ASCO: Exemestane May Change Practice in Breast Ca Prevention [Link]
MedPage Today
CHICAGO -- The aromatase inhibitor exemestane (Aromasin) stands to play a big role in primary prevention of breast cancer, leading specialists said here at the American Society of Clinical Oncology ...
Drugs: Steep Vaccine Price Reductions Could Help in Reaching More Children [Link]
New York Times
Several makers of children's vaccines announced Monday that they would lower prices in the world's poorest countries, a move that could save donors billions of dollars and help bring the vaccines to more children (above, ...
After 30 years, the AIDS war still rages [Link]
Los Angeles Times
In the three decades since its first recognition, AIDS has killed nearly 30 million worldwide, mowing down communities of young gay men and intravenous drug users and making orphans of millions of children.
Gay and bisexual teens may take more risks [Link]
Los Angeles Times
That gay teens are more likely to consider suicide is a well-known and tragic fact. But now research indicates that gay and bisexual teens are also more likely to engage in a wide range of ...
Ovarian Cancer Screen: Risks May Outweigh Benefits [Link]
WebMD
June 6, 2011 -- Ovarian cancer screening does not reduce disease-related deaths among average-risk women, but it does result in an increase in invasive medical procedures and associated harms.
Flaxseed fails as treatment for hot flashes [Link]
USA Today
The search for a safe remedy for menopausal hot flashes has been foiled again, with flaxseed the latest in a long line of compounds that apparently don't reduce the incidence of the unpleasant symptoms.
High Court Sides With Roche in Patent Fight [Link]
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that Stanford University can't win a patent infringement case against a Roche Holding AG subsidiary because the company held co-ownership interests in the patents, which deal with measuring ...
Colorectal cancer drug Zaltrap may slightly extend survival [Link]
Los Angeles Times
In treating cancer, every bit of knowledge could help. Now researchers have found that adding the experimental drug Zaltrap in a chemotherapy regimen may slightly prolong survival in patients ...
Single-Payer Health Care Systems, Multiple Health Care Disasters [Link]
Forbes (blog)
The Obama Administration's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that any insurance company that wants to increase premiums more than 10% will have to get approval from the government.
US woman develops European accent after surgery [Link]
The Telegraph
An American woman has developed a European accent after undergoing dental surgery..
Rooney's hair plugs Twitter fans into new world of image management [Link]
The Guardian
A misspelt, blow-by-blow account of a hair transplant operation may not be the most obvious harbinger of a shift in the relationship between modern sports stars, fans and the media.
Andrew Lansley suing French drug firm who 'billed NHS £220m too much' for ... [Link]
Daily Mail
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is suing a French drugs giant for £220million for overcharging the NHS for blood pressure drugs. He has accused Servier of forcing doctors to pay for expensive versions of the pills when far cheaper ...
Drink 500ml Pomegranate Juice to Reduce Stress at Workplace [Link]
MedIndia
Pomegranate juice lowers heart rate and helps alleviate chronic stress related to work, according to scientists of Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh.
Painkiller advice for children is upgraded and refined [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Child doses of paracetamol are being revised following concerns that youngsters are regularly overdosing on the painkiller, it has been announced.
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Monday, 6 June 2011
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Medicine In The News (June 5, 2011)
Two new drugs extend survival for melanoma patients [Link]
CNN
This is a detail shot of a malignant melanoma tumor. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Chicago (CNN) -- For the first time, patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer have two new treatment options that prolong ...
ENDO: Wrinkles May Reveal Something About Skeleton [Link]
MedPage Today
Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Lung cancer drug crizotinib sharply increases survival in patients with a ... [Link]
Baltimore Sun
An experimental drug called crizotinib sharply increases survival in lung cancer patients with a specific genetic mutation, researchers said Sunday.
30 Years Ago: First AIDS Cases Reported [Link]
NBC Bay Area
Enrique Topete (L) and Robert Renteria prepare to cover recently added names on the memorial panels at The Wall-Las Memorias in Los Angeles.
