A new study says marijuana use and pot disorders are on the rise nationwide over the last decade
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/study-u-s-pot-use-doubled-in-the-last-decade/
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Mayo Clinic Minute Mammogram Guidelines
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgR38GfEX_w
Mayo Clinic Minute Mammogram Guidelines
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgR38GfEX_w
Young heroin addict films her own detox
In the past decade heroin use has more than doubled amongst young adults
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/young-heroin-addict-films-her-own-detox/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/young-heroin-addict-films-her-own-detox/
Army Corps cleaning up 24 sites with radioactive contamination
A study released Wednesday by the World Health Organization said long term exposure to radiation, even low levels, can dramatically increase the risk of getting cancer
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/army-corps-cleaning-up-24-sites-with-radioactive-contamination/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/army-corps-cleaning-up-24-sites-with-radioactive-contamination/
Heroin addict films her own detox
19-year-old heroin addict says she made a video on the night she hit "rock bottom" as a reminder of how low she was that night
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heroin-addict-films-her-own-detox/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/heroin-addict-films-her-own-detox/
The threat of low-level radiation
North St. Louis County residents say long-term exposure to low levels of radioactive waste caused their cancers; 24 other sites in 10 states being cleaned up
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-radiation-to-blame-for-st-louis-county-cancer-cases/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-radiation-to-blame-for-st-louis-county-cancer-cases/
Sesame Street introduces first character with autism
Elmo's friend Julia has autism; together they are on a mission to teach awareness and show that all children are amazing
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sesame-street-introduces-first-character-with-autism/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sesame-street-introduces-first-character-with-autism/
Mediterranean Diet May Keep Your Mind Healthier in Old Age
Seniors who ate more foods tied to the eating plan, especially fish, had bigger brains, study says
From: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/20151021/mediterranean-diet-may-keep-your-mind-healthier-in-old-age?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Could a Mediterranean diet help protect brain cells?
New study links healthier eating with less age-related brain shrinkage
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/could-a-mediterranean-diet-help-us-hang-on-to-brain-cells/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/could-a-mediterranean-diet-help-us-hang-on-to-brain-cells/
USDA Announces Lanon Baccam as Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison
WASHINGTON, October 21, 2015—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Lanon Baccam as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, overseeing the Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison. Baccam, a U.S. Army and Iowa National Guard veteran, takes the positions following the departure of Karis T. Gutter.
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/10/0293.xml&contentidonly=true
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/10/0293.xml&contentidonly=true
Fact Sheet: USDA Invests in New Market Opportunities in Local and Regional Food Systems
Over the course of the Administration, USDA has created new economic opportunities in the growing market for local and regional foods for new and established farmers, ranchers and small food business entrepreneurs. Through investments at the farm level in the form of production research, credit and conservation assistance; infrastructure investments that connect farmers and consumers; and strategies to increase access to healthy foods in rural and urban communities, USDA has helped the market for local food grow to an estimated $11.7 billion in 2014. Between FY 2009 and FY 2014, USDA invested more than $800 million in more than 29,100 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects.
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/10/0294.xml&contentidonly=true
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/10/0294.xml&contentidonly=true
Possible case of Ebola relapse raises questions
UK nurse is recovering after her second bout of life-threatening illness from virus that may have been lurking for months
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/possible-case-of-ebola-relapse-raises-questions/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/possible-case-of-ebola-relapse-raises-questions/
Mediterranean diet could protect brain cells
A new study says eating more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish could help reduce the loss of brain cells as we age
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/mediterranean-diet-could-protect-brain-cells/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/mediterranean-diet-could-protect-brain-cells/
Many Seniors Get Antipsychotic Meds, Despite Risks
Risks include kidney damage, stroke and even death, researchers note
From: http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20151021/many-seniors-given-antipsychotic-meds-despite-potential-problems?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Judge rules on lawsuit accusing sperm bank of hiding donor's flaws
Couple who filed the suit say they later found out donor was schizophrenic, dropped out of college and had been arrested for burglary
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-decides-on-lawsuit-accusing-sperm-bank-of-misrepresenting-donor/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-decides-on-lawsuit-accusing-sperm-bank-of-misrepresenting-donor/
Food poisoning strikes dozens of diners in California
Restaurant is closed after many got sick; health officials share info on how to halt the spread of contagious bacteria
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dozens-of-diners-stricken-by-food-poisoning-in-california/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dozens-of-diners-stricken-by-food-poisoning-in-california/
Pot Use Doubles Among Americans in Past Decade
But some experts say some of the increase may just be more people telling the truth
From: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20151021/pot-use-doubles-among-americans-in-past-decade-report?src=RSS_PUBLIC
This Offers Promise for Stroke Victims
Noninvasive transcranial therapy had effect on arm movements, researchers say
From: http://www.webmd.com/stroke/news/20151021/magnetic-brain-stimulation-offers-promise-for-stroke-victims-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Dozens hospitalized after eating at California restaurant
A seafood restaurant in San Jose was shut down by the health department after at least 80 people got sick from an outbreak of Shigella bacteria
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/dozens-hospitalized-after-eating-at-california-restaurant/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/dozens-hospitalized-after-eating-at-california-restaurant/
Superbug CRE a growing threat among young children
Researchers say another antibiotic-resistant germ is becoming more common, especially among kids
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/superbug-cre-growing-threat-among-young-children/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/superbug-cre-growing-threat-among-young-children/
Ex Youth Football Player: You Could End Up Like Me
Zackery Lystedt doesn’t want others to end up like him. At 22, he walks with a looping gait, leaning heavily on a metal cane. WebMD shares this former youth football player's story.
