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Combo treatment for prostate cancer cuts deaths
Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation and hormone-blocking drugs cut the death rate in half in a study of Scandinavian men, researchers report. In the United States, the combination has been standard care since the 1990s. But in Europe, many doctors have avoided the combo treatment and used hormone drugs alone, thinking the pair would be too harsh for most patients.
updated: Dec 16th - 7:34am
Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation and hormone-blocking drugs cut the death rate in half in a study of Scandinavian men, researchers report. In the United States, the combination has been standard care since the 1990s. But in Europe, many doctors have avoided the combo treatment and used hormone drugs alone, thinking the pair would be too harsh for most patients.
updated: Dec 16th - 7:34am
Pushing more doctors to ditch the prescription pad
The push for paperless prescriptions is about to get a boost: Starting in January, doctors who e-prescribe can get bonus pay from Medicare.
updated: Dec 15th - 9:41pm
The push for paperless prescriptions is about to get a boost: Starting in January, doctors who e-prescribe can get bonus pay from Medicare.
updated: Dec 15th - 9:41pm
Study: Leaner nations bike, walk, use mass transit
Jim Richards is no kid, but he loves to ride his bike. At 51, he has become a cycling commuter, pedaling 11 miles from his home in the suburbs to his job in downtown Knoxville.
updated: Dec 15th - 8:59am
Jim Richards is no kid, but he loves to ride his bike. At 51, he has become a cycling commuter, pedaling 11 miles from his home in the suburbs to his job in downtown Knoxville.
updated: Dec 15th - 8:59am
Racial gap in colon cancer deaths is widening
The racial gap in colon cancer death rates is widening, a new report says, and experts partly blame blacks' lower screening rates and poor access to quality care.
updated: Dec 15th - 7:39am
The racial gap in colon cancer death rates is widening, a new report says, and experts partly blame blacks' lower screening rates and poor access to quality care.
updated: Dec 15th - 7:39am
New study firmly ties hormone use to breast cancer
Taking menopause hormones for five years doubles the risk for breast cancer, according to a new analysis of a big federal study that reveals the most dramatic evidence yet of the dangers of these still-popular pills.
updated: Dec 13th - 5:47pm
Taking menopause hormones for five years doubles the risk for breast cancer, according to a new analysis of a big federal study that reveals the most dramatic evidence yet of the dangers of these still-popular pills.
updated: Dec 13th - 5:47pm
New test aims to predict breast cancer risk better
A new test to predict an ordinary woman's odds of getting breast cancer works better than a method doctors have relied on for decades, researchers reported Friday. The test is the first to combine dozens of genes and personal factors like age and childbearing to gauge risk in women who don't have a strong family history of the disease. They account for three-fourths of all cases.
updated: Dec 12th - 6:37pm
A new test to predict an ordinary woman's odds of getting breast cancer works better than a method doctors have relied on for decades, researchers reported Friday. The test is the first to combine dozens of genes and personal factors like age and childbearing to gauge risk in women who don't have a strong family history of the disease. They account for three-fourths of all cases.
updated: Dec 12th - 6:37pm
FDA reconsiders consumer advice on fish
For years, the federal government has recommended that pregnant women and young children limit their consumption of fish to avoid exposure to potentially harmful amounts of mercury.
updated: Dec 12th - 5:33pm
For years, the federal government has recommended that pregnant women and young children limit their consumption of fish to avoid exposure to potentially harmful amounts of mercury.
updated: Dec 12th - 5:33pm
Study: Small breast tumors may need more treatment
Some women with small breast tumors may have a greater risk of the cancer recurring after treatment than has been believed, and might benefit from taking the drug Herceptin, a new study suggests.
updated: Dec 12th - 5:05pm
Some women with small breast tumors may have a greater risk of the cancer recurring after treatment than has been believed, and might benefit from taking the drug Herceptin, a new study suggests.
updated: Dec 12th - 5:05pm
Lancet: Dozens of nations inflated vaccine numbers
Dozens of developing countries exaggerated figures on how many children were vaccinated against deadly diseases, which allowed them to get more money from U.N.-sponsored programs, a new study said Friday.
updated: Dec 12th - 2:02pm
Dozens of developing countries exaggerated figures on how many children were vaccinated against deadly diseases, which allowed them to get more money from U.N.-sponsored programs, a new study said Friday.
updated: Dec 12th - 2:02pm
Study: Bone drug helps chemo fight breast cancer
New research adds fresh hope that a drug that strengthens bones might also fight breast cancer. Women who were given the drug, Zometa, as part of their initial treatment had greater tumor shrinkage and were less likely to need radical surgery, according to a preliminary study reported Thursday at a cancer conference in Texas.
updated: Dec 11th - 9:24pm
New research adds fresh hope that a drug that strengthens bones might also fight breast cancer. Women who were given the drug, Zometa, as part of their initial treatment had greater tumor shrinkage and were less likely to need radical surgery, according to a preliminary study reported Thursday at a cancer conference in Texas.
updated: Dec 11th - 9:24pm
FDA advisers: restrict some asthma drugs
Government health advisers recommended restrictions Thursday on some long-acting asthma drugs, although not Advair, a top-selling medication.
updated: Dec 11th - 5:51pm
Government health advisers recommended restrictions Thursday on some long-acting asthma drugs, although not Advair, a top-selling medication.
updated: Dec 11th - 5:51pm
FDA puts black box warning on bowel-clearing drugs
Federal health officials said Thursday they will add the sternest safety warnings available to prescription drugs used to cleanse the bowel before colonoscopies.
updated: Dec 11th - 2:25pm
Federal health officials said Thursday they will add the sternest safety warnings available to prescription drugs used to cleanse the bowel before colonoscopies.
updated: Dec 11th - 2:25pm
Correction: Alternative medicine story
In a Dec. 10 story on a study of alternative medicine use, The Associated Press erroneously reported U.S. supplement sales growth. The Nutrition Business Journal reported sales grew 6 percent from 2006 to 2007, not from 1998 to 2007.
updated: Dec 11th - 11:08am
In a Dec. 10 story on a study of alternative medicine use, The Associated Press erroneously reported U.S. supplement sales growth. The Nutrition Business Journal reported sales grew 6 percent from 2006 to 2007, not from 1998 to 2007.
updated: Dec 11th - 11:08am
About 1 in 9 US kids use alternative medicine
Just like their parents, kids are taking herbal supplements from fish oil to ginseng, a sign of just how mainstream alternative medicine has become.
updated: Dec 11th - 10:07am
Just like their parents, kids are taking herbal supplements from fish oil to ginseng, a sign of just how mainstream alternative medicine has become.
updated: Dec 11th - 10:07am
Kids with obesity-linked gene like fattening foods
Scientists may have figured out one reason some people reach for the french fries instead of an apple. It could be a gene that's been linked to an increased risk of obesity. A study of children found those with a common variation of the gene tend to overeat high-calorie foods. They ate 100 extra calories per meal, which over the long term can put on weight, said Colin Palmer, who led the study at the University of Dundee in Scotland.
updated: Dec 11th - 7:34am
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Scientists may have figured out one reason some people reach for the french fries instead of an apple. It could be a gene that's been linked to an increased risk of obesity. A study of children found those with a common variation of the gene tend to overeat high-calorie foods. They ate 100 extra calories per meal, which over the long term can put on weight, said Colin Palmer, who led the study at the University of Dundee in Scotland.
updated: Dec 11th - 7:34am
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