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 Diseases->Respiratory: wild birds to be tested for avian flu in the Pacific Northwest

DiseasesWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) biologists will begin testing at least 2,500 wild birds in July as part of a nationwide avian influenza surveillance effort.

Posted by healthanddiets on Wednesday, June 14 @ 19:36:04 EDT (7207 reads)
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 Diseases ->Diabetes: Keeping blood suger under control

DiseasesThe most common cause of hypoglycemia is as a complication of diabetes.

Posted by healthanddiets on Sunday, May 28 @ 12:38:00 EDT (2660 reads)
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 Cancer ->Breast: Antiperspirants DO NOT cause breast cancer

Diseases
The following e-mail about antiperspirants and breast cancer has made the rounds on the Internet, and many of you sent it to us for comment. The e-mail, which claims that "The leading cause of breast cancer is the use of antiperspirants," has alarmed countless women around the world—unnecessarily.


Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, June 23 @ 21:26:15 EDT (3409 reads)
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 Cancer ->Breast: Myths about chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer

DiseasesHere are some common misconceptions about undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer treatment.

Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, June 23 @ 20:51:56 EDT (3061 reads)
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 Cancer ->Breast: Myths about radiation therapy for breast cancers

DiseasesIt is natural for anyone beginning a new medical treatment to be a little fearful—or scared to death, depending on who you are. For women beginning radiation therapy, this fear seems to be heightened by some common misunderstandings about the treatment.

Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, June 23 @ 20:47:11 EDT (2915 reads)
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 Cancer ->Breast: Myths about breast cancer surgery

Diseases
Many myths about breast cancer surgery have been passed from one generation of women to another. It's hard enough to deal with the reality of this disease, without worrying about things that aren't true. And it's important not to let those common misconceptions stand in the way of getting the best treatment available. Here are some of the most common myths about breast cancer surgery:


Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, June 23 @ 20:32:51 EDT (2808 reads)
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 Cancer ->Breast: Myths about breast cancer

Diseases
What is your risk of breast cancer? Which breast cancer treatment is right for you? What about antiperspirants and breast cancer?


Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, June 23 @ 20:13:50 EDT (2463 reads)
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 Cancer ->Breast: Symptoms and diagnosis of breast cancer

Diseases
The earlier breast cancer is found and diagnosed, the better your chances of beating it. Breast self-exam should be part of your monthly health care routine. If you're over 40 or at a high risk for the disease, you should also have an annual mammogram and physical exam by a doctor.


Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, June 23 @ 20:00:20 EDT (2426 reads)
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 Cancer->Lung: Chemotherapy improves lung cancer survival

DiseasesCanadian researchers called for a new standard to fight early stage lung cancer with chemotherapy, which significantly improves survival rates.

Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, June 23 @ 19:32:34 EDT (2666 reads)
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 Diseases ->Crohn's: Treatment options for Crohn's Disease

Diseases
Treatment for Crohn's disease depends on the location and severity of disease, complications, and response to previous treatment. The goals of treatment are to control inflammation, correct nutritional deficiencies, and relieve symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding. Treatment may include drugs, nutrition supplements, surgery, or a combination of these options. At this time, treatment can help control the disease, but there is no cure.


Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, May 28 @ 12:21:01 EDT (3337 reads)
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 Diseases ->Crohn's: Causes, symptoms and complications of Crohn's Disease

Diseases
Crohn's disease causes inflammation in the small intestine. Crohn's disease usually occurs in the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum, but it can affect any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus. The inflammation extends deep into the lining of the affected organ. The inflammation can cause pain and can make the intestines empty frequently, resulting in diarrhea.


Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, May 28 @ 12:14:02 EDT (1980 reads)
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 Diseases ->Heart: Diastolic heart failure is a sub-set of congestive heart failure

Diseases
Congestive heart failure  may be considered a condition in which cardiac output is not adequate to meet the metabolic needs of the body, either at rest or with exercise, usually accompanied by an increase in cardiac filling pressure and / or volume.

Implicit in that physiological definition is that heart failure can be caused by an abnormality in systolic function leading to a defect in expulsion of the blood ( systolic heart failure ), or by an abnormality in diastolic function leading to a defect in ventricular filling ( diastolic heart failure ).
 

The former is the more familiar, classic heart failure in which an impaired inotropic state is responsible. Less familiar, but perhaps just as important, is diastolic heart failure, in which the ability of the ventricle(s) to accept blood is impaired. This problem is not rare, accounting in some series for as many as one third of patients presenting with heart failure.

