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Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer’s Return (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) — A new industry-funded study suggests that a molecular test can provide insight into whether patients are at high risk of a relapse after surgical treatment for a form of lung cancer. See the original post: Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer’s Return (HealthDay) Read More →
Gates injects $750M in troubled Global Fund (AP)
AP – Bill Gates pledged $750 million on Thursday to fight three killer diseases and rescue a beleaguered health fund whose financial losses have cost it donor support. More: Gates injects $750M in troubled Global Fund (AP) Read More →
Gene Mutations May Boost Ovarian Cancer Survival: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — Genetic mutations known as BRCA1 and BRCA2 raise the risk of getting ovarian cancer, but new research shows that those same mutations may boost a woman’s odds of surviving the deadly disease. Read the original here: Gene Mutations May Boost Ovarian Cancer Survival: Study (HealthDay) Read More →
New Genetic Clues to Breast Cancer? (HealthDay)
HealthDay – SUNDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified three new genomic regions they believe are linked with breast cancer that may help explain why some women develop the disease. Read more here: New Genetic Clues to Breast Cancer? (HealthDay) Read More →
Sri Lanka donates eyes to the world (AP)
AP – At 10:25 a.m., a dark brown eye was removed from a man whose lids had closed for the last time. Five hours later, the orb was staring up at the ceiling from a stainless steel tray in an operating room with two blind patients — both waiting to give it a second life. View original here: Sri Lanka donates eyes to the world (AP) Read More →
More Evidence for Oxaliplatin as Colon Cancer Chemotherapy (HealthDay)
HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) — Adding oxaliplatin to a standard chemotherapy regimen boosts survival rates for patients with advanced colon cancer, according to a new study that bolsters previous research on the drug by looking at a broader group of patients. Continued here: More Evidence for Oxaliplatin as Colon Cancer Chemotherapy (HealthDay) Read More →
Scientists pause research with lab-bred bird flu (AP)
AP – Scientists who created easier-to-spread versions of the deadly bird flu said Friday they’re temporarily halting more research, as international specialists debate what should happen next. More here: Scientists pause research with lab-bred bird flu (AP) Read More →
Study: Many women can skip frequent bone scans (AP)
AP – New research could mean millions of older women can skip frequent screening tests for osteoporosis: If an initial bone scan shows no big problems, many can safely wait 15 years to have another one, the study suggests. View post: Study: Many women can skip frequent bone scans (AP) Read More →
US obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking (AP)
AP – America’s obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. View original here: US obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking (AP) Read More →
Boost Your Alkalinity
Cancer, the Big C, might just be the pressing health issue of our time. A condition wherein abnormal cell growth takes place grows unchecked, and spreads through a particular part of the body, cancer frequently results in the development of tumors, large clusters of abnormal, or malignant, cells. While normally thought of as a single disease, cancer is actually a catchall term for a diverse array... [Read more]