Wednesday, June 20, 2012

'Value Of Liver Cancer Screening Doubtful Says Danish Study' - Medical News Today

HealthNews'Value Of Liver Cancer Screening Doubtful Says Danish Study'Medical News TodayA new study from Denmark finds that people with alcoholic cirrhosis are no more likely to die from liver cancer than other people, despite their having a higher risk of the disease. The researchers conclude screening such patients is unlikely to save ...Want to revitalize your liver? Just give up alcoholColumbus TelegramReuters Health News SummaryChicago TribuneAlcohol Induced

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'Value Of Liver Cancer Screening Doubtful Says Danish Study' - Medical News Today

HealthNews'Value Of Liver Cancer Screening Doubtful Says Danish Study'Medical News TodayA new study from Denmark finds that people with alcoholic cirrhosis are no more likely to die from liver cancer than other people, despite their having a higher risk of the disease. The researchers conclude screening such patients is unlikely to save ...Want to revitalize your liver? Just give up alcoholColumbus TelegramReuters Health News SummaryChicago TribuneAlcohol Induced

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Many AIDS cases, few HIV specialists in South - USA TODAY

USA TODAYMany AIDS cases, few HIV specialists in SouthUSA TODAYATLANTA – The South has emerged as ground zero in the HIV/AIDS crisis in the USA. Roughly half of all new AIDS diagnoses are occurring in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, ...National HIV Testing Day June 27Midland Daily NewsHeart Trouble Early and Often in HIV PatientsNew York TimesFree HIV testing June 27 at Lovering Health Center in GreenlandFoster's Daily

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Monday, June 18, 2012

American Kids Getting Fewer Prescription Drugs: Study - U.S. News & World Report

French TribuneAmerican Kids Getting Fewer Prescription Drugs: StudyU.S. News & World ReportBy Serena Gordon MONDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that the number of prescriptions written for children has dropped by 7 percent in recent years. Between 2002 and 2010, notable decreases occurred in antibiotic, cough/cold, ...Prescriptions for ADHD Drugs Increasing, Says New FDA ResearchABC NewsUS kids getting more ADHD drugs, fewer antibioticsHealthNewsKids taking fewer antibiotics,

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Woman with flesh-eating disease refusing pain medications - USA TODAY

USA TODAYWoman with flesh-eating disease refusing pain medicationsUSA TODAYATLANTA (AP) – A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating disease is refusing to take pain medications during some procedures, partly because of her personal convictions, her father said. Aimee Copeland despises the use of morphine in her treatment, ...Georgia woman Aimee Copeland battling flesh-eating bacteria refuses morphine ...The Oshkosh NorthwesternAimee Copeland Faces Skin Grafts, Powers Through PainABC NewsGeorgia

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Mini Darth Vader Has Successful Heart Surgery - ABC News

ABC NewsMini Darth Vader Has Successful Heart SurgeryABC NewsMax Page, the child actor who played Darth Vader in the enormously popular Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial in 2011, is recovering today after having undergone successful open heart surgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday.'Little Darth Vader,' 7: 'I feel strong' facing surgerymsnbc.comQuick Takes: Vader kid to have surgeryLos Angeles Times'Darth Vader' boy from Super Bowl ad has heart

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Researchers urge EU not to cut stem cell funding - Chicago Tribune

Researchers urge EU not to cut stem cell fundingChicago Tribune* European Parliament debating funding for 2014 to 2020 * Scientists fear cuts to embryonic stem cell research * Experts say cutting funds would hold back entire field By Kate Kelland LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - Leading scientists, biomedical research ...Stem cell scientists urge MEPs not to cut funding for human embryo researchThe GuardianSix new U-M stem cell lines now publicly available to help researchers find ...Sacramento

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Researchers urge EU not to cut stem cell funding - Chicago Tribune

Researchers urge EU not to cut stem cell fundingChicago Tribune* European Parliament debating funding for 2014 to 2020 * Scientists fear cuts to embryonic stem cell research * Experts say cutting funds would hold back entire field By Kate Kelland LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - Leading scientists, biomedical research ...Stem cell scientists urge MEPs not to cut funding for human embryo researchThe GuardianSix new U-M stem cell lines now publicly available to help researchers find ...Sacramento

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Vein grown from girl's own stem cells transplanted - CBC.ca

