Saturday, February 16, 2008
Cancer 'coaches' sway treatment choices (AP) (No Prescription)
Cancer 'coaches' sway treatment choices (AP) AP - The advice made her head spin: Have the lump removed. No, let them take the whole breast. Chemo? Radiation? Everyone seemed to have an opinion. Source: news.yahoo.comIndonesian teenager dies of bird flu (Reuters)  Reuters - A 16-year-old Indonesian boy from Central Java has died from bird flu, taking the country's death toll from the virus to 104, the health ministry said on Saturday.
Source: news.yahoo.com2 SoCal men charged with abusing cattle (AP) AP - Two former slaughterhouse workers were charged Friday with abusing ailing cattle in a case based on undercover video footage showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu kills another Indonesian boy (AP)  AP - A 3-year-old Indonesian boy has died of bird flu, a health official said Saturday, announcing the country's second death from the illness in one day. The two cases, which were apparently unrelated, brought Indonesia's bird flu death toll to 105.
Source: news.yahoo.comObesity boosts cancer risk, says health review (AFP)  AFP - Being obese boosts the risk of half a dozen types of cancer, and the odds strengthen as one's waistline thickens, according to a major review published on Saturday by The Lancet.
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Obesity boosts cancer risk, says health review (AFP)
Obesity boosts cancer risk, says health review (AFP) AFP - Being obese boosts the risk of half a dozen types of cancer, and the odds strengthen as one's waistline thickens, according to a major review published on Saturday by The Lancet. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu kills another Indonesian boy (AP) AP - A 3-year-old Indonesian boy has died of bird flu, a health official said Saturday, announcing the country's second death from the illness in one day. The two cases, which were apparently unrelated, brought Indonesia's bird flu death toll to 105. Source: news.yahoo.comIndonesian teenager dies of bird flu (Reuters) Reuters - A 16-year-old Indonesian boy from Central Java has died from bird flu, taking the country's death toll from the virus to 104, the health ministry said on Saturday. Source: news.yahoo.com
Bird flu kills another Indonesian boy (AP) (Online Pharmacy)
Bird flu kills another Indonesian boy (AP) AP - A 3-year-old Indonesian boy has died of bird flu, a health official said Saturday, announcing the country's second death from the illness in one day. The two cases, which were apparently unrelated, brought Indonesia's bird flu death toll to 105. Source: news.yahoo.com2 SoCal men charged with abusing cattle (AP) AP - Two former slaughterhouse workers were charged Friday with abusing ailing cattle in a case based on undercover video footage showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts. Source: news.yahoo.comCancer 'coaches' sway treatment choices (AP) AP - The advice made her head spin: Have the lump removed. No, let them take the whole breast. Chemo? Radiation? Everyone seemed to have an opinion. Source: news.yahoo.com
Scientists closely examine FEMA (Online Pharmacy) trailers (AP)
Scientists closely examine FEMA trailers (AP)  AP - While the Federal Emergency Management Agency rushes to move thousands of Gulf Coast storm victims out of government-issued trailers, scientists are tearing the units apart to learn why many have exposed occupants to dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes.
Source: news.yahoo.com2 SoCal men charged with abusing cattle (AP) AP - Two former slaughterhouse workers were charged Friday with abusing ailing cattle in a case based on undercover video footage showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts. Source: news.yahoo.com
Scientists closely examine FEMA trailers (AP) (Online Pharmacy)
Scientists closely examine FEMA trailers (AP) AP - While the Federal Emergency Management Agency rushes to move thousands of Gulf Coast storm victims out of government-issued trailers, scientists are tearing the units apart to learn why many have exposed occupants to dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes. Source: news.yahoo.comIndonesia's bird-flu death toll at 140 (AP) AP - A 16-year-old Indonesian boy has died of bird flu, bringing the nation's death toll from the illness to 104, the Health Ministry said Saturday. Source: news.yahoo.com2 SoCal men charged with abusing cattle (AP) AP - Two former slaughterhouse workers were charged Friday with abusing ailing cattle in a case based on undercover video footage showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts. Source: news.yahoo.comIndonesian teenager dies of bird flu (Reuters) Reuters - A 16-year-old Indonesian boy from Central Java has died from bird flu, taking the country's death toll from the virus to 104, the health ministry said on Saturday. Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, February 15, 2008
CDC: Death count 82 for 'choking game' (AP)
CDC: Death count 82 for 'choking game' (AP) AP - At least 82 youths have died from the so-called "choking game," according to the first government count of fatalities from the tragic fad. Source: news.yahoo.comFEMA slammed for using toxic trailers (AP) AP - FEMA, already a dirty word along the Gulf Coast, has taken another hit to its reputation. Source: news.yahoo.comObesity growing to be top cancer cause (AP) AP - Obesity is on its way to being deadlier than smoking as a cause of cancer, a leading researcher said Friday. Being obese is currently associated with about 14 percent of cancer deaths in men and 20 percent in women, compared with about 30 percent each for smoking, Dr. Walter C. Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health, told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Feb. 15, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.com
Online Pharmacy - Obesity growing to be top cancer cause (AP)
Obesity growing to be top cancer cause (AP) AP - Obesity is on its way to being deadlier than smoking as a cause of cancer, a leading researcher said Friday. Being obese is currently associated with about 14 percent of cancer deaths in men and 20 percent in women, compared with about 30 percent each for smoking, Dr. Walter C. Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health, told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Source: news.yahoo.comUS drops ban on HIV-positive diplomats (AP) AP - Under pressure from a lawsuit, the State Department is changing rules that had disqualified HIV-positive people from becoming U.S. diplomats. Source: news.yahoo.comBeing overweight may raise cancer risk (AP)  AP - Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study.
