Diseases/Conditions News

More Cancer Lymph Nodes Analyzed at Specialty Centers

HealthDay - Tue Jul 22, 11:47 PM ET

TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with stomach or pancreatic cancer may have more lymph nodes examined for the spread of cancer if they're treated at designated comprehensive cancer centers or at hospitals that do a high number of cancer surgeries, says a U.S. study.

  • Gene Profiles Might Help Guide Lung Cancer Care HealthDay - Mon Jul 21, 11:47 PM ET

    SUNDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A sweeping genetic analysis suggests that the activity of certain genes might someday allow doctors to predict which lung cancer patients need more aggressive therapies and which do not.

  • Graphic fact file on US housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were put under Federal Reserve oversight and given bigger credit lines. US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warned Tuesday that more time will be needed to get past the current financial turmoil and called for better regulation to prevent a recurrence.(AFP Graphic/Martin Megino/Gal/Js)
    White House says Bush will sign housing bill into law Reuters - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will sign a housing rescue package into law despite opposing part of the legislation, the White House said on Wednesday, paving the way for measures to shore up the worst U.S. home market since the Great Depression.

  • Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases HealthDay - Tue Jul 22, 11:47 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- The drug that turned around the sex lives of many older men has proven in a small trial to also help women on antidepressants who experience sexual dysfunction.

  • A large AIDS ribbon hangs from the North Portico of the White House in Washington November 30, 2007, recognizing World AIDS Day which is on December 1. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
    Government to release revised U.S. HIV estimates Reuters - Wed Jul 23, 4:42 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday it will soon release long-awaited revised estimates of how many Americans become infected with the AIDS virus every year.

  • An attendant cares for a patient infected with HIV/AIDS in a ward in Uganda;s Infectious Disease Institute in the capital Kampala June 5, 2008. REUTERS/James Akena
    Parasitic worms may help fuel AIDS epidemic: study Reuters - Tue Jul 22, 8:03 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People infected with parasitic worms may be much more susceptible to the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Tuesday that may help explain why HIV has hit sub-Saharan Africa particularly hard.

  • Most children with milk allergy tolerate warm milk Reuters - Mon Jul 21, 2:48 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seventy-five percent of children with cow's milk allergy will be able to tolerate it if it is heated extensively, according to a report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

  • An old person suffering from Alzheimer's disease is seen at a hospital. A nearly forgotten Russian-made drug, formulated to combat hay fever, helps improve cognitive abilities in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to the results of a year-long trial published on Thursday.(AFP/File/Fred Tanneau)
    Russian antihistamine drug does well in Alzheimer's test AFP - Thu Jul 17, 7:10 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - A nearly forgotten Russian-made drug, formulated to combat hay fever, helps improve cognitive abilities in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to the results of a year-long trial published on Thursday.

  • First-trimester asthma flares tied to birth defects Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 5:14 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asthma flare-ups early in pregnancy may raise the risk of birth defects, a new study suggests -- highlighting, researchers say, the importance of good asthma control in pregnant women.

  • Salmeterol for asthma may cause serious events Reuters - Thu Jul 17, 1:50 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with chronic asthma who use the salmeterol on a daily basis are at increased risk for serious adverse events, researchers conclude in the latest issue of The Cochrane Library.

  • Lung Cancer Trial Targets Asbestos-Related Disease HealthDay - Mon Jul 21, 11:47 PM ET

    MONDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Patients are being recruited for a clinical trial of a new targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung's lining that's almost always caused by exposure to asbestos.

  • The erectile dysfunction drug Viagra has proven effective at combating sexual dysfunction in depressed women, according to a study published Tuesday.(AFP/File)
    Women on antidepressants may benefit from Viagra AP - Tue Jul 22, 7:38 PM ET

    CHICAGO - Viagra's effect in women has been disappointing, but a new small study finds those on antidepressants may benefit from taking the little blue pills. The research involving 98 premenopausal women found Viagra helped with orgasm. But the benefits did not extend to other aspects of sex such as desire, researchers report in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.

  • A hospital pharmacist arranges HIV/AIDS drugs for patients in Payao province, about 600 km (373 miles) north of Bangkok November 28, 2007. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang
    S.Africa experts hope drugs can curb HIV infection Reuters - Tue Jul 22, 1:46 PM ET

    CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Researchers in South Africa are investigating whether taking AIDS drugs daily will prevent infections among gay and bisexual men, in the latest effort to combat the epidemic.

  • Not all women complete radiation for breast cancer Reuters - Mon Jul 21, 5:18 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows that some women with breast cancer fail to complete their radiation therapy, pointing to a need to help more women to see their treatment through to the end.

