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This article was originally published on The Conversation.
Early in our careers, few of us imagined a vaccine could one day prevent cancer. Now there is a vaccine that keeps the risk of developing six Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers at bay, but adoption of it has been slow and surprising low.
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ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-14144824742023998662016-05-25T08:51:00.001-07:002016-05-25T08:59:38.102-07:00Drug discovery offers hope for new breast cancer treatments Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, have identified a new drug that could offer an effective future therapy for breast cancer. While a potential treatment is still a long way off, this discovery could give rise to promising clinical trials.The potentially life-changing compound for women suffering from breast cancer is called eCF506. The British team of researchers discovered ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-28341623741745502392016-05-24T09:02:00.001-07:002016-05-24T09:08:35.539-07:00Patient can't always access complete medical records, doctors sayTechnology makes it possible for patients to access medical records online, but a thicket of legal issues may still keep people from always seeing everything in their chart, some doctors say.The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) gives U.S. patients the right to access their medical records and control who else has access to the information, physicians note in an essay inON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-63194769187035858192016-05-19T13:49:00.001-07:002016-05-19T13:49:54.651-07:00Scientists have determined how we can prevent half of all cancer deathsImagine a powerful new treatment that could cut all cancer deaths by more than half.In the age of $10,000-a-month cancer drugs that often extend life by the thinnest margins — a few precious months before the cancer rages back — the idea of such a potent effect sounds like a fantasy.But it isn't, exactly. A new study published in the journal JAMA Oncology estimates that by applying insights we'veON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-41130331741156150612016-05-19T12:21:00.001-07:002016-05-19T12:27:25.234-07:00FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Bladder Cancer (HealthDay News) -- A new drug to treat bladder cancer was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.Tecentriq (atezolizumab) treats the most common type of bladder cancer, called urothelial carcinoma. It's the first in its class of drugs, called PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, approved to treat this type of cancer."Tecentriq provides these patients with a new therapy targeting the ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-9657735255430996352016-05-16T09:25:00.001-07:002016-05-16T09:45:53.608-07:00First Penis Transplant Performed in U.S., Hospital SaysSurgeons said Monday they have done the first penis transplant in the U.S., helping a 64-year-old man who lost his organ to cancer.Massachusetts General Hospital planned a news conference later Monday to give details about the transplant, which is only the third recorded penis transplant ever done globally.Thomas Manning gives a thumbs up after being asked how he was feeling following the first ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-83235126359043470832016-05-14T09:37:00.001-07:002016-05-14T09:43:15.687-07:00Why Gluten-Free Diets May Not Be Best For Healthy KidsShifting a healthy child to a gluten-free diet is not without disadvantages. Experts advise parents to consult a pediatrician for proper guidance about their child's diet. (Photo : John Fischer | Flickr)Individuals with celiac disease are advised to veer away from foods with gluten because it causes gut problems for them. However, some individuals shift to gluten- free diet just because it is a ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-54974093240474087822016-05-10T09:36:00.001-07:002016-05-10T09:50:27.390-07:00Genetic testing is terrifying when you have cancer Learning that you have cancer is shocking. During treatment, the last thing you want to consider is having cancer ever again.But for many of us who’ve been diagnosed, especially at a young age, it’s a prospect we must confront.When I was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago at age 31, genetic testing was part of an initial battery of tests. If I was a carrier of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutationON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-9731413540381883882016-05-09T09:33:00.001-07:002016-05-09T09:33:54.498-07:00Swaddling babies is tied to heightened risk of sudden infant death syndromeSwaddling a baby — the age-old technique of snugly wrapping an infant in a cloth or light blanket, with only the head exposed — is believed to create a calmer child who cries less and sleeps better.However, might swaddling affect a baby’s risk for SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)?This study
Researchers analyzed data from four studies that involved 2,519 infants, including 760 whose deaths ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-36116664227418551222016-05-05T10:06:00.001-07:002016-05-06T10:00:01.122-07:00Feds announce much tougher e-cigarette, cigar ruleElectronic cigarettes will now be regulated much like tobacco cigarettes, according to a new federal rule issued on Thursday, which also bans their sale to children.
Under the rule, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would have to approve all tobacco products not currently regulated that hit stores after February 2007. The e-cigarette industry was virtually non-existent before then. -student ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-64050269861327285062016-05-03T09:52:00.001-07:002016-05-03T09:56:57.910-07:00Psychotherapy should be first choice to treat chronic insomnia (Reuters Health) - People with chronic insomnia should try cognitive behavioral therapy before medications, suggests a prominent group of U.S. doctors.
While the American College of Physicians (ACP) can't say cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) outperforms medications for chronic insomnia, the group does say psychotherapy is less risky than drugs.
"Sometimes we forget that sleep medications ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-17241532318850404612016-05-01T11:28:00.001-07:002016-05-01T11:30:43.010-07:00Cancer Drugs Increasingly Becoming More Expensive Over Time, New Study Shows Cancer is one of the most expensive and riskiest diseases to treat. A new study shows that cancer drugs have become significantly more expensive compared to the drugs used 15 years ago.
