The study adds to evidence that, at least in some cases, something that happens in the womb may cause cancer later in life. . . .
Reuters - September 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE48S96C20080929?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
People with pancreatic cancer are more likely than those without the disease to have been infected with the hepatitis B virus, a study has shown for the first time. . . .
The New York Times - September 29, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/health/research/30cancer.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.
Depression is about three times more common in heart attack survivors and those hospitalized with heart problems than the general population, according to the recommendations published in the journal Circulation. . . .
CNN.com - September 29, 2008
Two hugely popular supplements used to fight arthritis and joint pain, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, do not seem to work any better than placebo to slow the loss of knee cartilage in osteoarthritis, researchers reported on Monday. . . .
Reuters - September 29, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE48S82820080929?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
The West Nile virus season is on track to be the mildest in seven years, with less than a third the number of serious cases as last year's total, U.S. health officials said. . . .
CNN.com - September 26, 2008
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/09/26/mild.west.nile.ap/index.html?eref=rss_health
How well pain is managed in people with cancer apparently differs between men and women, new research hints. . . .
Reuters - September 26, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE48P70E20080926?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
They used a common cold virus to carry transformative genes into ordinary mouse cells, making them look and act like embryonic stem cells. . . .
Reuters - September 25, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE48O7RF20080925?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
Testing lung fluid samples for levels of surfactant protein D (SP-D), which is thought to have a protective effect on the lungs, may help identify patients with a high risk of lung cancer, Canadian researchers report. . . .
Reuters - September 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE48N7QY20080924?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
U.S. health insurance premiums rose 5 percent on average this year and more companies shifted an additional share of the cost to workers, an annual survey of businesses said on Wednesday. . . .
Reuters - September 24, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE48N7HP20080924?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
In elderly men with early-stage prostate cancer, receiving hormone therapy is associated with an increase in all-cause mortality, according to a study reported Tuesday at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting underway in Boston. . . .
Reuters - September 23, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE48MBSS20080923?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
Three weeks of radiation treatment work just as well as the usual course of five weeks or more for women with early-stage breast cancers, Canadian researchers have reported, after monitoring a large group of patients for 12 years.
The results, presented Monday at a conference in Boston, provide some of the strongest evidence yet that radiation schedules can safely be shortened to make life easier for patients and to let clinics reduce their waiting lists and treat more women without buying more machines. . . .
The New York Times - September 22, 2008
Children later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis had far lower levels of vitamin D than other youngsters, Canadian researchers reported on Friday in studies showing more links between the "sunshine" vitamin and disease.
These were the first studies to show the effects in children, although others have shown that adults who live in northern latitudes, who get less sun exposure, may have a higher risk of MS. . . .
Reuters - September 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1952694120080919?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
The findings suggest that giving residents more control and choice in their daily lives, as well as not having demented and non-demented individuals share living space, might help relieve the problem, Tony Rosen of Weill Medical College at Cornell University in New York City and colleagues say. . . .
Reuters - September 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSCOL97095620080919?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
Regular moderate exercise helps people with diabetes to reduce fat in their livers, in turn potentially preventing liver failure and heart disease, U.S. researchers said on Friday. . . .
Reuters - September 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1944083420080919?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
The findings were published in the journal Lancet together with two other studies, which found that runny noses and wheezing early on in life may be strong predictors of asthma. . . .
Reuters - September 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSHKG9879720080919?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
Scientists have identified a member of a new class of hormones produced by body fat that they think could lead to fresh approaches to combat diabetes and other conditions related to obesity.
The hormone prevents the liver from accumulating fat and enhances the body's ability to control glucose, scientists led by Gokhan Hotamisligil of the Harvard School of Public Health wrote on Thursday in the journal Cell. . . .
Reuters - September 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1842268420080919?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
They said their findings could help researchers trying to find better ways to control the obesity and diabetes epidemics, and perhaps help people grow new fat deposits after surgery. . . .
Reuters - September 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1841304420080918?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
"Virtual" colonoscopies are about as reliable as more invasive procedures for finding cancer and polyps, according to the largest study of its kind, published in today's New England Journal of Medicine.
The study of 2,600 adults found that virtual exams -- which use CT scans, or computed tomography -- found 90% of patients with cancer or polyps, which are raised growths that sometimes become malignant. The study, performed at 15 centers around the country, confirms the results of smaller trials. . . .
USATODAY.com - September 17, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-17-coloncancer-xray_N.htm?csp=34
The National Institute of Mental Health said in a statement Wednesday that the study of the treatment -- called chelation -- has been abandoned. The agency decided the money would be better used testing other potential therapies for autism and related disorders, the statement said. . . .
USATODAY.com - September 17, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-17-autism-study_N.htm?csp=34
Women who heed common sense health messages about smoking, diet and exercise can cut their risk of premature death in half, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. . . .
Reuters - September 16, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1650682620080917?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
Sweeping lifestyle changes including a better diet and more exercise can raise the body's levels of an enzyme closely involved in controlling the aging process, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. . . .
