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EVANSTON, Ill., Mar 2, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A U.S. scientist says he's created a technique that can detect the early development of pancreatic cancer, which now has a 5 percent five-year survival rate. The optical technology developed by Northwestern University Professor Vadim Backman uses an analysis of adjacent tissue in the duodenum to detect the cancer. Scientists said the promising new technology...
March 2, 2009
LONDON, Mar 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Healthy eating and exercise could reduce bowel and breast cancer cases by more than 40 percent in Britain, the World Cancer Research Fund says. Beyond Britain, the research fund's study estimates about one-third of the most common cancers in affluent countries and a quarter in poorer countries could be prevented by improved diets and more physical activity, Health...
March 2, 2009
LONDON, Mar 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Healthy eating and exercise could reduce bowel and breast cancer cases by more than 40 percent in Britain, the World Cancer Research Fund says. Beyond Britain, the research fund's study estimates about one-third of the most common cancers in affluent countries and a quarter in poorer countries could be prevented by improved diets and more physical activity, Health...
March 1, 2009
Women who have battled breast cancer often need more than checkups to feel well again. On Monday, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando will open a medical clinic designed to meet the physical and emotional needs of survivors. At the M.D. Anderson-Orlando Survivorship Clinic, breast-cancer survivors will work with a nurse practitioner to create a care plan. The clinic is based on similar programs at...
March 1, 2009
Pennsylvania had a slow start to the flu season. But the highly contagious disease has become widespread over the past two weeks and is at its highest level of activity in the state so far this winter. Influenza is caused by a virus that attacks the respiratory tract - the nose, throat and lungs - in humans. The Pennsylvania Health Department reports an 80 percent increase in flu cases over the past...
March 1, 2009
WASHINGTON, Mar 1, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. healthcare reform groups say they are starting campaigns to counter industry lobbyists and Republican opposition to White House proposals. With the healthcare industry already gearing up to oppose U.S. President Barack Obama's still-evolving package of reforms, corporate opposition also is lining up against him elsewhere, The New York Times reported Sunday....
March 1, 2009
WASHINGTON, Feb 16, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A study of recent data found state and local U.S. governments are looking at more than $1 trillion in unfunded retirement benefits Cities, public schools and other local authorities are facing a shortfall of $500 billion, while state governments have $445 billion in unfunded medical benefits for retirees on their books, USA Today reported Monday. On top of...
February 28, 2009
LONDON, Feb 28, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Healthcare workers in England have been blamed for making the country's flu epidemic worse by refusing to get flu shots, officials said. The Times of London reported Saturday that fewer than one in seven of the National Health Service's front-line workers have been vaccinated against the flu despite a recommendation to do so. The newspaper said some British hospitals...
February 28, 2009
Diagnosed with breast cancer last April, Nancymarie Bergman knew choosing surgeons outside of her insurance network for a mastectomy would be costly, but it sounded manageable: 70 to 80 percent of the "usual, customary and reasonable" costs would be covered. Then, two months after Bergman's first operation, her insurance company, Oxford, said only $18,000 of the $42,000 surgery would be reimbursed....
February 27, 2009
Two already existing drugs to fight bacterial infections could combine to help treat the most deadly form of tuberculosis, according to a study published Friday. Researchers discovered a two-drug combination that blocks the growth of 13 strains of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) isolated in a laboratory, said the study published in the journal Science. One of the oldest known infections,...
February 27, 2009
ATLANTA, Feb 26, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Arthritis, common among those having heart disease, may be a barrier for patients to getting needed physical activity, a U.S. government study says. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said adults with both heart disease and arthritis are significantly more likely to be physically inactive than those with heart disease alone. The study,...
February 27, 2009
Things are getting hairy, and itchy, as parents, school nurses and doctors are finding head lice harder to kill. Head lice are becoming more resistant to over-the-counter treatments, and more people are seeking prescription-strength medicines, said Dr. William Geffen, clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma's School of Community Medicine. "It's old-fashioned evolution," Geffen...
