HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — Breast computed tomography
(CT) scans, already used experimentally to diagnose breast cancer, may
also be able to treat it, a California researcher reports. …
» More: Breast CT Scanner Could Improve Cancer Screen Comfort (HealthDay)
Archive for July, 2009
Breast CT Scanner Could Improve Cancer Screen Comfort (HealthDay)
July 31st, 2009More Kids Becoming Severely Obese (HealthDay)
July 31st, 2009HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — In the last 25 years, rates
of severe childhood obesity in the United States have tripled, putting
increasing numbers of children at risk for diabetes and heart disease,
says a new study. …
» More: More Kids Becoming Severely Obese (HealthDay)
USDA to expand testing to reduce E. coli in beef (Reuters)
July 31st, 2009Reuters – The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday it will increase testing parts of steaks and other meat cuts used to make ground beef as the government steps up efforts to reduce the spread of E. coli bacteria in food. …
» More: USDA to expand testing to reduce E. coli in beef (Reuters)
Jury’s still out on green tea for preventing cancer (Reuters)
July 31st, 2009Reuters – Green tea is safe and may taste delicious, but if you’re counting on it to prevent cancer, you may want to reconsider: A new review of studies including more than 1.6 million people has found “limited” evidence that green tea might help prevent some types of cancer. …
» More: Jury’s still out on green tea for preventing cancer (Reuters)
Morning sickness tied to higher child IQ (Reuters)
July 31st, 2009Reuters – Children whose mothers had morning sickness during pregnancy may go on to have sharper minds than their peers, a small study suggests. …
» More: Morning sickness tied to higher child IQ (Reuters)
Living near mammography unit may improve outcomes (Reuters)
July 31st, 2009Reuters – Women who live in counties with a mammography facility are three times as likely to have received the test in the past two years than women in counties without these facilities, new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows. …
» More: Living near mammography unit may improve outcomes (Reuters)
Global stomach cancer death rates decline (Reuters)
July 31st, 2009Reuters – Some good news on some cancers: During the last decade, deaths from stomach cancer have declined in most areas of the world, according to a new study. …
» More: Global stomach cancer death rates decline (Reuters)
Onglyza Sanctioned for Type 2 Diabetes (HealthDay)
July 31st, 2009HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — Onglyza (saxagliptin) has
been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2
diabetes in adults, the agency said Friday. …
» More: Onglyza Sanctioned for Type 2 Diabetes (HealthDay)
Response Times Vary for In-Hospital Heart Attacks (HealthDay)
July 31st, 2009HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — Quick defibrillation can
increase the chances of survival for hospital patients who have cardiac
arrest, but sometimes the treatment is not quick enough and a new study
has found that the delays are not due to overloaded or undereducated
staff. …
» More: Response Times Vary for In-Hospital Heart Attacks (HealthDay)
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await (HealthDay)
July 31st, 2009HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — Adult survivors of the
childhood cancer neuroblastoma face long-term health and social problems,
according to a new study. …
» More: After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await (HealthDay)
