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5 Questionable Health Screening Tests
The recent discussion questioning the necessity of frequent and early mammograms highlights the limitations of many cancer and health screening tests.
Immune cells give cancer insight
Scientists have found out when immune cells learn not to attack their body, a finding that could help treat cancers and autoimmune disease.
Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill
(AP) -- Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore...
Exposure to lead, tobacco smoke raises risk of ADHD
Children exposed prenatally to tobacco smoke and during childhood to lead face a particularly high risk for ADHD, according to research done at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Johns Hopkins researchers track down protein responsible for chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps
A protein known to stimulate blood vessel growth has now been found to be responsible for the cell overgrowth in the development of polyps that characterize one of the most...
News Analysis: Deal Will Turn a Los Angeles Hospital Private
The Martin Luther King Jr. hospital is entering a public-private partnership for more cost-effective operations.
N.F.L. to Shift in Its Handling of Concussions
Teams will soon be required to receive advice from neurologists while treating players with brain injuries.
Behind Cancer Guidelines, Quest for Data
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force thought its review of breast cancer recommendations would be a straightforward job, but the response to its guidelines was swift and angry.
Diet products make anorexics sick
Ingredients found in diet products are more likely to upset the stomachs of eating disorder patients than healthy adults, research has found.
Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants
A commonly inherited gene deletion can increase the likelihood of immune complications following bone marrow transplantation, an international team of researchers reports in the November 22 advance online issue of...
Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks
(AP) -- While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.
Surface bacteria maintain skin's healthy balance
On the skin's surface, bacteria are abundant, diverse and constant, but inflammation is undesirable. Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine now shows that the...
New understanding about mechanism for cell death after stroke leads to possible therapy
Scientists at the Brain Research Centre, a partnership of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, have uncovered new information about the mechanism...
New cancer target for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Physician-scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered a molecular mechanism that may prove to be a powerful target for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of cancer that...
Lawmaker says health bill won't limit mammograms
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Democratic lawmaker who has been treated for breast cancer says worries that the proposed health care overhaul would limit cancer screenings are...
Thrust and Parry on the Senate Floor
A fight of galactic proportions over health care looms. Here’s a playbook for aficionados of legislative war-games.
Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults
Several Bay Area doctors who recommend medical marijuana for patients say their client base includes teenagers with psychiatric conditions including A.D.H.D.
'Millions' of Mexican kids exposed to harmful chemicals
Millions of children in Mexico are exposed to indoor air pollution and an assessment of health effects is urgently needed, says a study.
Radiation overdoses found at second hospital
Glendale Adventist says 10 patients received excess doses during CT scans. ...
Inflammation critical in aortic dissection, researchers find
Researchers have found biochemical processes that chip away at the aorta causing aortic dissection.
Antioxidant found in vegetables has implications for treating cystic fibrosis
Scientists have discovered that a dietary antioxidant found in such vegetables as broccoli and cauliflower protects cells from damage caused by chemicals generated during the body's inflammatory response to infection...
When health screening has a downside
Routine cancer testing saves lives, but it also leads to biopsies, surgeries, radiation, even deaths that otherwise would not have occurred. But experts' reevaluations are met with public angst. ...
Research Medicare Part D options
Seniors need to review their options now to be aware of changes for 2010, including premium increases, new deductibles and alterations in the Extra Help program. Got your eye on the calendar?...
Dithering over statins' side-effects label finally ends
The pharmaceutical industry has taken almost two years to disseminate important informationOnce your medicines regulator decides it should change the side-effect warnings contained in the patient information of a drug taken by millions...
Multitasking may be Achilles heel for hepatitis C
Hepatitis C, a formidable virus that affects 130 million people worldwide, is nursing some pretty impressive bruises. By knocking out sections and subsections of one of its proteins, scientists reveal...
Parent training complements medication for treating behavioral problems in children with PDD
Treatment that includes medication plus a structured training program for parents reduces serious behavioral problems in children with autism and related conditions, according to a study funded by the National...
Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) -- Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear...
Trade show pitches surgical passages to India
Exhibitors at a Toronto trade fair are hoping to add surgery to the list of reasons Canadians travel, but a medical ethicist questions the lack of oversight.