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Feb. 01 - Early data from a study at the University of Florida has found that men under age 55 whose prostate cancer has been treated with proton therapy report that they have few side effects. Early data from a UF clinical study shows that young men treated with proton therapy for prostate cancer have few significant side effects in the first 18 months after treatment - and they report high satisfaction...
February 1, 2011
The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday declined to approve a weight loss drug by the California pharmaceutical company Orexigen, saying it must conduct more studies to rule out heart risks. The surprise announcement sent Orexigen stock plunging and came after an FDA advisory panel had in December recommended the approval of the drug, the first anti-obesity pill in more than a decade. The stock...
February 1, 2011
Children injected with the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine were nine times more likely to contract narcolepsy than those who were not vaccinated, a preliminary study by Finland's National Institute for Health and Welfare, THL, showed Tuesday. "Currently, the most likely explanation is that the increase in narcolepsy is by joint effect of the vaccine and some other factor(s)," THL said. The institute stressed...
February 1, 2011
Feb. 01 - A new study finds that a safety checklist program developed by a Johns Hopkins doctor has reduced patient deaths in Michigan hospitals by 10 percent, in addition to nearly eliminating bloodstream infections in health care facilities that embraced the prevention effort. The research, published in the British Medical Journal, is the first to show a drop in patient mortality in hospitals using...
February 1, 2011
Feb. 01 - Move over, multivitamins. Fish oil has become the most popular dietary supplement in the country, according to a new survey. The survey, conducted among 6,000 Americans who take dietary supplements, found that fish oil was the most popular supplement, followed by multivitamins, vitamin D, calcium and CoQ10. While multivitamin use has steadily declined since 2008, use of vitamin D has jumped...
February 1, 2011
Feb. 01 - For countries plagued by instability and violence, a disease that strikes less than 1,000 people worldwide would hardly seem to be a national priority. But Bill Gates is trying to push polio eradication to the top of the health agenda in places such as Pakistan, Afghanistan and Congo. Why? For one thing, after 22 years and more than $6 billion spent trying to wipe out the disease, the world...
February 1, 2011
Jan. 30 - A research team at Meharry Medical College wants to know if a naturally occurring compound in green tea can offer women with uterine fibroids an alternative to hysterectomies. Having proved in laboratory tests that the compound can shrink the tumors, the research team has received permission to begin human trials. Eighty women diagnosed with the disease are sought for the study that will...
January 31, 2011
Venezuela said Monday it is treated 135 people for cholera after they were infected at a wedding in the Dominican Republic, where the disease has spilled over from an epidemic in Haiti. "At the moment we have not had a single case of someone being contaminated in Venezuela," Health Minister Eugenia Sader told Globovision. Authorities have said those being treated were part of a group of 452 Venezuelans...
January 31, 2011
One year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain's hippocampus in adults aged 55 and more, leading to an improvement in spatial memory, a new study showed. The hippocampus is a brain structure involved in all forms of memory formation. The study - conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Illinois, Rice University, and Ohio State University - appears...
January 31, 2011
Girl Scout Cookies, whose sales season finished up last week in the Chicago area, came with an extra pledge this year. For the first time ever, the scouts could promise that the majority of the cookies on the order form - five of eight varieties - contained no hydrogenated oils. In other words: No artery-clogging trans fats. That was great news for health-conscious cookie lovers, unless they ordered...
January 31, 2011
Jan. 31 - So what exactly happened to those Iowa football players? Thirteen Hawkeyes were hospitalized recently with a condition known as rhabdomyolysis. According to rhabdomyolysis.net, that is when an injury to skeletal muscle tissue causes it to quickly break down. It results in the release of myoglobin and other breakdown products into the bloodstream. Myoglobin is an iron-containing protein found...
January 31, 2011
Jan. 31 - The federal government is slated to unveil the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans today, but the question is: Will they say anything new? Published every five years since 1980, the guidelines are based on the latest nutrition science available. An advisory committee of 13 scientists spent the past five years working on the report, examining questions such as whether eating out has any...
