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Gene domino effect behind brain, pancreatic tumors (AP)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:49:51 GMT
AP - Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for one person's brain tumor were different from the culprits for the next patient, making the puzzle of cancer genetics even more complicated.
FDA orders stronger warnings for 4 arthritis drugs (AP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:28:09 GMT
AP - The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections.
Study: Workers to pay more for health care (AP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:21:41 GMT
AP - Get ready for another hike in copays and deductibles. A survey being released Thursday by the Mercer consulting firm found 59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits.
Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise (AP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:51:39 GMT

These undated images, provided by the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, shows a standard mammogram, left, and  molecular breast imaging (MBI) from a study performed on a 45-year-old patient in the clinic's screening of women with dense breasts. The mammogram was interpreted as being negative while the MBI image shows a cancerous growth indicated by the arrow. (AP Photo/The Mayo Clinic)AP - A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported Wednesday.


Report: US drug use shows little change in 2007 (AP)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:51:58 GMT
AP - Cocaine and methamphetamine use among young adults declined significantly last year as supplies dried up, leading to higher prices and reduced purity, the government reports. Overall use of illicit drugs showed little change.
Obesity Worsens Asthma (HealthDay)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:03:11 GMT
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that obese people who have asthma are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for the problem and to have lower quality of life and worse control of the disease than those with asthma who are normal weight.
Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate (AP)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:19:07 GMT

Richard Cherry Jr., right, 15, departs Boys' Latin of Philadelphia with his father, Richard Cherry Sr, in Philadelphia Tuesday July 15, 2008.  Boys' Latin of Philadelphia, one of the city's newer charter schools, aims to be an educational beacon in the financially and academically troubled district. But because it is single sex public school — one of four in Philadelphia — it faced huge opposition and almost didn't exist.  (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)AP - Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and — to top it all off — no girls.


FDA posts list of potential problem drugs (AP)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:29:21 GMT
AP - The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems, in an effort to better inform doctors and patients.
Nursing beats sugar water for easing baby's pain (Reuters)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:19:42 GMT
Reuters - Newborns who breastfeed while doctors obtain a blood sample from a heel experience much less discomfort than babies given sugar water during this routine newborn procedure, new research shows.
Statin reduces risk of repeat stroke in elderly (Reuters)
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:32:39 GMT
Reuters - Age should not preclude people who have suffered a stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack) from being treated with a "statin" drug to lower the risk of a recurrence, US and European investigators report.
Exercise may cut risk of various cancers (Reuters)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:21:47 GMT
Reuters - Adults who are regularly active, whether through exercise or work, are less likely to develop a range of cancers, a new study suggests.

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