Screening for Ovarian Cancer Doesn't Increase Women's Survival [Link]
TIME
In general, getting screened for cancer seems like the responsible thing to do, since preventing the disease is always better than treating it once it takes hold.
BHF Warns Against Fake Crash Diet Plans [Link]
MedIndia
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has warned dieters against a fake diet plan which asked themto feast on frankfurters for dinner.
Stem cell revolution that could win the war on Alzheimer's: 'Cure' can be ... [Link]
Daily Mail
Healthy adults will be able to boost their chances of surviving cancer and diseases such as Alzheimer's by freezing stem cells taken from their blood for the first time.
Cystic fibrosis research 'delay' [Link]
BBC News
UK scientists say pioneering research into cystic fibrosis has been delayed by funding problems caused by the economic downturn. The researchers were hoping to begin a trial later this summer, ...
NHS fertility clinics told to lift restrictions on IVF treatment [Link]
The Independent
NHS fertility clinics will be ordered to meet their responsibilities and provide adequate levels of IVF treatment, amid growing concerns that a "postcode lottery" is stifling couples' chances of having a baby.
The reason why this deadly E coli makes doctors shudder [Link]
The Guardian
Cucumbers on offer at a market in Berlin, Germany, after lab tests showed the E coli bacteria on Spanish cucumbers were not the cause for the outbreak in Germany.
Obese children perform poorly in exams compared to those who eat healthy foods [Link]
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Obese children eating unhealthy food are more likely to have poor exam results, an experiment has revealed.
Virtual health club 'aids weight loss' [Link]
BBC News
Regular visits to a health club in the online virtual world Second Life appear to help shed the pounds in real life, say exercise scientists.
High-fat diet in pregnancy ups stillbirth risk [Link]
Times of India
A new study has indicated that eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy boosts the chance of stillbirth. It showed eating such a diet decreases blood flow from the mother to the placenta.
Cancer cell tests may help predict drug reaction [Link]
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Counting bits of prostate cancer found in a patient's bloodstream may help doctors better predict which drugs work, US researchers said on Saturday.
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CNN
This is a detail shot of a malignant melanoma tumor. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Chicago (CNN) -- For the first time, patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer have two new treatment options that prolong ...
ENDO: Wrinkles May Reveal Something About Skeleton [Link]
MedPage Today
Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Lung cancer drug crizotinib sharply increases survival in patients with a ... [Link]
Baltimore Sun
An experimental drug called crizotinib sharply increases survival in lung cancer patients with a specific genetic mutation, researchers said Sunday.
30 Years Ago: First AIDS Cases Reported [Link]
NBC Bay Area
Enrique Topete (L) and Robert Renteria prepare to cover recently added names on the memorial panels at The Wall-Las Memorias in Los Angeles.
Screening for Ovarian Cancer Doesn't Increase Women's Survival [Link]
TIME
In general, getting screened for cancer seems like the responsible thing to do, since preventing the disease is always better than treating it once it takes hold.
BHF Warns Against Fake Crash Diet Plans [Link]
MedIndia
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has warned dieters against a fake diet plan which asked themto feast on frankfurters for dinner.
Stem cell revolution that could win the war on Alzheimer's: 'Cure' can be ... [Link]
Daily Mail
Healthy adults will be able to boost their chances of surviving cancer and diseases such as Alzheimer's by freezing stem cells taken from their blood for the first time.
Cystic fibrosis research 'delay' [Link]
BBC News
UK scientists say pioneering research into cystic fibrosis has been delayed by funding problems caused by the economic downturn. The researchers were hoping to begin a trial later this summer, ...
NHS fertility clinics told to lift restrictions on IVF treatment [Link]
The Independent
NHS fertility clinics will be ordered to meet their responsibilities and provide adequate levels of IVF treatment, amid growing concerns that a "postcode lottery" is stifling couples' chances of having a baby.
