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How passive smoking can harm hearing: Tests show it takes toll on teens Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:32AMThe findings add to the catalogue of health problems already attributed to second-hand smoke, including increased risks of asthma, heart disease and lung cancer.
HIV/AIDS rates rising among older adults, as longtime survivors or newly infected Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:47AMThirty years ago, at the dawn of the age of AIDS, the miracle of growing old was all but unimaginable for people with that diagnosis.
Cancer-stricken mother appeals for breastmilk donations Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:18AMA Northland mother of three is hoping other mums will donate their breast milk so she can continue to feed her youngest son.It might seem an unusual call for help, but for Jaynie Cumming it's completely natural.The 33-year-old...
Researchers identify gene for muscle endurance Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:09AMResearchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a gene for endurance, or more precisely, a negative regulator of it.
Second-hand smoke impairs teens’ hearing, study finds Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:34PMHEARING loss may be another passive smoking peril faced by teenagers, a study has found.
Roller Girl's bouts extend beyond rink Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:24PMSalisbury Roller Girls President Eva "Buster Skull" Paxton, left, and Kelly "CinDeRosa" DeRosa practice jamming during a scrimage at the Crown Skating Center in Fruitland.
WHO: Blood tests for tuberculosis are unreliable Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:01PMYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Longtime Vindicator sports writer Pete Mollica passed away early Thursday morning after a courageous battle with cancer. More>>
Concierge medicine offers hands-on care at a price Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:10AMUnder concierge arrangements, patients pay an average of $1,800 a year to stick with a particular doctor.
In the giving habit Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:34AMThe North Platte Telegraph Joe Conger can tell you about 1958, when nurses from Omaha set up shop in the dining room of North Platte's old railroad depot and collected blood donations in square glass bottles, which held exactly a pint.
Concierge medicine offers hands-on care, but some patients may get left out Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:21AMDr. Edwin Anderson, who specializes in internal medicine, checks the blood pressure of Geneva Bryan on Wednesday in Nashville. Bryan, who turned 99 in June, has limited mobility, so Anderson comes to her house every three or four months under a MDVIP concierge medicine plan.
World news in brief | Chavez hands off some duties before leaving Venezuela for cancer treatment Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:56PMRESPONSIBILITIES HANDED OFF: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez delegated some of his duties to his vice president and finance minister on Saturday as he prepared to fly to Cuba to start chemotherapy and a new stage of cancer treatment. Chavez had refused opposition demands that he temporarily cede power to Vice President Elias Jaua. But after a legislative vote approving his trip, Chavez ...
Frandsen looks to move on from his mistake Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:40PMWe've all seen the seemingly endless string of denials and excuses that follow after an athlete is caught violating his sport's drug policy.
Shanghai Snippets: Blood Is Good After All Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:03PMFINA announced today that blood tests will be conducted on athletes in a shift of policy since last December; Aussie sprinters confident; will Thorpey become a Swiss citizen?; Seebohm's equine passion; Canada synchro goes heavy metal
In wake of son's death, his mother seeks justice Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:11AMThe North Platte Telegraph Thanks in part to a complaint filed by a North Platte mother, a Colorado doctor accused of running a "pill mill" in a Denver suburb has been arrested and charged with more than 50 federal counts of distributing drugs outside the scope of his professional practice.
Asheville area religion calendar Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:18AMSubmit faith-based events, special services at your place of worship or other religion-related happenings at CITIZEN-TIMES.com/submit, e-mail your events to Features Editor Bruce Steele at BSteele@CITIZEN-TIMES.com and Faith Reporter Carole Terrell at cterrell@citizen-times.com or fax them to 251-0585.
Veteran legislator Mike Hawker beats the odds Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:11AMSurrounded by old rifles and favorite books and a lifetime of collectibles in his Hillside home, Mike Hawker looks comfortable and happy. Healthy even. He's clawed his way to the other side after a yearlong struggle with a particularly aggressive prostate cancer. His body is riddled with scar tissue. His treatment is putting him through a sort of male menopause.
