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Earlier Colon Cancer Screening?

Colon cancer screening is recommended at age 50. But a new study suggests that people get as many colon polyps in their 40s as in their 50s.

WebMD Health, Fri, 16 May 2008 05:06:01 GMT

Age 60 or Older? Get Shingles Vaccine

The CDC recommends that people aged 60 and older get a single dose of the shingles vaccine Zostavax.

WebMD Health, Fri, 16 May 2008 05:06:01 GMT

Update: Pet Food Salmonella Outbreak

The CDC says 70 people got sick from salmonella in dry dog food over the last two years.

WebMD Health, Fri, 16 May 2008 05:06:01 GMT

Doubts over asbestos cancer chemo

Chemotherapy does not help people with asbestos-related cancer, according to UK researchers.

BBC News | Health | World Edition, Fri, 16 May 2008 04:46:22 GMT

Meningitis B trials 'encouraging'

Initial results of clinical trials on a possible vaccine against meningitis B show 'encouraging' results.

BBC News | Health | World Edition, Fri, 16 May 2008 04:46:22 GMT

Single anti-flu drug 'not enough'

No single drug will be enough to treat all the victims of a global pandemic of the H5N1 bird flu, research suggests.

BBC News | Health | World Edition, Fri, 16 May 2008 04:46:22 GMT

Chemotherapy Does Not Improve Treatment For Mesothelioma

For mesothelioma patients, the addition of chemotherapy to the usualactive symptom control (ASC) does not appear to improve survival orquality of life, according to an article released on May 16, 2008 in TheLancet. Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is cancer of the mesothelium, theprotective layer that covers the lungs.

Health News from Medical News Today, Fri, 16 May 2008 04:38:07 GMT

Reducing Global Demand For Food And Fuel By Reducing Obesity

A Correspondence letter published in The Lancetcalls attention to the relationship between transportation and food.Dr. Phil Edwards and Dr.

Health News from Medical News Today, Fri, 16 May 2008 04:38:07 GMT

An Analysis Of Diversity Initiatives In Medical Schools In The UK

In order to succeed in medicine, top scores in preparative classes arenot always necessary, according the authors of a paper released on May16, 2008 in BMJ.

Health News from Medical News Today, Fri, 16 May 2008 04:38:07 GMT

Novel enzyme inhibitor paves way for new cancer drug

(The Wistar Institute) Wistar Institute scientists have developed a new type of enzyme inhibitor capable of blocking a biochemical pathway that plays a key role in cancer development. Based on studies in human melanoma cells, the research paves the way for developing new ways to treat cancer by dampening overactive enzyme activity that leads to uncontrolled tumor growth. The study shows how small-molecule inhibitors can be designed to target a family of signaling proteins, called phosphatidyl-inositol-3-kinases, or PI3Ks.

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health, Fri, 16 May 2008 04:38:08 GMT

Separation from mom, dad linked with learning trouble in kids

(University of Rochester Medical Center) In the wake of divorce, illness, violence and other problems that can unsettle homes, countless young children are liable to experience temporary separations from one or both parents before packing their knapsacks for kindergarten. Published in the May/June issue of Ambulatory Pediatrics, a new, community-wide study from Rochester, New York, warns that such kids are at increased risk for learning difficulties.

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health, Fri, 16 May 2008 04:38:08 GMT

UCSD researchers show link between vitamin D status, breast cancer

(University of California - San Diego) Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B, and breast cancer.

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health, Fri, 16 May 2008 04:38:08 GMT