Fighting Cancer With a Pen
FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- When 69-year-old Carl Irwin
arrived at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer
Center for treatment of lymphoma, he was handed a blank notebook
and asked to write about how his cancer had changed him and how he
felt about those changes.
Health Tip: Cardiac Rehabilitation
(HealthDay News) - Cardiac rehabilitation under professional
supervision often is recommended for people who have had a heart
attack, heart surgery, or a related operation.
Health Tip: Take a Childbirth Class
(HealthDay News) - A childbirth class can provide moms-to-be
with lots of useful information and help reduce the fear and
uncertainty often associated with giving birth.
White Men With Chest Pains Treated Fastest in
ERs
FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- White men who arrive in
emergency rooms complaining of chest pains get treatments for heart
trouble faster than African-Americans or women do, a new U.S.
government study finds.
Combo Treatment Ups Survival When Cancer Spreads to
Abdominal Lining
FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- In certain patients with
cancer that has spread to the peritoneum -- the membrane lining the
abdominal cavity -- surgery combined with a special kind of
chemotherapy can improve survival rates, Wake Forest University
researchers report.
Melt-Away Stent Works Well in Trial
THURSDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- A polymer stent that is
quietly absorbed by the body after it has done its job of keeping a
coronary artery open has worked well in an international trial,
researchers report.
Fallout From Atomic Bombs Still Causing Health
Problems
FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Among Japanese survivors of
the atomic bombs dropped by the U.S. on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
those exposed to radioactive fallout as young children appear to
face a greater risk of developing adult cancers than those exposed
while still in the womb, new research suggests.
Heart Risk Can Be Predicted Without Lab Tests
FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to predicting
a person's cardiovascular disease risk, cheap, simple and
noninvasive methods can be as effective as lab tests, a new study
finds.
Surgery Only Works for Some Kids with Sleep
Apnea
FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery may provide only
short-term relief for some children with sleep-disordered
breathing, say researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Medical Center.
Don't Prescribe Antibiotics for Adult Sinus
Woes
THURSDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- It's extremely difficult
for doctors to tell the difference between sinus infections that
can be cured by antibiotics and those that can't, a new review
finds.
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese
Plant
FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- The contaminant found in
the blood-thinner heparin, which has been linked to hundreds of
allergic reactions and possibly 19 deaths in the United States, has
been traced to a Chinese plant that processed raw ingredients for
the drug, U.S. health officials said Friday.
