HealthDay – TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Don’t automatically blame
mom: A crying, colicky baby can be just as much the result of dad’s state
of mind, Dutch researchers report. …
» More: Sad Dads May Lead to Crying Infants (HealthDay)
Archive for June, 2009
Sad Dads May Lead to Crying Infants (HealthDay)
June 30th, 2009Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer’s (HealthDay)
June 30th, 2009HealthDay – TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with a
cholesterol-lowering drug might protect against Alzheimer’s disease, new
research suggests. …
» More: Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer’s (HealthDay)
Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely (HealthDay)
June 30th, 2009HealthDay – TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Women with high blood
pressure, elevated glucose and other components of metabolic syndrome
might be at increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer, a new study
suggests. …
» More: Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely (HealthDay)
Online Genetic Testing Appears to Have Benefits (HealthDay)
June 30th, 2009HealthDay – TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Online genetic testing for
lung cancer appears to offer some benefits to patients, according to U.S.
researchers who evaluated the use of an online test among 44 smokers. …
» More: Online Genetic Testing Appears to Have Benefits (HealthDay)
Key protein marker is not cause of heart disease: study (AFP)
June 30th, 2009AFP – A protein known as a key indicator of inflammation in the body and thought to cause heart disease is not linked to development of the fatal ailment, according to a British study published Tuesday. …
» More: Key protein marker is not cause of heart disease: study (AFP)
Pfizer’s Sutent fails in colon cancer, trial halted (Reuters)
June 30th, 2009Reuters – Pfizer Inc said a late stage trial testing its cancer drug Sutent in advanced colon cancer was discontinued after it was deemed to be no more effective than standard chemotherapy. …
» More: Pfizer’s Sutent fails in colon cancer, trial halted (Reuters)
Breast cancer treatments impact work status (Reuters)
June 30th, 2009Reuters – Among working women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, those treated with chemotherapy appear more likely to experience a major change in work status, study findings suggest. …
» More: Breast cancer treatments impact work status (Reuters)
Bone growth agents increase spine surgery costs (Reuters)
June 30th, 2009Reuters – Products used to stimulate bone growth in spinal fusion surgery worsen the risk of complications and boost overall hospital costs, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. …
» More: Bone growth agents increase spine surgery costs (Reuters)
Bone agent linked to problems in neck surgeries (AP)
June 30th, 2009AP – A bone growth agent used in thousands of spinal fusion surgeries for neck pain has been linked to complications and higher cost, according to the first nationwide study of the product. Safety questions arose last year about the protein product, BMP, when used in fusion surgeries in the neck region, a use not approved by federal regulators. …
» More: Bone agent linked to problems in neck surgeries (AP)
New Drug Promising Against Rheumatoid Arthritis (HealthDay)
June 30th, 2009HealthDay – MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — The immunosuppressive drug
golimumab shows promise in treating rheumatoid arthritis patients who
don’t respond to other drugs, according to a new study. Golimumab is from
the family of drugs called tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) inhibitors. …
» More: New Drug Promising Against Rheumatoid Arthritis (HealthDay)
