Medications & Drugs
Reuters - Women who took hormone replacement pills had more advanced breast cancers and were more likely to die from them than women who took a dummy pill, raising new concerns about the commonly prescribed drugs, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Medications & Drugs
Hormone therapy raises breast cancer deaths: study (Reuters)
Pregnant Women Don't Need Extra Fish Oil, Study Finds (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Taking fish oil supplements while pregnant does not decrease a
woman's risk of depression after giving birth, and, contrary to some
previous studies, does not improve her child's cognitive or language
development, a new study from Australia suggests.
Catch 22: People Who Avoid the Sun Lack Vitamin D (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - For those worried about skin cancer, it might be out of the
sunshine and into the fire.
Soy May Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- For women past menopause who
have had breast cancer, a higher intake of soy may help reduce the risk of
the disease's recurrence, a new study of Chinese women suggests.
Acetaminophen no asthma trigger after all? (Reuters)
Reuters - Doctors have been scratching their heads for years over the higher asthma risk in kids who use acetaminophen, a common painkiller known as Tylenol in the US.
High Soy Intake May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - A diet high in certain soy compounds, called soy isoflavones, may
reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence among survivors of some
types of breast cancer, according to new research.
Halloween Extra Scary When Kids Have Nut Allergies (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- For most kids, Halloween
parties and trick-or-treating can be a mixture of fun and frightening, but
for children with a nut allergy, the day can actually be dangerous, warns
a doctor.
Gene found to play key role in depression (AFP)
AFP - Scientists in the United States said they had found a gene that appears to play a key role in the onset of depression, a finding that could unlock new avenues for drug engineers.
Winter Runners Reap Physical, Mental Benefits: Expert (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Physical and mental health
benefits abound for runners who keep pounding the pavement during the
winter, according to a sports medicine expert.
Magnet Therapy an Option for Tough-to-Treat Depression (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A treatment for major
depression that uses intense magnetic pulses to stimulate the brain,
previously shown to reduce acute symptoms for brief periods, appears to
work over the longer term when teamed with antidepressants, researchers
report.
Kids of mentally ill parents at higher murder risk (Reuters)
Reuters - Children of severely mentally ill parents are nearly nine times more likely to be victims of homicide than children of healthy parents, suggests a new study.
Is homophobia a factor in HIV racial gap? (Reuters)
Reuters - Among gay men in the United States, blacks are more likely than whites to believe that homosexuality is "wrong" - and these feelings might be contributing to the black men's higher risk of HIV infection, researchers suggest.
It's in the Blood: New Hope for Detecting Schizophrenia (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - In the 2001 movie, "A Beautiful Mind," mathematician and Nobel
Prizewinner John Nash struggled with the debilitating mental disorder schizophrenia
for years before being properly diagnosed and treated. For many
individuals and families coping with this disease, early intervention is
critical.
Belgian Church head criticized for AIDS remarks (Reuters)
Reuters - Belgium's Roman Catholic Church, already reeling from allegations of sexual abuse, faced a new scandal on Friday after its primate wrote that AIDS was "a sort of inherent justice."
US porn movie shutdown grows after HIV scare (AFP)
AFP - More US adult film companies suspended production after a porn actor tested HIV positive, in a growing scare gripping the multibillion dollar porn movie industry.
Flu Vaccine May Be Safe for People with Egg Allergies (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - This flu season, people with egg allergies should not be worried
about getting the seasonal influenza vaccine, or the H1N1 vaccine,
experts say. These vaccines, which are now combined into one shot, can
be safely administered to the majority of individuals with egg
allergies, according to several recent studies.
1 in 22 blacks will get HIV, CDC report says (AP)
AP - Health officials estimate that 1 in 22 black Americans will be diagnosed with the AIDS virus in their lifetime — more than twice the risk for Hispanics and eight times that of whites.
Family dog tied to lower eczema rates in at-risk kids (Reuters)
Reuters - Young children with a family history of allergies may be less likely to develop the allergic skin condition eczema if they live with a dog starting in infancy, a new study suggests.
Avastin helps in ovarian cancer but effects fade (Reuters)
Reuters - Roche's blockbuster drug Avastin helps women with ovarian cancer live longer without their disease getting worse, but its effect peaks at 12 months and then diminishes, researchers said on Monday.
Allos reports cancer drug results, shares fall (Reuters)
Reuters - A mid-stage trial found that advanced lung cancer patients treated with Allos Therapeutics Inc's Folotyn lived for a median of 6.7 months, compared with seven months for patients treated with Tarceva.
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