Saturday, July 30, 2011

Nigeria parents risk jail for skipping polio drops

11:05 AM samizares
Parents who do not allow their children to be vaccinated against polio now risk jail time for defying a government order aimed at ensuring that the disease is eradicated from Africa's most populous nation, authorities said Friday.Tajuddeen Gambo, the permanent secretary of the Kano state health ministry, told The Associated Press that Nigeria has a law that punishes parents who refuse their children access to health care."Polio immunization is part of health care," Gambo said.Kano state is located at the heart of Nigeria's impoverished and Muslim-dominated...
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Tamoxifen Gives 15-Year Br*ast Cancer Protection

10:54 AM samizares
Study Shows 1/3 Lower Death Risk From Br*ast Cancer 15 Years After Tamoxifen TreatmentFive years of tamoxifen treatment -- with or without chemotherapy -- cuts a woman's 15-year risk of br*ast cancer death by about a third. The reassuring finding comes from analysis of long-term data on 21,457 women with br*ast cancer enrolled in clinical trials of tamoxifen. "Substantially reduced mortality rates for br*ast cancer continue well beyond year 10, as a delayed effect of the greatly reduced [br*ast cancer] recurrence rates during years 0 to 9 [after...
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Thursday, July 28, 2011

Cellphones don't increase cancer risk in kids, study says

5:15 PM samizares
Using cellphones doesn't increase children's cancer risk, according to a new study, the latest in a series of papers that find no link between the phones and brain tumors.Scientists say the study is important, because it is the first of its kind to focus on children.The study's authors compared the cellphone habits of nearly 1,000 children in Western Europe, including 352 with brain tumors and 646 without. Kids who used cellphones were no more likely to develop a brain tumor than others, according to the study of children ages 7 to 19, published...
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Brain Injuries Increase Risk of Stroke

4:18 PM samizares
People who have had a traumatic brain injury face a tenfold increase in the risk of having a stroke within three months, according to a new study. Traumatic brain injury occurs when a blow or jolt to the head causes changes in a person’s normal brain function. It can result from injuries such as falls, vehicle accidents, and violence. Although previous research has shown that traumatic brain injury can be associated with the future development of epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, and psychiatric conditions, this the first study to link it to the future risk of stroke.  The study appears in...
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Strokes During Pregnancy, Childbirth on the Rise

4:13 PM samizares
Strokes during pregnancy and after childbirth have increased at what one CDC researcher calls an alarming rate. Elena V. Kuklina, MD, PhD, a CDC epidemiologist, and colleagues compared stroke rates during pregnancy, during childbirth, and after childbirth. They used a national database that included discharge information from 1,000 hospitals. The researchers compared the pregnancy-related stroke rates in the years 1994-1995 and 2006-2007. "What we found was there was approximately a 50% increase in all stroke," she says. Pregnancy-related strokes...
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Overdose of Acetaminophen causes liver failure-J&J Cuts Maximum Tylenol Dose

3:32 PM samizares
Johnson & Johnson said, July 28, 2011, that it's reducing the maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol pain reliever to lower risk of accidental overdose. Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that it's reducing the maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol pain reliever to lower risk of accidental overdose from acetaminophen, its active ingredient and the top cause of liver failure. The company's McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division said the change affects Extra Strength Tylenol sold in the U.S. — one of many...
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A surgical clamp left inside a man's belly for 37 years ago

2:59 PM samizares
Misplaced Surgical Clamp Gives Man 37-Year Stomachache.A Chinese man has finally got to the bottom of his enduring, decades-old stomachache -- a surgical clamp left inside his belly 37 years ago, Shanghai Daily reported Thursday.Medics had failed to remove the 4-inch device after a 1974 operation to treat a stomach ulcer.The patient, named only as Liu in local reports, had been on pain medication for nearly four decades.But when he went back to the hospital in central China's Hubei Province on July 17 baffled doctors took an x-ray and immediately...
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Gastric bypass creates a healthier appetite

2:39 PM samizares
Here's a piece of good news for people who have had a gastric bypass – not only will you eat less, you may also start to eat more healthily. The most common form of bariatric – anti-obesity – surgery is the "Roux-en-Y" gastric bypass, which involves stapling the stomach so a small pouch is made at the top, which is then connected directly to the small intestine. This bypasses most of the stomach and the duodenum so the patient feels full quicker. The vertical-banded gastroplasty is an alternative technique which reduces the volume of the stomach without bypassing any part of the intestine,...
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