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Women Benefit Soon After Quitting Cigarettes

jennifer_newell — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:17:27 -0700

Approximately 40 million Americans currently smoke cigarettes, though more and more of them are considering or trying to quit. The motivation to kick the habit can come from family members, lifestyle changes, or health warnings, and if it is the latter, researchers have concluded that there are even more reasons for people - especially women - to quit now.

Should Birth Control Patches be Discontinued?

allie_montogomery — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:07:00 -0700

The news is beginning to look worse for the contraceptive birth control patch Ortho Evra, and soon we may find it pulled from pharmacy shelves. A consumer advocacy group says the controversial patch, made by Johnson and Johnson, is too dangerous to still be on the market. Public Citizen is asking the federal regulators to discontinue Ortho Evra because there is a higher risk factor over other forms of contraceptives. for potentially fatal blood clots.

Majority of Diabetics Suffer from Arthritis

drucilla_dyess — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:07:00 -0700

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, chances are good that you will-at some point-also be diagnosed with arthritis. About 46 million adults have arthritis and 21 million have diabetes. According to the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),of those with diabetes, almost 52 percent also have arthritis, which inhibits the ability of patients to exercise and compounds the problems arising from both diseases.

World Unites to Find Source of Cancer

madeline_ellis — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:07:00 -0700

Researchers worldwide are banding together in a collaborative effort to combat one of the world’s leading killers—cancer. The massive project, which has been dubbed the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC), will study 50 different types of cancer, mapping their genetic coding errors. Their goal is to release the data collected, along with any new discoveries “rapidly and freely” to cancer researchers around the globe. Scientists worldwide are being encouraged to take part in what has been referred to as an “ambitious international endeavor.”

CDC: Bracing for a Measles Outbreak

vickie_richter — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:07:00 -0700

Measles should not be taken lightly; they are a highly contagious acute viral disease that can be severe enough to cause hospitalization or even death. Measles can cause complications such as diarrhea, ear infections, pneumonia, and chronic disability from measles encephalitis (fever and swelling in the brain caused by inflammation).

Cesarean Births – How Many Is Too Many?

neomi_heroux — Sun, 11 May 2008 03:07:00 -0700

The most common type of surgery in the United States has become cesarean childbirth. Until the early 1970s less than 5 percent of births were by cesarean, but by the early 1990s almost 20 percent of live births were by cesarean; and by 2005 the rate was 30 percent.

Fat Cells Reproducing as Quickly as They Die

heather_hajek — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:07:00 -0700

Are you one of the thousands that continue to diet and find yourself still feeling fat or not the size you thought you would be after spending weeks or months on a strict regime? The reason may be that once you reach adulthood the number of fat cells you have never really changes. Fat cells may shrink in size or even get larger, but as quickly as they die they grow back, a new study conducted in Sweden has found. This may hopefully lend a new avenue for developing diets or weight loss drugs that would prevent the re-growth or possibly slow the reproduction of fat cells.

OxyContin Safeguards May Reduce Abuse

madeline_ellis — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:07:00 -0700

OxyContin, a time-release version of the old narcotic oxycodone, was introduced in 1996 for use by seriously ill patients. It wasn’t long before it acquired the nickname “hillbilly heroin” after abusers found they could get a heroin-like high if they snorted or injected crushed tablets. Recently, the maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma LP, designed a new version of the drug with a plastic-like coating that they claim will make it harder to crush, therefore harder to abuse. They now seek FDA approval for the drug. But will the drug work as well on pain?

Could Surgery Be Cure for Type 2 Diabetes?

madeline_ellis — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:07:00 -0700

Obesity is considered one of the major causes of Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease affecting 90 to 95 percent of diabetics. The use of laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery to treat obesity, may be a cure for those who are diabetic as well. According to a study from the University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), the process of Type 2 diabetes was either slowed or stopped for people who had laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, one of the most common types of weight reduction surgery.

Epileptic Children’s Seizures Reduced with Medically Supervised Diet

jody_cross — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:07:00 -0700

Although not without side effects, and nothing to try on your own at home, there is a serious medical treatment, that has recently been shown to help two out of three children who suffer from epilepsy and to completely prevent seizures in one out of three. It is known as the ketogenic diet.