The reason why this deadly E coli makes doctors shudder [Link]
The Guardian
Cucumbers on offer at a market in Berlin, Germany, after lab tests showed the E coli bacteria on Spanish cucumbers were not the cause for the outbreak in Germany.
Obese children perform poorly in exams compared to those who eat healthy foods [Link]
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Obese children eating unhealthy food are more likely to have poor exam results, an experiment has revealed.
Virtual health club 'aids weight loss' [Link]
BBC News
Regular visits to a health club in the online virtual world Second Life appear to help shed the pounds in real life, say exercise scientists.
High-fat diet in pregnancy ups stillbirth risk [Link]
Times of India
A new study has indicated that eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy boosts the chance of stillbirth. It showed eating such a diet decreases blood flow from the mother to the placenta.
Cancer cell tests may help predict drug reaction [Link]
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Counting bits of prostate cancer found in a patient's bloodstream may help doctors better predict which drugs work, US researchers said on Saturday.
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Saturday, 4 June 2011
Medicine In The News (June 4, 2011)
HIV patient Timothy Brown is the boy who lived [Link]
Los Angeles Times
Almost 20 years after he was diagnosed, the 45-year-old is, essentially, cured. A bone-marrow transplant to treat his leukemia transferred a genetic variation that made his system resistant to HIV.
Aromasin Reduced Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
SATURDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-estrogen drug Aromasin appears to cut the odds of breast cancer by 65 percent in high-risk postmenopausal women, new research has found.
Divorce can hurt kids' math scores, friendships [Link]
USA Today
Young children of divorce are not only more likely to suffer from anxiety, loneliness, low self-esteem and sadness, they experience long-lasting setbacks in interpersonal skills and math test scores, new research suggests.
Vaccination Rate for Kindergartners Is Over 90% [Link]
WebMD
June 2, 2011 -- More than 90% of children entering kindergarten in the US have had most recommended immunizations, although coverage rates remain below target goals for most states, the CDC says.
A short history of Social Security and the Democrats [The Arena] [Link]
Louisville.com
Not for nothing is Social Security called the “third rail” of contemporary American politics. The political posturing, rhetorical spin, and—not to put too fine a point on it—blatant lying about the future of our system of old-age ...
New strain of MRSA superbug may have spread from cattle to humans [Link]
The Guardian
The new MRSA strain is probably spread through contact with infected cattle or people who work with the animals. Photograph: Alamy Scientists in the UK have discovered a new strain of MRSA that appears to spread to humans from cattle and can cause ...
Cooking in Copper Utensils Might Help Ward Off E.coli [Link]
MedIndia
A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Southampton suggests that using copper utensils while cooking prevents the cross contamination of food items with E.coli bacteria.
No IVF on the NHS if your husband smokes [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Men whose partners want to get IVF treatment on the NHS are being made to take 'breathalyser' type tests to ensure they do not smoke either.
Stem cell banks for adults get go-ahead [Link]
Financial Times
A chance for the “wealthy well” to boost their chances of surviving cancer and other diseases by banking stem cells extracted from their own blood is being offered by biomedical companies in the first service of its ...
High-fat diet in pregnancy ups stillbirth risk [Link]
Times of India
A new study has indicated that eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy boosts the chance of stillbirth. It showed eating such a diet decreases blood flow from the mother to the placenta.
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Los Angeles Times
Almost 20 years after he was diagnosed, the 45-year-old is, essentially, cured. A bone-marrow transplant to treat his leukemia transferred a genetic variation that made his system resistant to HIV.
Aromasin Reduced Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
SATURDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-estrogen drug Aromasin appears to cut the odds of breast cancer by 65 percent in high-risk postmenopausal women, new research has found.
Divorce can hurt kids' math scores, friendships [Link]
USA Today
Young children of divorce are not only more likely to suffer from anxiety, loneliness, low self-esteem and sadness, they experience long-lasting setbacks in interpersonal skills and math test scores, new research suggests.
