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Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise
Jun 19, 2013 10:54 pm
Early trial supports accuracy of the screening, which could be a boon in preventing the disease [more]
Organ Donation Rates: How the US Stacks Up
Jun 19, 2013 9:38 pm
How does the U.S. compare to other countries when it comes to organ donors? [more]
Pass the Potato Salad, Hold the Germs
Jun 19, 2013 9:32 pm
ABC News Medical Unit’s Dr. Ana Nobis reports: Sharing a meal with family or friends can be such a pleasure but not when uninvited germs, viruses and parasites crash the party. About one in six Americans get sick each year from eating contaminated food, according... [more]
Pass the Potato Salad, Hold the Germs
Jun 19, 2013 9:32 pm
ABC News Medical Unit’s Dr. Ana Nobis reports: Sharing a meal with family or friends can be such a pleasure but not when uninvited germs, viruses and parasites crash the party. About one in six Americans get sick each year from eating contaminated food, according... [more]
Boston poised to begin condom giveaway in high schools
Jun 19, 2013 9:05 pm
By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - Students at all Boston public high schools may soon be able to obtain free condoms at the front office - as long as they sit through a few minutes of counseling about safe sex - under a policy due to be voted on Wednesday by the school board. Condoms are already... [more]
Viewpoint: Defining Obesity as a Disease May Do More Harm Than Good
Jun 19, 2013 9:00 pm
The label is supposed to improve awareness and treatments for the condition, but similar proclamations about alcoholism and other addictions haven’t been so successful. [more]
Maximize your doctor's visit
Jun 19, 2013 8:45 pm
Pat St.Claire asks a doctor how to maximize your doctor's visit to optimize your health.
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Health Highlights: June 19, 2013
Jun 19, 2013 8:39 pm
Natura Pet Products Recalled Over Salmonella Concerns [more]
U.S. Doctors' Group Labels Obesity a Disease
Jun 19, 2013 8:34 pm
Advocates say AMA's move will boost resources to fight weight-gain epidemic, but others question decision [more]
Too much of a not-so-good thing?
Jun 19, 2013 8:25 pm
Dr. Paul Offit, chief of the division of infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, warns against the dangers of too many vitamins.
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U.S. doctor group votes to recognize obesity as a disease
Jun 19, 2013 8:09 pm
By Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) - In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association voted on Tuesday to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it. The association voted on the measure at its annual... [more]
Exclusive: Forest interested in bidding for Irish drugmaker Elan - sources
Jun 19, 2013 8:01 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forest Laboratories Inc is among a handful of companies interested in bidding for Irish drugmaker Elan Corp , according to two people familiar with the situation who wished to remain anonymous because they are not permitted to speak to the media. Forest and Elan declined to... [more]
New Technology Reduces, Controls CT Radiation Exposure In Children
Jun 19, 2013 8:00 pm
Patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are being exposed to significantly less radiation during CT scans because of new technology that allows doctors to more tightly control radiation doses. The first-of-its-kind imaging software reduced overall radiation exposure from CT... [more]
Obesity Is Now A Disease, American Medical Association Decides
Jun 19, 2013 8:00 pm
Obesity has been officially recognized as a disease by the American Medical Association, an action that could put more emphasis on the health condition by doctors and insurance companies in order to minimize its effects. The new decision was made at the AMA's annual meeting on Tuesday by... [more]
Many U.S. Adults May Not Be Protected Against Whooping Cough
Jun 19, 2013 8:00 pm
Many U.S. adults are not up to date on their whooping cough vaccinations, putting vulnerable babies at risk of the potentially deadly disease, according to a new survey. The number of whooping cough (Pertussis) cases is increasing in the United States. In 2012, over 41,000 kids and adults were... [more]
Well: Obesity in Teenagers Is Tied to Hearing Loss
Jun 19, 2013 7:39 pm
In a new study, obesity in adolescents was linked to an increased risk of hearing loss, independent of risk factors including poverty or exposure to loud noises. [more]
HPV Vaccine Lowering Infection Rates Among Girls: CDC
Jun 19, 2013 7:37 pm
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — Vaccination against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) is proving highly effective in reducing the spread of the sexually transmitted virus among young women, new research shows.
The rate of new infections... [more]
New Clues to Cancer Resistance From Long-Lived Rodents
Jun 19, 2013 7:37 pm
By Barbara Bronson GrayHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — Researchers interested in learning how certain rodents manage to live long, cancer-free lives have stumbled upon a potentially valuable clue: a substance outside their cells seems to help stop malignancies from... [more]
Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise
Jun 19, 2013 7:37 pm
WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — Could screening for colon cancer someday be as easy as having a blood test? Researchers say just such a test is showing early promise in trials.
