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| Strawberries May Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer WebMD By Kathleen Doheny April 6, 2011 -- Eating freeze-dried strawberries may help prevent esophageal cancer, according to new but preliminary research. ''Eating strawberries may be a way for people at high risk for esophageal cancer to protect themselves ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Study: Gel dramatically reduces premature births Detroit Free Press By PATRICIA ANSTETT A low-cost progesterone gel significantly reduces a woman's chance of having a baby early and also reduces breathing problems in their children at birth, according to a Detroit-based national study released this morning. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FDA approves AstraZeneca's thyroid cancer drug Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US health regulator on Wednesday approved AstraZeneca Plc's medullary thyroid cancer drug, vandetanib, the first treatment to be approved for the rare form of cancer. The drug had faced a three-month delay after US regulators ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Welders at Risk of Neuronal Damage MedPage Today By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Welders, who have occupational exposure to manganese fumes, may be at risk for developing parkinsonism-like neuronal damage, imaging studies suggested. Caudate uptake of 6-[ 18 F]fluoro-L-dopa (FDOPA) on PET ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| McDonald's Puts Ronald Back to Work Wall Street Journal By ANNIE GASPARRO NEW YORK—McDonald's Corp. is putting its longtime mascot Ronald McDonald back on television and bolstering his Web presence, resetting its sights on kids after a recent push to target adults with specialty coffee drinks and smoothies. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Implantable Neck Artery Shocker May Save Lives From Hypertension Medical News Today A groundbreaking new pacemaker-like device called Rheos that resides in a person's neck, delivers jolts of electricity to the arteries and reduces blood pressure greater than 160 at one year in 88% of the patients observed, has been promoted this week ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Watching your weight after breast cancer KSLA-TV UNDATED (CBS) – Researchers have long known there's a link between obesity and cancer risk. Now a new study shows weight gain after a breast cancer diagnosis can increase the risk of death. Georgina Cooper is a breast cancer survivor who watches what ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Optimer Antibiotic Approved by FDA ThirdAge By Carly Fiske Optimer Pharmaceuticals received FDA approval for the antibiotic fidaxomicin, which treats a bacterial infection causing diarrhea, according to the company's recent announcement. The antibiotic treats diarrhea caused by Clostridium ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Dramatic rise in skull flattening in Texas babies Reuters By Alison McCook NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of infants born with "flat-head" syndrome has risen dramatically in Texas - but is probably not cause for concern, according to a new study. Between 1999 and 2007, the number of cases of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Teen pregnancy rate drops to a record low, CDC reports Los Angeles Times By Linda Shrieves, Orlando Sentinel The teen pregnancy rate in the United States fell in 2009 to a record low — part of a 37 percent decline over the past 20 years. And though that sounds like cause for celebration, here's the more depressing side of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Explaining new health law STLtoday.com Thomas McAuliffe of the Missouri Foundation for Health gives a lecture on the health care reform law to members of OASIS at the Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center in Forest Park. (Erik M. Lunsford/PD) Q. Will I have to buy health ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Good health care will always be expensive Hattiesburg American Obamacare will succeed in destroying the best medical care in the entire world if it is not repealed. Mr. Obama, Mrs. Pelosi and Mr. Reid had no knowledge of how destructive Obamacare would be to the medical care of a sick patient. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Jonesing for java? Blame it on your genes msnbc.com By Rachael Rettner Whether or not you're a caffeine junkie is in part determined by your genes, a new study says. Imagine pouring one and a half teaspoons of salt directly into your mouth. Can you taste it? Blah, blech! You'd shed an ocean of tears ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Drug Spending Rose 3.6% Last Year, Express Scripts Report Says Wall Street Journal (blog) By Avery Johnson Express Scripts, a pharmacy-benefit manager, released its annual drug trend report today, which offered a bit of good news on the health-care cost front: Overall drug spending grew just 3.6% last year, compared to 6.4% the year earlier ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Meditation can reduce pain sensations: study CTV.ca TORONTO — Meditation can significantly reduce the intensity and perception of pain -- and the effects aren't just in a person's mind, researchers have found. In a study of volunteers trained to perform a type of meditation called focused attention, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Aunt Takes Stand In Boy's Cancer Death Trial WCVB-TV BOSTON -- The prosecution will get to the heart of its case against the North Shore mom accused of withholding cancer treatment from her dying son on Wednesday. Kristen LaBrie is charged with attempted murder after the 2009 death of her son, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Ill. Court: Pharmacists can refuse to sell morning-after pill USA Today By Richard Yeakley, Religion News Service Pharmacists with religious objections to "morning-after" emergency contraceptives cannot be compelled to sell the product, an Illinois Circuit Judge has ruled. The Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Arm's Reach sleeper cribs recalled UPI.com WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- Oxnard, Calif., firm Arm's Reach Concepts Inc. is recalling 76000 bedside sleepers due to potential hazards to infants, federal regulators said. Infants can fall from the raised mattress to the bottom of the sleeper or ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pampers brand pacifiers recalled UPI.com WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of 29000 Pampers brand pacifiers that fail to meet safety standards. The pacifiers were imported from China by Key Baby LLC of Lutz. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Relay for Life exceeds goal at Anamax Green Valley News Brittany Walz | Green Valley News Joining in the Relay for Life are Roseanne Johansson and Annie Barmore of Long Realty. Posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 11:59 am | Updated: 12:01 pm, Wed Apr 6, 2011. The heat of the day didn't stop cancer survivors, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Device Approved to Treat Brain Aneurysm U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new device to treat an arterial bulge (aneurysm) in the brain has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Over time, a person's normal blood pressure can cause an aneurysm to grow larger and burst, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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