Medications & DrugsHealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood cancer casts a
long shadow. Those who survive the original cancer are at high risk of
dying prematurely decades afterward from new cancers, heart disease and
stroke likely caused by the cancer treatment itself, British researchers
report.
Medications & Drugs
Black Couples Benefit From Program to Curb Spread of HIV (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- A couple-focused program cut risky
sexual behaviors among black American couples in which one partner has HIV
and the other is HIV-free, researchers report.
Obama vows to cut HIV cases with new AIDS strategy (AFP)
AFP - President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that any new case of HIV/AIDS was one too many, as he rolled out a new national strategy to cut infections and improve care for those with the disease.
New global AIDS focus: careful budgets? (Reuters)
Reuters - New AIDS plans released by the United Nations and the U.S. government on Tuesday stress smarter, targeted spending as a way to keep up the fight against the pandemic during a global recession.
HIV: Top medical journal blasts Russia over drug users (AFP)
AFP - Russia could more than halve its rates of new HIV infections by ending criminalisation of intravenous drug users, experts said in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Wednesday.
Cancer survivors have higher death risk for decades (Reuters)
Reuters - People who survive cancer in childhood have a heightened risk of dying of a heart attack, stroke or another cancer decades later -- a risk that is likely to be due to the original treatment, scientists said on Tuesday.
U.S. cancer group endorses newer breast cancer drugs (Reuters)
Reuters - The American Society of Clinical Oncology issued new guidelines on Monday for the use of hormone-based breast cancer drugs called aromatase inhibitors.
Alternative therapies don't help kids' cancer stress (Reuters)
Reuters - Massage, humor therapy and relaxation don't seem to make life much easier for children with cancer who go through stressful bone marrow transplants, disappointed researchers said Monday.
Don't Let Food Allergies Spoil the Picnic (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Summer is the best time for
eating outdoors, so why let food allergies spoil the party?
Zimbabwe lacks AIDS drugs to expand treatment: official (AFP)
AFP - Zimbabwe may not have enough anti-AIDS drugs to comply with World Health Organisation recommendations on providing treatment to people with HIV, a top health official said Sunday.
AIDS Vaccine: The Promise of HIV Antibodies (Time.com)
Time.com - Scientists reported this week the discovery of two antibodies that may prevent infection from 90% of circulating strains of HIV. But will the findings translate to an effective vaccine?
Mental health a growing concern after Gulf spill (Reuters)
Reuters - Gulf Coast native Kindra Arnesen is so anxious about the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill she is packing up her family and leaving town.
Study Suggests Link Between HPV, Skin Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The ubiquitous virus linked to
cervical, vaginal and throat cancers may also raise the risk of developing
squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form of skin cancer, a new
study suggests.
For Teenage Girls, Competition Cuts Both Ways: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) --
For teenage girls, competing to win is linked to more depression and
loneliness, and associated with fewer close friendships, the authors of a
new study have found.
Researchers Point to Possible Scleroderma-Cancer Link (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with specific
antibodies may develop both cancer and a certain type of scleroderma -- an
incurable autoimmune disease -- at nearly the same time, new research
finds. The finding, from a small study of 23 patients, hints at a possible
link between cancer and autoimmune disorders.
CORRECTED: Therapy may help some with deadly peanut allergy (Reuters)
Reuters - Peanut allergy has proven to be a tough nut to crack. While there's still no way to make peanuts completely safe for people who are allergic to them, an experimental therapy may make them less deadly, report researchers from Germany and the US.
Antidepressant may aid domestic abusers who drink (Reuters)
Reuters - A combination of antidepressants, alcohol counseling and behavioral therapy may help curb violent tendencies in men with drinking problems, a small clinical trial suggests.
Antibody finding may help in quest for AIDS vaccine (Reuters)
Reuters - Researchers have discovered antibodies that can protect against a wide range of AIDS viruses and said they may be able to use them to design a vaccine against the fatal and incurable virus.
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