The screening checks for levels of miR-21 — a piece of DNA known as microRNA. Researchers in the... [more]
Stronger Statins Don’t Up Kidney Injury Risk, Study Finds
Jun 19, 2013 7:37 pm
WEDNESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — A higher dose of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs did not increase the risk of kidney injury in heart attack survivors, according to preliminary study findings.
Statins have been shown to reduce the risk of a first heart attack or repeat ones, but some... [more]
HPV infections fell by half in teen girls after vaccine, study shows
Jun 19, 2013 7:34 pm
Infections with the human papillomavirus tied to cervical cancer fell by more than half in U.S. teen girls after the HPV vaccine was introduced in 2006, despite high-profile controversy -- and low rates of uptake, a new study shows. Government health officials said Wednesday that the new data... [more]
HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
Jun 19, 2013 7:31 pm
ATLANTA (AP) — Researchers say a vaccine for a sexually spread virus has cut infections in teen girls by half. [more]
Structure from disorder: Scientists find new source of versatility so 'floppy' proteins can get things done
Jun 19, 2013 7:24 pm
Many proteins work like Swiss Army knives, fitting multiple functions into their elaborately folded structures. A bit mysteriously, some proteins manage to multitask even with structures that are unfolded and floppy -- "intrinsically disordered." Scientists have now discovered an important trick... [more]
Chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof discovered
Jun 19, 2013 7:24 pm
Scientists have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Naked mole rats are small, hairless, subterranean rodents that have never been known to get cancer, despite having a 30-year lifespan. Scientists discovered that these rodents are protected from cancer because their... [more]
Obesity is a disease, doctors’ group says
Jun 19, 2013 7:17 pm
The American Medical Association officially designated obesity as a disease on Tuesday – a disease that requires medical treatment and prevention.The organization doesn’t have any kind of official say in the matter, but it’s influential nonetheless, and the vote of the AMA’s policy-making... [more]
FDA backs away from new fecal transplant rules
Jun 19, 2013 7:17 pm
The Food and Drug Administration has backed away from new rules requiring doctors to treat human stool as an unapproved drug, meaning fecal transplants used to treat life-threatening gut infections can continue as planned in the U.S.FDA officials said this week that the agency will not enforce... [more]
Study Finds Sharp Drop in HPV Infections in Girls
Jun 19, 2013 7:07 pm
The prevalence of dangerous strains of the human papillomavirus, a principal cause of cervical cancer, has dropped by half in the last decade, officials say. [more]
Cervical cancer vaccines cut rates of HPV infections: U.S
Jun 19, 2013 7:06 pm
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papillomavirus or HPV - the sexually transmitted virus that causes the disease - by more than half among girls and young women, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.... [more]
HPV Vaccines Working Despite Limited Use
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Vaccines against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus appear to be working better than expected in the U.S., given the country’s dismal vaccination rates, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The HPV infection rate among girls between the ages...... [more]
HPV Shots Working Despite Limited Use
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Vaccines against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus appear to be working better than expected in the U.S., given the country’s dismal vaccination rates, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The HPV infection rate among girls between the... [more]
Health Tip: Create an Escape Plan at Home
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Devise exit routes in case of fire [more]
Health Tip: Surviving With Cancer
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Learn to accept a new 'normal' [more]
A Deadly Form of Diabetes That Doctors Sometimes Miss
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Common signs of type 1 diabetes often resemble symptoms of other illnesses [more]
Many U.S. Adults Under-Vaccinated Against Whooping Cough, Survey Finds
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Only 20 percent got shot within last 10 years [more]
Health Highlights: June 19, 2013
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Doctors' Group Supports Ban on Energy Drink Ads for Kids
Natura Pet Products Recalled Over Salmonella Concerns
Blood Test May Provide Early Alert of HPV-Rel [more]
Character Counts When It Comes to Organ, Blood Donations
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Patients prefer getting both from people with personality, behavior traits similar to their own, study finds [more]
U.S. Doctors' Group Labels Obesity a Disease
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Advocates say AMA's move will boost resources to fight weight-gain epidemic, but others question decision [more]
Guantanamo Hunger Strikers Must Receive Independent Medical Advice, Doctors Urge Obama
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Hunger strikers currently detained in Guantánamo Bay should receive independent medical advice, 153 doctors told President Barack Obama in an open letter published today in The Lancet. An increasing number of doctors and healthcare professionals are expressing concern and alarm that the hunger... [more]
HPV Vaccine Lowering Infection Rates Among Girls: CDC
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Extent of protection from sexually transmitted virus higher than expected, suggesting 'herd immunity' is at work, experts say [more]
Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Early trial supports accuracy of the screening, which could be a boon in preventing the disease [more]
New Clues to Cancer Resistance From Long-Lived Rodents
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
A substance outside their cells may inhibit spread of the disease, researchers report [more]
Stronger Statins Don't Up Kidney Injury Risk, Study Finds
Jun 19, 2013 7:00 pm
Higher doses of cholesterol-fighting drugs did not increase threat among heart attack patients, researchers say [more]
Skin Deep: Rethinking Makeup’s Sun Protection
Jun 19, 2013 6:53 pm
The Food and Drug Administration’s new labeling rules for sunscreen have been closely parsed by the health community. But how will they affect your beauty routine? [more]
AMA labels obesity a disease
Jun 19, 2013 6:23 pm
One word could have a big impact on the way doctors treat obesity in the United States.
