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Recent Cancer Screening Changes Leave Many Confused

HealthDay - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago

TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The world of cancer screening has been upended in the past two weeks.

  • Weight May Not Drive Racial Disparities in Colon Cancer HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 11:49 PM ET

    MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Body weight and co-existing health problems don't explain why black colon cancer patients have lower survival rates than whites, U.S. researchers say.

  • Depression May Up Death Risk to That of Smoking HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 11:48 PM ET

    MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Being depressed might take as many years off your life as smoking does, a new study suggests.

  • Psychotropic drugs boost fall risk in the elderly Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 5:21 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of studies including nearly 80,000 people aged 60 and older confirms that certain types of widely prescribed drugs, such as antidepressants and sedatives, can increase their risk of falling.

  • University students carry large red ribbons on a street during an HIV/AIDS awareness rally ahead of World AIDS day in Shenyang, Liaoning province November 29, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer
    UN: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996 AP - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

    GENEVA - The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday.

  • Over 33 million infected with AIDS virus: U.N. Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 6:40 AM ET

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, up from 33 million in 2007, but more people are living longer due to the availability of drugs, according to a United Nations report.

  • A person receives a A(H1N1) flu vaccine in Paris. The WHO says an unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline has been recalled.(AFP/File/Lionel Bonaventure)
    Severe reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada AFP - 12 minutes ago

    GENEVA (AFP) - An unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been recalled, the WHO said on Tuesday.

  • GlaxoSmithKline pulls swine flu vaccines in Canada AP - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

    LONDON - Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients, but there are no similar reports from other countries, pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday.

  • Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids HealthDay - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago

    TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Infants exposed to outdoor traffic pollution and indoor endotoxin are at increased risk for asthma, researchers say.

  • Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 11:48 PM ET

    MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new combination drug therapy shows promise in treating patients with advanced biliary-tract cancers, researchers say.

  • An Afghan man walks in a poppy field in a village outside Balkh province, about 500 km (310 miles) north of Kabul May 6, 2006. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
    The depressed are more apt to get opioids for pain Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 1:22 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from depression are much more likely to be prescribed powerful opioid painkillers like morphine and codeine and to stay on the drugs long-term, new research shows.

  • A Zimbabwean orphan displays the anti-retroviral drugs he obtained by walking across a mountain range and crossing into Mozambique. AIDS has killed 25 million people worldwide but new infections are slowing sharply, the UN said in an annual report on the crisis that mixed hope with a warning against complacency.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)
    HIV kills 25 million, infects 60 million: UNAIDS AFP - Tue Nov 24, 5:50 AM ET

    GENEVA (AFP) - Almost 60 million people have been infected by HIV and 25 million people killed by causes related to the virus since the epidemic started, according to new data published by UNAIDS on Tuesday.

  • Sleep Disorders Plague Cancer Patients HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 11:48 PM ET

    MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Insomnia and sleep disorders affect more than three-quarters of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, a rate nearly three times higher than that of the general population, a new study finds.

  • Single-Sex Cardiac Rehab Helps Depressed Women HealthDay - Tue Nov 17, 11:48 PM ET

    TUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A motivational women-only cardiac rehabilitation program helped reduce symptoms of depression in women with coronary heart disease, a U.S. study has found.

  • AIDS deaths top 25 million but infections slow AFP - 28 minutes ago

    SHANGHAI (AFP) - AIDS has killed 25 million people worldwide but new infections are slowing sharply, the UN said in an annual report on the crisis Tuesday that mixed hope with a warning against complacency.

  • Research Yields Clues to Severe Form of Sinusitis HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 11:48 PM ET

    MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've identified a protein that causes nasal and sinus polyps in 15 percent to 30 percent of people with chronic sinusitis.

  • Great American Smokeout '09: Time to Quit HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 1:39 AM ET

    THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The less you smoke, the more birthdays you'll have, says the American Cancer Society as it encourages smokers to quit on Thursday, the day of the 34th Great American Smokeout.

  • Heart disease a killer in psychotic individuals Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 4:42 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are more likely to die of heart disease than mentally healthy individuals, a study in US veterans indicates.

  • Genetic Variant Slows AIDS Progression HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 11:49 PM ET

    MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists report that a genetic variation appears to play a major role in slowing disease progression in HIV-infected patients.

  • The French family from Young's Point waits for H1N1 vaccinations, administered by Peterborough Health Unit, held at a branch of Royal Canadian Legion in rural Lakefield Ontario, October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill
    Canada stops use of one batch of flu vaccine Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 12:55 PM ET

    WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Some Canadian provinces have stopped using a particular batch of the H1N1 flu vaccine after six people experienced severe allergic reactions, the country's health agency said on Monday.

  • Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility HealthDay - Sun Nov 22, 11:48 PM ET

    FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests it may become possible for pre-pubescent boys stricken by cancer to prepare for the future when they may be infertile but still want to become natural fathers.

  • Treating depression after surgery speeds recovery Reuters - Tue Nov 17, 4:36 PM ET

    ORLANDO (Reuters Health) - A simple telephone intervention improved mood, physical functioning, and overall quality of life in patients who were depressed after heart bypass surgery, researchers reported in a late breaking clinical trial here at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009.

  • World Cup to Help Create HIV Awareness OneWorld.net - Thu Nov 19, 1:34 PM ET

    JOHANNESBURG, Nov 19 (IRIN PlusNews) - In less than seven months South Africa will host the world's biggest single sporting event - the FIFA World Cup. The chance to reach millions of local and visiting football fans presents a golden opportunity, not only for the country's business and tourism sectors, but also for its efforts to combat HIV/AIDS.

  • Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 1:38 AM ET

    THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- People's genetic makeup has been shown to affect how they respond to asthma medications, but a new study finds that many people respond well to a particular combination treatment regardless of their genes.

  • Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline AP - Sun Nov 22, 9:43 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.

  • Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug HealthDay - Mon Nov 16, 11:49 PM ET

    MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- New industry-funded research suggests that the antidepressant flibanserin, which has been touted as a female version of Viagra, can enhance libido in women with low sex drives.

  • A patient looks at a notice board where a scene representing the death of a man infected by Hiv-AIDS is painted on a paper in the Clinic of the Reach Out center Kampala, in 2003. Pairing family planning services with HIV/AIDS treatment can help curb Africa's population growth rate which records a yearly increase of 2.5 percent, health experts said Monday.(AFP/File/Marco Longari)
    Experts propose new ways to slow Africa's population growth AFP - Mon Nov 16, 1:15 PM ET

    KAMPALA (AFP) - Pairing family planning services with HIV/AIDS treatment can help curb Africa's population growth rate which records a yearly increase of 2.5 percent, health experts said Monday.

  • Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes AP - Wed Nov 18, 3:52 AM ET

    MARIETTA, Pa. - Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.

  • ACOG Revises Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines American Cancer Society - Sat Nov 21, 7:00 PM ET

    The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is now recommending women begin cervical cancer screening at age 21, instead of 3 years after the onset of sexual activity, as was previously recommended by the group. ACOG has also modified its recommendations for how often women should be screened for cervical cancer, a disease that affected 11,270 US women in 2009, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).

  • US soldiers patrol the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on November 13. A survey of US soldiers in Afghanistan shows declining morale among army units and that troops facing three or more combat tours have higher rates of mental health and marital problems, the US Army said Friday.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)
    Morale drops among US soldiers in Afghanistan: army AFP - Fri Nov 13, 5:46 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - A survey of US soldiers in Afghanistan shows declining morale among army units and that troops facing three or more combat tours have higher rates of mental health and marital problems, the US Army said Friday.

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