Although the clinical manifestations of heart failure with and without systolic dysfunction are frequently very similar, the pathophysiological processes underlying the syndromes and consequently the treatment are quite different.

This article discusses pathophysiological, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this form of heart failure.


Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, May 19 @ 15:30:35 EDT (1865 reads)
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 STD ->AIDS / HIV: Answers to common questions about HIV / AIDS

Diseases
1. How do I know whether I should get tested for HIV?

Consider getting tested if:

  • you are sexually active,
  • you are pregnant,
  • you have shared needles for injecting drugs, or 
  • you are an emergency worker who has come into contact with a hypodermic needle or a patient’s or victim’s blood.

Posted by healthanddiets on Tuesday, May 10 @ 00:10:54 EDT (1151 reads)
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 STD ->AIDS / HIV: When does AIDS develop?

DiseasesThe term AIDS applies to the most advanced stages of HIV infection. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, GA, develops official criteria for the definition of AIDS.

Posted by healthanddiets on Tuesday, May 10 @ 00:08:51 EDT (1100 reads)
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 STD ->AIDS / HIV: What are the early symptoms of HIV?

Diseases
Many people do not develop any symptoms when they first become infected with HIV. Some people, however, have a flu-like illness within a month or two after exposure to the virus. This illness may include fever, headache, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes (organs of the immune system easily felt in the neck and groin). These symptoms usually disappear within a week to a month and are often mistaken for those of another viral infection. During this period, people are very infectious, and HIV is present in large quantities in genital fluids.


Posted by healthanddiets on Tuesday, May 10 @ 00:07:11 EDT (2982 reads)
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 STD ->AIDS / HIV: What tests are used to diagnose and monitor HIV?

Diseaseshere are several types of tests associated with HIV disease. Some test for antibodies that the body makes in response to the virus, some test for levels of a protein (called p24) found in the virus, some test for the actual number of copies of the virus per milliliter of blood (called viral load testing), some test for levels of immune cells called CD4 cells that are attacked by HIV, and some test for whether patients are resistant to anti-HIV drugs.

Posted by healthanddiets on Tuesday, May 10 @ 00:05:41 EDT (1078 reads)
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 STD ->AIDS / HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV - the virus related to AIDS)

Diseases
What is HIV?

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). By killing or damaging cells of your body's immune system, HIV progressively destroys your body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. People diagnosed with AIDS may get life-threatening diseases called opportunistic infections, which are caused by microbes such as viruses or bacteria that usually do not make healthy people sick.


More than 700,000 cases of AIDS have been reported in the United States since 1981, and as many as 900,000 Americans may be infected with HIV. There are as many as 275,000 who may not know they are infected and can pass the virus on.


Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 23:58:55 EDT (1046 reads)
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 Diseases ->Hepatitis: Hepatitis treatments

DiseasesTreatment of hepatitis is a combination of prevention, support, symptom relief, treatment of underlying disorders, and medication.

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 23:54:06 EDT (1052 reads)
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 Diseases ->Hepatitis: Tests commonly used to diagnose hepatitis

DiseasesAcute hepatitis is often suspected because of symptoms (fever, loss of appetite, nausea), often accompanied by dark urine, pale stools, and yellow discoloration of the skin and the whites of the eyes (termed jaundice or icterus). Chronic hepatitis is more commonly detected as a result of abnormal laboratory tests. In some cases, testing for exposure to hepatitis B or hepatitis C is done because of risky behavior (use of illegal drugs, multiple sex partners) or at the time of blood donation.

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 23:51:08 EDT (1274 reads)
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 Diseases ->Hepatitis: What is Hepatitis and how is it diagnosed?

DiseasesWhat is it?
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can be caused by viruses, chemicals, drugs, alcohol, inherited diseases, or the patient’s own immune system. This inflammation can be acute, flaring up and then resolving within a few weeks to months, or chronic, enduring over many years. Chronic hepatitis may simmer for 20 years or more before causing significant symptoms related to progressive liver damage such as cirrhosis (scarring and loss of function), liver cancer, or death.

