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Women with breasts that appear dense on mammograms are at a higher risk of breast cancer and their tumors are more likely to have certain aggressive characteristics than women with less dense breasts, according to a study published online July 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (see also Breast Cancer). Mammographic breast density-a reflection of the proportions of fat, connective tissue,...
August 4, 2011
Say you eat yogurt for your health, and most Americans will know what you mean: You are targeting that food's bone-building calcium and gut-friendly probiotics. In fact, Americans are much more aware of the health benefits of specific "functional" foods than they were a decade ago, a survey reports today. When the International Food Information Council began its survey in 1998, "only about three-fourths...
August 4, 2011
Forty years ago, Americans could expect to live slightly longer than Europeans. This has since reversed: in spite of similar levels of economic development, Americans now live about a year-and-a-half less, on average, than their Western European counterparts, and also less than people in most other developed nations. How did Americans fall behind? A study in the July 2011 issue of Social Science &...
August 4, 2011
When Johnson & Johnson announced plans last week to lower the maximum dose for Extra Strength Tylenol, the news made some people rethink how often they take the drug and other over-the-counter medicines. In an effort to reduce the risk of liver damage resulting from overuse of acetaminophen - the active ingredient in Tylenol - the drugmaker's McNeil division will soon cap the product's daily dose recommendation...
August 4, 2011
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology is ineffective in finding breast tumors, and appears to increase a woman's risk of being called back needlessly for additional testing following mammography, a large UC Davis study has found (see also Breast Cancer). The analysis of 1.6 million mammograms in seven states has delivered the most definitive findings to date on whether the popular mammography tool...
August 4, 2011
Eating chocolate, embarking on massive shopping sprees, watching "Sex and the City" with your girlfriends - these are just some of the go-to methods for women recovering from a broken heart. But what if you medically couldn't recover? For Samara O'Shea, that's exactly what happened. In a recent Marie Claire article, O'Shea discusses her post-break up depression that was far from normal heartache. For...
August 4, 2011
ATLANTA, Dec 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - H1N1 flu is going down, but it's far from gone and only time will tell what the rest of the flu season will bring, a U.S. health official said Tuesday. Dr. Thomas Frieden, director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters in a briefing in Atlanta that the CDC took an informal poll of about a dozen of some of the world's leading experts...
August 3, 2011
Aug. 02 - In a move that delighted health advocates, alarmed the insurance industry and angered religious conservatives, the Obama administration said Monday that it plans to require insurance companies to provide birth control services to women at no extra cost starting a year from now. "For women's health, this is historic - a really important turning point," said Judy Waxman, vice president for...
August 3, 2011
Face it: Losing weight is hard. And when you're a woman, the challenge seems even mightier. Maybe you've noticed how men seem to shed pounds with ease, while women are counting every calorie and still seeing fewer results. But is this battle of the sexes actually true? Yes, according to Dr. David Heber, director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition. Because of a variety of factors - physiological,...
August 3, 2011
More research shows that even small amounts of aerobic exercise help lower coronary heart disease risk, according to a review published Monday in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association. The mega-study is part of a growing body of research showing that some physical activity provides health benefits - even when levels fall below the recommended federal guidelines of 150 minutes of...
August 2, 2011
Berlin (dpa) - German breweries were ordered by a Berlin state court Monday to stop advertising beer as something good for peoples' looks and health. In a ruling in favour of a suit by consumer advocacy groups, the court told the German Breweries Association that they cannot advertise the claimed beneficial health effects of their brews. The court said such claims were not in harmony with European-wide...
August 1, 2011
Older breast cancer patients with certain other health problems have higher mortality rates than patients without these problems according to a study published online June 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The other health problems, or 'comorbidities', include heart attack and other heart-related problems, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, and others (see also Breast...
July 29, 2011
Susan Reverby describes three studies as the "trinity" of unholy medical research. Doctors at the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital in New York City injected patients with live cancer cells. At Willowbrook State School, also in New York, researchers gave mentally disabled children hepatitis. In Tuskegee, Ala., doctors withheld treatment from black subjects to study the course of advanced syphilis. Now...