Vaccination Rate for Kindergartners Is Over 90% [Link]
WebMD
June 2, 2011 -- More than 90% of children entering kindergarten in the US have had most recommended immunizations, although coverage rates remain below target goals for most states, the CDC says.
A short history of Social Security and the Democrats [The Arena] [Link]
Louisville.com
Not for nothing is Social Security called the “third rail” of contemporary American politics. The political posturing, rhetorical spin, and—not to put too fine a point on it—blatant lying about the future of our system of old-age ...
New strain of MRSA superbug may have spread from cattle to humans [Link]
The Guardian
The new MRSA strain is probably spread through contact with infected cattle or people who work with the animals. Photograph: Alamy Scientists in the UK have discovered a new strain of MRSA that appears to spread to humans from cattle and can cause ...
Cooking in Copper Utensils Might Help Ward Off E.coli [Link]
MedIndia
A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Southampton suggests that using copper utensils while cooking prevents the cross contamination of food items with E.coli bacteria.
No IVF on the NHS if your husband smokes [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Men whose partners want to get IVF treatment on the NHS are being made to take 'breathalyser' type tests to ensure they do not smoke either.
Stem cell banks for adults get go-ahead [Link]
Financial Times
A chance for the “wealthy well” to boost their chances of surviving cancer and other diseases by banking stem cells extracted from their own blood is being offered by biomedical companies in the first service of its ...
High-fat diet in pregnancy ups stillbirth risk [Link]
Times of India
A new study has indicated that eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy boosts the chance of stillbirth. It showed eating such a diet decreases blood flow from the mother to the placenta.
Tags: Medicine In The News
Posted by Medicalchemy
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Medicine In The News (June 3, 2011)
Food plate icon improvement of pyramid [Link]
San Francisco Chronicle
The Department of Agriculture's new food-plate icon is an improvement over its old pyramids for providing clear recommendations for healthy eating.
AIDS fight may tilt to treatment [Link]
msnbc.com
CHICAGO/GENEVA - After 30 years of AIDS prevention efforts, global leaders may now need to shift their focus to spending more on drugs used to treat the disease as new data show this may also be the best way to ..
Feds Sniff Out Bogus Bird-Flu Drug [Link]
Courthouse News Service
LOS ANGELES (CN) - The man who invented Zicam cold remedy was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly importing an unapproved herbal product from Hong Kong to the United States and advertising it as a bird flu treatment.
Vaccination Rates Fall Short of Goal [Link]
MedPage Today
Vaccination rates for kindergartners in many states fell below the Healthy People 2020 target of 95% or greater during the 2009 to 2010 school year, CDC researchers found.
Omega-3 fats linked to lower diabetes risk [Link]
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who get plenty of omega-3 fatty acids in their diets may have lowered odds of developing type 2 diabetes, two new reports suggest.
Some success seen with personalized cancer treatment [Link]
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tailoring cancer drugs to target the molecular signature of an individual patient's tumor helps more than a scattershot approach, according to early-stage research.
Screening: Saliva Test for Cytomegalovirus Proves Accurate [Link]
New York Times
A new test offers a rapid, inexpensive and highly accurate method for screening newborns for cytomegalovirus, which can cause permanent hearing loss, researchers said on Wednesday.
Orexigen To Halt US Obesity Program As It Disputes FDA Contrave Request [Link]
Wall Street Journal
Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (OREX) said it plans to suspend clinical development of its US obesity programs as it disputes a decision by the US Food and Drug Administration regarding its Contrave weight loss pill.
New Strain of MRSA Found in Milk [Link]
Medscape
June 2, 2011 - Researchers have discovered a new strain of antibiotic-resistant superbug bacteria in milk. This previously undetectable strain has also caused human infections.
NHS staff should be taking responsibility for their actions [Link]
The Guardian
NHS staff have as much responsibility as the trust to maintain standards. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images It's been well chronicled that the NHS is facing unprecedented change.
Why the deaf see better than those who can hear [Link]
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Scientists discovered that the retinas of people born deaf, or who lost their hearing early in life, developed differently from those in people who can hear.
