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Study Finds Small Increase In Incidence Of Advanced Breast Cancer Among Younger Women
Date: Feb-26-2013An analysis of breast cancer trends in the U.S. finds a small but statistically significant increase in the incidence of advanced breast cancer for women 25 to 39 years of age, without a corresponding increase in older women, according to a study appearing in the February 27 issue of JAMA. "In the United States, breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in adolescent and young adult women 15 to 39 years of age, accounting for 14 percent of all cancer in men and women in the age group...
More Men Becoming Nurses
Date: Feb-26-2013The demand for nurses has significantly increased over the past few years and while the profession is mainly represented by females, more and more men have started to join the field as well. According to a study by the U.S. Census Bureau, male nurses are becoming increasingly more commonplace. In 1970, only 2.7 percent of nurses were male, compared to 9.6 percent today, meaning that the proportion of male nurses has more than tripled over the past 4 decades. The male proportion of practical and licensed vocational nurses has also increased over the same period, from 3.9 percent to 8...
2 In 5 Brits Need Painkillers To Be Able To Work
Date: Feb-26-2013A survey that took a snapshot of painkiller use across the UK reveals that nearly 2 in 5 people (37%) say they have to take painkillers in order to feel well enough to work. It also finds that 1 in 3 people using medication are worried about becoming dependent on drugs in order to manage their lives. The survey of 3,100 people comes from Nuffield Health, the UK's largest healthcare charity, whose experts say people often reach for painkillers as an easy and inexpensive way to treat symptoms instead of trying to address underlying causes...
Lack Of Sleep Alters Genes
Date: Feb-26-2013Just one week of abnormal, insufficient sleep is enough to dramatically alter the activity of human genes, according to a new study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research, conducted at the University of Surrey, England, has revealed that insufficient sleep - less than six hours a night - affects the activity of over 700 of our genes. These genes are associated with controlling response to stress, immunity, and inflammation...
Vitamin D And Calcium Do Not Prevent Fractures
Date: Feb-26-2013Vitamin D and calcium supplements do not prevent fractures in adult men or women. After discovering that there was not sufficient scientific proof to demonstrate that vitamin D and calcium supplements help protect bones from breaking in men or the majority of postmenopausal women, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) made their final recommendation. Studies on both vitamin D and calcium were reviewed by the Task Force before coming up with their new suggestions...
Obesity, Physical Inactivity Linked With Risk For Certain Molecular Subtype Of Colorectal Cancer
Date: Feb-26-2013Obesity increased risk; physical activity lowered risk. Data consistent with prior research linking exercise to decreased mortality. Research on colon cancer should incorporate heterogeneity of disease. An increasing body mass index was associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer with a specific molecular characteristic, and inversely, physical activity was linked to a decreased risk for that same cancer, according to data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...
Healthcare On A Cross-Cultural Level - Interview Before National Healthcare Chief Nursing Officer Summit, 14-15 March 2013, Atlanta, Georgia
Date: Feb-26-2013Patient care is given on a cross-cultural level and should cater for individuals' beliefs, faiths and views on medicine, says Hank Drummond, Executive Director of Nursing and Quality Initiatives, Miami Jewish Health Systems. "This can be done through training and multicultural events, where particular cultures within the population that receive care can be involved," he goes on to say...
Virus That Kills Prostate Cancer Cells Shows Treatment Potential
Date: Feb-26-2013A modified Newcastle disease virus that targets and kills all types of prostate cancer cells and leaves normal cells untouched shows promise as a cancer treatment that avoids the side effects which normally accompany hormonal treatment and chemotherapies, says a team of veterinary scientists in the US...
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Feb. 26, 2013
Date: Feb-26-20131. Panel Recommends Against Daily Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Postmenopausal Women The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends against daily supplementation with doses of vitamin D less than or equal to 400 IU and calcium less than or equal to 1,000 mg for the primary prevention of fractures in postmenopausal women living in the community setting. The Task Force found insufficient evidence to assess the benefits and harms of daily supplementation with higher doses in this population...
Omalizumab Therapy Could Soon Replace Other, More Toxic Treatments For Chronic, Severe Hives And Itch
Date: Feb-26-2013An international team of researchers has found that a once-a-month, high-dose injection of a commonly used asthma drug is highly effective in treating teens and adults chronically afflicted with hives and severe, itchy rash. The drug, omalizumab, was tested on 323 people at 55 medical centers for whom standard antihistamine therapy failed to quell their underlying, allergy-like reaction, known as chronic idiopathic urticaria or chronic spontaneous urticaria...
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