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A team of researchers from the USA and Britain on Monday dramatically scaled back estimates of the severity of the swine flu epidemic. The analysis suggests that the death rate from the current wave of H1N1 flu cases probably will fall in a range that extends from far lower to slightly higher than the estimate of 36,000 deaths caused by seasonal flu in a typical year. The analysis doesn't project how...
December 7, 2009
When swine flu vaccine was most scarce, local health officials gave thousands of doses to corporate clinics at Walt Disney World, Toyota, defense contractors, oil companies and cruise lines, according to a USA TODAY review of vaccine distribution data from three states. USA TODAY examined how state health departments distributed the H1N1 vaccine after public outcry last month over Wall Street firms...
December 7, 2009
LONDON, Dec 8, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The post surgical risk for a potentially fatal blood clot is higher and lasts longer than previously thought, researchers in Britain said. The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, suggests that there is a substantially increased risk of venous thromboembolism - blood clot - after many different types of surgery that lasts for up to 12 weeks post-operatively....
December 7, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec 8, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The spices turmeric and pepper may help prevent breast cancer by limiting the growth of stem cells - cells that fuel a tumor's growth, U.S. researchers say. Current chemotherapies do not work against these cancer stem cells, which is why cancer recurs and spreads. Eliminating the cancer stem cells may be the key to controlling cancer, says Dr. Madhuri...
December 7, 2009
The Seattle Times (MCT) SEATTLE - You might say that E. coli has been very, very good to William Marler. Ditto for salmonella, listeria, hepatitis and the like. If there's an outbreak of food-borne illness anywhere in the country - spinach, cookie dough, hamburgers, you name it - chances are Marler will be filing lawsuits. "I love my job," he said from his Seattle law office. "I represent poisoned...
December 7, 2009
NANCY BRUEHEIM wishes she could break 100 pounds. Without working at it, Brueheim, who is 71 and stands 5-foot-2, fluctuates between 95 and 98 pounds. The Martinez mother of four always has been thin, even as a child. In fact, she comes from a long line of petite women who lived into their late 90s. Brueheim indulges in the occasional hamburger and, save for a food allergy, is free of disease and prescription...
December 6, 2009
Dec. 7 - CHARLESTON, W.Va. Since Judy Meadows' husband lost his job this summer, she has still been able to manage the health-care bills. When April comes, that will be much harder. As part of the federal stimulus package, laid-off workers can get a subsidy to help keep their employer-based health coverage. But like others, the St. Albans couple's discount expires after nine months. Their monthly payment...
December 6, 2009
In some hardscrabble East Bay neighborhoods, people die of heart disease and cancer at three times the rates found just a few miles away in more well-to-do communities. Children living near busy freeways in Oakland are hospitalized for asthma at 12 times the rate of young people in Lafayette's wooded housing tracts. The East Bay's striking health inequities extend far beyond life expectancy and involve...
December 6, 2009
CHICAGO - Mikey Santini was in junior high when he started taking creatine and protein supplements to build muscle and enhance his athletic abilities. By his junior year at Stevenson High School, he had moved on to nitric oxide "energy igniters" such as N.O.-Xplode and so-called "legal anabolic" products such as Mass FX, which claims to boost strength, aggression and testosterone levels. "You can get...
December 6, 2009
Most people with neck or back pain or severe arthritis first try to combat it with heat, ice, physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications or even trigger-point injections. But when none of that works, they might consider a pain specialist, who has more arrows in his quiver, according to Dr. Steven Litman, director of All Island Pain Consultants in Bay Shore and Port Jefferson. These doctors - usually...
December 6, 2009
Amid the news media firestorm since the release of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations regarding mammography and breast self-exam, one fact remains undisputed: Screening saves lives. Looking carefully at the data considered by the panel, I see a call to action. We need to improve screening technology and make sure that every woman has access to it. The new recommendations suggest...
December 6, 2009
Jose Maria Burruel was born in his grandmother's home, a tent that sat between a ditch and a drainage canal on the outskirts of Phoenix. He says the family was fortunate to find a black physician to help with the birth. At that time, he says, local white doctors wouldn't deliver Latino babies. Now, at 84, the retired educator says he is helping improve medical care for other Latinos by participating...
December 6, 2009
AOL recently posted the Internet company's list of top 10 health conditions searched in 2009, and there were a couple of surprises. Not surprisingly, swine flu ranked No. 1. But a couple of other health terms that made the AOL list, such as lupus and herpes, could make you stop and scratch your head (not because of any medical condition lurking on the scalp, mind you). "Swine flu is new and a hot search...