February 27, 2009
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb 26, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A Minnesota man who marked his 100th birthday Thursday continues to work half days at the company he has owned since 1955, family members said. Bill Horst, son of centenarian Errett "Eddie" Horst, said his father still puts in weekday hours at Globe Publishing in South St. Paul, Minn., and until six months ago, he was driving himself to work for...
February 27, 2009
Feb. 27 - The number of cases of syphilis is on the rise in both Jefferson and Orange counties, and public health officials want those affected to know there is a simple treatment. "Three shots of penicillin, that's all it takes," Dr. Howard Williams, Orange County health officer, said. Left untreated, the sexually transmitted disease can kill. Williams said in the past year the number of cases diagnosed...
February 26, 2009
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb 27, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. adults have postponed or skipped treatments due to cost, as economic conditions worsened during the past year, a survey indicates. Kaiser Family Foundation's healthcare tracking poll found 53 percent of Americans say their household cut back on healthcare due to cost concerns in the past 12 months. Thirty-five percent say they rely on home remedies...
February 26, 2009
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb 26, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - U.S. infectious diseases experts are urging supermarket pharmacies with free-antibiotics promotions to educate their customers about the drugs. Several grocery store chains nationwide began offering free antibiotics this winter and some are linking the promotion to cold and flu season, despite the fact that antibiotics do not work against these viral...
February 26, 2009
NEW YORK, Feb 19, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Meaningful healthcare reform could result in affordable insurance coverage, improved outcomes and slower spending, officials of a foundation said. A report released by The Commonwealth Fund's Commission on a High Performance Health System details the non-profit organization's recommendations for an integrated set of policies and assesses the impacts of specific...
February 26, 2009
The percentage of American households with children under 18 living at home last year hit the lowest point - 46% - in half a century, government data reported Wednesday. The trend reflects the aging of the Baby Boom generation and younger women having fewer children, demographers say. "Baby Boomers have been a big force in driving a lot of different population dynamics," says Rose Kreider, a family...
February 26, 2009
New York City residents are big fat drunks, a new poll says. But while a majority of New Yorkers readily admit they drink, the Siena Research Institute survey found, a significant portion of the population is in denial about being overweight. Fifty-eight percent of city residents said they had at least one drink in the past year, according to the Siena poll. And of those New Yorkers who said they drink,...
February 26, 2009
When all is said and done, it comes down to calories. A landmark study shows that people can lose weight on a variety of diets - including low-fat plans and low-carb ones - as long as they consume fewer calories. Yes, it does seem like common sense, but weight loss has become a big business. Diet programs and best-selling books offer a banquet of different approaches, including cutting fats or cutting...
February 26, 2009
ST. LOUIS, Feb 12, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A meta-analysis by U.S. researchers finds people who exercise lower their risk of colon cancer. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University combined and analyzed several decades worth of data from past studies on how exercise affects colon cancer risk. They found that people who exercised the most were 24 percent...
February 26, 2009
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Feb 25, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A charitable U.S. foundation started by the Jonas Brothers band, will provide $25,000 in scholarships for diabetes camps, Nick Jonas said Wednesday. Change for the Children Foundation will help pay for underprivileged children with diabetes to go to the camps. Nick Jonas, 16, who has had type 1 diabetes for more than three years, shared the news of the...
February 25, 2009
CARY, N.C., Feb 26, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - A study of British civil servants suggests working long hours causes a decline in cognitive ability during middle age. The report, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, found study participants who worked more than 55 hours per week had lower scores in vocabulary and cognitive reasoning than participants who worked no more than 40 hours per week....
February 25, 2009
The day Mike Penner left the Los Angeles Times made the news. The longtime sportswriter wrote the article himself, a personal essay explaining that he was taking some time off and, upon his return, he would be known from then on as Christine Daniels. Penner's public acknowledgment in April 2007 that he was transgender and would soon live as a woman shocked the world of sports journalism and turned...
February 25, 2009
OTTAWA, Feb 25, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) - Canadian officials say a government plan aimed at preventing heart disease and strokes could cost $700 million to implement over seven years. Medical experts, however, said it could result in billions of dollars in savings for the country's healthcare system, Canwest News Service reported Tuesday. As many as one in nine Canadians over the age of 20 are at risk...
February 25, 2009
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