Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Sunday, July 5, 2015

POPULAR SUNBURN ART CAN LEAD CANCER

health, cancer, POPULAR 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.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Keryx Announces Two National Insurance Providers Added Auryxia (TM) to Their Medicare Part D Formularies

Keryx Announces Two National Insurance Providers Added Auryxia (TM) to Their Medicare Part D Formularies, health, insurance, lifestyle, future

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 treatment of elevated serum phosphorus levels in people with chronic kidney disease on dialysis. Together, these new formularies will increase unrestricted access to Auryxia, across Medicare Part D and commercial insurance providers, to approximately 65 percent of people in the U.S. currently taking phosphate binders.

Monday, June 22, 2015

Parkinson's linked with 16 types of cancers!

Parkinson's linked with 16 types of cancers!, health, news, lifestyle
Parkinson's disease (PD) has been found to be associated with 16 types of cancer in a study in Taiwan.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Attending breast cancer screening reduces risk of death from breast cancer by 40%

breast cancer, woman, health, Attending 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

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Doctors Seek Test for Deploying New Life-Extending Cancer Drugs

Doctors Seek Test for Deploying New Life-Extending Cancer Drugs, health, cancer
Dr. Jedd D. Wolchok, chief of the melanoma and immunotherapeutics service at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New 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.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Insurance could cover IVF in the future

Insurance could cover IVF in the future, health, insurance, obamacare, new york post
The sky-high cost of in-vitro fertilization — from $10,000 to $25,000 per treatment cycle — would be covered by insurance under a bill introduced in Albany.

Friday, May 22, 2015

Neural implants let paralyzed man take a drink

health, neurobotik, Neural implants let paralyzed man take a drink
Erik Sorto was shot in the back 13 years ago and paralyzed from the neck down. Yet recently the father of two lifted a bottle of beer to his lips and gave himself a drink, even though he can’t move his arms or legs.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Depression linked with development of Parkinson's disease

Depression linked with development of Parkinson's disease, health, information, news
A large study in Sweden has shown that people with depression may be 50 percent more likely to develop Parkinson's disease.
Depression may be an early indicator of Parkinson's disease, or a risk factor for it, researchers said after studying patient records that spanned more than 20 years.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Extra radiology exams may only benefit some women with dense breasts


Extra radiology exams may only benefit some women with dense breasts, health, cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lifestyle, women, information
While it's often suggested that women with dense breasts get ultrasound or other extra screenings after a mammogram, a new study suggests those added tests may only help certain women.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

The Weird Link Between Celiac Disease and Nerve Damage

A new study on every celiac in Sweden

The Weird Link Between Celiac Disease and Nerve Damage, health, news, info

Celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that causes intestinal damage when a person eats gluten, is still something of a medical mystery. But a new Swedish study adds another piece to the puzzle.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Big Insurance Companies Are Warning The U.S. To Prepare For Climate Change

Big Insurance Companies Are Warning The U.S. To Prepare For Climate Change A coalition of big insurance companies, consumer groups, and environmental advocates are urging the United States to overhaul its disaster policies in the face of increasingly extreme weather due to human-caused climate change.

Monday, April 20, 2015

Breast Cancer Blood Test Could Offer Life-Saving Five Year Warning

Conventional mammogram screenings have been credited with saving millions of lives the world over, though are by their very nature fundamentally flawed. Though highly accurate in detecting breast cancer tumors, a mammogram is unable to predict the onset of breast cancer and can therefore only deliver a positive result when the cancerous tumors have reached a specific size.

Friday, April 17, 2015

Walking improves health outcomes for prostate cancer survivors

Those who best prostate cancer don't come out of the battle unscathed. As is the case for most cancers, the treatment for prostate cancer can be taxing on a patient's health.
health, news, prostate cancer, breast cancer, Walking improves health outcomes for prostate cancer survivors

Monday, April 6, 2015

Cheap holiday packages are blamed for rise in skin cancer

health, lifestyle, Cheap holiday packages are blamed for rise in skin cancerThe Silverink: According to Cancer Research UK, pensioners are seven times more likely to develop skin cancer than they were in 1970’s.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Meningitis B vaccine added to UK child immunisation scheme

Government reaches deal with GlaxoSmithKline on price of Bexsero, which was recommended by advisers a year ago

Meningitis B vaccine added to UK child immunisation scheme
GUARDIAN: All babies in the UK will soon have a potentially life-saving vaccine against meningitis B under a landmark deal, the health secretary has announced.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Diet Soda Could Be Linked To Bulging Bellies in Older Adults

Diet soda could be linked to bulging bellies in older adults: study, healthNYDAILYNEWS: A new study suggests diet soda is to blame for increasing abdominal obesity in older adults.

Regularly drinking diet soda could impact waist size, say the authors of a study linking calorie-free colas to greater abdominal obesity in adults 65 years of age and older.

Monday, July 7, 2014

UPDATE 3-BioDelivery, Endo painkiller moves one step closer to approval

UPDATE 3-BioDelivery, Endo painkiller moves one step closer to approval
Reuters: Endo International Plc and BioDelivery Sciences International Inc said their experimental pain drug was found effective in a second late-stage trial, taking the drug a step closer to a marketing approval.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Study: Sitting Too Much May Increase Risk For Certain #Cancers

Study: Sitting Too Much May Increase Risk For Certain Cancers philadelphia.cbslocal.com: A new study from Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that those who spend most of their day sitting, whether at work or in front of the TV, may have an increased risk of getting certain types of cancer.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

#Breastcancer drug Herceptin linked to risk of heart problems

Breast cancer drug Herceptin linked to risk of heart problems myfoxaustin.com: MONDAY, June 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in 10 women taking the breast cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) will experience some type of heart problem, according to new research.