Link Between Kidney Cancer And Sunlight ExposureCloser to the equator you live, higher your chances for kidney cancer. Using newly available data scientists have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and kidney cancer.
UVB exposure triggers photosynthesis of vitamin D3 in the body. This form of vitamin D also is available through diet and supplements. Prior studies from this core research team have shown an association........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/18/2006 9:52:01 PM)
Dear CancerDEAR CANCER is a book of inspiration and comfort that will make the reader laugh, cry, and see adversity in a new light.
The author shares her true story of living with stage IV breast cancer from the shock of diagnosis to the rigors of chemotherapy and other therapys.
Written with honesty, sensitivity and humor, DEAR CANCER will support and encourage anyone who is confronted by cancer, or any life-changing illness, or event.
DEAR........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/18/2006 7:05:17 PM)
Guidelines For Heart Transplant CandidatesThe International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) announces the release of the first international guidelines for heart failure patient management, particularly prior to heart transplantation, published in this month's edition of the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (September 2006). For the first time, comprehensive international guidelines will help bridge the gap where current principles fall short and provide........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/15/2006 2:01:40 PM)
Cancer Cells Signals MetastasisThe most aggressively malignant cancer cells have a "toggle switch" that enables them to morph into highly mobile cells that invade other tissues and then nest comfortably in their new surroundings, a new study in rats suggests.
This picture of how cancer cells shift between two alternating states -- travelers and nesters -- represents a new understanding of how cancer metastasizes, or spreads to other parts of the body, said the Duke........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/15/2006 1:55:55 PM)
Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards Dies Of Esophageal CancerFormer Texas Gov. Ann Richards, whose brassy, tough-talking persona and trademark white hair cut an indelible profile in Democratic politics, died Wednesday evening at her home in Austin, surrounded by her family, her spokesman, Bill Maddox said.
She was 73.
Richards, who served as governor of the Lone Star State from 1991 to 1995, announced in March that she was being treated for esophageal cancer. Maddox said Richards had shielded many........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/14/2006 9:13:35 PM)
Diabetics And Lower Limb AmputationsMany people suffering foot and leg pain falsely attribute their aches to temporary discomfort or simply "growing old," when something far more serious and often preventable is frequently taking place.
People that neglect foot and leg pain particularly the 20.8 million people in the U.S. with diabetes can be at risk for amputation. This neglect has contributed to a sharp rise in amputations, with the Centers for Disease Control finding........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/13/2006 9:39:06 PM)
Action To Avoid Heart AttackResearchers working to decode chemical SOS signals sent out by disease-damaged hearts believe they now know better when to aggressively clear clogged arteries and when medical procedures may be unnecessary and even harmful.
The research, led by Uppsala University in Sweden, appears in the Sept. 19 edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
According to the research, high levels of two proteins in the bloodstream........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/11/2006 9:45:02 PM)
Enzyme Builds NeurotransmittersThe study, which was directed by Scripps Research Professor Benjamin Cravatt, Ph.D., is being published in the September 8 issue of The Journal of Biological Chemistry.
The new study describes a pathway-different than the one previously suggested-for the biosynthesis of neurotransmitter lipids, N-acyl ethanolamines (NAEs), which include the endogenous cannabinoid ("endocannabinoid") anandamide. The high activity of the enzyme a/b hydrolase4........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/11/2006 9:31:50 PM)
Elizabeth Dill-Isgro and PINCMy doctor walked in the room and said *Oh you came alone today and that was all she had to say. As she spoke I felt like I was having an out of body experience. I could hear this person talking to me saying things like cancer, surgery, mastectomy and chemotherapy, I felt like I would faint. I left the office, called my sisters and asked them to drive to my Mothers to tell her as I feared what the news might do to her and I did not want her to........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/9/2006 6:09:05 AM)
Nurses Are Abused at high rateThese figures are horrifying. Almost a third of the nurses who took part in a large-scale study reported that they had been subjected to both physical and verbal abuse in the last 4 working weeks and a quarter had considered resigning as a result, as per research in the latest issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Two-thirds of the 2,407 nurses who took part in the survey, led by the University of Tasmania and supported by the........Go to the News-blog (Added on 9/7/2006 5:19:32 AM)
How safe is drinking water?Are disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water harmful to an unborn fetus? According to a study in the recent issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology (available online September 5), a team of researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health headed by David A. Savitz, Ph.D., Director of the Center of Excellence in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Disease Prevention at MSSM, and formerly Chair of the Department........Go to the News-blog (Added on 9/6/2006 9:50:44 PM)
Severely Congested SinusesEventhough it's unclear why it's so, researchers at Johns Hopkins have linked a gene that allows for the chemical breakdown of the tough, protective casing that houses insects and worms to the severe congestion and polyp formation typical of chronic sinusitis.
