Wednesday, March 11, 2009

3/11 Yahoo! News: Health News




'Male Lumpectomy' May Help Some With Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
March 10, 2009 at 11:47 pm

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new procedure for prostate cancer that destroys only the part of the gland that is cancerous results in fewer side effects than surgery or radiation therapy, a new study finds.

Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks (HealthDay)
March 10, 2009 at 11:47 pm

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have migraines during pregnancy are 15 times more likely than other women to suffer a stroke, twice as likely to have heart disease and three times more likely to have blood clots and other vascular problems during pregnancy, says a U.S. study.

Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2009 (HealthDay)
March 10, 2009 at 11:47 pm

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia (HealthDay)
March 10, 2009 at 11:47 pm

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and its common companions -- diabetes and heart disease -- can work together to speed dementia and other brain ills, a series of new studies shows.

More evidence prostate tests overdiagnose cancer (AP)
March 10, 2009 at 4:00 pm

AP - As many as two of every five men whose prostate cancer was caught through a PSA screening test have tumors too slow-growing to ever be a threat, says a new study that raises more questions about the controversial tests.

A New Hope to Prolong Fertility: Ovarian Transplants (Time.com)
March 10, 2009 at 3:10 pm

Time.com - An experimental technique may help preserve fertility in cancer patients and other women struck with premature infertility. It may even be used for healthy women who just want to wait.

Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia (HealthDay)
March 10, 2009 at 2:05 pm

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and its common companions -- diabetes and heart disease -- can work together to speed dementia and other brain ills, a series of new studies shows.

Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2009 (HealthDay)
March 10, 2009 at 2:05 pm

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Diarrhoea a major child killer despite easy treatment: WHO (AFP)
March 10, 2009 at 10:28 am

An infant suffering from diarrhoea at the Medecins Sans Frontieres feeding centre in western Darfur. The World Health Organisation has said that nearly two million children die of diarrhoea each year, even though treating the ailment is relatively simple and AFP - Nearly two million children die of diarrhoea each year, even though treating the ailment is relatively simple and "almost miraculous", the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.


Clinical Trials Update: March 9, 2009 (HealthDay)
March 9, 2009 at 11:48 pm

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers (HealthDay)
March 9, 2009 at 11:48 pm

HealthDay - MONDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Injecting "bone cement" into lesions in patients whose cancer has spread to their bones can literally allow these individuals to rise from their deathbeds and live the remainder of their lives relatively pain-free.


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