New European cancer figures for 2004 major efforts needed against the big four killers
...esenting 15.5% of cancers diagnosed in men). It is worth noting that prostate cancer was the commonest form of cancer diagnosed in men in 2004 in the European Union. Said Professor Boyle: "Lung, colorectal and breast cancer account for two-fifths of the entire European cancer total and lung, colorectal, st...Herb used to treat diabetes works like modern-day prescription drugs, study suggests
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...ed kelp in her diet. That led me to believe it was worth doing further controlled studies on kelp." For the new study, the researchers randomly divided 24 female rats into three groups. One group was fed a high daily dose of 70 milligrams of dried, powdered kelp for four weeks, while a second group was fe...Smoking hurts wealth as well as health, study suggests
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... known risks of long-term antibiotic treatment are worth it, he says. The drug is currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and used to treat bacterial infections in the brain. More than a dozen of penicillin's relatives, known as beta-lactam antibiotics, were among protective agents iden...Endoscopic sinus surgery is safe, effective in older patients
...er with medicine or surgery if necessary, and it's worth pursuing because patients feel better overall and have better quality of life." Dr. Kountakis and collaborators, led by Drs. J. Chris Colclasure and Charles W. Gross at the University of Virginia Health System, looked at 56 patients over age 60 who ...Free nicotine patches increase short-term smoking quit rates
...smokers have thought of quitting, it is definitely worth trying because it can only improve their lives. The good news from our study is that offering free nicotine replacement patches attracts more participants to cessation programs and increases short-term quit rates, which are steps in the right directi...Increased suicide rate is possibly linked to chemicals released from nearby asphalt plants
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...s subsequently shown to be incorrect.) One option worth strong consideration, as others have suggested, is to establish an independent drug safety board or independent agency for drug safety, specifically to oversee postmarketing surveillance for drugs and devices." "Above all, the agency must be complet...Federal forum reports Americans aging well, but gaps remain
... in 2002. Between 1984 and 2001, the median net worth of households headed by people age 65 and over inc... wealth continue to exist. In 2001, the median net worth of older white households ($205,000) was five times larger than for older black households ($41,000)...Very low-carbohydrate diets work for men and upper body fat
...that some form of low carbohydrate intervention is worth investigating and should be considered by practitioners. The highly negative un-scientific response of critics, if anything, encourages us in this direction."...Following heart care guidelines saves lives
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...ce the chance of heart attack and stroke, so it is worth picking up people at higher risk so that they can be treated." Experts predict that the number of people with diabetes will double globally between 2000 and 2030.Both known and undiagnosed diabetes in Scotland is set to increase by almost two thirds...IDSA recommends ways to strengthen HHS's pandemic influenza plan
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...ideas for making the market more attractive may be worth exploring, he added. In July, IDSA published a major report, Bad Bugs, No Drugs: As Antibiotic Discovery Stagnates A Public Health Crisis Brews, which outlined possible incentives to spur development of new antibiotics. IDSA believes that many of t...Researcher says screenings vital to reduce stroke rate
...nce and for all that carotid endarterectomy can be worth the risk ," said Toole in the British Medical Journal. Toole's co-authors on the JAMA editorial are David Sane, M.D., associate professor of cardiology, and Kerstin Bettermann, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of neurology, both with Wake Fo...Heat-controlled drug implants offer hope for future
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