Archive for September, 2008

Scams and Shams That Prey on Cancer Patients (HealthDay)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients often turn to the
Internet as a source of information and hope. But all too often, those
hopes are betrayed by purveyors of so-called cancer “cures” that are
anything but, experts say.

Health Tip: Eating Out With Food Allergies (HealthDay)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — If you are allergic to one or more foods,
dining out does include possible risks. But food allergies don’t mean you
have to stay home to stay safe.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths (HealthDay)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — In children and teens, individual
and group cognitive behavioral therapy helps reduce depression, anxiety,
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma symptoms, say U.S.
researchers who reviewed of dozens of studies on the subject.

Study Suggests How Cancers Spread to Lungs (HealthDay)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — Cancers typically spread —
or metastasize — to specific, predictable locations. Now researchers have
a deeper molecular understanding of why, at least for lung metastases in
mice.

Scientists ID Gene Pathway Triggering Melanoma Spread (HealthDay)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they have
identified how a particular gene helps human melanoma cells spread
throughout the body.

Heart patients should be screened for depression (AP)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Barbara Forman in her office at the American Heart Association in Dayton, Ohio on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, where she runs the Mended Hearts program. Forman, who is posing next to a painting of a heart that was done by one of her clients,  suffered from depression after her heart bypass surgery five years ago, and now works with others to help them through their depression.  (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)AP - Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.

Guidelines alert heart patients to depression risk (Reuters)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Reuters - Heart patients should be screened routinely for depression, a common complication that can make a second heart attack more likely, according to guidelines released by the American Heart Association on Monday.

Rapid fire-ant sting desensitization OK in kids (Reuters)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Reuters - Young children who have severe allergic reactions to stings from fire ants can be desensitized in a one-day “rush” protocol, according to a new report.

US eases visa rules for HIV-positive visitors (AFP)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

US President George W. Bush (L) and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff (R) in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, September 15, 2008. US immigration officials on Monday announced moves to ease and speed up visa-processing for HIV-positive visitors to the United States, months after a 21-year entry ban on people with the virus was lifted.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - US immigration officials on Monday announced moves to ease and speed up visa-processing for HIV-positive visitors to the United States, months after a 21-year entry ban on people with the virus was lifted.

More older Americans screened for colon cancer (Reuters)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Reuters - There has been a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted in older Americans, a new study shows.