Enzyme offers Huntington's hope [Link]
BBC News
A new approach to treating Huntington's disease may have been found, a UK study carried out in fruit flies suggests. The incurable disease, caused by degeneration of nerve cells, gradually impairs a person's ability to function.
Researchers Getting Closer to Control Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis [Link]
TopNews Arab Emirates
Researchers from Canada have now moved on to find out ultimate cure for the grave disease called Cystic Fibrosis, which is said to be the genetic disease and has affected Canadian children and young adults at utmost level by cutting short their lives.
Tags: Medicine In The News
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Thursday, 2 June 2011
Medicine In The News (June 2, 2011)
Killer E.coli strain infects first victims in Britain [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
The deadly new strain of E.coli that has killed 18 people in Europe risks spreading from person to person in Britain, the Health Protection Agency warned last night.
Food pyramid out, 'My Plate' in for healthy eating [Link]
San Jose Mercury News
WASHINGTON -- There's a new US symbol for healthful eating: The Agriculture Department unveiled "My Plate" on Thursday, abandoning the food pyramid that had guided many Americans but merely confused others.
Gay, bi men remain key to HIV epidemic [Link]
Washington Blade
On June 5, 1985, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an article in its authoritative journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report that experts now consider the first signal that an ...
Cell phones: Which ones emit most, least radiation? [Link]
Tampabay.com
In the wake of this week's World Health Organization report that raised fresh questions about cell phones and cancer risk, we thought it would help readers to find out how much radiation there phones emit.
Brain Injuries Are Seen in New Scans of Veterans [Link]
New York Times
A new study may help explain why some military personnel exposed to blasts have symptoms of brain injury even though their CT and MRI scans look normal.
Bristol, Roche team up on melanoma study [Link]
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche Holding AG said on Thursday they would evaluate their respective cancer drugs as a potential combination therapy for metastatic melanoma.
Vatican Maintains Stance on Condoms at HIV/AIDS Summit [Link]
PBS NewsHour
At a weekend HIV/AIDS conference at the Vatican, the Catholic Church stood firm on its stance against the use of condoms to protect against the transmission of HIV.
UPDATED Children of Divorce Suffer Academic Social and Emotional Setbacks [Link]
HealthNews
UPDATE: Although divorce may be inevitable, helping children cope with the process can be controlled in order to minimize the harmful effects that may occur.
Popular Blood Pressure Meds Not Linked to Cancer, FDA Says [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
THURSDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- A class of drugs widely used to treat high blood pressure doesn't boost the risk of cancer, as a recent analysis suggested, US health authorities announced Thursday.
FDA Investigates Newer Birth Control Pills [Link]
WebMD
June 2, 2011 -- The FDA has issued a safety alert warning that women taking a newer type of birth control pill containing the progestin hormone drospirenone may be at higher risk for developing potentially deadly blood clots than women ...
Inventor of Zicam flu remedy arrested in Calif. [Link]
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The inventor of well-known cold remedy Zicam has been charged with illegally importing and distributing an unapproved herbal product that he claimed treated bird flu, authorities said Thursday.
Low-carb dieters should exercise to protect heart [Link]
ABC7Chicago.com
June 2, 2011 (WLS) -- A new study finds low-carb, high-fat diets may not pose a risk to your arteries as some experts have feared, but that's only as long as exercise is part of the plan.
Bullying Tied to Sleep Problems [Link]
MedPage Today
Aggressive schoolchildren appear to be more likely to have sleep-disordered breathing than their more mild-mannered counterparts, a cross-sectional study showed.
Horse owners concerned about equine herpes outbreak [Link]
TriCities.com
An outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus puts horse owners across the nation on high alert, and now the Virginia Department of Agriculture wants local horse owners to be proactive, to prevent the spread the disease to our region.
Girls' lack of iodine 'could harm babies' (and it's due to a lack of milk) [Link]
Daily Mail
Schoolgirls have dangerously low levels of iodine, which could put the health of future generations at risk, claim British researchers.
