients has found that it increases the risk of heart problems, particularly in women with a history of heart disease, diabetes or both (see also Diabetes). Authors of the study, published in the cancer journal, Annals of Oncology today [1], looked at records for 45...
August 18, 2011
Scalping tickets to a rock concert can get you arrested. But reselling lifesaving medications at a hefty markup is a thriving business. With the nation in the midst of a record shortage of prescription drugs - including vital medications used in everything from surgery to chemotherapy - unscrupulous marketers are stockpiling hard-to-find drugs and attempting to sell them back to hospitals at up to...
August 18, 2011
A brain injury more than doubles the risk of dementia, according to new research. A large study of older war veterans suggests those who experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI) during their lives had more than two times the risk of developing dementia, according to scientists from the University of California-San Francisco. The researchers presented their findings today at the Alzheimer's Association's...
August 18, 2011
Aug. 17 - Janet Stanford has been studying prostate cancer for years; she knows the statistics and can recite them from memory: Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer in men in the United States. More than 240,000 cases will be diagnosed this year. And close to 5,500 of them will be in Washington state. The researcher and her colleagues at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research...
August 17, 2011
Power through an afternoon slump by planning ahead. Pack these nutrient-rich foods and you won't be reaching for coffee and sugar at 3 p.m. Whether a late night, early morning, or intense workday has hijacked your energy, the forecast for the rest of the day is bleak: serious yawning followed by a search for a suitable alternative to the nap you're craving. Instead of reaching for a sugary snack to...
August 17, 2011
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new drug, Zelboraf, to treat late-stage melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, after it was shown to extend patients' survival. Made by Genentech, a US subsidiary of the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, Zelboraf (vemurafenib) is the second melanoma drug this year, following Yervoy (ipilimumab) in March, and was given a rush approval...
August 17, 2011
It's a heart-breaking reality that already has happened 22 times nationwide in this year of record-breaking heat: A child left in a hot automobile dies of heatstroke. The nation's top road safety official visits here today for the first in a series of listening sessions on the dangers of hyperthermia and how best to inform parents and caregivers of the potentially tragic consequences of leaving children...
August 16, 2011
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