CBC.caVein grown from girl's own stem cells transplantedCBC.caFor the first time doctors have successfully transplanted a vein grown with a patient's own stem cells, another example of scientists producing human body parts in the lab. In this case, the patient was a 10-year-old girl in Sweden who was suffering ...10-year-old girl gets new vein made from her own stem cells in medical firstCBS NewsGirl gets stem cell vein; birth control has heart risksUSA TODAYFirst Stem Cell Vein Implant

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Health Buzz: Diesel Exhaust Causes Cancer - U.S. News & World Report

The AgeHealth Buzz: Diesel Exhaust Causes CancerU.S. News & World ReportBy Angela Haupt Diesel exhaust fumes cause cancer, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the WHO, elevated diesel exhaust from the "probable carcinogen" to the "known carcinogen" level, ...WHO's Cancer Agency: Diesel Fumes Cause CancerEDGEOnTheNetWHO Declares Diesel Fumes Cause Lung CancerNew York TimesDiesel fumes are found to cause

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

'GMA's Robin Roberts battles blood disorder - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minneapolis Star Tribune'GMA's Robin Roberts battles blood disorderMinneapolis Star TribuneRobin Roberts, center, with her sister Sally-Ann Roberts, right and ABC News' Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America." Photo: Ida Mae Astute, ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP Robin Roberts, who overcame breast cancer five years ago, is battling another health ...ABC's Robin Roberts has blood, bone marrow disorderWorcester TelegramRobin Roberts of TV's "Good Morning America"

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Monday, June 11, 2012

ABC's Roberts has blood, bone marrow disorder - NorthJersey.com

New York TimesABC's Roberts has blood, bone marrow disorderNorthJersey.comAP NEW YORK (AP) — "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts said she is starting chemotherapy Monday for treatment of a disease that will require her to get a bone marrow transplant sometime this fall. ABC's Roberts, who was treated for breast ...'Good Morning America' anchor Robin Roberts diagnosed with rare blood disorder ...Fox NewsRobin's Next Challenge: Myelodysplastic SyndromeABC

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'Good Morning America' anchor Robin Roberts diagnosed with rare blood disorder ... - Fox News

ABC News'Good Morning America' anchor Robin Roberts diagnosed with rare blood disorder ...Fox News“Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts announced Monday that she is battling a rare blood disorder, just five years after beating breast cancer. Through tears, she promised viewers, “I am going to beat this.” Roberts, 51, said it was her treatment ...Robin's Next Challenge: Myelodysplastic SyndromeABC NewsABC's Roberts has blood, bone marrow disorderNorthJersey.comRobin

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

ADA: Uptick in Diabetes Cases Seen Among Youth - MedPage Today

Sun News NetworkADA: Uptick in Diabetes Cases Seen Among YouthMedPage TodayBy Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Note that these studies were published as abstracts and presented at a conference.Aggressive pre-diabetes approach needed, say researchersBBC NewsStudy: Aggressive pre-diabetes treatment reduces cases of diseaseThe Capitol ColumnDiabetes Rising Rapidly Among US

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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Johnson & Johnson diabetes drug tops older therapies in studies - Reuters

Johnson & Johnson diabetes drug tops older therapies in studiesReutersBy Bill Berkrot (Reuters) - An experimental treatment for type 2 diabetes developed by Johnson & Johnson demonstrated greater reduction in blood sugar than Merck & Co's Januvia and an older common treatment, glimepiride, according to data from a pair ...Clinical Studies Show New, Proposed J&J Diabetes Drug Cuts Blood SugarFox BusinessCanagliflozin Provided Substantial and Sustained Glycemic Improvements as

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Friday, June 8, 2012

One-third of young adults face medical bill troubles, debt - CBS News

CBS NewsOne-third of young adults face medical bill troubles, debtCBS News(CBS News) Almost 40 percent of young adults between the ages of 19 and 29 did not have health insurance at some point in 2011, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. The report also found that more than one-third (36 percent) of young ...Health Law Adds 6.6M to Parents' PlanBusinessWeek6.6 million young adults on parents' health plans, survey saysLos Angeles TimesHealth Care Reform Holds Premiums

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One-third of young adults face medical bill troubles, debt - CBS News

CBS NewsOne-third of young adults face medical bill troubles, debtCBS News(CBS News) Almost 40 percent of young adults between the ages of 19 and 29 did not have health insurance at some point in 2011, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. The report also found that more than one-third (36 percent) of young ...Health Law Adds 6.6M to Parents' PlanBusinessWeek6.6 million young adults on parents' health plans, survey saysLos Angeles TimesHealth Care Reform Holds Premiums