Reuters - September 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1529591920080915?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
Just three tumor proteins can indicate lung cancer as much as a year before symptoms emerge, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that may lead to a blood test for lung cancer within five years. . . .
Reuters - September 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1240465220080915?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
Google founder Sergey Brin and his parents have endowed a professor's chair at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where Brin's mother is being treated for Parkinson's disease, the school said yesterday. Dr. Lisa Shulman is the first recipient of the Eugenia Brin Professorship in Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders. Brin and his parents have donated $1.5 million to the university to establish the professorship. . . .
baltimoresun.com - September 16, 2008
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-md.briefs162sep16,0,3160736.story?track=rss
U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America's drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation. . . .
USATODAY.com - September 14, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-14-drugs-flush-water_N.htm?csp=34
The Surgeon General and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released a report and guide aimed at helping people identify and improve the often-deadly clots. . . .
Reuters - September 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1525872020080915?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
Their new vaccine delivers a cancer-fighting gene into cells, which then produce immune system proteins as well as tumor-destroying cells. . . .
Reuters - September 15, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1449451620080915?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
Just about every segment of the medical community is piling on the pharmaceutical industry these days, accusing drugmakers of deceiving the public, manipulating doctors and putting profits before patients. . . .
USATODAY.com - September 10, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-10-doctors-drugmakers_N.htm?csp=34
They said a study among a group of Amish people found those who had an obesity-related gene called FTO but were very physically active weighed about the same as others who did not carry the gene. . . .
Reuters - September 9, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0846769020080909?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
A vitamin found in meat, fish and milk may help stave off memory loss in old age, a study has suggested.
Older people with lower than average vitamin B12 levels were more than six times more likely to experience brain shrinkage, researchers concluded. . . .
BBC News - September 9, 2008
A new way to test for cervical cancer is more accurate than a pap smear and identified more dangerous lesions, an Italian study showed on Tuesday. . . .
Reuters - September 9, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSL868855420080909?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
But the researchers said it is unclear whether this means these men have a lower risk for developing prostate cancer or these medications may make it harder to detect prostate tumors with a common screening blood test. . . .
Reuters - September 8, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0719931320080908?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems, in an effort to better inform doctors and patients. . . .
CNN.com - September 5, 2008
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/05/fda.drugs.list.ap/index.html?eref=rss_health
The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections. . . .
The New York Times - September 4, 2008
U.S. toddlers got the recommended vaccinations against childhood diseases at record levels in 2007, federal health officials said yesterday as they urged parents to continue to trust vaccine safety.
washingtonpost.com - September 5, 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/05/AR2008090501408.html?nav=rss_health
The federal government has named the University of Maryland's Greenebaum Cancer Center a national cancer center - a distinction that comes with $3 million in research money over the next three years and that will open the door to additional grants, studies and cutting-edge cancer drugs.
The Greenebaum center's recognition by the National Cancer Institute was announced yesterday at a news conference at the university medical complex in Baltimore. . . .
baltimoresun.com - September 4, 2008
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-md.center04sep04,0,213923.story?track=rss
A survey out Thursday from the Mercer consulting firm found that 59% of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits. . . .
USATODAY.com - September 4, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2008-09-04-price-health-care_N.htm?csp=34
More young adults abused prescription pain drugs last year but their use of cocaine and methamphetamines fell, while illicit drug use by baby boomers in their late fifties soared, a U.S. agency said on Thursday. . . .
Reuters - September 4, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0331471920080904?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
A study found that heart failure patients were far more likely to die within four years after their defibrillator zapped the heart into beating normally than those who got no shock. . . .
USATODAY.com - September 3, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-03-defibrillator-effects_N.htm?csp=34
The number of teen suicides has fallen slightly but the rate remains disturbingly high, researchers said, possibly fueled by drug warnings that have scared many from using antidepressants.
The suicide rate was about 4.5 per 100,000 in 2005, the most recent data available. That follows an 18 percent spike the previous year that alarmed experts when first reported. . . .
CNN.com - September 2, 2008
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/02/teen.suicides.ap/index.html?eref=rss_health
The effects of exercise were at least as good, if not better, than those seen with drugs approved to aid mental function in Alzheimer's disease, according to experts not involved in the study. . . .
USATODAY.com - September 2, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-02-walking-brain_N.htm?csp=34
In an article published in the latest issue of Cell Research, the Chinese researchers described how they found such altered molecular biomarkers, called microRNAs, to be stable in the serum and blood of people who were ill. . . .
Reuters - September 2, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUST8315020080902?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews
In fact, women who smoke have heart attacks nearly 14 years earlier than women who don't smoke, Norwegian doctors reported in a study presented to the European Society of Cardiology. For men, the gap is not so dramatic; male smokers have heart attacks about six years earlier than men who don't smoke. . . .
USATODAY.com - September 2, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-02-women-smokers_N.htm?csp=34