  • Depression linked with first stroke in elderly Reuters - Tue Jul 22, 3:39 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a study in the current issue of the journal Stroke suggest that there is an association between depression and an increased risk of having a first stroke in elderly patients.

  • Congolese women wait to be attended at a health center in Goma in 2006. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched Tuesday a multi-million dollar appeal for an AIDS treatment programme in five African countries.(AFP/File/Jose Cendon)
    Red Cross launches massive Africa AIDS appeal AFP - Tue Jul 22, 1:26 PM ET

    GENEVA (AFP) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched Tuesday a multi-million dollar appeal for an AIDS treatment programme in five African countries.

  • Nasal antibiotic doesn't get rid of hay fever Reuters - Wed Jul 16, 5:22 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients with hay fever, a nasal ointment containing the antibiotic mupirocin can eliminate Staphylococcus aureus bacteria in the nose, but this does not improve symptoms, Israeli researchers report.

  • Cell cultures are placed under a microscope in a lab. Researchers have developed a plant-based cancer vaccine capable of kick-starting the body's immune response and being tailored to a patient's specific tumor type, according to a study released Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Sandy Huffaker)
    Vaccine kick-starts immune response to cancer AFP - Mon Jul 21, 5:06 PM ET

    CHICAGO (AFP) - Researchers have developed a plant-based cancer vaccine capable of kick-starting the body's immune response and being tailored to a patient's specific tumor type, according to a study released Monday.

  • Viagra helps depressed women get satisfaction, too Reuters - Tue Jul 22, 2:53 PM ET

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Viagra, a popular anti-impotence pill, may help some women on antidepressants have better sex, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

  • What's Next for the HIV Vaccine? Time.com - Sat Jul 19, 5:15 PM ET

    A large government trial of the most promising HIV vaccine candidate to date has been canceled. Does that leave any hope for prevention?

  • Just Say No to Nuts During Pregnancy HealthDay - Tue Jul 15, 11:46 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- If you've got a strong family history of food allergies or allergic asthma, you might want to think twice before munching a handful of nuts when you're pregnant.

  • File photo shows flu vaccine dripping out of a syringe as a nurse prepares for a patient at a clinic in central London November 22, 2005. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
    Technology uses tobacco plants to fight cancer Reuters - Mon Jul 21, 5:01 PM ET

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - A personalized vaccine made using tobacco plants -- normally associated with causing cancer rather than helping cure it -- could aid people with lymphoma in fighting the disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

  • Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response HealthDay - Fri Jul 18, 11:47 PM ET

    FRIDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists may have found more evidence that a person's genetic make-up may help determine whether or not they respond to the antidepressant Celexa (citalopram).

  • Genetic Variant Raises HIV Risk Time.com - Sat Jul 19, 4:15 PM ET

    Researchers discover a genetic variant found almost exclusively in people of African descent that may increase the chances of developing AIDS

  • Stomach Germ May Protect Against Asthma HealthDay - Tue Jul 15, 11:46 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- A stomach bacterium called Helicobacter pylori may reduce a child's risk of developing asthma by as much as 50 percent, a new study suggests.

  • Vytorin not linked to cancer in other trials: doctor Reuters - Mon Jul 21, 2:42 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Vytorin cholesterol fighter sold by Merck & Co and Schering-Plough has not been linked to cancer or cancer deaths in two large ongoing studies of the medicine, an epidemiologist said on Monday during a medical meeting in London.

  • Research Finds Causal Link Between Ending Drinking, Depression HealthDay - Fri Jul 18, 11:47 PM ET

    FRIDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Giving up your few drinks a day may lead to health issues, including depression, a new study says.

  • A volunteer health worker retrieves blood sample for an HIV-AIDS detection test on a patient. A Cameroonian poet and activist living in Poland as a refugee since 1999 went on trial Friday in Warsaw charged with having "knowingly infected" 11 women with the HIV virus, his lawyer said.(AFP/Kambou Sia)
    Cameroon refugee on trial in Poland for infecting women with HIV AFP - Fri Jul 18, 5:24 PM ET

    WARSAW (AFP) - A Cameroonian poet and activist living in Poland as a refugee since 1999 went on trial Friday in Warsaw charged with having "knowingly infected" 11 women with the HIV virus, his lawyer said.

  • Ulcer bacteria may protect from asthma Reuters - Tue Jul 15, 5:37 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bacterium that is a major cause of ulcers and stomach cancer may help protect children from developing asthma, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

  • Gene test for lung cancer aggressiveness sought Reuters - Sun Jul 20, 1:20 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Canadian researchers have taken steps toward developing a gene test to determine whether a patient's lung cancer is especially aggressive, or whether radical treatment can be avoided.

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