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A higher prescription co-payment, especially among older women, is associated with both early discontinuation and incomplete use of adjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapy, a life-saving therapy for women with hormone sensitive early stage breast cancer. Dawn L. Hershman, MD, associate professor of medicine and epidemiology and co-director of the Breast Cancer Program Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer...
December 22, 2010
ANN ARBOR, Mich. A drug commonly used to treat depression and anxiety disorder was effective at reducing joint and muscle pain associated with a breast cancer treatment, according to a study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center (see also Depression). The women in the study were taking aromatase inhibitors, a type of drug designed to block the production of estrogen, which fuels...
December 22, 2010
The best currently available screening tests can only slightly reduce ovarian cancer deaths. That is the conclusion of new research published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The results suggest that strategies other than screening, such as prevention and better treatments, will be needed to significantly lower the number of women who die from ovarian...
December 22, 2010
Dec. 03 - BELLINGHAM - New data that tracks infections for surgeries performed by hospitals in Washington show that PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center had the highest infection rates in the state for certain kinds of cardiac surgeries. Infection rates for three other surgeries were below state averages. The data, released this week by the Washington State Hospital Association, covered the first...
December 21, 2010
Dec. 21 - When you salt and pepper your meat for flavor, you might want to shake on a little oregano for health reasons, a University of Arizona researcher says. Food microbiologist Sadhana Ravishankar has found the oil from the herb can fight dangerous bacteria and compounds that can cause cancer. The idea Ravishankar got interested in food safety after the 1993 E. coli outbreak that sickened hundreds...
December 21, 2010
Thousands of U.S. women may develop diabetes during pregnancy but go undiagnosed and untreated, putting their health and that of their babies at risk. A study of almost a million pregnant women suggests that about a third are not screened for gestational diabetes, and that the number of cases now reported - about 135,000 a year, according to the American Diabetes Association - would almost double if...
December 21, 2010
Although it's rare for U.S. women to die of complications in pregnancy, a study by the Centers for Disease Control shows that such deaths are increasing in this country. Researchers found that between 1998 and 2005, the national pregnancy-related mortality rate was 14.5 deaths per 100,000 live births. In 1986, the rate fell to a low of 7.4 per 100,000 before experiencing a gradual rise. (A pregnancy-related...
December 20, 2010
Dec. 20 - Being born HIV-positive used to be a death sentence. In the 1980s and early '90s, some babies would die before their first birthdays, while the vast majority succumbed before age 10. "Most of the kids weren't expected to make it to school age, much less junior high," said Dr. Tess Barton, medical director of the AIDS-related medical clinic at Children's Medical Center Dallas. Now the median...
December 20, 2010
A new international research project has found high levels of heavy metals in Chinese cigarettes, with some containing three times the level of lead, cadmium and arsenic of Canadian brands. The International Tobacco Control Project, which brings together experts from 20 countries, released a series of 11 research studies that found China was endangering cigarette buyers at home and abroad by failing...
December 17, 2010
Dec. 17 - SINGAPORE - Men in Singapore who experience premature ejaculation during sex may finally get some belated relief. They can soon pop a pill, which will be available from March next year, which may help with the problem. Priligy, manufactured by Janssen-Cilag, is touted as the world's first oral medication for premature ejaculation. The new drug, to be taken one to three hours before sex, is...
December 17, 2010
Public health officials around Tampa Bay are alarmed by a recent spike in children sickened by a nasty bacteria called shigella. In Hillsborough County, about 40 cases have been reported since October, a five-year high. Nearly half involved children 4 years old or younger. The infection, known as shigellosis, usually means a bout of diarrhea, which is often bloody, plus fever and stomach cramps. While...
December 17, 2010
Dec. 16 - The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday moved toward revoking approval of the blockbuster cancer drug Avastin as a treatment for breast cancer, drawing criticism for limiting treatment options for desperately ill women. WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday moved toward revoking approval of the blockbuster cancer drug Avastin as a treatment for breast cancer, drawing...
