Steroid medications tied to vitamin D deficiency

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota NEW YORK | Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:12am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who use oral steroid medications may be at greater-than-average risk of a serious vitamin D deficiency, a new study suggests.The findings, reported in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, do not prove that the drugs themselves are the cause.But they do suggest that people on the medications should have their doctors check their blood levels of vitamin D, researchers say. And that may be especially important for children.Steroid medications help control inflammation...

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Hospital patients 'still at risk'

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 27 October 2011 Last updated at 18:45 GMT Patients at Romford's Queen's Hospital "remain at risk"Patients are still at risk at an east London hospital, according to a health watchdog report after the deaths of two pregnant women.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) review began in June after the deaths of Tebussum Ali and Violet Stephens at Queen's Hospital in Romford.Mrs Stephens died in April and Ms Ali and her baby died in January.The Barking, Havering...

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Aspirin slashes hereditary cancer risk in UK study

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota By Ben HirschlerLONDON | Fri Oct 28, 2011 2:32am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Taking two aspirin a day for two years reduces the long-term risk of bowel cancer in people with a family history of the disease by around 60 percent, according to a British study published Friday.The finding could also have implications for the wider population, though more research is needed to determine an ideal dose for different groups of people.In recent years there has been an intense debate about the merits of routinely taking aspirin, which increases the risk of stomach...

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Die Global Kohle-Handel komplexe Berechnung

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Feds Asked Polar Bear Researcher To Take Polygraph

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Enlarge Steve Amstrup/U.S Fish and Wild Life Service/AP A researcher who wrote a famous report about dead polar bears was asked to take a polygraph test by a federal agent who has been investigating allegations of scientific misconduct. Above, a polar bear rests with her cubs on pack ice in the Beaufort Sea in northern Alaska. Steve Amstrup/U.S Fish and Wild Life Service/AP A researcher who wrote a famous report about dead polar bears was asked to...

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When breast cancer tests get it wrong

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Kathleen Maxian says her cancer could have been prevented, and now she's angry. Myriad Genetics owns the patent on breast cancer genesMyriad offers one test that catches most abnormalities, then charges $700 for secondCompany defends BART test, based on separate technology (CNN) -- Imagine going in for a cancer screening, and the technician turns to you and says, "We're finished, but if I push this button over here, the machine can detect even smaller...

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Cell phone warnings blocked in San Francisco: judge

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota By Dan LevineThu Oct 27, 2011 8:00pm EDT n">(Reuters) - A U.S. judge blocked most of a San Francisco ordinance on Thursday that required warnings about cell phone safety risks, saying it violated the First Amendment.Health questions about cell phone use grew this year after a group of World Health Organization cancer experts suggested that such use be deemed "possibly carcinogenic." Industry groups say this does not mean that cell phones cause cancer.Among the ordinance's provisions is one requiring retailers to display large posters stating in...

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Aspirin 'can block bowel cancer'

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota 27 October 2011 Last updated at 23:04 GMT By James Gallagher Health reporter, BBC News Does and aspirin a day keep the cancer surgeon away? A daily dose of aspirin should be given to people at high risk of bowel cancer, say scientists. Two pills a day for two years reduced the incidence of bowel cancer by 63% in a group of 861 at-risk patients, a study reported in The Lancet said. Newcastle University's Prof Sir John Burn, who led the study, said the...

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SCAR layer of SNAKEHEAD, by it on the plate

Enlarge John RorapaughA SNAKEHEAD is filleted for a dinner hosted this week by the oyster recovery partnership.John RorapaughA SNAKEHEAD is filleted for a dinner hosted this week by the oyster recovery partnership.If you can't em beat, eat you em.This is the battle cry for environmentalists that setting are cooks - and fillet knives and pans - to combat invasive species.The latest target of SNAKEHEAD fish, an aggressive animal has after Asia and Africa, which was the waterways of Maryland and Florida...

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What's the power of a good luck charm?

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Texas Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson wore a necklace by Phiten that some believe give athletes an edge.Texas Rangers face St. Louis Cardinals in World Series Game 6, postponed to Thursday eveningThere is psychological value to an item worn consistently, one sports psychologist saysSome well-known superstitous athletes include Michael Jordan, Wade Boggs and Turk WendellManufacturer's claims of special technology in metal-infused jewelry are unproved (CNN)...

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A GPS-Enabled Shoe to Track Wandering Alzheimer's Patients

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Now this sounds like a good idea: use GPS-enabled shoes to track the whereabouts of elderly people with Alzheimer's who may be prone to wandering.Some 60% of patients with Alzheimer's will get confused and wander off, sometimes without warning, and become lost. They're not always easy to find — because paranoia is a common symptom of the disease, wandering patients may purposefully hide. Up to half of those who are lost and not found within 24 hours may die from dehydration, exposure or injury, AFP reports.The new GPS-enabled walking shoe is a collaboration...

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Do All Women Need Genetic Testing Before Pregnancy?

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota For two years, a bunch of medical geneticists in Maryland and New Jersey sifted through 1,000 different genetic mutations. They looked for cellular changes that are fatal and ones that are treatable. They argued. Eventually, they decided to include close to 600 mutations found in more than 160 diseases in a single genetic screening test that will be available come January.GenPath Women's Health, part of N.J.-based Bio-Reference Laboratories, announced the new development on Thursday at a meeting of the National Society of Genetic Counselors....

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Can Hollywood take on cancer?

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