July 29, 2011
Using cellphones doesn't increase children's cancer risk, according to a new study, the latest in a series of papers that find no link between the phones and brain tumors. Scientists say the study is important, because it is the first of its kind to focus on children. The study's authors compared the cellphone habits of nearly 1,000 children in Western Europe, including 352 with brain tumors and 646...
July 28, 2011
PHILADELPHIA - The use of trastuzumab, chemotherapy and surgery among women with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer significantly improved survival from the time central nervous system metastases were diagnosed (see also Breast Cancer). Based on these study results, lead researcher Adam Brufsky, M.D., Ph.D., said, "We clearly now know that these women should get trastuzumab and potentially chemotherapy,...
July 28, 2011
Few studies have examined the acute effects of alcohol on myocardial or heart function. While moderate-to-high blood concentrations of alcohol acutely impair conventional echocardiographic measures of left ventricular (LV) performance, the effects of low concentrations are unclear. An examination of the acute effects of low blood concentrations of alcohol on the left and right ventricles, which collectively...
July 28, 2011
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Women who have breastfeeding difficulties in the first two weeks after giving birth are more likely to suffer postpartum depression two months later compared to women without such difficulties (see also Depression). For that reason, women with breastfeeding difficulties should be screened for depressive symptoms, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina...
July 28, 2011
A universal flu vaccine that protects against all strains may be within reach in the next five years, replacing annual shots developed for specific flu viruses, the chief of the National Institutes of Health predicts. Francis Collins told USA TODAY's Editorial Board on Tuesday that he is "guardedly optimistic" about development of a long-term shot to replace the one "you'd have to renew every year."...
July 27, 2011
A new study seems to confirm what exhausted parents have long suspected but may have been too tired to articulate: Lack of sleep turns the brain to mush. More precisely, waking up too frequently prevents the brain from forming new memories. Although these results come from a study of mice, some sleep-deprived mothers - including the study's author - say the findings ring true. Sleep researcher Asya...
July 27, 2011
July 27 - SINGAPORE - The major dengue fever epidemic that Singaporean authorities have been trying to prevent may well happen - and soon. Three new large dengue clusters in Woodlands, Pasir Ris and Seletar emerged on Tuesday, bringing the total to six. The number of mosquito breeding grounds found in homes has also doubled from 2005, the year Singapore had a major dengue outbreak with 14,000 people...
July 27, 2011
DETROIT - Children rode ponies, petted farm animals, played games and ate ice cream and hot dogs while the Recovery Band played a mix of soul and jazz. While it looked and felt like just plain fun on the grounds of the Detroit East Community Mental Health Center, the organizers of Summer Blast had a serious intent. "We want people to see mental health facilities as a place open to everyone, not a place...
July 26, 2011
DETROIT - Children rode ponies, petted farm animals, played games and ate ice cream and hot dogs while the Recovery Band played a mix of soul and jazz. While it looked and felt like just plain fun on the grounds of the Detroit East Community Mental Health Center, the organizers of Summer Blast had a serious intent. "We want people to see mental health facilities as a place open to everyone, not a place...
July 26, 2011
Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic's impact on operations, from bankrolling video on good hygiene to training employees to cover for co-workers with critical jobs. Companies from health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. to beverage can maker Ball Corp. are arranging for employees with flu symptoms or sick family members to work from home where possible,...
July 26, 2011
MIAMI - At home, John Battle sees it. His son - also named John - eats healthy. And now, just 15 years old, the younger Battle already towers over his dad, who serves as track and field coach at Hallandale High School in Florida. "Everyone says, 'My God, what are you feeding him?'" the father said of the state-qualifying hurdler. Battle saw it three years ago, too, when standout high jumper and University...
July 26, 2011
DETROIT - Children rode ponies, petted farm animals, played games and ate ice cream and hot dogs while the Recovery Band played a mix of soul and jazz. While it looked and felt like just plain fun on the grounds of the Detroit East Community Mental Health Center, the organizers of Summer Blast had a serious intent. "We want people to see mental health facilities as a place open to everyone, not a place...
July 26, 2011
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