Study: Early-stage melanomas can help predict tumor metastasis Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:45AMWanderlust in a person can be admirable or romantic. In a cancerous tumor, it may be lethal. Most deaths from cancer result from tumor cells that have strayed from their original location to insinuate their way into distant tissues. With few exceptions, however, doctors have little way of determining whether a newly formed tumor is more likely to remain idle or send invader cells to other parts ...
Tocotrienol could help reduce stroke damage Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:45AMPreventive supplementation with a natural form of vitamin E called tocotrienol could help reduce brain damage caused by strokes, researchers reported today at the 2nd International Conference on Tocotrienols and Chronic Diseases.
Longtime survivors or newly diagnosed, more older adults are living with HIV/AIDS Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:09AMThe miracle of growing old was all but unimaginable for them 30 years ago, at the dawn of the age of AIDS. But today the number of people 50 and older diagnosed with HIV or living with AIDS is booming, both across the country and in Sacramento County, where they account for more than a quarter of the 3,300 known cases.
INShape minority health fair helps many Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:23PMWhen you lose your job, you often lose your health insurance. So for thousands of Hoosiers, the INShape Indiana Black and Minority Health Fair at Indiana Black Expo provides much needed access to... Read more at www.WISHTV.com
Free health fairs, screenings in Salt Lake City and Ogden Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:06PMFree health fairs, screenings in Salt Lake City and Ogden The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jul 14, 2011 03:56PM MDT Free health fairs are scheduled for Salt Lake City and Ogden this week. The Junior League of Salt Lake City has scheduled its annual CARE Fair for Friday and Saturday at the Horizonte Instruction & Training Center, 1234 S. Main St. in Salt Lake City. More than 250 medical volunteers ...
Preventive care, or a waste of time for docs, patients? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:05PMDr. Patricia Lindholm thought it was a great idea this year when Medicare announced it would cover free annual wellness visits for older people.
Derryn Hinch's operation a "success" Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:03PMDerryn Hinch announces on Twitter that he is "feeling fine" after another medical procedure.
Patient Facts On Legionnaires' Disease Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:35PMU.S. Centers for Disease Control patient facts on Legionnaires' disease. Legionnaires' disease is caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella. The bacteria got its name in 1976, when many people who went to a Philadelphia convention of the American
Omega-3 Relieves Anxiety, Inflammation in Healthy Sample Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:44AMIn a new study, Ohio State researchers discovered consumption of fish oil reduced inflammation and anxiety among a group of healthy young people. Researchers believe the findings suggest the elderly and people at high risk for certain diseases may benefit from similar dietary supplements. The research is published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity [...]
For the Life of a Child Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:24PMFor the Life of a Child
Hinch to undergo more surgery after transplant complications Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:21PMVeteran radio broadcaster Derryn Hinch is set to undergo further surgery this morning following complications from his life-saving liver transplant last week.
Hinch back in surgery after setback Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:19PMRadio broadcaster suffers complications from liver transplant surgery.
Center To Focus On Genetics Of Childhood Cancer With Goal Of Improving Therapy Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:08PMThe new Pediatric Center for Personal Cancer Genomics and Therapeutics has been launched at Baylor College of Medicine through a partnership between the Texas Children's Cancer Center and the Human Genome Sequencing Center at BCM. The goal is to improve the treatment of children with cancer through identification of the specific genetic mutations responsible for their tumors. The center will use ...
Nervous System Imbalance May Cause Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:19AMTHURSDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- The persistent fatigue and exhaustion plaguing some breast cancer survivors after successful treatment stems from a tug of war between the "fight-or-flight" and "resting" parts of the autonomic nervous system, with the former working overtime and the other unable to rein it in, a new study suggests.
Higher Vitamin D Intake Could Cut Cancer Risk Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:19AMSUNDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new study says it takes far more vitamin D than initially thought to dramatically cut the risk of several major diseases, including breast cancer.
New Blood Test for Colon Cancer Developed Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:12AMWEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Seeking to increase screenings for colorectal cancer, scientists say they have developed an inexpensive and effective method that uses less than one milliliter (mL) of a patient's blood.
Marrow Donation From Teenage Stranger Saves Man's Life Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:12AMFRIDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A year before Jim Munroe was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia, a 19-year-old girl from Milwaukee had her cheek swabbed at a summer rock concert.
