By TARA PARKER-POPE Among the many unanswered questions about hormones prescribed for menopause is whether a woman’s health risks change after she stops taking the pills. A new study shows that virtually all the benefits disappear but that a slightly higher risk for breast and other cancers persists for at least three years after stopping […]
Posted on March 5th, 2008 by admin
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By GINA KOLATA
A combination of common and minor variations in five regions of DNA can help predict a man’s risk of getting prostate cancer, researchers reported Wednesday.
A company formed by researchers at Wake Forest University , is expected to make the test available in a few months, said Karen Richardson, a Wake Forest spokeswoman. […]
Posted on January 17th, 2008 by admin
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By RALPH BLUMENTHAL
HOUSTON — Madison Keel, a gap-toothed 7-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, perched atop a doctor’s examination table here at Texas Children’s Cancer Center, struggling.
She was struggling to write a song.
In short order, Madison came up with a worthy subject — her dog, Suki — and standing at a microphone unfazed by a […]
Posted on January 6th, 2008 by admin
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A US study found that men who are obese or overweight when diagnosed with prostate cancer have a higher risk of death after treatment.
The study was conducted by Dr Jason Efstathiou of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues and was published online ahead of print on 12th November in […]
Posted on November 13th, 2007 by admin
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Depression is on the rise. This statement is backed up by statistical fact and, frankly, most people are not willing to really put the effort needed to contest it. However, with the rise of depression comes the rise of the potentialconsequences.
For the business world, the main consequence would be the sudden and slow rise in […]
Posted on November 1st, 2007 by admin
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Dizziness is lightheadedness, feeling like you might faint, being unsteady, loss of balance, or vertigo. Dry heaves when it is at its worst. The nausea is worse in the morning and is aggravated by moving and somewhat alleviated by eating. More serious conditions that can lead to lightheadedness include heart problems (such as abnormal heart […]
Posted on November 1st, 2007 by admin
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