AFP – Surgery to remove small, low-risk prostate cancer tumors can be safely delayed for years without an increased risk of death, according to results from a large long-term study published Monday. …
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More prostate cancer tests don’t save lives: studies (AFP)
August 31st, 2009More prostate cancer tests don’t save lives: studies (AFP)
August 31st, 2009AFP – Surgery to remove small, low-risk prostate cancer tumors can be safely delayed for years without an increased risk of death, according to results from a large long-term study published Monday. …
» More: More prostate cancer tests don’t save lives: studies (AFP)
Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Before Birth Affects DNA (HealthDay)
August 31st, 2009HealthDay – MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Women who smoke while pregnant
increase their unborn child’s long-term risk for health problems,
including childhood asthma, cardiovascular disease and lower pulmonary
function, and a new study may help experts understand why. …
» More: Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Before Birth Affects DNA (HealthDay)
Harm Begins With a Few Cigarettes, a Little Smog (HealthDay)
August 31st, 2009HealthDay – MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Even a little bit of poison
in the air — the smoke from a couple of cigarettes, traces of carbon
monoxide from auto exhaust — can do a lot more damage to the heart and
lungs than most people think, two new studies show. …
» More: Harm Begins With a Few Cigarettes, a Little Smog (HealthDay)
Swine Flu on Campuses Boosts Call for Vaccinations (HealthDay)
August 31st, 2009HealthDay – MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — As clusters of H1N1 swine flu
break out on U.S. college campuses, school administrators are beefing up
efforts to encourage students to take preventative steps to keep the virus
from spreading further. …
» More: Swine Flu on Campuses Boosts Call for Vaccinations (HealthDay)
Adding breast exam to mammogram – is it worth it? (Reuters)
August 31st, 2009Reuters – Adding a clinical breast exam to screening mammography increases breast cancer detection rates, but it also increases rates of falsely positive results, Canadian researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. …
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Mediterranean diet tops low-fat diet for diabetics (Reuters)
August 31st, 2009Reuters – A low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style diet is more effective than a typical low-fat, calorie-restricted diet for diabetes management, according to a study released Monday. …
» More: Mediterranean diet tops low-fat diet for diabetics (Reuters)
For heart health: avoid tobacco smoke, pollution (Reuters)
August 31st, 2009Reuters – If you want to dramatically lower the odds that you’ll die of heart disease, go live someplace where public smoking is banned. …
» More: For heart health: avoid tobacco smoke, pollution (Reuters)
Cigarettes boost MS risk, but not through nicotine (Reuters)
August 31st, 2009Reuters – Smoking cigarettes increases the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), but the substance that makes cigarettes addictive, nicotine, doesn’t seem to be at fault, Swedish researchers say. …
» More: Cigarettes boost MS risk, but not through nicotine (Reuters)
Prostate Cancer Over-Diagnosed: Study (HealthDay)
August 31st, 2009HealthDay – MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Mass screening for prostate
cancer with a test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has led to mass
over-diagnosis and over-treatment, a new study contends. …
» More: Prostate Cancer Over-Diagnosed: Study (HealthDay)