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 23:44:12 EDT (1547 reads)
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 STD ->Genital Herpes: Answers to common questions about Herpes

DiseasesWhy get tested?
To screen for or diagnose infection with the herpes simplex virus

When to get tested?
If you have symptoms of an infection with the herpes simplex virus, such as blisters or sores around your mouth or in the genital area

Sample required?
A swab or scraping from a blister or sore in the infected area or a blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm; for meningitis (inflammation of the spinal cord) or encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)


Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 23:31:08 EDT (1599 reads)
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 STD ->Genital Warts / HPV: The facts about genital warts (HPV)

DiseasesWhat are the symptoms of genital warts?
Only certain types of HPV cause genital warts. Other types, not related to genital warts, can cause abnormal cell changes on the genital skin, usually on a female's cervix.

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 23:26:08 EDT (1513 reads)
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 STD ->Genital Warts / HPV: Answers to common questions about Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

DiseasesWhy get tested?
To screen for infection with HPV, some types of which are associated with cervical cancer

When to get tested?
If you are sexually active, have symptoms of HPV infection (genital warts), are age 30 or older, or have an irregular Pap smear

Sample required?
A sampling of cells from the cervical area.

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 23:01:31 EDT (815 reads)
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 STD ->Trichomonas: Answers to common questions about Trichomonas (also known as Trich)

DiseasesTo diagnose an infection with Trichomonas vaginalis

When to get tested?
If you have symptoms of infection, including vaginal discharge or pain during urination

Sample required?
A swab of secretions taken from the vagina in women or the urethra in men


Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 22:45:52 EDT (821 reads)
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 STD ->Syphilis: Answers to common questions about syphilis

DiseasesWhy get tested?
To screen for syphilis infection

When to get tested?
If you have symptoms of a syphilis infection, if you have another STD, or are pregnant

Sample required?
A scraping from a chancre in the affected area, a blood sample from a vein in your arm, or a spinal tap, depending on the test being used

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 22:05:03 EDT (829 reads)
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 STD ->Chlamydia: Answers to common questions about Chlamydia

DiseasesGet the facts about Chlamydia. Here are the answers to some common questions.

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 21:21:33 EDT (1239 reads)
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 STD ->Chlamydia: Chlamydia trachomatis is often called "the silent epidemic"

DiseasesChlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Chlamydia trachomatis is often called "the silent epidemic" because infections are common yet many people do not realize that they are infected. This bacterial disease is easily cured with antibiotics but can have serious health consequences if left untreated.

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 20:58:56 EDT (823 reads)
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 STD ->Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD)

DiseasesGonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). This bacterial infection at first may cause a slight discharge from the vagina, penis, or anus. However, if the infection is not treated, it can lead to sterility and other complications. Gonorrhea can be treated with antibiotics.

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, May 09 @ 20:37:30 EDT (756 reads)
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 Diseases ->Cancer: Types of treatment for patients with breast cancer

DiseasesThere are different types of treatment for patients with breast cancer. Different types of treatment are available for patients with breast cancer. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials. Before starting treatment, patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. A treatment clinical trial is a research study meant to help improve current treatments or obtain information on new treatments for patients with cancer. When clinical trials show that a new treatment is better than the standard treatment, the new treatment may become the standard treatment.

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, April 22 @ 14:59:51 EDT (854 reads)
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 Diseases ->Cancer: The stages of breast cancer

DiseasesAfter breast cancer has been diagnosed, tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the breast or to other parts of the body. The process used to find out whether the cancer has spread within the breast or to other parts of the body is called staging. The information gathered from the staging process determines the stage of the disease. It is important to know the stage in order to plan treatment. The following stages are used for breast cancer:

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, April 22 @ 14:35:57 EDT (693 reads)
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 Diseases ->Cancer: General Information About Breast Cancer

DiseasesBreast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast. The most common type of breast cancer is ductal carcinoma, which begins in the cells of the ducts. Cancer that begins in the lobes or lobules is called lobular carcinoma and is more often found in both breasts than are other types of breast cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer is an uncommon type of breast cancer in which the breast is warm, red, and swollen.

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, April 22 @ 14:14:54 EDT (714 reads)
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 Diseases ->Cancer: Bevacizumab Combined With Chemotherapy Improves Progression-Free Survival for Pa

DiseasesPreliminary results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with previously untreated recurrent or metastatic breast cancer -- cancer that has spread from the breast to other parts of the body -- show that those patients who received bevacizumab (Avastin™) in combination with standard chemotherapy had a longer time period before their cancer progressed than patients who received the same chemotherapy without bevacizumab.