A team of Hopkins sinus experts has observed that the gene for the enzyme, acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase), is up to 250 times more active in people with severe sinus inflammation........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/6/2006 9:45:03 PM)
Welcome to My KnockoutWelcome to My Knockout! We offer unique gifts to encourage those "fighting" a daily battle whether physical or emotional. Cancer, AIDS, diabetes, Parkinson's disease, depression, alcoholism, heart disease, or even weight loss are just a few examples of people that need encouragement.
Give them a daily reminder to "keep fighting" and "never give up". Flowers are beautiful but wilt after a few days. Cards are wonderful but get misplaced. My........Go to the News-blog (Added on 9/6/2006 8:06:59 PM)
The 5 Carcinogens Living in Your HouseThat can kill me? Cancer wears a number of different disguises. Sometimes it looks like a cigarette, other times sunburn. And then there are the times when you're face-to-face with it and don't even know it. In order to unmask the monster, we asked Bill Jameson, Ph.D., a researcher with the National Toxicology Program, to help us create this list of hidden carcinogens. As Jameson points out, "knowing what you might be exposed to can be your........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/6/2006 7:58:19 PM)
Older Fathers More Likely To Have Autistic ChildrenChildren of men age 40 and older have a significantly increased risk of having autism spectrum disorders compared with those whose fathers are younger than 30 years, according to an article in the recent issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Typically typically autism is characterized by social and language abnormalities and repetitive patterns of behavior, according to background information in the........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/5/2006 5:06:57 AM)
Exposure Of Youth To Images Of Tobacco UseDespite a ban on tobacco advertising on television, nearly all U.S. children age 12 to 17 years may have been exposed to tobacco use through movie advertisements televised in 2001 to 2002, as per an article in the recent issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Tobacco advertising was banned from television in 1971, but tobacco use is still portrayed in a variety of forms on television,........Go to the News-blog (Added on 9/5/2006 4:58:51 AM)
Your Intuition Comes FirstRisk and uncertainty are part of modern life, but why does the possibility of terrorist bombs on aeroplanes, a new generation of nuclear power stations and a flu pandemic trigger public distrust in the powers-that-be? What can the government do to re-build trust in politicians and scientists?
Risk scientists say the answer lies in emotions, not reason, particularly when the perceived risk is correlation to health, the environment, new........Go to the News-blog (Added on 9/4/2006 9:53:04 PM)
Chimpanzees Can Transmit CultureTransferring knowledge through a chain of generations is a behavior not exclusive to humans, as per new findings by scientists at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University and the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. For the first time, scientists have shown chimpanzees exhibit generational learning behavior similar to that in humans. Unlike prior findings that indicated chimpanzees simply conform to the social norms of........Go to the News-blog (Added on 9/4/2006 8:28:00 PM)
When It Comes To Treating Coronary Artery DiseaseWhat do you want, surgery or medication? Looks like there is no clear choice. You may have to depend on your doctor's advice.
Research, conducted at the Heart Institute of the University of São Paulo Medical School in Brazil, appears in the Sept. 5, 2006, edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
For the study, scientists evaluated data collected during the Medicine, Angioplasty or Surgery Study II (MASS II) to........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/4/2006 8:18:52 PM)
Gene Therapy Suppresses Ovarian CancerUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have used gene treatment to either completely abolish or significantly inhibit tumor progression in a mouse model of ovary cancer. The scientists believe these findings, which are being presented at the American Society of Gene Therapy annual meeting in Baltimore, May 31 to June 4, may significantly improve the prognosis for ovary cancer patients.