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Multiple CT scans in kids triples cancer risk, but researchers caution overall ... - CBS News

CBS NewsMultiple CT scans in kids triples cancer risk, but researchers caution overall ...CBS News(CBS/AP) Kids who get two or three CT scans before they turn 15 triple their risk of developing brain cancer, new research suggests. The study also found kids who get five to 10 scans triple their risk for developing leukemia.Child CT Scans Might Up Risk of Brain Cancer, LeukemiaU.S. News & World ReportCT Scans in Childhood Can Triple the Risk of CancerTIMEChild CT Scans Could Raise Cancer Risk

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Breast cancer blood test may predict disease's spread - CBS News

CBS NewsBreast cancer blood test may predict disease's spreadCBS News(CBS News) A blood test that might be able to predict breast cancer's spread may improve diagnosis and treatment for women with early stage breast cancer, a new study finds. Dr. Anthony Lucci, a professor of surgical oncology at the University of Texas ...Simple blood test can determine risk of breast cancer death or relapseFox News'Blood Test In Early Stage Breast Cancer May Predict Recurrence And

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Disney to Impose New Rules on Junk-Food Ads on Kid's Shows - BusinessWeek

New York TimesDisney to Impose New Rules on Junk-Food Ads on Kid's ShowsBusinessWeekBy Edmund Lee on June 05, 2012 Walt Disney Co. (DIS) (DIS) Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger will join first lady Michelle Obama to discuss new restrictions on junk-food advertising on its children's television shows and websites.Disney to banish junk-food ads; 'Mickey Check' notes foods that meet standardsWashington PostDisney to banish junk-food ads from kid showsLos Angeles Timesall 156 news

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Monday, June 4, 2012

US on track to approve more cancer drugs in 2012 - Reuters

USA TODAYUS on track to approve more cancer drugs in 2012ReutersBy Deena Beasley | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cancer drug applications at the US Food and Drug Administration are rising, with 20 submissions expected this year, as a better understanding of the molecular makeup of the disease leads to new treatments.Study: Childhood cancer survivors face new risksCBS NewsNew High Technology Being Used to Fight CancerFox Newsall 419 news articles »
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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Certain Breast Cancers - U.S. News & World Report

Al-ArabiyaExperimental Drug Shows Promise for Certain Breast CancersU.S. News & World ReportSUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug designed to treat patients with a specific kind of breast cancer known as HER2-positive appeared to boost survival compared to the standard treatment, a new study shows.New breast cancer drug shown to prolong lifeSydney Morning HeraldNew breast cancer treatment targets cancer cells w/o damaging healthy onesabc7.comIn Study, Drug Delays Worsening of

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Saturday, June 2, 2012

New drugs empower immune system to recognize cancer cells as an enemy - Fox News

New York TimesNew drugs empower immune system to recognize cancer cells as an enemyFox NewsCHICAGO – Medical science efforts to harness the power of the immune system against cancer are beginning to bear fruit after decades of frustration, opening up a hopeful new front in the long battle against the disease. In studies being presented ...Immune therapy may yield long-lasting treatment for many cancersOregonLive.comBristol-Myers Squibb New Immune Drug Shows PromiseDaily DisruptionDrug Helps

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Friday, June 1, 2012

Bloomberg defends soda ban plan as obesity tonic - msnbc.com

New York TimesBloomberg defends soda ban plan as obesity tonicmsnbc.comBy Bill Briggs and Lisa Flam “It doesn't sound ridiculous,” the mayor told TODAY's Matt Lauer. “In moderation, most things are OK.” Bloomberg's proposal would prohibit the sale of soda and other sweetened drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces that ...Soft drinks are the whipping boy of anti-obesity campaignsFox NewsBoehner to Bloomberg: Super size me on that sodaUSA TODAYMayor Bloomberg vs. the Big

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Bloomberg's new war - New York Daily News

New York Daily NewsBloomberg's new warNew York Daily NewsThere is no political capital, none and maybe less than none, for the mayor of New York City as he goes after great big dumb sugar-filled drinks in his city's restaurants, movie theaters and even street carts. So Michael Bloomberg can only be doing it ...Big soft drinks may be banned by New York CitySan Francisco ChronicleN.Y. mayor wants to limit soda drinks to 16 ouncesPhiladelphia InquirerNYC Mayor Bloomberg Seeks Ban on

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