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, April 22 @ 13:49:35 EDT (710 reads)
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 Diseases ->Brain: How to reduce your risk of developing dementia

DiseasesAlthough it is not possible to guarantee that we will not develop Alzheimer's disease, there are a number of changes that we can all make to our lifestyles that might help to reduce the risk of developing dementia. The good news is that these changes will also help to reduce of risk of developing other health problems as well (such as heart disease, strokes and cancer).

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, April 15 @ 12:30:45 EDT (859 reads)
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 Diseases ->Alzheimer: History of Alzheimer's Disease

DiseasesThe symptoms of Alzheimer's disease as a distinct nosologic entity were first identified by Emil Kraepelin, and the characteristic neuropathology was first observed by Alois Alzheimer in 1906.

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, April 15 @ 12:26:47 EDT (762 reads)
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 Diseases ->Alzheimer: Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

DiseasesThere is no cure for Alzheimer's Disease, although there are drugs which reduce neurotransmitter degradation and alleviate some of the symptoms of the disease.

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, April 15 @ 12:23:04 EDT (779 reads)
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 Diseases ->Alzheimer: Nutrition and Alzheimer's Disease

DiseasesResearch published in the January 2004 issue of the Archives of Neurology suggest that taking vitamins C and E in combination may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. The reasons why these vitamins may be protective against dementia are explored below.

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, April 15 @ 12:05:54 EDT (826 reads)
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 Diseases ->Alzheimer: Diagnosis and Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease

DiseasesAlzheimer's disease is the most frequent reason for dementia in the elderly and affects almost half of all patients with dementia. 2-3% of persons aged 65 show signs of the disease, while 25% or more of persons aged 85 have symptoms of Alzheimer's and an even greater number have some of the pathological hallmarks of the disease without the characteristic symptoms.

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, April 15 @ 11:29:12 EDT (914 reads)
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 Diseases ->Alzheimer: Alzheimer's disease or senile dementia of Alzheimer's type is a neurodegenerativ

DiseasesAlzheimer's disease or senile dementia of Alzheimer's type is a neurodegenerative disease which results in a loss of mental functions due to the deterioration of brain tissue. Its exact etiology (cause) is still unknown, but environmental as well as genetic factors are thought to contribute (mutations in at least four genes predisposing to Alzheimer's disease have been identified). Until the 1960s, the disease was thought to be uncommon, but later it was realized that much of what had been regarded as the normal process of aging was actually the result of this disease.

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, April 15 @ 11:00:52 EDT (1043 reads)
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 Diseases ->Allergies: Things you can do to control your allerygy symptoms

Diseases

What causes allergies?

You have an allergy when your body overreacts to things that don't cause problems for most people. These things are called allergens.

Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, April 07 @ 19:53:20 EDT (802 reads)
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 Cancer ->Alternative: Acupuncture in Cancer Treatment

DiseasesAUTHOR: Eugene Mak, MD, Board Certified Oncologist and MARF Board Member A frequently asked question by patients undergoing cancer treatment is, "Can acupuncture help me?" The issue then becomes: is there a place for acupuncture in the vast field of cancer with its diverse treatment modalities?

Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, March 31 @ 23:07:33 EST (838 reads)
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 Genetics->Size: Achondroplasia affects about one in every 25,000 births

DiseasesAchondroplasia is a genetic disorder of bone growth that is evident at birth. It affects about one in every 25,000 births and it occurs in all races and in both sexes. Its depiction in ancient Egyptian art makes it one of the oldest recorded birth defects.

Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, March 31 @ 19:06:13 EST (2064 reads)
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 Genetics->Size: What causes Turner syndrome (Dwarfism) ?

DiseasesTurner syndrome is a chromosomal condition that exclusively affects girls and women. It occurs when one of the two X chromosomes normally found in females is missing or incomplete. The syndrome is named after Dr. Henry Turner, who was among the first to describe its features in the 1930's.

Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, March 31 @ 09:54:43 EST (1880 reads)
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 Diseases ->Brain: Drug offers first advance in 30 years for treating deadly brain tumor

DiseasesDrug offers first advance in 30 years for treating deadly brain tumour..KEYWORDS: brain tumor drug temozolomide glioblastoma A drug that disrupts DNA to stop cancer cells from multiplying can prolong the lives of some people with the most common and deadliest type of brain tumour, a study by Canadian and European researchers has found.

Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, March 12 @ 01:59:59 EST (997 reads)
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 Drugs ->Cancer: Once-a-day Morphine Helps with Cancer Pain

DiseasesOnce-a-day Morphine Helps with Cancer Pain..KEYWORDS: cancer drugs morphine uses controlling cancer pain management A new once-a-day morphine formulation appears to provide better control of cancer pain than an earlier twice-daily version of the agent, according to Canadian researchers.

Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, March 12 @ 01:56:12 EST (858 reads)
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 Diseases ->Cancer: Study finds 'smart' cells in cancer fight

DiseasesStudy finds 'smart' cells in cancer fight..KEYWORDS: cancer studies smart cells fight cancer t cells t-cells cancer research Trying to teach the body to fight cancer, researchers say they have found some immune cells are "smarter" than others.

Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, March 12 @ 01:52:49 EST (878 reads)
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 Diseases ->Cancer: Freezing Tumors Reduces Cancer Pain

DiseasesFreezing Tumors Reduces Cancer Pain..KEYWORDS: cancer tumors controlling cancer pain new cancer treatments Cancer that has spread to bone or soft tissues can cause severe pain and be difficult to treat. Doctors at Brown University now report success in reducing pain in such cases by freezing the cancerous mass.

Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, March 12 @ 01:46:15 EST (970 reads)
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 Diseases ->Skin: Eczema Drugs Carry Cancer Risk

DiseasesEczema Drugs Carry Cancer Risk..KEYWORDS: risks of eczema drugs that cause cancer Novartis Elidel Fujisawa Protopic Two eczema creams -- Novartis's Elidel and Fujisawa's Protopic -- must carry a strong warning of cancer risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.

Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, March 12 @ 01:40:27 EST (823 reads)
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 Diseases ->Cancer: Coffee May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer

DiseasesCoffee May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer...KEYWORDS: liver cancer coffee + cancer reduce the risk of liver cancer relationship between coffee and liver cancer Habitual coffee drinking seems to be associated with a lower risk of developing liver cancer, according to a study conducted in Japan and reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, March 12 @ 01:33:57 EST (915 reads)
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 Diseases ->Cancer: Green tea extract inhibits cancer growth

DiseasesGreen tea extract inhibits cancer growth...KEYWORDS: green tea extract cancer tea cancer treatment natural remedy for cancer prevention Green tea extract inhibits the growth of cancerous cells, raising hope of finding new ways to fight bladder cancer, University of California researchers said.

Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, March 12 @ 01:30:30 EST (799 reads)
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 Diseases ->Cancer: High Tech Twist to Ancient Drug Kills Cancer

DiseasesHigh Tech Twist to Ancient Drug Kills Cancer..KEYWORDS: wormwood used to treat cancer alternative cancer treatment alternative medicine for cancer alternative medicine +cancer treatment artemisinin free radicals ions Using a high tech process to modify an ancient drug called artemisinin, researchers have created a compound that is highly lethal to cancer cells, but causes little harm to normal cells, according to a report in the journal Life Sciences. Artemisinin, a substance derived from wormwood that is used to treat malaria in China, reacts with iron to produce "free radicals" -- toxic compounds that can destroy cells.

Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, March 12 @ 01:27:04 EST (714 reads)
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 Diseases ->Cancer: Common plant kills leukemia stem cells

DiseasesCommon plant kills leukemia stem cells..KEYWORDS: alternative treatments for cancer natural treatment for cancer treatment cancer drugs non traditional treatment for cancer medicinal uses for feverfew leukemia treatment alternative medicine for leukemia herb for leukemia herb that kills cancer Scientists at the University of Rochester, N.Y., say a plant known as Feverfew is the source of an agent that kills human leukemia stem cells.

Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, March 12 @ 01:10:16 EST (765 reads)
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 Back Pain: Damn, That Pain In My ASS! (Sciatic Pain)

DiseasesAnonymous writes "Damn, That Pain In My ASS! (Sciatic Pain)..KEYWORDS: sciatic pain back pain relief radiating back pain articles Piriformis Syndrome Sciatica sciatic pain back stretches back exercises

AUTHOR: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS + Steve Hefferon, CMT

If you’re reading this article, it’s a good bet that you have a radiating pain running down the back of your leg that just won’t go away. Sciatica and Piriformis Syndrome are the same condition... it is just that the medical community is starting to call the condition by the muscle (Piriformis) that is involved and getting away from calling it by the name of the nerve that is involved (sciatic)."

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, February 21 @ 23:14:24 EST (1132 reads)
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 Back Pain: What is a herniated disc and what can you do about it?