New Clues to Treating Ovarian Cancer Relapse Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:57AMTHURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- New research finds that women with ovarian cancer relapse who start chemotherapy as soon as levels of a biomarker for the cancer rise don't live significantly longer than women who wait until symptoms begin to reappear.
Lifetime of Arthritis Has Not Held Back Teen Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:45AMTHURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Liz Smith has six kids, and her fifth child has juvenile arthritis.
Union CEO Sakiewicz making the most of second chances Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 2:56AMIn his office on the top floor of the old Delaware County Electric power plant along the river in Chester, Philadelphia Union chief executive officer and managing partner Nick Sakiewicz points to a photo of the December 2008 groundbreaking at PPL Park just down the block.
Still knocking on wood Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:45AMIT IS the silent killer. The cancer that 90 Australians die from each week, three times the number of national road fatalities. But if caught in time, with the help of a simple screening test, 90% of cases can be treated successfully.
Mother led graceful cancer battle Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:00AMIf you ever doubted that faith, hope, and a determination to see your daughter graduate from high school could keep you alive despite a deadly cancer diagnosis, consider the life and cancer journey of Beverly Larson of Wichita Falls.
Suffolk leukaemia survivor Olly Rofix’s round-Britain sailing challenge for bone marrow charity Anthony Nolan Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:03PMA few years ago he was at death’s door. Now, Olly Rofix is beginning a single-handed voyage round Britain – hoping to give other patients the chance of life. Mind you, pursuing the dream comes at a cost, as he tells Steven Russell
Study will help track health impacts from drilling Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:37PMSCRANTON - A state-funded study announced Thursday will measure baseline public health conditions in Northeastern Pennsylvania to help track any future health impacts from Marcellus Shale drilling.The $75,000 study, funded by the state Department of Pub
Hillsborough girl had cancer but suit pins death on tainted blood Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:26PMBy Eric P. Newcomer, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 8, 2011 Jessica Rose Kohut died Feb. 6, 2009, after getting infected platelets in a supposedly routine transfusion. TAMPA — A 6-year-old girl undergoing treatment for Stage IV neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer, died on Feb. 6, 2009. But her mom claims hospital mistakes, not cancer, led to Jessica Rose Kohut's death. Maureen Massari recently ...
Colorectal cancer deaths down but many still aren’t being screened, CDC says Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:43PMA new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates the colorectal cancer death rates are dropping across the nation, except in Mississippi.
Pa. study to measure possible health impacts Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:33PMshare: digg facebook twitter (AP) — The state will measure baseline public health conditions in northeastern Pennsylvania to help track any future health impact from Marcellus Shale drilling. A $75,000 study funded by the state Department of Public Welfare and conducted by researchers with the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute will look at the current health status of about 500 residents in a ...
How Bright Promise in Cancer Testing Fell Apart Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:45PMA Duke University program to tailor cancer treatments to certain patterns of genes has ended in disaster and lawsuits.
Dodgy science Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:41PMWhen Juliet Jacobs found out she had lung cancer, she was terrified, but realised that her hope lay in getting the best treatment medicine could offer. So she got a second opinion, then a third. In February of 2010, she ended up at Duke University, where she entered a research study whose promise seemed stunning.
Pinpointing a tell-tale mark of liver cancer Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:53PMPersistent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to chronic hepatitis C and then progress to fatal liver diseases including liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths. Worldwide, more than 170 million people are infected with HCV, and the virus accounts for 30–70% of liver cancer cases. The recent identification of a genetic variant associated ...
PBPost: Former Palm Beach County Congressman Foley to have prostate removed Friday Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:28AMFormer congressman Mark Foley has told Newsmax that he has prostate cancer and will have surgery Friday to remove it. Get updates on the latest Lotto drawings plus coverage of the new multi-state Powerball game.
Barrow Stands Up To Cancer Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:42PMCovering all your bases can save your life.
Former Palm Beach County Congressman Foley to have prostate removed tomorrow Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:20PMFormer Palm Beach County Congressman Foley to have prostate removed tomorrow
Cancer Institute to conduct shale drilling health study Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:40PMA state-funded study announced today will measure baseline public health conditions in Northeast Pennsylvania to help track any future health impacts from Marcellus Shale drilling.