Archive for March, 2008

Many Women Unclear About Breast Cancer Treatments (HealthDay)

Monday, March 31st, 2008

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — Only half the women
diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer clearly understand the risks and
benefits of a mastectomy versus a breast-conserving lumpectomy plus
radiation, even after they have one of the procedures, according to a new
study.

New gene clues to diabetes, colo-rectal cancer (AFP)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

A scientist loads DNA samples onto a gel while searching for variations in genetic samples that would point to someone's succeptibility to lung, prostate, breast and colo rectal cancer. Researchers have uncovered new genetic clues for diabetes and cancer of the colon and rectum, according to papers published on Sunday in the journal Nature Genetics.(AFP/GETTY IMAGES/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Researchers have uncovered new genetic clues for diabetes and cancer of the colon and rectum, according to papers published on Sunday in the journal Nature Genetics.

Experiments in mice sketch new treatment for cystic fibrosis (AFP)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

A labatory technician holds a lab mouse. Doctors in Germany working on mice say a drug commonly used for depression is a promising candidate as a new treatment for cystic fibrosis.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Doctors in Germany working on mice say a drug commonly used for depression is a promising candidate as a new treatment for cystic fibrosis.

You May Be the Key to Cancer Prevention (HealthDay)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) — Imagine therapies that
could cut cancer deaths in half.

Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression (HealthDay)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) — Researchers at Temple
University think they may have found a blood marker that denotes the
progression of the virus that causes AIDS.

New Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Schizophrenia (HealthDay)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) — Newer, so-called
second-generation antipsychotics are no better than the older drug
haloperidol in treating a first episode of schizophrenia, a new study
finds.

FDA investigates Merck drug-suicide link (AP)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The Merck and Co Pharmaceutical and Services building in Duluth, Georgia, July 8, 2002. REUTERS/Tami ChappellAP - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it is investigating a possible link between Merck’s best-selling Singulair and suicide.

Red Cross launches China HIV prevention programme (AFP)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Chinese women walk past an AIDS awareness campaign billboard on the outskirts of Yichang in 2007. The Red Cross Society of China has launched its first ever nationwide HIV programme with the aim of reaching all 31 provinces and municipalities in the country by 2010.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The Red Cross Society of China on Friday launched its first ever nationwide HIV programme with the aim of reaching all 31 provinces and municipalities in the country by 2010.

The man who made lists to fend off depression (Reuters)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Peter Mark Roget is shown in this 1867 photograph from the Wellcome Library in London. A new book 'The Man Who Made Lists' by author Joshua Kendall, details the life and work of Roget who devised and published 'Roget's Thesaurus' in 1852. Kendall's book tells of how the 19th century British scientist made lists of words and created synonyms for all occasions that ultimately helped make life easier for term paper writers and crossword puzzle lovers. According to the new biography, making his lists saved Roget's life and by keeping him from succumbing to the depression and misery of those around him. (Ernest Edwards/Wellcome Library, London/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - His mother suffered dark
depressions and tried to dominate his life. His sister and
daughter had severe mental problems, his father and wife died
young and a beloved uncle committed suicide in his arms.

Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer Procedure (HealthDay)

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) — The use of a less invasive form
of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) during breast cancer surgery
increased substantially in the United States from 1998 to 2005,
researchers say. However, there are still disparities in terms of which
women receive the therapy.