January 31, 2011
Jan. 28 - Blacks have higher rates of obesity than whites, but doctors of black patients are less likely to counsel them on how to lose weight, according to a recent study from Johns Hopkins researchers that raises thorny questions about racial stereotypes and the stigma of obesity. The findings troubled researchers who set out to tackle what role race played in weight-loss counseling. Coaching patients...
January 29, 2011
Jan. 28 - Blacks have higher rates of obesity than whites, but doctors of black patients are less likely to counsel them on how to lose weight, according to a recent study from Johns Hopkins researchers that raises thorny questions about racial stereotypes and the stigma of obesity. The findings troubled researchers who set out to tackle what role race played in weight-loss counseling. Coaching patients...
January 28, 2011
What should you do if you're a teen under a lot of stress, or dealing with a mental health issue, and you don't have the money for treatment? You're not alone if you're concerned about paying for mental health care. Lots of people need help and worry they can't afford it. Even if you have insurance, it can be challenging. Some insurance companies don't cover many - or, in some cases, any - mental health...
January 28, 2011
Many risk factors for breast cancer are well studied and documented. Thus, scientists are sure by now that early first menstrual period, late onset of menopause and a family history of breast cancer are associated with an increased breast cancer risk (see also Breast Cancer). However, neither an individual woman nor medicine can influence whether family members develop breast cancer or at what age...
January 27, 2011
PORTLAND, Ore. According to research conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University, the commonly held belief that oral contraceptives cause weight gain appears to be false. The results of the study are published online and will appear in next month's edition of the journal Human Reproduction. "A simple Google search will reveal that contraceptives and...
January 27, 2011
A pill containing a mix of essential oils has been shown to significantly reduce the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Health tested the tablets by carrying out a randomised, controlled trial in 120 women (see also BioMed Central). Edilberto Rocha Filho worked with a team of researchers from the Federal University of Pernambuco,...
January 27, 2011
CINCINNATI - The election is seven months away, but for Democratic Rep. Steve Driehaus it may as well be tomorrow. Surrounded by a cheering crowd at a health clinic in southwestern Ohio, Driehaus is speaking on an issue he and other vulnerable Democrats will have to address every day until November: health care. The freshman lawmaker in a swing district was one the last holdouts to support the bill...
January 26, 2011
Jan. 26 - Even as schools across Illinois put the finishing touches on new state-mandated food allergy policies, some health care advocates question whether they go far enough to keep children safe. The debate is especially strong in Chicago, where the death of a seventh-grader who suffered an allergic reaction reportedly to food served at a classroom party last month prompted public schools officials...
January 26, 2011
Jan. 26 - TAIPEI - Convenience store food is often considered the perfect, stomach-filling and time saver in Taiwan. However, a hot dog, the popular "oden" and other foods with unlabeled nutritional content can contain over 1,000 milligrams of sodium from the broth and condiments alone, an alarming number that adversely affects unsuspecting consumers. Consuming too much sodium can lead to cerebrovascular...
January 26, 2011
Jan. 24 - It is considered the leading cause of death for babies, but the truth is, doctors don't know the cause. Sudden infant death syndrome, also called SIDS or crib death, is defined as a death that "cannot be explained after a thorough investigation." Instead of a cause, SIDS is a "diagnosis by exclusion." Even after a thorough autopsy and review of the scene, no cause can be pinpointed, the National...
January 25, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning parents that whooping cough cases have increased recently. They have posted this notice on the website, www.cdc.gov: "Currently, several states are reporting an increase in whooping cough cases, including a state-wide epidemic in California. Take action by making sure you and your loved ones are up to date with vaccinations. This includes DTaP...
January 25, 2011
Jan. 24 - Hepatitis C, like heart disease, is considered as a "silent killer" by health-care officials. With hepatitis C, the potential victim may have been carrying the virus for decades without knowing it until damage to the liver appears. About 3.2 million Americans have chronic liver problems related to the virus, and an additional 3 million are not aware they are infected. Considered particularly...
January 25, 2011
Jan. 24 - We're forever reminded that our heart health is in our control. Just take a walk down the cereal aisle or have a chat with your doctor about your smoking habit. It's true that much of what we choose to do or opt not to do (exercising, for example) has a direct and scientifically proven impact on cardiovascular health. But there's also a whole lot that's out of our control. There are vegetarian...
January 25, 2011
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