It's no secret that treating cancer is no walk in the park and it could leave someone's bank account in the red. Treating cancer today with drugs has been found to be costlier than treating the disease with ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-74851424857724563712016-04-23T10:38:00.001-07:002016-04-29T10:58:56.479-07:00First night at a new place causes sleeplessness due to night watchfulness Many of you must have experienced a half slept night when you slept in a hotel room during vacation. First night spent in an unfamiliar place provide not as quality sleep as one can have on his personal bed at home. A new study suggests that a part of the brain remains awake for the sake of watchfulness when one spends first night in a new environment. - Make money online with blogging -
As a ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-17424636006120931822016-04-23T10:17:00.001-07:002016-04-29T11:00:45.931-07:00Childhood cancer survivors live longer but may suffer chronic illnesses A research to analyze quality of life for childhood cancer survivors concluded that though treatment for childhood cancers is possible and a child with cancer get many more years to live, the patient usually develop a health which is proportionate to the health of a 40 year old. Consequently, childhood cancers survivors remain prone to chronic health issues throughout their life time. - StudentsON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-18980860326589968912015-12-08T05:03:00.001-08:002015-12-11T09:57:34.523-08:00Researchers find indicators for breast cancer survivors' chance of leukemia
Researchers found family history of cancer and presence of genetic mutations can indicate whether breast cancer survivors have a higher risk of developing treatment-related leukemia. Photo by Guschenkova/ Shutterstock CHICAGO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Some breast cancer survivors develop therapy-related leukemia, the causes of which researchers say they are still ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-73652953775822651162015-11-19T05:47:00.001-08:002015-11-19T06:17:39.660-08:00Some bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics Each year, at least two million people are infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria in the U.S. according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. - Consolidating Private Student Loans - This is Get Smart About Antibiotics Week and local health officials say it's an issue they continue to face. - free quote for car insurance -One reason for the problem is the over prescribing of ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-54013687453388837872015-09-28T09:32:00.001-07:002015-09-28T09:39:40.310-07:00Test Tells Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Safely Skip ChemoMany women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease — good news from a major study that shows the value of a gene- activity test to gauge each patient's risk. student loans alibaba The test accurately identified a group of women whose cancers are so likely to respond to hormone-blocking drugs that adding chemo would do little if any ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-12139275585997369102015-09-19T07:37:00.001-07:002015-09-19T07:50:04.541-07:00NEW TYPE 2 DIABETES DRUG CAN HELP REDUCE HEART DISEASE- car insurance quotes - For the first time, a widely used modern diabetes drug has been shown to reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease, a long-sought goal of treatment, researchers announced on Thursday.- car insurance companies - - the general car insurance - In a clinical trial, the drug — Jardiance, sold jointly by Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim — reduced the overall risk of having aON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-6748081843495818202015-09-14T09:38:00.001-07:002015-09-14T09:44:44.140-07:00Olive Oil-Rich Mediterranean Diet Linked To Reduced Breast Cancer Risk In a small new study in Spain, women who consumed a hefty dose of extra-virgin olive oil as part of a Mediterranean diet were less likely to develop breast cancer over the next five years than women eating a low-fat diet. - mediterranean sea med - Previous research has suggested lower overall cancer risk in Mediterranean regions, but it’s been less clear how the diet affects breast cancer risk ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-9441328143701770712015-08-11T07:11:00.001-07:002015-08-11T07:17:50.525-07:00Testosterone Replacement Therapy Could Prevent Heart Attack And Stroke In Older Men Promising new research suggests patients with low testosterone levels who have gone one testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) could have a lower risk of cardiovascular events including heart attack and stroke. - alibaba - A team of researchers looked at incidents of "heart attack, stroke, and all-cause mortality" in both treated and untreated patients, Oxford University Press reported. The ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-40129178858602664802015-07-05T05:19:00.001-07:002015-07-05T05:30:52.700-07:00POPULAR SUNBURN ART CAN LEAD CANCER Dermatologists are currently warning the populace against a new trend in skin decoration called sunburn art. Doctors report that this new trend is dangerous because as a form of sunburn it increases the risk of melanoma which is the most common kind of skin cancer in the United States. Sunburn art is created through the decorative use and placement of sunscreen on the skin to create a specific ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-69906828993156502812015-06-24T08:55:00.001-07:002015-06-24T09:27:57.049-07:00Keryx Announces Two National Insurance Providers Added Auryxia (TM) to Their Medicare Part D Formularies BOSTON, Jun 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. KERX, +0.63% a biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative therapies to market for people with renal disease, today announced that two national insurance providers have added Auryxia™ to their Medicare Part D formularies. Auryxia is the first and only absorbable, iron-based phosphate binder for the ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-69200213346654436152015-06-22T06:30:00.001-07:002015-06-22T06:36:48.362-07:00Parkinson's linked with 16 types of cancers!
Parkinson's disease (PD) has been found to be associated with 16 types of cancer in a study in Taiwan. It was an effort to explain the association in an East Asian population because most prior research has been conducted in Western populations.Researchers used Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database to build a final study group of 62,023 patients newly diagnosed with PD from 2004 ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-48411780395317271012015-06-17T05:40:00.000-07:002015-06-17T05:40:29.238-07:00Attending breast cancer screening reduces risk of death from breast cancer by 40%
Women ages 50 to 69 years who attend mammography screening reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by 40% compared with women who are not screened, according to a major international review of the latest evidence on breast cancer screening. This review was published in the New England Journal of Medicine -alibaba-Overall, women who are invited to attend mammography screening have a 23% ON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352146694141384666.post-25873688697940652712015-05-31T09:20:00.001-07:002015-05-31T09:29:09.811-07:00Doctors Seek Test for Deploying New Life-Extending Cancer Drugs
Dr. Jedd D. Wolchok, chief of the melanoma and immunotherapeutics service at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew drugs that boost the immune system’s ability to fight tumors may be one of the greatest medical advances in years, cancer doctors say, pulling some patients from death’s door and keeping them in remission for years. But the truth is that this happens for only a minority ofON THE TOPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02562920465555854692noreply@blogger.com0