THE outbreak of a gastrointestinal virus at Canberra Hospital has forced one ward to be closed off, in order to limit its spread to other patients and visitors.
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BEIJING, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- The cancer mortality rate in China has increased by 80 percent over the past 30 years, and it is reported that some 1.8 million cancer-related deaths annually, Qatar News agency reported, citing Health Minister Chen Zhu as saying.
Speaking at the 2010 World Cancer Congress at Shenzhen City recently, he said that cancer has become China's leading cause of death among urban and rural residents.
The congress was held between Aug 19 to 21.
Chen added that there is a rapid increase with about 2.6 million people suffered from cancer annually in China
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Speaking at the 2010 World Cancer Congress at Shenzhen City recently, he said that cancer has become China's leading cause of death among urban and rural residents.
The congress was held between Aug 19 to 21.
Chen added that there is a rapid increase with about 2.6 million people suffered from cancer annually in China
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some thirty years after authorities doled out the last dose of smallpox vaccine, the world faces another multiplying menace: monkeypox.
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After a year’s exposure to H1N1 virus and 379 deaths, Pune’s population is still not immune to swine flu.
The level of antibodies that has developed among the high-risk groups is not sufficient to control the infection and break the transmission of the virus, said Dr A C Mishra, Director of National Institute of Virology (NIV).
A study conducted by NIV shows that the risk of infection (seropositivity) was highest among schoolchildren during 2009 and those among the 15-19 age group were badly affected. While the good news is that this young population has developed antibodies against the virus, scientists are concerned that a higher level of immunity is required before the transmission can be broken. Read More...
The level of antibodies that has developed among the high-risk groups is not sufficient to control the infection and break the transmission of the virus, said Dr A C Mishra, Director of National Institute of Virology (NIV).
A study conducted by NIV shows that the risk of infection (seropositivity) was highest among schoolchildren during 2009 and those among the 15-19 age group were badly affected. While the good news is that this young population has developed antibodies against the virus, scientists are concerned that a higher level of immunity is required before the transmission can be broken. Read More...
Preemptive removal of breasts or ovaries in women with two common breast cancer genes can sharply reduce the risk of contracting cancer and dying, even if a woman has already been diagnosed with breast cancer, a new study confirms.
Researchers were already confident that such prophylactic surgeries reduce the risk of cancer, but the new study, reported Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., is the largest such investigation to date and the first to differentiate the benefits based on which gene a woman has and whether or not she has already had cancer. It is also the first to show a survival benefit. Read More...
Researchers were already confident that such prophylactic surgeries reduce the risk of cancer, but the new study, reported Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Assn., is the largest such investigation to date and the first to differentiate the benefits based on which gene a woman has and whether or not she has already had cancer. It is also the first to show a survival benefit. Read More...
After the international pandemic last year, immunization against the swine flu is part of the seasonal vaccine now available to all students. Several thousand Washington State University students contracted the H1N1, or swine flu, virus last fall. This pandemic affected every country in the world, and WSU received national attention for its unusually high amount of cases. However, risk of the virus is less pronounced this year, according to the World Health Organization’s website.
WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan announced Aug. 10 that the H1N1 virus is now in the post-pandemic period, according to the website. More people across the globe have developed some immunity to the virus.
Last year, the swine flu followed an unusual pattern by breaking out in the summer. This year, WHO predicts swine flu cases will follow the pattern of a more typical seasonal flu. However, H1N1 still exists throughout the world. Read More...
WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan announced Aug. 10 that the H1N1 virus is now in the post-pandemic period, according to the website. More people across the globe have developed some immunity to the virus.
Last year, the swine flu followed an unusual pattern by breaking out in the summer. This year, WHO predicts swine flu cases will follow the pattern of a more typical seasonal flu. However, H1N1 still exists throughout the world. Read More...
Majority of the drug addicts first get hooked on drugs legitimately prescribed for pain, revealed a study by University at Buffalo physicians.
The study by UB's Richard Blondell and colleagues found that 31 of 75 patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification were first got hooked on drugs legitimately prescribed for pain.
Another 24 began with a friend's left-over prescription pills or pilfered from a parent's medicine cabinet.
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The study by UB's Richard Blondell and colleagues found that 31 of 75 patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification were first got hooked on drugs legitimately prescribed for pain.
Another 24 began with a friend's left-over prescription pills or pilfered from a parent's medicine cabinet.
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A study found that second hand smoke is very harmful for your health and can induce abnormalities at genetic level. Either limit hanging out with smokers or coax them to stop smoking.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — A variety of organizations painted the track pink on Friday while joining forces in the fight against breast cancer.
