Health News
Children's National Medical Center on Thursday honored the Children's Cancer Foundation for its support of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children's National over the past 20 years, giving $3.6 million during that time. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Childrens_National/Shirley_Howard/prweb2568334.htm
The Weil Baby™ Feeding System is the Brain Child of Lake Forest, IL Parents of Six (PRWeb Jun 23, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/HLB/WeilBaby/prweb2560874.htm
Premier healthcare alliance has once again recognized The Western Pennsylvania Hospital for its commitment to outstanding patient care and operational efficiency. West Penn is one of just 23 hospitals in the country and the only healthcare provider in the region to win Premier’s 2009 Award for Quality (AFQ). (PRWeb Jun 23, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2562394.htm
• MRI and blood biomarkers predict benefit of antiangiogenic therapy• Greater blood vessel normalization associated with longer survival• Patients with the 25 percent highest normalization lived about a year longer (PRWeb Jun 23, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/cancerresearch/braintumor/prweb2547114.htm
Cancer survivor to walk 28 Relays Northwest Herald, IL Cabral has vowed to walk in more than 25 Relay for Life events this summer in honor of the 25th anniversary of the American Cancer Society's signature event.
Statement attributable to: J. James Rohack, M.D. AMA President "As long-time advocates for strong regulation of the tobacco industry, the AMA is honored to stand with President Obama today as he signs the historic tobacco law. Today's historic bill signing is a victory for public health over Big Tobacco. "More than 400,000 Americans die needlessly every year as a direct result of tobacco use.
An international team of researchers found that middle-aged women who had migraines with aura (perceptual disturbance that may precede or accompany the migraine such as a strange light or smell, or disturbed balance or speech) were more likely to develop brain lesions when they were older compared to counterparts who did not have such headaches.
Oprah chips in for 7-year-old's cancer fundraiser Chicago Tribune, United States
Increasingly severe sleep-related breathing disorders in older men appear to be associated with a greater risk of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, different types of breathing problems appear more closely associated with different categories of arrhythmia.
Increasingly severe sleep-related breathing disorders in older men appear to be associated with a greater risk of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, different types of breathing problems appear more closely associated with different categories of arrhythmia.
Total knee replacement (arthroplasty) appears to be a cost-effective procedure for older adults with advanced osteoarthritis, according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The procedure appears to be cost-effective across all patient risk groups, and appeared more costly and less effective in low-volume centers than in high-volume centers.
Among older adults, less frequent participation in social activity is associated with a more rapid rate of motor function decline, according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
A study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine shows that for elderly people at risk of cardiovascular disease, the presence of inflammatory markers in the blood can identify that an individual is at a higher risk of a fatal rather than a non-fatal heart attack or stroke. Inflammation is an immune response to injury. However, inflammation is also thought to play a role in cardiovascular disease.
Health officials in Australia are trying to determine how an Aboriginal man contracted and died from swine flu.
New research which suggests a direct link between smoking and brain damage will be published in the July issue of the Journal of Neurochemistry. Researchers, led by Debapriya Ghosh and Dr Anirban Basu from the Indian National Brain Research Center (NBRC), have found that a compound in tobacco provokes white blood cells in the central nervous system to attack healthy cells, leading to severe neurological damage.
Melatonin can slow down the effects of aging. A team at laboratoire Arago in Banyuls sur Mer (CNRS / Université Pierre et Marie Curie) has found that a treatment based on melatonin can delay the first signs of aging in a small mammal. These results appeared in the journal PLoS ONE on 15 June 2009. Better known as the 'time-keeping' hormone, melatonin is naturally secreted by the body during the night.