From: http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20151021/concussion-zack-lystedt?src=RSS_PUBLIC
New mammography guidelines call for starting later and screening less often
Women can wait until age 45 to start getting annual mammograms and cut back to every other year once they turn 55, according to new breast cancer screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society.
The recommendations, published in yesterday’s issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, are a major shift from the organization’s previous guidelines, which advised women to get annual mammograms starting at age 40. They are intended for women with an average risk of breast cancer, meaning no family history of breast cancer or prior radiation treatment to the chest.
These changes reflect accumulating data showing that for women younger than 45, the harms of mammography screening likely outweigh the benefits, according to Dr. Nancy Keating, professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School who coauthored an editorial discussing the new guidelines.
Making sense of the new guidelines
“For an average-risk woman in her early 40s, the risk of breast cancer is less than one in 100, or about 0.7%,” says Dr. Keating. That’s a lot lower than most women believe, partly because many women have heard the statistic that one in eight women will get breast cancer. But that statistic is a lifetime risk and applies only to 85-year-old women.
Women also tend to overestimate the benefits of mammography. We’re told that mammography saves lives. In fact, mammography only reduces the relative risk of dying by about 20% overall, and by just 15% for women in their 40s, Dr. Keating explains.
“If we screen 10,000 women in their 40s every year for 10 years, we’ll find about 190 to 200 cases of breast cancer. About 30 women will die of breast cancer regardless of the mammogram, and about five will have their lives saved because of the mammogram,” says Dr. Keating. So the benefits of mammography in younger women are real, but quite small.
What about the harms? Of those 10,000 women, as many as 6,000 will be called back for a second mammogram because the radiologist saw a suspicious area. Between 700 and 1,000 will undergo a biopsy that ends up not being cancer. These biopsies are stressful, uncomfortable, and inconvenient. But they aren’t the biggest problem.
The chief harm is overdiagnosis, which means being diagnosed with a cancer that never would have caused any health problems if left alone. Because doctors can’t distinguish these slow-growing, low-risk tumors from more dangerous ones, some women end up receiving surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation that might not have actually been necessary. There’s a great deal of uncertainty about how much overdiagnosis exists, but the best estimate to date is that it applies to about 19% of all breast cancers. That translates to 36 of the 190 cancers diagnosed in the example of 10,000 women.
The risk of breast cancer rises with age, so it might seem counterintuitive that the recommendations call for less-frequent mammograms once women hit their mid-50s. But older women tend to have less aggressive tumors than women who are diagnosed at younger ages. Getting a mammogram at two-year intervals lowers the harms while still reaping the benefits of the test, Dr. Keating explains.
While the previous guidelines advised women to keep getting mammograms as long as they’re in good health, the new ones add another stipulation: a life expectancy of at least 10 years. This reflects the understanding that for most women age 70 or older and for those who have other illnesses, finding a breast cancer and treating it is unlikely to change their lifespan. (In the United States, women live to age 81, on average.) This recommendation may prevent overdiagnosis in older women.
What the new guidelines might mean for you
Women should discuss their own situation and preferences with their health care provider, Dr. Keating says. For her own patients, she uses the National Cancer Institute’s Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool to calculate their risk and talks to them about their family history. For those with a low or average risk, she has them consider two questions: How do you feel about being diagnosed and treated for a cancer that, perhaps, you never needed to know about? How would you feel if you were diagnosed with breast cancer and hadn’t had a mammogram?
“Would you be up at night wondering, is there anything I could have done that might have lowered my risk? For those people who aren’t comfortable with a small risk, I’d say go ahead and get the mammogram,” says Dr. Keating.
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Marijuana use doubles among U.S. adults
As marijuana use climbs across the country, certain groups show notable increases
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/marijuana-use-doubles-among-u-s-adults/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/marijuana-use-doubles-among-u-s-adults/
Breast cancer is "not just a women's disease"
A husband and wife in Boston have both battled breast cancer and are working to raise awareness that anyone could be at risk
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/breast-cancer-is-not-just-a-womens-disease/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/breast-cancer-is-not-just-a-womens-disease/
Husband and wife both battle breast cancer
"It's not just a women's disease;" Boston couple works to raise awareness that anyone could be at risk
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/husband-and-wife-both-battle-breast-cancer/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/husband-and-wife-both-battle-breast-cancer/
Fecal Transplants Work, But Need Tight Regulation
Clinical trial halted early because the treatment was effective
From: http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/news/20151021/review-finds-fecal-transplants-work-well-but-need-tight-regulation?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Good Results From IVF Egg Donors Over Age 35
Pregnancy, live birth rates from older and younger women appear comparable
From: http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/news/20151020/good-results-from-ivf-egg-donors-over-age-35?src=RSS_PUBLIC
23andMe CEO on genetic testing relaunch, protecting privacy
The FDA wrote a scathing warning letter ordering 23andMe to halt sales and stop giving customers a health analysis
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/23andme-ceo-on-genetic-testing-relaunch-protecting-privacy/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/23andme-ceo-on-genetic-testing-relaunch-protecting-privacy/
Controversial new mammogram guidelines set later testing age
These new guidelines are fueling the debate on how best to fight the disease
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/controversial-new-mammogram-guidelines-set-later-testing-age/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/controversial-new-mammogram-guidelines-set-later-testing-age/
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