Contributions Doubled for Childhood Cancer Foundation - Candlelighters Canada thanks to Days Inn - Canada Hotel Owners, Staff and Guests (PRWeb Feb 27, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/daysinncanada/fundraiserresults/prweb726184.htm

Blindness-causing age-related macular degeneration is linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

London's congestion charge may have delivered a small, unexpected health bonus to the capital, say researchers.

Once-feared Thalidomide may treat ovarian cancer Houston Chronicle, United States - 31 minutes ago Scientists at the University of Minnesota found that the drug slowed down progression of the disease in women with recurrent ovarian cancer . ...

AstraZeneca stops trial of lung cancer drug Guardian, UK - 22 hours ago AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical group, has stopped a trial of an experimental medicine to treat lung cancer amid safety concerns. Recentin, a drug that aims ...

Due to advances in the treatment of children with congenital heart defects (CHD), more women with CHD are reaching adulthood and opting to have children. Often considered too risky, pregnancy among these women is becoming increasingly common thanks to advances in medicine and specialized care.

Mastitis is a benign (non-cancerous) breast condition that can occur if you are breastfeeding. A milk duct may become clogged, and milk will collect behind it, building up pressure and...

Although physician-scientists and supplement manufacturers are often at odds, they don't spend much time sparring over multivitamins. In fact, half the physicians on the Harvard Men's Health Watch advisory board report taking a multivitamin themselves. In recent years, Harvard Men's Health Watch has also endorsed these popular supplements, reasoning that even if they don't help, they won't hurt.

Teens have the highest crash rates in the country. They also are likely to have the least sleep. GEICO (http://www.geico.com) agrees with a growing number of sources including the National Sleep Foundation (http://www.sleepfoundation.org) that the problem could be reduced by a good night's sleep.

Folic Acid Action (FAA)[i] is challenging concerns raised by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) about the risk of excessive intake of folic acid, amid fears that it may stop women planning a pregnancy from supplementing their diet with this essential nutrient for the unborn child. FAA is also highlighting how important it is that with or without fortification, women who are trying to conceive must take additional folic acid and says that current advice on this lacks clarity.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is pleased to announce several new updates to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in OncologyTM Ovarian Cancer. These changes highlight leading developments in the treatment of ovarian cancer and represent the recognized standard for clinical care in oncology in both the community and the academic practice settings. Patients with ovarian cancer were once thought to exhibit no symptoms during the early stage of the disease.

India is to be commended for its successful efforts to control the recent worst-ever outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state of West Bengal, FAO said. The agency warned, however, that intensive surveillance should continue in high-risk areas as the possibility of new outbreaks remains high.

The World Heart Federation is urging Geneva to vote on February 24th to ban smoking in bars and restaurants. Following recent smoking bans in France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom, it is hoped Geneva will follow the example set by fellow Swiss cantons Ticino and Soleure and put an end to smoking in public places .

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has issued guidance on the management of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The new document Green-top Guideline No.48: Management of Premenstrual Syndrome reviews the diagnosis and management of PMS, including complementary therapies, and is the first guidance to be issued on the topic.

Thalidomide, a drug blamed in the 1950s for causing birth defects, is now showing promise as a safe and effective treatment for women with recurrent ovarian cancer, according to a study led by a University of Minnesota Cancer Center researcher.Levi Downs, Jr., M.D., principal investigator for the multicenter, randomized Phase II clinical trial, has published the findings of this research study in the current issue of the journal Cancer.

The number of Clostridium difficile deaths in England and Wales has soared, official figures show.

Expressing their commitment to the elimination of female genital mutilation, also called female genital cutting and female genital mutilation/cutting, 10 United Nations agencies pledged in a statement to support governments, communities, and women and girls to abandon the practice within a generation, with a major reduction in many countries by 2015, the year the Millennium Development Goals are set to be achieved.

The number of women aged over 40 becoming pregnant is at a record level, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

Smoking by a non-biological parent is as influential as smoking by biological parents in determining whether their teenager smokes, reveal the results of a Cancer Research UK study published in the journal Addiction*.Researchers based at Cancer Research UK's Health Behaviour Research Centre at

House Foreign Affairs Committee members and White House officials met on Tuesday and agreed on a compromise draft bill to reauthorize the U.S. global HIV/AIDS plan, CQ Politics reports. Under the compromise bill, $50 billion would be allocated for the