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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