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Who has time to stay on top of all the latest health news? Here are four recent headlines you need to know about:
Got Stress? It Could Impact Breast Cancer Recurrence
Excerpt: Women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who have also endured previous traumatic or stressful events see their cancer recur nearly twice as fast as other […]
According to a new study from Rutgers University, drinking cranberry juice may increase ovarian cancer patients’ response to chemo by enhancing their sensitivity to treatment.
In laboratory experiments, pre-treating ovarian tumor cells with the juice bumped up the cancer-killing power of drugs sixfold, researchers say.
The study authors stressed that the finding is still experimental and preliminary, […]
To my friend, on the morning of your boob job:
I know you won’t read this, and even if you do it won’t change your mind. But there are some things I need to say.
Sometime in the next 8 hours, you will be lying half naked on an operating table, with orange antibacterial swipes across your […]
A few months ago, Sarah Collins Honenberger joined in the discussion about whether the HPV vaccine Gardasil should be mandated for American girls. Shortly thereafter, she was kind enough to send me her novel, White Lies: A Tale of Babies, Vaccines, and Deception, which is inspired by the real-life events of North Carolina mother Lacy […]
Back in June, pharmaceutical giant Roche announced a widespread recall of its AIDS drug Viracept, stating that some batches of the medicine may contain a potentially harmful chemical. The thing is, the drug is used widely in developing countries, leaving many without another treatment option.
Reports today’s New York Times,
The scope of Roche’s recall is extraordinary, […]
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I’d rather get my teeth drilled than go to the gynecologist, but they’re pretty close together on my list of least favorite things to do. However, I did take my own advice and suck it up this month as I do every July, because it was […]
Human papillomavirus, or HPV, has been in the news a lot lately because of the new HPV vaccine, which is intended to prevent cervical cancer resulting from HPV infection when administered to women ages 9 to 26 years. How has the introduction of this vaccine, marketed by Merck under the trade name Gardasil, changed the […]
First they were screening for osteoporosis, and now they’re screening for breast cancer! Well, not quite yet, but new research has indicated that dentists may be great allies in the battle against breast cancer.
Academy of American Dentistry researchers discovered that…
…protein levels in saliva have great potential to assist in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care […]
What if you were this patient?
This particular ER physician must have been new since I’ve never heard of him prior to this morning. He told me about a patient who came in with groin pain x 3days and he ordered a CT scan showed an abscess in his perineum extending from under his scrotum to […]
An article at iVillage.com points out a sharp decline in blood donations, causing the backlog to lag behind the need according to experts:
Blood donations typically sag during the early part of each year, forcing hospitals to scramble to shore up supplies. In some cases, that even means delaying surgery for some.
The slowdown begins with the […]
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