Posted on August 29th, 2009 by Health News
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) is making experts available to discuss the risks, treatment and prevention options surrounding the various forms of this disease. Gynecologic cancer is the growth and spread of cancer cells in the cervix, ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes, vagina and vulva. According to [...]
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Posted on August 29th, 2009 by Health News
Healthy middle-aged women with feelings of hopelessness appear to experience thickening of the neck arteries, which can be a precursor to stroke, according to new research out of the University of Minnesota Medical School.
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Posted on August 29th, 2009 by Health News
Although previous research in African countries has shown that circumcision helps reduce a man’s risk of contracting HIV through heterosexual intercourse, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests the procedure does not provide protection for men who have sex with men — one of the groups most at risk for [...]
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Posted on August 29th, 2009 by Health News
San Francisco health officials “have postponed cutting” contracts for HIV/AIDS programs “until mid-October in order to give the Board of Supervisors time to respond to” larger cuts to services made by the state, the Bay Area Reporter reports. Last week the California Office of AIDS
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Pacemaker reuse isn’t permitted within the US, but it is legal for Americans to donate devices with substantial remaining battery life after the patient dies for use in less affluent countries. It’s been happening on a small scale for years. A University of Michigan program is trying to make it common. Heartwire
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Posted on August 29th, 2009 by Health News
A study shows that hemoglobin A1c and 1,5-anhydroglucitol are excellent predictors of type 2 diabetes in insulin-resistant obese children. Medscape Medical News
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A study published in the May 2009 issue of Pediatrics looks at use of intermittent nasal mupirocin along with baths in dilute bleach. Medscape Pediatrics
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Excess body weight in the elderly has been linked to lower brain volume, reinforcing the hypothesis that what’s bad for the heart is also bad for the brain. Medscape Medical News
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The FDA has issued an alert to warn of severe skin reactions and possible life-threatening adverse events in patients who use etravirine. Medscape Medical News
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Scientific advisers to President Barack Obama may have asked the government to speed up the availability of swine flu vaccines, but they are unlikely to be ready before October, the new head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information
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