Prostate cancer - be aware, not afraid [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Top bodybuilder, Denton Wilson, talks about his prostate cancer prostate cancer and explains that TENA Men absorbency pads have helped him gain control of his condition.
Tags: Medicine In The News
Posted by Medicalchemy
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Telegraph.co.uk
The deadly new strain of E.coli that has killed 18 people in Europe risks spreading from person to person in Britain, the Health Protection Agency warned last night.
Food pyramid out, 'My Plate' in for healthy eating [Link]
San Jose Mercury News
WASHINGTON -- There's a new US symbol for healthful eating: The Agriculture Department unveiled "My Plate" on Thursday, abandoning the food pyramid that had guided many Americans but merely confused others.
Gay, bi men remain key to HIV epidemic [Link]
Washington Blade
On June 5, 1985, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an article in its authoritative journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report that experts now consider the first signal that an ...
Cell phones: Which ones emit most, least radiation? [Link]
Tampabay.com
In the wake of this week's World Health Organization report that raised fresh questions about cell phones and cancer risk, we thought it would help readers to find out how much radiation there phones emit.
Brain Injuries Are Seen in New Scans of Veterans [Link]
New York Times
A new study may help explain why some military personnel exposed to blasts have symptoms of brain injury even though their CT and MRI scans look normal.
Bristol, Roche team up on melanoma study [Link]
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche Holding AG said on Thursday they would evaluate their respective cancer drugs as a potential combination therapy for metastatic melanoma.
Vatican Maintains Stance on Condoms at HIV/AIDS Summit [Link]
PBS NewsHour
At a weekend HIV/AIDS conference at the Vatican, the Catholic Church stood firm on its stance against the use of condoms to protect against the transmission of HIV.
UPDATED Children of Divorce Suffer Academic Social and Emotional Setbacks [Link]
HealthNews
UPDATE: Although divorce may be inevitable, helping children cope with the process can be controlled in order to minimize the harmful effects that may occur.
Popular Blood Pressure Meds Not Linked to Cancer, FDA Says [Link]
U.S. News & World Report
THURSDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- A class of drugs widely used to treat high blood pressure doesn't boost the risk of cancer, as a recent analysis suggested, US health authorities announced Thursday.
FDA Investigates Newer Birth Control Pills [Link]
WebMD
June 2, 2011 -- The FDA has issued a safety alert warning that women taking a newer type of birth control pill containing the progestin hormone drospirenone may be at higher risk for developing potentially deadly blood clots than women ...
Inventor of Zicam flu remedy arrested in Calif. [Link]
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The inventor of well-known cold remedy Zicam has been charged with illegally importing and distributing an unapproved herbal product that he claimed treated bird flu, authorities said Thursday.
Low-carb dieters should exercise to protect heart [Link]
ABC7Chicago.com
June 2, 2011 (WLS) -- A new study finds low-carb, high-fat diets may not pose a risk to your arteries as some experts have feared, but that's only as long as exercise is part of the plan.
Bullying Tied to Sleep Problems [Link]
MedPage Today
Aggressive schoolchildren appear to be more likely to have sleep-disordered breathing than their more mild-mannered counterparts, a cross-sectional study showed.
Horse owners concerned about equine herpes outbreak [Link]
TriCities.com
An outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus puts horse owners across the nation on high alert, and now the Virginia Department of Agriculture wants local horse owners to be proactive, to prevent the spread the disease to our region.
Girls' lack of iodine 'could harm babies' (and it's due to a lack of milk) [Link]
Daily Mail
Schoolgirls have dangerously low levels of iodine, which could put the health of future generations at risk, claim British researchers.
Prostate cancer - be aware, not afraid [Link]
Telegraph.co.uk
Top bodybuilder, Denton Wilson, talks about his prostate cancer prostate cancer and explains that TENA Men absorbency pads have helped him gain control of his condition.
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