December 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, Dec 5, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A controversial recommendation on breast cancer testing by a U.S. medical panel shows why healthcare reform is flawed, a Republican Party spokeswoman says. California U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, speaking Saturday during the GOP's weekly radio address, noted she is a breast cancer survivor and said if she had followed a recommendation made last month...
December 6, 2009
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec 5, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Cellphone users in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden showed no significant increase in brain tumors, a study from the Danish Cancer Society said. The study released Friday appeared to contradict studies from other countries that suggested cellphone use increased the risk of tumors. The Danish Cancer Society analyzed information on 60,000 people...
December 6, 2009
WESTMINSTER, Colo., Dec 6, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - The U.S. manufacturer of a chemotherapy drug for a rare cancer has priced it at $30,000 a month, which some doctors say is out of line with its benefits. Folotyn is made by Allos Therapeutics, a Colorado company that sells no other drugs, The New York Times said. It is appearing at a time when the healthcare debate has thrown a spotlight on drugs,...
December 6, 2009
Dec. 4 - Most food news seems to come in the form of warnings: Something you love to eat or drink lands on the growing list of things to avoid. So it's a pleasant surprise to learn that certain herbs and spices, things that give food much of its character, offer impressive health benefits. The revised food pyramid, which promotes the Mediterranean diet, puts herbs and spices prominently in the "eat...
December 4, 2009
Now, even chocolates are good for health! Confectionery makers such as Cadbury and Nestle have added chocolate to the growing list of food products promising nutrition and good health that includes biscuits, energy drinks and fast food. The latest 'fortified' chocolate in the market is Cadbury's new Ghlucose Perk launched last week. It will take on Nestle's Milky Bar Choo, which is doing well since...
December 4, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Pregnancy and pumping iron don't typically go together, but Jessica Huthmaker wants to change that. Seven months pregnant with her first child, the owner of Kettlebell Konnection hasn't slowed down yet. "The only thing I've changed is I've gone a little lighter, and I make sure my heart rate doesn't go above 140," Huthmaker said. "I've kind of used myself as an experiment and...
December 4, 2009
Professor Fizzy might not sound like someone who you'd want making your dinner, but the folks behind the new Web site Fizzy's Lunch Lab at PBSKidsgo.org/lunchlab hope that the site, with its silly videos and interactive games, will catch kids' attention long enough to teach them about food other than chips and burgers. "Childhood obesity is a growing problem and we realized that in order to start reversing...
December 4, 2009
Dec. 4 - For years, public health groups have largely been in sync on recommending screening mammograms starting at age 40. In November, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force started singing off a different sheet, downgrading its recommendation on screening mammograms for women under 50. The group cited research that showed little benefit in saving lives and potential harm in exposing women to unnecessary...
December 4, 2009
Dec. 4 - Rows of chairs sat empty at Veterans Memorial. Dana Warner, the guy in charge of handing out tickets and answering initial questions, had a thick book on his chair, just in case. Nurses stationed at tables with plenty of vaccine waved to signal open seats. H1N1 vaccine clinics aren't what they used to be. Tuesday night's Columbus Public Health clinic was absent the weary-eyed parents who'd...
December 4, 2009
Dec. 4 - Vaccinations for H1N1 at the Meridian Street Walgreens on Friday, Dec. 4, are only for those in the high-priority groups and who are at least 9 years old. Walgreens will not give vaccinations to children younger than 9. Vaccinations are first-come, first-served and begin at 11 a.m. People will be charged an $18 administrative fee. In addition, the Whatcom County Health Department is taking...
December 4, 2009
Tel Aviv (dpa) - In what is believed to be the first legal action of its kind in the world, Israel's Haifa Theatre may be hit with a class-action lawsuit for allowing an actress to smoke on stage as part of her role. The application to have the suit recognised by the court was filed by lawyer Amos Hausner, chairman of the National Council for the Prevention of Smoking, on behalf of a fellow lawyer,...
December 4, 2009
A large new study is the latest to find no link between rising cellphone use and rates of brain cancer. Researchers in four Scandinavian countries found no increase in brain tumor diagnoses from 1998 to 2003, when cellphone use in those countries grew sharply, according to a study published online Thursday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. That's consistent with most other studies, including...
December 4, 2009
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