Tuesday, February 17, 2009

2/17 Yahoo! News: Health News




Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution May Lead to Asthma (HealthDay)
February 16, 2009 at 7:03 pm

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Traffic pollution may cause genetic changes in the womb that increase a child's risk of developing asthma, say U.S. researchers who studied umbilical cord blood from New York City children.

Hodgkin's Survivors Prone to Breast Cancer Later (HealthDay)
February 16, 2009 at 7:03 pm

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- In an ironic testament to the success of childhood cancer treatments, researchers report that women who were treated as children with radiation for Hodgkin's disease were almost 40 times more likely to develop breast cancer later in life.

Add More Facts to Drug Ads, Experts Urge (HealthDay)
February 16, 2009 at 7:02 pm

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- People could make better decisions about which drug to choose if all ads carried a facts box clearly stating the medication's pros and cons, a new study suggests.

Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock (HealthDay)
February 16, 2009 at 7:02 pm

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Age shouldn't prevent the aggressive treatment of elderly patients with heart attack complicated by cardiogenic shock, Australian researchers report.

Kids' cholesterol study reassuring, doctors say (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 4:57 pm

AP - Fewer than 1 percent of American teens are likely to need cholesterol drugs, says a new study that offers some reassuring news on the childhood obesity front.

Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution May Lead to Asthma (HealthDay)
February 16, 2009 at 2:02 pm

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Traffic pollution may cause genetic changes in the womb that increase a child's risk of developing asthma, say U.S. researchers who studied umbilical cord blood from New York City children.

Hodgkin's Survivors Prone to Breast Cancer Later (HealthDay)
February 16, 2009 at 2:02 pm

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- In an ironic testament to the success of childhood cancer treatments, researchers report that women who were treated as children with radiation for Hodgkin's disease were almost 40 times more likely to develop breast cancer later in life.

Push is on to tailor cancer care to tumor's genes (AP)
February 16, 2009 at 11:51 am

This undated handout photo provided by Cole Rodger shows Clair Weinberg during a model shoot in Oxford, N.C.. (AP Photo/Cole Rodger)AP - The days of one-size-fits-all cancer treatment are numbered: A rush of new research is pointing the way to tailor chemotherapy and other care to what's written in your tumor's genes.



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