Source: news.yahoo.comSalsalate cuts blood sugar levels in obese adults (Reuters) Reuters - A drug approved for the treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese individuals, Harvard researchers report. Source: news.yahoo.com
Salsalate cuts blood sugar levels in obese adults (Reuters)
Salsalate cuts blood sugar levels in obese adults (Reuters) Reuters - A drug approved for the treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese individuals, Harvard researchers report. Source: news.yahoo.comFEMA slammed for using toxic trailers (AP) AP - FEMA, already a dirty word along the Gulf Coast, has taken another hit to its reputation. Source: news.yahoo.comBeing overweight may raise cancer risk (AP) AP - Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study. Source: news.yahoo.comMetabolic syndrome in kids likely to persist (Reuters) Reuters - Children with a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors that define the so-called metabolic syndrome are very likely to have the syndrome in mid-adulthood, or even overt heart disease or diabetes, according to a new study. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - Blood test detects ovarian cancer early (Reuters)
Blood test detects ovarian cancer early (Reuters) Reuters - Researchers have developed what they believe is the first blood test that accurately detects ovarian cancer at an early stage. Source: news.yahoo.comFEMA slammed for using toxic trailers (AP) AP - FEMA, already a dirty word along the Gulf Coast, has taken another hit to its reputation. Source: news.yahoo.comSalsalate cuts blood sugar levels in obese adults (Reuters) Reuters - A drug approved for the treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese individuals, Harvard researchers report. Source: news.yahoo.comBeing overweight may raise cancer risk (AP) AP - Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study. Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Feb. 15, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.comBeing overweight may raise cancer risk (AP) AP - Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study. Source: news.yahoo.comObesity Raises Cancer Risk (HealthDay)  HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The more weight you carry on your body, the greater your odds of developing cancer, British researchers report.
Source: news.yahoo.comMetabolic syndrome in kids likely to persist (Reuters) Reuters - Children with a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors that define the so-called metabolic syndrome are very likely to have the syndrome in mid-adulthood, or even overt heart disease or diabetes, according to a new study. Source: news.yahoo.com
Being overweight may raise cancer risk (AP)
Being overweight may raise cancer risk (AP) AP - Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study. Source: news.yahoo.comObesity Raises Cancer Risk (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 15 ( HealthDay News) -- The more weight you carry on your body, the greater your odds of developing cancer, British researchers report. Source: news.yahoo.com
Online Pharmacy - Obesity Raises Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
Obesity Raises Cancer Risk (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 15 ( HealthDay News) -- The more weight you carry on your body, the greater your odds of developing cancer, British researchers report. Source: news.yahoo.comBeing overweight may raise cancer risk (AP) AP - Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study. Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Online Pharmacy - "Choking game" deaths reported among U.S. youth (Reuters)
"Choking game" deaths reported among U.S. youth (Reuters) Reuters - Between 1995 and 2007, at least 82 children and adolescents in the United States died as a result of playing the "choking game," according to a report released Thursday. Source: news.yahoo.comBritish researchers link obesity to more cancers (Reuters)  Reuters - Obesity can double the risk of several cancers, according to a study published on Friday that for the first time also links being overweight with a number of less common forms of the disease.
Source: news.yahoo.comFEMA plans trailer exodus over chemical (AP)  AP - After downplaying the risks for months, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will rush to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of roughly 35,000 government-issued trailers because tests found dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes.