From a mobile mammography van to a pink paddock parade, the day’s focus was on raising awareness and funds to battle a disease that affects millions of people annually.
The effort was part of a Fabulous Fillies Day at Saratoga Race Course designed to highlight the role of women in the thoroughbred industry. Read More...
From a mobile mammography van to a pink paddock parade, the day’s focus was on raising awareness and funds to battle a disease that affects millions of people annually.
The effort was part of a Fabulous Fillies Day at Saratoga Race Course designed to highlight the role of women in the thoroughbred industry. Read More...
Morbidly obese persons with conditions like diabetes who undergo bariatric surgery have a good chance of losing their diabetes post-surgery, experts said here today.
Bariatric surgery involves removing 80 per cent of the stomach, banding, or bypassing it, thus reducing its capacity and restoring the patient to normal hunger pangs, according to Apollo Hospital's head of bariatric surgery P.K. Reddy. Obesity is a clinical condition that has a clearly established link with increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. It has been proved that obesity surgery can cure metabolic complications, including diabetes, he added.
One of his patients, Gautam, who had his surgery done 10 months ago, shared his “life-changing experience.” Weighing at 163 kg before the surgery, he has now whittled down to 90 kg. “My diabetes, BP and gout have all disappeared completely after the surgery,” he said. Read More...
Bariatric surgery involves removing 80 per cent of the stomach, banding, or bypassing it, thus reducing its capacity and restoring the patient to normal hunger pangs, according to Apollo Hospital's head of bariatric surgery P.K. Reddy. Obesity is a clinical condition that has a clearly established link with increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. It has been proved that obesity surgery can cure metabolic complications, including diabetes, he added.
One of his patients, Gautam, who had his surgery done 10 months ago, shared his “life-changing experience.” Weighing at 163 kg before the surgery, he has now whittled down to 90 kg. “My diabetes, BP and gout have all disappeared completely after the surgery,” he said. Read More...
Harjeet is no different from the thousands of Punjab villagers who dream of a well-paying job in the Gulf. In 1995, he applied for a work visa, forking out Rs 20,000 to an agent in Mumbai. A mandatory medical check followed and all the doctor would tell him was that "something is wrong" with his blood test results. He offered however to help suppress information for a "commission" of Rs 2,000.
The expenses cost Harjeet a loan but he managed to fly to Saudi Arabia. On arrival, he was subjected to another medical test. To his shock, he was soon after whisked away to an isolated cell and jailed there for a day. The next day he was taken to a court which ordered his deportation. Harjeet, it seems, had tested HIV-positive .
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The expenses cost Harjeet a loan but he managed to fly to Saudi Arabia. On arrival, he was subjected to another medical test. To his shock, he was soon after whisked away to an isolated cell and jailed there for a day. The next day he was taken to a court which ordered his deportation. Harjeet, it seems, had tested HIV-positive .
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Nearly one of every three births in the U.S. is now delivered by cesarean, a surgery that has been linked to complications for both mom and baby such as infection, bleeding and hysterectomy. This rate is about 50 percent higher than it was in the mid-1990s, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"As clinicians, we are faced with so many issues when taking care of patients with higher BMI, and one of them is a greater risk for cesarean," lead researcher Dr. Michelle Kominiarek of Indiana University told Reuters Health.
She added that while previous studies had already linked cesarean delivery and body mass index (BMI) -- a measure of weight that takes into account height -- none had been large or detailed enough to determine how other factors might alter that risk, such as prior births or cesarean sections. Read More...
"As clinicians, we are faced with so many issues when taking care of patients with higher BMI, and one of them is a greater risk for cesarean," lead researcher Dr. Michelle Kominiarek of Indiana University told Reuters Health.
She added that while previous studies had already linked cesarean delivery and body mass index (BMI) -- a measure of weight that takes into account height -- none had been large or detailed enough to determine how other factors might alter that risk, such as prior births or cesarean sections. Read More...
FRIDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the current lull in H1N1 influenza activity, experts say it's likely that the Northern Hemisphere will see a new, but still mild, wave of the virus this flu season.
The virus will continue to circulate, said Dr. Scott Lillibridge, executive director of the National Center for Emergency Medical Preparedness and Response, but he hasn't "seen anything to suggest it's going to come back bigger or worse."
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The virus will continue to circulate, said Dr. Scott Lillibridge, executive director of the National Center for Emergency Medical Preparedness and Response, but he hasn't "seen anything to suggest it's going to come back bigger or worse."
