US lawmaker Lantos, suffering cancer, to retire (AFP)
AFP - Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor Tom Lantos, a strident campaigner for global human rights, announced Wednesday he was bowing out of the US Congress after being diagnosed with cancer. More »
New Cancer Drug Boosts Blood Pressure (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The new anti-cancer drug sunitinib (Sutent) can cause high blood pressure in patients with kidney cancer, French researchers report. More »
Genetic Variation Doubles Risk of Liver Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A single change in the epidermal growth factor (EFG) gene may double the risk of developing liver tumors, especially among people with cirrhosis, new research suggests. More »
Relatives of Parkinson's Patients at Higher Psychiatric Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The close relatives of people with Parkinson's disease are at increased risk for depression and anxiety disorders, new research suggests. More »
Research Yields Clues to Recurrent Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer researchers have identified a link between a cellular signaling protein and the hormone androgen that could play a role in hormone-resistant prostate cancer. More »
Colon Cancer Gene Traced to Arrival in United States (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Mr. and Mrs. George Fry sailed from the Old World to the New World around 1630 on a ship most likely named the William & Mary. More »
Pa. study to probe Vitamin C, cancer (AP)
AP - Researchers are preparing for clinical trials examining whether high doses of vitamin C, administered intravenously, can slow the spread of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. More »
Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 2, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: More »
Candidates Scored on AIDS Policies (OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - NEW YORK, Jan 2 (OneWorld) - Hundreds of activists gathered in Iowa this week urging voters to reject presidential candidates who do not support enhanced global efforts to fight HIV/AIDS. More »
France warns against excessive mobile phone use (Reuters)
Reuters - The French Health Ministry on Wednesday issued a warning against excessive mobile phone use, especially by children, though it recognized science had not proved cellular technology was dangerous. More »
Health Tip: Heal Baby's Diaper Rash (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - Diaper rash is a red, bumpy breakout that occurs when a baby has worn a dirty diaper, and the skin becomes irritated. More »
Uganda: Country Needs More HIV Solutions
AS we exhaust the simple solutions to control the spread of HIV/AIDS, we are left with the task of tackling the complex ones. More »
Kenya: Rape Cases Likely to Increase Rate of HIV Infection
HIV infection is likely to increase following an upsurge of gang-rapes during the ongoing post-election violence, a government agency has warned. More »
Hospitals Sue To Stop Surgery Centers
ATLANTA -- Nearly five dozen hospitals filed suit this week seeking to overturn a state rule they contend is illegal and could drive many of them out of business. Supporters of the new rule, though, say the lawsuit's claims are flimsy and patients will be hurt by any delays the legal maneuver causes. The lawsuit, filed in Dougherty County Superior Court, is not a surprise. Hospitals had long threatened to sue if the Department of Community Health changed its rules to allow general surgeons to open physician-owned surgery centers without going through the state's health-care planning process. The Board of Community Health voted unanimously in mid-December to allow general surgeons to open the centers without first getting a "cert... More »
Study links ovarian cancer survival to gene change (Reuters)
Reuters - Jewish women of Eastern European descent who have ovarian cancer and carry certain genetic changes live longer than those without the mutations, according to a study published on Tuesday. More »
Study sheds light on how Down's prevents cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - People with Down's syndrome suffer cancer less than most other people and a study in mice published on Wednesday gives one possible explanation -- they produce higher levels of a certain protein. More »
Nonfat milk linked to prostate cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - The amount of calcium and vitamin D in the diet appears to have little or no impact on the risk of prostate cancer, but the consumption of low-fat or nonfat milk may increase the risk of the malignancy, according to the results of two studies published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. More »
Chronic inflammation not linked to ovarian cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - The results of a study published in the International Journal of Cancer suggest that most factors that may cause inflammation of the ovaries are not associated with a statistically significant increased risk of ovarian cancer. More »
Bird flu infects new Bangladesh farm (Reuters)
Reuters - The H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in another poultry farm in northern Bangladesh, forcing authorities to cull nearly 300 chickens, officials said on Wednesday. More »
Israel investigates suspected bird flu in chickens (Reuters)
Reuters - Israeli investigators have found preliminary signs of bird flu in dead chickens from a kindergarten petting zoo, the Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday. More »
Sleep disruptions may up diabetes risk (AP)
AP - When Shakespeare called sleep the "chief nourisher of life's feast," he may have been well ahead of his time, medically at least. Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center report that disrupting sleep damages the body's ability to regulate blood sugar levels, potentially raising the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. More »
What's new in French cafes? Clean air (AP)
AP - What's that nice smell? For drinkers and diners in France on Wednesday, the answer was fresh air. France reinvented itself with a new ban on smoking in cafes, restaurants and night spots, the most drastic measure yet to curb the habit in a country where cigarettes were long a potent lifestyle symbol. More »
Jolt delayed in third of cardiac arrests (AP)
AP - Just because you're in the hospital doesn't mean you'll quickly get treated if your heart stops beating. About one-third of patients don't get a potentially live-saving shock within the recommended two minutes, a new study found. More »
Elderly at risk of memory trouble after surgery (Reuters)
Reuters - People 60 and older who undergo elective surgery may be at higher risk of lasting memory problems, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. More »