Ovary cancer is diagnosed in more than........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/4/2006 7:03:30 PM)
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CAM For InsomniaA new study reveals that over 1.6 million American adults use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat insomnia or trouble sleeping* as per researchers at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of the National Institutes of Health. The data came from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/18/2006 9:46:50 PM)
Prozac Interferes With ReproductionResearchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and North Carolina State University (NCSW) have demonstrated that a commonly prescribed antidepressant can interfere with the reproductive cycle of freshwater mussels--at least in a controlled setting. The research, presented this week at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society*, was conducted to better understand the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/17/2006 10:22:08 PM)
Cancer Drug Against Muscular Dystrophy(La Jolla, CA September 17, 2006) -- Muscle weakness and fiber deterioration seen in muscular dystrophy can be countered by a class of drugs currently under study for their effects against cancer, a Burnham Institute study has found.
The report shed light on the potential use of these drugs, called histone deacetylase inhibitors, in promoting regeneration and repair of dystrophic muscles, thereby countering the progression of the disease,........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/17/2006 10:06:37 PM)
Genetic Susceptibility For Viral EncephalitisThe study is being published September 14 in Science X-Press, an advanced, online edition of the journal Science.
In the study, the researchers suggest that herpes simplex encephalitis may reflect a single gene immunodeficiency that confers susceptibility to herpes simplex virus, an idea that contrasts with the prevailing scientific theory of how genes work to make people vulnerable to infections. These new findings, the study added, may........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/15/2006 1:38:16 PM)
Can Handle Flu PandemicThe most cost effective and quickest way to respond to a flu pandemic within the next five years is to use existing facilities to make vaccines from cell cultures, new research suggests.
In a study led by University of Michigan professor of chemical and biomedical engineering Henry Wang and doctoral student Lyle Lash, scientists examined the economics of producing egg versus cell culture vaccines in the event of a flu pandemic. They observed........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/14/2006 8:29:50 PM)
Preventing Epileptic SeizuresResearchers at MIT are developing a device that could detect and prevent epileptic seizures before they become debilitating.
Epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide, and while anticonvulsant medications can reduce the frequency of seizures, the drugs are ineffective for as many as one in three patients.
The new treatment builds on an existing treatment for epilepsy, the Cyberonics Inc. vagus nerve stimulator (VNS), which is........Go to the News-blog (Added on 9/13/2006 4:53:31 AM)
Parkinson's Gene And The DiseaseA group of Parkinson's disease researchers concluded there are no observable differences between those who have two copies of the most common mutation of the recently discovered LRRK2 gene and those who have only one copy. Their study would be published in the September edition of the Archives of Neurology.
In most diseases with a genetic cause or component, two copies of a bad gene lead to more severe visible manifestation of the disease.........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/12/2006 4:58:57 AM)
Olive Oil To Cut Prostate Cancer RiskA trial at Columbia University in the US revealed the herbal supplement can reduce the rate at which prostate cancer cells grow and spread by nearly 80 per cent.
The results, published in the medical journal Nutrition And Cancer, appear to confirm anecdotal evidence that the herbal mixture has powerful anti-cancer properties.
Called Zyflamend, the supplement is based on olive oil and ten different herbs.
by PAT HAGAN, Daily Mail........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/9/2006 7:00:31 AM)
Hair loss oily skin and cancer.A pathway through which a gene's over-expression causes skin stem cells to switch from creating hair follicles to creating sebaceous glands have been uncovered by Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University.
The discovery by the laboratory of Xiao-Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D., professor of otolaryngology/head and neck surgery, OHSU School of Medicine, and member of the OHSU Cancer Institute, points to a new pathway that could some day be........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/9/2006 5:41:16 AM)
Army Of Cells To Repair InjuryTo speed healing at sites of injury - such as heart muscle after a heart attack or brain tissue after a stroke - doctors would like to be able to hasten the formation of new blood vessels. One promising approach is to "mobilize" patients' blood vessel-forming cells, called angiogenic cells, so these cells can reach the injured area.
Recently, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis demonstrated that a drug called........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/7/2006 9:12:52 PM)
How Often Do You Apply Sunscreen?How often do you apply sunscreen? If it's anything less than once every 2 hours, you might be better off not using any in the first place.