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When first diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, most patients are advised to regulate blood sugar with exercise, diet and stress management. If that fails, the first medication that they receive is usually metformin, said Sanjay Kaul, a cardiologist at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and member of the Food and Drug Administration's Avandia panel.
The medication has the five characteristics physicians look for in diabetes medications, Kaul said: few potential complications, safety, tolerability, ease of use and a low cost. Read More...
The medication has the five characteristics physicians look for in diabetes medications, Kaul said: few potential complications, safety, tolerability, ease of use and a low cost. Read More...
Girls in the United States are hitting puberty at an earlier age with overweight youngsters tending to develop earlier, according to a U.S. study.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center researchers compared 1,200 girls aged 7 and 8 in Cincinnati, New York and San Francisco with a similar 1997 study using a standard measure of breast development to determine which girls had started puberty. They found at age 7, about 10 per cent of white girls and 23 per cent of black girls had started developing breasts which compared to 5 percent of white girls and 15 per cent of black girls in 1997.
Read more: Girls hitting puberty earlier as obesity rises - Health - Health & Fitness - Life & Style - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Girls-hitting-puberty-earlier-as-obesity-rises/articleshow/6286163.cms#ixzz0wciFerFO
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center researchers compared 1,200 girls aged 7 and 8 in Cincinnati, New York and San Francisco with a similar 1997 study using a standard measure of breast development to determine which girls had started puberty. They found at age 7, about 10 per cent of white girls and 23 per cent of black girls had started developing breasts which compared to 5 percent of white girls and 15 per cent of black girls in 1997.
Read more: Girls hitting puberty earlier as obesity rises - Health - Health & Fitness - Life & Style - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Girls-hitting-puberty-earlier-as-obesity-rises/articleshow/6286163.cms#ixzz0wciFerFO
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RIYADH: The Ministry of Health announced in a statement issued on Saturday that swine flu is no longer a threat to public health in the Kingdom.
The statement said official figures “showed a sharp drop in the infection figures from around 17,000 cases — 124 of which were fatal — in 2009 to only 875 infection cases so far this year.”
The infections that have been diagnosed this year have been mild and scattered, the statement pointed out.
The news comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Tuesday that the global swine flu pandemic is over, though it is still present and continues to infect people.
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The statement said official figures “showed a sharp drop in the infection figures from around 17,000 cases — 124 of which were fatal — in 2009 to only 875 infection cases so far this year.”
The infections that have been diagnosed this year have been mild and scattered, the statement pointed out.
The news comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Tuesday that the global swine flu pandemic is over, though it is still present and continues to infect people.
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Eight women who had been given the all-clear in Cumbria are having to be treated for breast cancer.
Others who thought they had nothing to worry about, will have to wait for the results of new tests.
They were among about 1600 women who received breast screening at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle. Read More...
Others who thought they had nothing to worry about, will have to wait for the results of new tests.
They were among about 1600 women who received breast screening at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle. Read More...
Mr Peter K. Kuugyire, Programme Officer of Mission of Hope for Society Foundation, an NGO, has advised people at Kotokrom in Sunyani East to know their HIV status as a guide to their day-to-day activities.
Mr Kuugyire gave the advice at an HIV Sensitization Meeting with the people at Kotokrom at the weekend.
He said counselling, testing and the need for parents and relatives to care for and support victims of HIV were key areas. Read More...
Mr Kuugyire gave the advice at an HIV Sensitization Meeting with the people at Kotokrom at the weekend.
He said counselling, testing and the need for parents and relatives to care for and support victims of HIV were key areas. Read More...
URBANA – Clean your gutters, flush your bird baths and wear insect repellent – mosquito experts say the longer the weather stays dry, the higher the risk for West Nile virus. This year's wet spring weather kept down the number of Culex mosquitoes, which carry the virus.
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Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the precursor to breast cancer, is identified much more often today, thanks to advances in imaging technology. But getting this diagnosis exactly right remains difficult. It’s not always easy for even expert pathologists to differentiate between normal cells and the tiny precancerous cells that may cluster in a woman’s milk ducts. These noninvasive cells represent such an early warning of cancer that they are known as stage zero.
That’s why, as an article on the front page of The New York Times reported yesterday, too often, women mistakenly diagnosed with DCIS have undergone disfiguring surgery and radiation to treat a cancer they never actually had.
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That’s why, as an article on the front page of The New York Times reported yesterday, too often, women mistakenly diagnosed with DCIS have undergone disfiguring surgery and radiation to treat a cancer they never actually had.
So what’s the take-away message for women who want to avoid similar mistakes? Read More...