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No danger of cancer through gene therapy virus, study suggests
Jun 19, 2013 6:22 pm
The first modified adeno-associated virus was recently approved for clinical gene therapy in the Western world. Scientists say it appears that no cancer risk emanates from the virus used for gene delivery. [more]
Antioxidant shows promise in Parkinson's disease
Jun 19, 2013 6:21 pm
Diapocynin, a synthetic molecule derived from a naturally occurring compound (apocynin), has been found to protect neurobehavioral function in mice with Parkinson's Disease symptoms by preventing deficits in motor coordination. [more]
What do memories look like?
Jun 19, 2013 6:21 pm
Scientists develop a way to see the structures that store memories in a living brain. [more]
Validating Maps of the Brain's Resting State
Jun 19, 2013 6:19 pm
Researchers have provided important validation of maps of the brain at rest that may offer insights into changes in the brain that occur in neurological and psychiatric disorders. [more]
From cancer patient to oncologist
Jun 19, 2013 6:04 pm
When I was diagnosed with cancer, my doctor told me I had "a 60% chance of survival, or maybe a little less than that."
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Starbucks to post calorie information
Jun 19, 2013 6:01 pm
Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers his expert analysis on Starbucks' announcement and the anchors' go-to Starbucks drinks.
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Feed Summary
- Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise
- Organ Donation Rates: How the US Stacks Up
- Pass the Potato Salad, Hold the Germs
- Pass the Potato Salad, Hold the Germs
- Boston poised to begin condom giveaway in high schools
- Viewpoint: Defining Obesity as a Disease May Do More Harm Than Good
- Maximize your doctor's visit
- Health Highlights: June 19, 2013
- U.S. Doctors' Group Labels Obesity a Disease
- Too much of a not-so-good thing?
- U.S. doctor group votes to recognize obesity as a disease
- Exclusive: Forest interested in bidding for Irish drugmaker Elan - sources
- New Technology Reduces, Controls CT Radiation Exposure In Children
- Obesity Is Now A Disease, American Medical Association Decides
- Many U.S. Adults May Not Be Protected Against Whooping Cough
- Well: Obesity in Teenagers Is Tied to Hearing Loss
- HPV Vaccine Lowering Infection Rates Among Girls: CDC
- New Clues to Cancer Resistance From Long-Lived Rodents
- Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise
- Stronger Statins Don’t Up Kidney Injury Risk, Study Finds
- HPV infections fell by half in teen girls after vaccine, study shows
- HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
- Structure from disorder: Scientists find new source of versatility so 'floppy' proteins can get things done
- Chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof discovered
- Obesity is a disease, doctors’ group says
- FDA backs away from new fecal transplant rules
- Study Finds Sharp Drop in HPV Infections in Girls
- Cervical cancer vaccines cut rates of HPV infections: U.S
- HPV Vaccines Working Despite Limited Use
- HPV Shots Working Despite Limited Use
- Health Tip: Create an Escape Plan at Home
- Health Tip: Surviving With Cancer
- A Deadly Form of Diabetes That Doctors Sometimes Miss
- Many U.S. Adults Under-Vaccinated Against Whooping Cough, Survey Finds
- Health Highlights: June 19, 2013
- Character Counts When It Comes to Organ, Blood Donations
- U.S. Doctors' Group Labels Obesity a Disease
- Guantanamo Hunger Strikers Must Receive Independent Medical Advice, Doctors Urge Obama
- HPV Vaccine Lowering Infection Rates Among Girls: CDC
- Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise
- New Clues to Cancer Resistance From Long-Lived Rodents
- Stronger Statins Don't Up Kidney Injury Risk, Study Finds
- Skin Deep: Rethinking Makeup’s Sun Protection
- AMA labels obesity a disease
- No danger of cancer through gene therapy virus, study suggests
- Antioxidant shows promise in Parkinson's disease
- What do memories look like?
- Validating Maps of the Brain's Resting State
- From cancer patient to oncologist
- Starbucks to post calorie information