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Middle aged non-drinkers can quickly cut their risk of heart disease by having a daily tipple, say researchers.
During this week I'll be setting sail on Princess Cruises Caribbean Princess. This is my second Princess cruise and this year we're headed to the Eastern Caribbean. I'm going to swim in the pools, soak in the hot tub, get several massages in the spa, snorkel in the blue-green waters off of the island of St. John, sail on retired America's Cup sailboats, watch great entertainment, and eat like it's nobody's business! One of the best parts of Princess Experience is afternoon formal tea, complete with freshly baked scones with real whipped cream! Last year I managed to eat like crazy and be active enough to come home only 2 pounds heavier, so wish me luck! See you in a week!
A study just released indicates that women who took synthetic hormone drugs (such as the popular Premarin and Prempro) for more than five years, today continue to have an elevated risk of developing cancer years after they stopped taking the drugs. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb748064.htm
Study in laboratory rats conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center supports future translation to human trial. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Cedars-Sinai-/new-gene-therapy/prweb751964.htm
Johns Hopkins Health Alerts reports on evidence in key studies of cancer of the pancreas that weight control and exercise may protect against pancreatic cancer. (PRWeb Mar 7, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb752394.htm
UroToday.com - Our group evaluated a 3-day Sensation Related Bladder Diary (SR-BD) from 246 incontinent women. The analyzed group consisted of 102 women with SUI, median age 54, range (23 - 86); 80 women with UUI, median age 59, (15 - 85); 64 women with MUI, median age 57 (15 - 77).The patients graded the perception of bladder sensation at each micturition and measured the volume voided.
UroToday.com - Dr. Valentini, et al. from Paris, France reviewed the role and tolerability of urodynamics in the elderly. In an analysis of 67 women with a mean age of 83 years, they found a higher incidence of detrusor overactivity as compared to women less than 80 years old (42% vs. 32%). Other statistically significant findings included a higher incidence of rhythmic rectal contractions and lower incidence of intrinsic sphincter deficiency.Dr.
UroToday.com - The study is a part of a larger study on mixtures of anti-androgens in a rat model. We expose the pregnant rats to the endocrine disrupters to estimatethe risk for developmental effects on the offspring. Two central references for Christiansen et al. 2008 are:Hass, U., Scholze, M., Christiansen, S., Dalgaard, M., Vinggaard, A. M.,Axelstad, M. et al. (2007) Combined Exposure to Anti-Androgens ExacerbatesDisruption of Sexual Differentiation in the Rat.
Alder Hey hospital says bronchitis could be drastically reduced if parents stopped smoking around their children.
This morning I took my final Aromasin, the last of my follow-up hormone therapy for estrogen-positive breast cancer. I had started on Tamoxifen, but developed some endometrial thickening after...
Doctor sentenced for falsely telling patients they had cancer San Jose Mercury News, USA - 16 hours ago A former Los Gatos doctor accused of falsely telling three patients they had prostate cancer has been sentenced to three months in jail and nine months of ...