Source: news.yahoo.comPanama relatives say hundreds poisoned (AP) AP - Panama's government has vastly underestimated the number of people who died from taking medications tainted with a chemical commonly found in antifreeze and brake fluid, family members and a lawyer for the victims said Thursday. Source: news.yahoo.comObesity boosts cancer risk, says health review (AFP) AFP - Being obese boosts the risk of half a dozen types of cancer, and the odds strengthen as one's waistline thickens, according to a major review published on Saturday by The Lancet. Source: news.yahoo.comCDC: Death count 82 for 'choking game' (AP) AP - At least 82 youths have died from the so-called "choking game," according to the first government count of fatalities from the tragic fad. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - DDT Compound Speeds Breast Cancer Growth (HealthDay)
DDT Compound Speeds Breast Cancer Growth (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 14 ( HealthDay News) -- A new Canadian study may finally explain how a key compound found in the U.S.-banned insecticide DDT accelerates the growth of breast cancer tumors. Source: news.yahoo.comWeight loss may not harm obese teens' bones (Reuters) Reuters - Although adults who lose weight may also lose some bone mass, obese adolescents seem to keep gaining bone density as they shed pounds, a study suggests. Source: news.yahoo.com
Tango Classes Put Parkinson's (Online Pharmacy) Patients a Step Ahead (HealthDay)
Tango Classes Put Parkinson's Patients a Step Ahead (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 ( HealthDay News) -- Not only is the tango a dance of romance and passion, it also helps improve balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests. Source: news.yahoo.comCDC: Gulf Coast trailers have toxic air (AP)  AP - U.S. health officials are urging that Gulf Coast hurricane victims be moved out of their government-issued trailers as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes.
Source: news.yahoo.comWeight loss may not harm obese teens' bones (Reuters) Reuters - Although adults who lose weight may also lose some bone mass, obese adolescents seem to keep gaining bone density as they shed pounds, a study suggests. Source: news.yahoo.com
Young Sydney elephant's pregnancy sparks protests (Reuters) (No Prescription)
Young Sydney elephant's pregnancy sparks protests (Reuters) Reuters - Sydney's premier zoo is celebrating the news that its 9-year-old Asian elephant is pregnant, but animal rights groups are shocked that the zoo has let a juvenile elephant fall pregnant. Source: news.yahoo.comCDC: Gulf Coast trailers have toxic air (AP) AP - U.S. health officials are urging that Gulf Coast hurricane victims be moved out of their government-issued trailers as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes. Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
No Prescription - Sanofi targets elderly with new type of flu shot (Reuters)
Sanofi targets elderly with new type of flu shot (Reuters) Reuters - French drugs company Sanofi-Aventis is seeking European Union approval for a new type of influenza injection it says will protect the elderly. Source: news.yahoo.comTango Classes Put Parkinson's Patients a Step Ahead (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 ( HealthDay News) -- Not only is the tango a dance of romance and passion, it also helps improve balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests. Source: news.yahoo.com
Hong Kong disinfects markets after bird flu scare (Reuters) (No Prescription)
Hong Kong disinfects markets after bird flu scare (Reuters) Reuters - Hong Kong health workers disinfected two wholesale food markets on Wednesday following the discovery of a dead wild bird suspected to have died from bird flu. Source: news.yahoo.comTango Classes Put Parkinson's Patients a Step Ahead (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 ( HealthDay News) -- Not only is the tango a dance of romance and passion, it also helps improve balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests. Source: news.yahoo.comDelaying prostate care OK for some men (AP) AP - Older men with early-stage prostate cancer are not taking a big risk if they keep an eye on the disease instead of treating it right away, suggests the largest study to look at this issue since PSA tests became popular. Source: news.yahoo.comHealth Tip: If Your Child Goes to the Hospital (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) - It can be a frightening experience for anyone to go to the hospital, particularly for a young child. Source: news.yahoo.com
Hong Kong disinfects markets after (No Prescription) bird flu scare (Reuters)
Hong Kong disinfects markets after bird flu scare (Reuters) Reuters - Hong Kong health workers disinfected two wholesale food markets on Wednesday following the discovery of a dead wild bird suspected to have died from bird flu. Source: news.yahoo.comTango Classes Put Parkinson's Patients a Step Ahead (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 ( HealthDay News) -- Not only is the tango a dance of romance and passion, it also helps improve balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests. Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Fentanyl painkiller patches recalled (AP) (Online Pharmacy)
Fentanyl painkiller patches recalled (AP) AP - Patches containing the prescription painkiller fentanyl were recalled Tuesday, because of a flaw that could cause patients or caregivers to overdose on the potent drug inside. Source: news.yahoo.comNumber of US primary care doctors down (AP) AP - Fewer American doctors are focusing on primary care, but the decline is being covered by physicians from other countries. The General Accountability Office said Tuesday that as of 2006 there were 22,146 American doctors in residency programs in the United States specializing in primary care. Source: news.yahoo.comAttention to heart health good for the brain (Reuters) Reuters - A recent survey found that two out of three African Americans worry about developing heart disease and two out of five are concerned about developing Alzheimer's disease, yet only one in 20 are aware that heart health is linked to brain health. Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Feb. 12, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.comTrip and fall lately? Tell your doctor (AP)  AP - Trip and fall lately? Seniors often won't mention it unless they're hurt, but new guidelines say that first tumble is a good predictor of who's at risk for another, more serious fall. With deaths from falls increasing, the guidelines urge doctors to ask patients to 'fess up.