DiseasesAnonymous writes "What is a herniated disc and what can you do about it?..KEYWORDS: herniated disc back pain neuralgia treatment for back pain chronic back pain

AUTHOR: by Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, CSPN

So what in the world is a Herniated Disc??? Well, rather than confuse you more, I am going to give you my simple, easy to understand definition…

A herniated disc is simply a protrusion, or sticking out of the disc. Think of a disc as a balloon being held in place between your hands… if you push your hands together unevenly the balloon will bulge out on the opposite side. This is what happens to the disc between the vertebrae. "

Posted by healthanddiets on Monday, February 21 @ 22:59:19 EST (972 reads)
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 Diseases ->Diabetes: Colon Cancer-Diabetes Link Might Open Doors To Better Prevention

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Doctors have long known that obesity, inactivity and starchy diets increase the risk of diabetes.

Now, a growing number of scientists suspect that the same risk factors contribute to colon cancer.

What links two such different diseases? Evidence increasingly points to excess insulin.

Posted by healthanddiets on Friday, May 21 @ 17:08:18 EDT (1290 reads)
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 Diseases ->Diabetes: Travel Tips for traveling with children with diabetes

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Never mind the summer solstice, June 21st this year, official First Day of Summer and longest day of the year. Many people think of Memorial Day as the start of summer and the summer travel season.

No doubt you've already started to plan your summer trips-vacations, summer camp for the kids, that visit to Grandma's house..... But what do you need to do, and what should you pack, when you're traveling with diabetes? These days with tighter security, you'll want to remember a note from your child's doctor, but what else?

Here are some general tips on how to care for your child's diabetes when you are away from home.

Posted by healthanddiets on Sunday, May 16 @ 12:05:49 EDT (1487 reads)
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 Diseases ->Diabetes: Mutated gene cause of diabetes in newborn babies

DiseasesYoung children with insulin-dependent diabetes could soon be given tablets instead of injections to control their condition. A team of international scientists has discovered that a mutation in a single gene is a common cause of diabetes in newborn babies. They have also found that a group of drugs, called sulphonylureas, can help these children to produce insulin.

Posted by healthanddiets on Sunday, May 16 @ 11:54:41 EDT (1343 reads)
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 Diseases ->Diabetes: Discovery shifts focus on diabetes

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AUTHOR: Gareth Cook, Globe Staff

Harvard scientists declared yesterday that a basic assumption about the biology of the pancreas is wrong - and that one of the most active areas of diabetes research today could be misguided.

Posted by healthanddiets on Sunday, May 16 @ 11:05:45 EDT (1179 reads)
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 Diseases ->Diabetes: Researchers find potential gene link to diabetes

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AUTHOR: Earl Lane

Two research teams have found variants in a gene that may predispose people to the most common form of diabetes, work that could lead to better understanding of the disease.

Variations were found in a gene on chromosome 20 that helps control function of liver and pancreas cells, according to Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute and senior author of one study.

Having the variation doesn't mean a person will get diabetes, Collins said at a briefing yesterday. "It's a predisposition," he said. "It's a risk factor." Those with the variation appear to have about a 30 percent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Collins said.

Posted by healthanddiets on Thursday, March 18 @ 21:48:30 EST (1218 reads)
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 Diseases ->Mental Health: Antipsychotic Drugs Raise Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease Risks

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AUTHOR: American Diabetes Association

People who take antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of a variety of mental illnesses may be at increased risk for obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol – all of which can lead to heart disease. Because of this, a joint panel of the American Diabetes Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the North American Association for the Study of Obesity has issued a consensus statement asking doctors to carefully screen and monitor patients on these medications for signs of rapid weight gain or other problems that could lead to diabetes, obesity and heart disease and refer them to specialists if necessary.

Posted by healthanddiets on Sunday, March 07 @ 00:03:07 EST (1351 reads)
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 Diseases ->Diabetes: Do genetics affect my chances of developing diabetes?

Diseases You´ve probably wondered how you got diabetes. You may worry that your children will get it too. Unlike some traits, diabetes does not seem to be inherited in a simple pattern. Yet clearly, some people are born more likely to get diabetes than others.

Posted by healthanddiets on Saturday, March 06 @ 23:13:22 EST (2511 reads)
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 Cancer ->Mesothelioma: mesothelioma index

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Index to archive of mesothelioma articles.

Posted by healthanddiets on Sunday, January 18 @ 23:17:45 EST (5145 reads)
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