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Mothers who find breastfeeding so hard they give up should not blame themselves, researchers say.
Scientists in Florida say mobile phone radiation could protect against Alzheimer's, based on tests carried out on mice.
Practical reasons could be more significant than emotional ones in explaining why many women miss cervical cancer screenings, a study suggests.
The phone call came out of the blue. It was from an old college classmate - someone that I have not seen for over 30 years. Jim found my Blog and read every one of the posts and decided to give me a call. He and I had a special bond. Not only were we in the same small medical class, shared hospital call, and shared clinical rotations, we also shared a near-death experience back in early 1970's. This is longer than my usual blog post, so please bear with me. I promised Jim that I would write about it. Tygart Valley River, Belington, WV
BBC News Women who do not vote 'less likely' to be tested for cancer
Silent killer Radon 2nd leading cause of lung cancer
Hispanic senior citizens are living in nursing homes in ever-increasing numbers, but they face a gap in their quality of care compared to white residents, according to new research from Brown University. A team led by Mary Fennell, professor of sociology and community health, found that Hispanic elderly are more likely than whites to live in nursing homes of poor quality...
Circumcision, which substantially lowers HIV risk in men, also dramatically changes the bacterial communities of the penis, according to a study led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Johns Hopkins University and published Jan. 6 in the scientific journal PLoS ONE...
Filed under: Prevention , Cervical Cancer The National Cervical Cancer Coalition launched a campaign against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) , the virus that can cause cervical cancer, this month. Once the number one cancer killer of women, cervical cancer is the only cancer known to be caused by a common virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , nearly 4,000 women in America die of cervical cancer every year; and, an estimated 12,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. annually. Most women become infected with HPV in their teens, 20s or 30s; but, it can take nearly two more decades for cancer to develop. During that time, regular Pap tests can detect HPV-related cell changes before they become cancerous. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that women receive their first Pap smear no later than age 21. In November, the ACOG released new recommendations for how often women in their 20s need to Pap smears. In the past, they were recommend annually. Now, it's believed that testing every two years will catch slow-growing cervical cancer. At age 30, women can reduced how often the get Pap smears, getting them every two or three years if they have had three normal tests in a row. Cervical cytology screening is still recommended for women every two years beginning at age 21. The HPV vaccine, which will prevent many strains of HPV, is recommended for 11 and 12 year-old girls. The goal, according to the CDC, is to make sure girls get the vaccine before they become sexually active. Girls and women who are younger than 26 can receive the vaccine if they have not been vaccinated or completed the vaccine series. Check out Aol Health for more information about cervical cancer . Permalink Email this Linking Blogs Comments
Two articles published Online First and in The Lancet consider the use of misoprostol in tablet form for treatment of post-birth bleeding. They compare it with oxytocin and aim to define the potential roles of both drugs in treating excess bleeding after childbirth in different health care settings...
New UK research, published recently in PLoS ONE, has not reproduced previous findings that suggested Chronic Fatigue Syndrome may be linked to a recently discovered virus. The authors of the study, from Imperial College London and King's College London, say this means that anti-retroviral drugs may not be an effective treatment for people with the illness...
Recent recommendations by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) call for women who are overweight or obese to gain more weight than they should, a Saint Louis University obstetrician wrote in a January commentary for Obstetrics & Gynecology. Joined by several colleagues, Raul Artal, M.D...
Falls are the main cause of injuries among elderly people, but until now doctors have had few ways of effectively monitoring and counteracting mobility problems among patients. Work by European researchers is set to change that. Mobility problems, ranging from frequent accidental falls to difficulty standing up or walking, affect millions of Europeans both young and old...
Innovative smart sensing devices promise to boost mobility and quality of life for the elderly, reduce healthcare costs and even give sports people an edge through more effective training...
One in six American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Nearly 30,000 men in the US die from this cancer ever year. African American men have nearly twice the risk of dying from prostate cancer as all other ethnicities. Michael Haynes, NFL Hall of Famer, points to a lack of education as the reason why many men avoid screening, risking a cancer diagnosis late in the game...
Breast cancer grows in the dark, low-oxygen, sealed environment of your body. It is usually removed with surgery and treated with chemotherapy and radiation. But medical lasers may be able to shed some targeted light on a new treatment for breast cancer. Scientists at Virginia Tech have been working with researchers at Canadian company Theralase to test a combination of photodynamic compounds (PDCs) and medical lasers on breast cancer cells. Not yet tested on people, the labs test results of the laser and PDC combination looks very exciting. Roger Dumoulin-White, President and CEO of Theralase announced that in-vitro testing of Theralase photodynamic compounds caused the destruction of breast cancer cells. Dr. Lothar Lilge, principal investigator of this study, is very happy with the study results. "Results indicate that these PDCs can destroy cancer cells when light-activated, even in low-oxygen environments. Low-oxygen environments prove challenging for most other cancer therapies, which is why these PDCs are very attractive for solid tumors such as cancers of the lung, breast, prostate and brain."
4SIGHT (www.go4SIGHT.com), a Supply Chain consulting and systems integration firm, is honored to announce their recent donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (NBCF). (PRWeb Jan 7, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/01/prweb3410554.htm
A PLoS One study published Tuesday sheds new light on why men who have been circumcised are less likely to become infected with HIV, ANI/Times of India reports (1/6)...
Goal is to Enhance Awareness of USC University Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital (PRWeb Jan 7, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/USC/private_hospitals/prweb3417924.htm