December 17, 2010
Dec. 16 - When temperatures dip during cold snaps, your body notices. And it's not just your fingers and toes. Recent research shows that the risk of heart attack rises whenever the temperatures drop. In a study of hospital admissions in England and Wales, British researchers found that for every one-degree Celsius the temperature dropped in a day, an extra 200 heart attacks were reported at hospitals....
December 17, 2010
Sex addicts feel threatened by intimacy and are more insecure about romantic relationships than the rest of the population, a New Zealand study has found. The survey of more than 600 people found those who indulged in compulsive sexual behaviour felt anxious and insecure about relationships and tried to avoid becoming too emotionally attached to others. Massey University said the study, conducted by...
December 17, 2010
Dec. 17 - SEOUL - A South Korean government study has found that people who are exposed to second-hand smoke have a higher risk of developing diabetes. The people surveyed were among 10,038 residents in Gyeonggi Province who have been participating in the government's "Korean Health and Genome Study" since 2001. Of the 4,244 non-smokers monitored by the Korea Centers for Disease Control, secondhand...
December 17, 2010
Many studies have shown that exercise in general can alleviate anxiety and depression, but it's not always clear which type of exercise produces the most benefit. A recent study done at the Boston University School of Medicine compared the impact of walking vs. yoga on anxiety and depression. The results suggested that the practice of yoga improved mood more effectively than walking, apparently by...
December 17, 2010
Dec. 16 - It's easy to overdo it during the holidays. We eat too much, drink too much and don't exercise enough. But drinking too much alcohol can do more than give you a hangover. Doctors say that those who have no known history of heart disease but drink a lot of alcohol at one time are candidates for "holiday heart syndrome." In the Cleveland Clinic's Heart Advisor newsletter, cardiologist Curtis...
December 17, 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. Women with transient restless legs syndrome (RLS) during pregnancy appear to be at a higher risk of developing a chronic form of RLS later in life or have the same symptoms during future pregnancies, according to new research published in the December 7, 2010, print issue of Neurology??, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. RLS is a sleep-related motor disorder...
December 16, 2010
Drinking cranberry juice has been recommended to decrease the incidence of urinary tract infections, based on observational studies and a few small clinical trials. However, a new study published in the January 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, and now available online (http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/1/23.full), suggests otherwise (see also Urinary Tract Infections). College-aged women...
December 16, 2010
SAN ANTONIO - Obesity was associated with worse overall and disease-free survival in women with operable breast cancer treated with adjuvant chemotherapy, but for the first time, researchers observed this finding in only a specific subset of patients - those with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-negative disease. About one third of all adults in the United States are obese, posing a major public...
December 16, 2010
A new analysis of the effects of omega-3 essential fatty acids offers the hope of enhanced treatment options for tens of millions of people with depression. Two critical omega-3 essential fatty acids available from certain food or nutritional supplements but not manufactured by the body - Eicosapentenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) - play a role in optimal brain functioning and have antidepressant...
December 16, 2010
Australia's sun worshipping culture means the country's 22 million people are 13 times more likely to develop skin cancer than the global average, according to a new study released Thursday. The "Cancer in Australia 2010" report compiled by a government agency revealed that the sun-drenched and beach-loving nation has the globe's highest rate of deadly melanoma and one of the highest overall rates...
December 16, 2010
While questions persist about the best ways to detect breast cancer early, a CT imaging system developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center and first unveiled five years ago is in a better position today to enter the fray - at least in a supporting role to conventional mammography (see also Breast Cancer). URMC radiologist Avice O'Connell, M.D., was invited to summarize the studies conducted...
December 16, 2010
There may be fewer foodborne illness in the country than we previously thought - almost 40% less, in fact. It's not that the numbers of foodborne illnesses have suddenly decreased, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says its counts have become more precise. Since 1999, the CDC has listed the number of cases of foodborne illnesses in the USA each year as 76 million, with 325,000 hospitalizations...
December 16, 2010
A US cancer patient who received a stem cell transplant has been cured of HIV, said a team of German doctors whose research was published in the peer-reviewed journal Blood on Wednesday. "Our results strongly suggest that cure of HIV has been achieved in this patient," said the study. The results suggest the first such cure for the virus that causes AIDS, though experts caution it may not be safe or...
December 15, 2010
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