So says Kerry Hanson, a chemist at the University of California at Riverside. She and her colleagues exposed human skin samples grown in the lab to UV radiation while they were covered with three common.
UV filters found in sunscreens: benzophenone-3, octocrylene and octylmethoxycinnamate. After just 1........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/6/2006 10:03:43 PM)
Bacterial Muscle Infections more commonScientists in Houston, Texas have found two bacterial muscle infections common in tropical countries becoming more frequent occurrences along with the emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), as per a research studyreported in the Oct. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online.
Staphylococcus aureus, or staph, is a common bacterium found on the skin or in the nose of a........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/6/2006 9:40:34 PM)
Macy's Shop for a CauseMake a $5 donation to breastcancer.org and receive a 20% off shopping pass for Saturday, September 16. The pass is good at all Macy's locations nationwide. You'll get 20% off on regular, sale and clearance women's, men's, and kid's apparel and accessories, fine, bridge and fashion jewelry, bed and bath items, housewares, frames, luggage, china, crystal and silver. You'll also get 10% off on regular, sale and clearance furniture, mattresses,........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/6/2006 8:18:28 PM)
Tiny Shock Absorbers Help BacteriaBacteria have hair-like protrusions with a sticky protein on the tip that lets them cling to surfaces. The coiled, bungee cord-like structure of the protrusions helps the bacteria hang on tightly, even under rough fluid flow inside the body, scientists report in the journal PLoS Biology.
A group of scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle and ETH Zurich in Switzerland have been studying how the bacterium E. coli attaches to........Go to the News-blog (Added on 9/6/2006 5:05:44 AM)
Epilepsy Breakthrough In the horizonScientists at MIT are in the process of developing a device that could detect and prevent epileptic seizures before they become debilitating.
Epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide, and while anticonvulsant medications can reduce the frequency of seizures, the drugs are ineffective for as a number of as one in three patients.
The new therapy builds on an existing therapy for epilepsy, the Cyberonics Inc. vagus nerve stimulator........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/5/2006 7:54:05 PM)
Memories Of Disturbing Emotional EventsPsychology experts have long known that memories of disturbing emotional events - such as an act of violence or the unexpected death of a loved one - are more vivid and deeply imprinted in the brain than mundane recollections of everyday matters.
Probing deeper into how such memories form, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have observed that the mere anticipation of a fearful situation can fire up two memory-forming regions........Go to the Health-blog (Added on 9/4/2006 10:17:09 PM)
Otters And Lead PollutionWhat has otters to do with lead pollution?
Valuable evidence about the success of the lead petrol ban has been gathered from otters by a scientist at Cardiff University.
As well as providing important new information about the secretive otter species, post-mortems on otters killed by cars since 1992 gave an insight into the levels of lead pollution in the environment. The results have important implications for human health as lead can........Go to the News-blog (Added on 9/4/2006 10:04:03 PM)
Hygiene Fears In Food IndustryA major outbreak of E.coli 0157 poisoning in which 500 people were affected and 20 people died, seems to have led to improvements in the management of food risks in the retail and catering industries in Scotland, as per ESRC funded research at the London School of Economics.
A report from the Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation (CARR) says that an education campaign following the 1996 outbreak raised the profile of food safety and........Go to the News-blog (Added on 9/4/2006 8:32:59 PM)
Worms Cancer And AgeingA protein might have dual role in aging and cancer. This protein, with cancer prevention in humans may also play a role in ageing, as per findings reported in the journal Science tomorrow. The internationally funded research, carried out at the Buck Institute in the USA and the University of Manchester in the UK, observed that proteins which prevent cancer in humans by stopping damaged cells from dividing, also determine lifespan in microscopic........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/4/2006 8:11:15 PM)
Sperm Banking For Younger Cancer PatientsCancer has no age or sex discrimination. When it strikes teenage boys the issue of sperm preservation becomes very important. Teenage boys being treated for cancer should be encouraged to bank their sperm so they might enjoy a family life in the future.
Dr Guy Makin, at the School of Medicine's Division of Human Development and Reproductive Health, suggests giving better quality information on sperm banking to patients as young as 13, as........Go to the Cancer-blog (Added on 9/4/2006 8:05:30 PM)
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