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Screening has prevented half a million colorectal cancers
An estimated half a million cancers were prevented by colorectal cancer screening in the United States from 1976 to 2009, report researchers. During this more than 30-year time span, as...
Common, hard-to-treat cancers: Potential new targeted therapies
Positive results from four clinical trials of investigational targeted drugs for advanced ovarian, lung, and thyroid cancers, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia were highlighted recently by researchers. Findings from the mid-...
Female-Named Hurricanes Are Deadlier Than Males, But Why?
The Internet has been gobsmacked by a study finding that hurricanes with female names are more lethal than the ones named after males — after all, who can resist a...
Young blood rejuvenates old brains
The blood of young mice contains proteins that promote growth of new brain cells Continue reading...
Prostate cancer drug innovation prolongs life by more than a year in worst cases
Alex CukanBOSTON, June 2 (UPI) -- A new discovery may change the way physicians have treated newly diagnosed metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer patients since the 1950s.
Where To Stop Treatment For A Sick Patient
In the debate over government control of health care in the United States, critics looked at the UK system and its death panels, which drew an arbitrary line on when...
Weekend Hospital Admissions Have 15 Percent Higher Mortality Rates
If you want to survive your hospital stay, try to avoid being admitted on the weekend. A systematic review and meta-analysis of various world regions that included 72 studies and 55,053,719...
Brain games to boost IQ may overreach
Some brain training games imply they’ll help raise IQ, but the evidence for benefits in daily life are far from solid.
New York medical database aids doctors, patients
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York is quietly building one of the nation's largest computer databases of medical records, a system that when finished will allow...
Oncologists Should Talk With Pathologists About Cancer Molecular Testing
As targeted therapies become more available, increasing opportunity exists to match treatments to the genetics of a specific cancer - but oncologists have to know these genetics in order to...
Sleepy brains neglect half the world
A new study shows that drowsiness alters awareness in much the same way as a common form of brain damage. Continue reading...
Prevalence of new genetic driver in lung cancer shown in study
A line has been drawn from mutation of the gene NTRK1, to its role as an oncogene in non-small cell lung cancer, to treatment that targets this mutation. "Everything we...
Level of addiction to tobacco measured by new virtual platform
In Mexico, 21.7 percent of the population smokes, which is associated with 95 percent of (lung cancer cases and the development of 29 more different conditions. A citizen science project titled...
Patients with metastatic colon cancer respond to new combination therapy
In an aggressive disease known for poor response rates, researchers found patients with advanced colorectal cancer responded well to a combination therapy of the drugs vermurafenib, cetuximab and irinotecan. "What's...
One step closer to a breath test for lung cancer
A test of organic compounds in exhaled breath can not only distinguish patients with lung cancer from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but can also define the stage...
Responses with crizotinib in MET-amplified lung cancer show new targetable form of disease
In 2011, the drug crizotinib earned accelerated approval by the US FDA to target the subset of advanced non-small cell lung cancers caused by rearrangements of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase...
Risk of death highest following surgery in afternoons, at weekends, and in February
On weekends, in the afternoons and in February are the times when the risk of death following surgery is the highest, research demonstrates. Hospital mortality is subject to day-night, weekly...
Obesity rates: Is the Body Mass Index a good measurement?
The Body Mass Index, a scale scientists use to determine whether someone is overweight, is not the most accurate tool to determine whether one needs to lose some pounds, but...
After 5 Months of Sales, Colorado Sees the Downside of a Legal High
Adult deaths and children’s emergency room visits in Colorado are being linked to newly legal marijuana, often in its edible form, and opponents of legalization are warning other states to...
Dot Earth Blog: Disoriented Baby Beaver Meets Midstream Kayaker…
A disoriented baby beaver swims to a kayak, with a good outcome the result.
Cystic fibrosis drug deal struck in Nova Scotia
An expensive drug hailed as life-changing for people with a rare strain of cystic fibrosis is a step closer to being available to people in Nova Scotia
3 separate food recalls issued for Alberta over health concerns
The Canada Food Inspection Agency issued three food recall warnings Saturday after separate incidents of food contamination across the country.
US law prods states to revisit health care rules
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Prompted by the health care overhaul law, several states are updating their rules for insurance networks to better reflect who is covered...
New drugs may make a dent in lung, ovarian cancer
CHICAGO (AP) -- For the first time in a decade, an experimental drug has extended the life of patients with advanced lung cancer who relapsed after...
Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas welcome first child
Kate StantonLOS ANGELES, May 31 (UPI) -- Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas welcomed a baby boy on Thursday.
Business Briefing: F.D.A. Approves Celebrex in Generic Versions
The blockbuster drug, known generically as celecoxib, is used to treat pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and other conditions.
Medicare to Now Cover Sex-Change Surgery
A government appeals board said the exclusion was no longer reasonable because the surgery is safe and effective and can no longer be considered experimental.
Watermelon: Health Benefits, Risks & Nutrition Facts
Watermelons may be mostly water but these refreshing fruits are soaked with nutrients.