Source: news.yahoo.comList of worst nursing homes released (AP) AP - After initially resisting their disclosure, the Bush administration on Tuesday published the names of 131 nursing homes with poor inspection records and said some were already showing signs of improvement. Source: news.yahoo.com
Reaching 100 is easier than suspected (AP)
Reaching 100 is easier than suspected (AP)  AP - Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark.
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Monday, February 11, 2008
FDA links anti-wrinkle drugs to deaths (AP)
FDA links anti-wrinkle drugs to deaths (AP)  AP - The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday.
Source: news.yahoo.comGene Variations Help Regulate Response to Stress (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 11 ( HealthDay News) -- Certain variations in a gene that helps regulate stress response offer protection against depression in adults who suffered abuse when they were children, a new study says. Source: news.yahoo.com
Tell a (Online Pharmacy) doctor if you fall (AP)
Tell a doctor if you fall (AP) AP - Trip and fall lately? Seniors often won't mention it unless they're hurt, but new guidelines say that first tumble is a good predictor of who's at risk for another, more serious fall. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - Tell a doctor if you fall (AP)
Tell a doctor if you fall (AP) AP - Trip and fall lately? Seniors often won't mention it unless they're hurt, but new guidelines say that first tumble is a good predictor of who's at risk for another, more serious fall. Source: news.yahoo.com
Most Breast Cancer Web (No Prescription) Pages Contain Reliable Information (HealthDay)
Most Breast Cancer Web Pages Contain Reliable Information (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 11 ( HealthDay News) -- Just 5 percent of Web pages devoted to breast cancer contain inaccurate information. But pages focused on complementary or alternative medicine are 15 times more likely to make misleading claims and contain other false information, a new study says. Source: news.yahoo.com
Some breast cancer Web sites inaccurate study finds (Reuters) (Online Pharmacy)
Some breast cancer Web sites inaccurate study finds (Reuters)  Reuters - Five percent of breast cancer Web sites have mistakes, with those involving alternative or complementary medicine the most likely to be misleading, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
Ten new genetic clues (Online Pharmacy) for prostate cancer (AFP)
Ten new genetic clues for prostate cancer (AFP)  AFP - Gene sleuths on Sunday announced they had identified more than 10 new genetic links to prostate cancer, two of which would be included in a new diagnostic test aimed at spotting men at risk from this disease.
Source: news.yahoo.comMinn. Web site creates health market (AP) AP - You can buy almost anything online these days, but try shopping the Internet for an MRI, strep throat test or even an annual physical exam and you'll run into roadblocks. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - Minn. Web site creates health market (AP)
Minn. Web site creates health market (AP) AP - You can buy almost anything online these days, but try shopping the Internet for an MRI, strep throat test or even an annual physical exam and you'll run into roadblocks. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu spreads to another Bangladesh district (Reuters) Reuters - Bird flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh despite efforts by authorities to contain it, taking the number of affected districts to 40, officials said on Sunday. Source: news.yahoo.comTen new genetic clues for prostate cancer (AFP) AFP - Gene sleuths on Sunday announced they had identified more than 10 new genetic links to prostate cancer, two of which would be included in a new diagnostic test aimed at spotting men at risk from this disease. Source: news.yahoo.com
Online Pharmacy - Minn. Web site creates health market (AP)
Minn. Web site creates health market (AP) AP - You can buy almost anything online these days, but try shopping the Internet for an MRI, strep throat test or even an annual physical exam and you'll run into roadblocks. Source: news.yahoo.com
Bird flu spreads to another Bangladesh district (Reuters) (Online Pharmacy)
Bird flu spreads to another Bangladesh district (Reuters) Reuters - Bird flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh despite efforts by authorities to contain it, taking the number of affected districts to 40, officials said on Sunday. Source: news.yahoo.com
Bird flu spreads to another Bangladesh district (Reuters) (Online Pharmacy)
Bird flu spreads to another Bangladesh district (Reuters) Reuters - Bird flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh despite efforts by authorities to contain it, taking the number of affected districts to 40, officials said on Sunday. Source: news.yahoo.com
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