Since parents are waiting longer to have children, a new study has looked into the effects of chemotherapy on babies whose mothers were treated for cancer during pregnancy
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/study-chemotherapy-and-pregnancy/
Friday, November 6, 2015
Comedian laughs in the face of cancer
Stand-up comedian Nikki Martinez manages to find humor and joy in life, even in the face of a serious cancer diagnosis
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/comedian-laughs-in-the-face-of-cancer/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/comedian-laughs-in-the-face-of-cancer/
The "Cancer Queen of Comedy" will make you laugh - and cry
Stand-up comedian Nikki Martinez finds humor even in life's darkest moments
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-cancer-queen-of-comedy-will-make-you-laugh-and-cry/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-cancer-queen-of-comedy-will-make-you-laugh-and-cry/
Kidney Transplant 'Tourism' Comes With Risks
Infections, complications, organ rejection more likely than in patients who get organ in own country
From: http://www.webmd.com/news/20151106/kidney-transplant-tourism-comes-with-risks-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Transplant tourism can increase risk for organ recipients
On top of legal and ethical concerns, a new study finds buying organs for transplant overseas can be a risky proposition
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/transplant-tourism-increases-risks-for-organ-recipients/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/transplant-tourism-increases-risks-for-organ-recipients/
Comfort food for cancer patients
Two-time cancer survivor rustles up tasty, healthy recipes in new cookbook
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/comfort-food-for-cancer-patients/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/comfort-food-for-cancer-patients/
Talk Therapy May Beat Light Treatment for SAD
Seasonal affective disorder is form of depression tied to winter's shorter days
From: http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20151106/talk-therapy-may-beat-light-treatment-for-sad-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Weight-Loss Surgery May Benefit Very Obese Teens
3 years later, most had rid themselves of diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure, study found
From: http://teens.webmd.com/news/20151106/weight-loss-surgery-may-bring-long-term-benefits-to-very-obese-teens?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Gene Editing Reverses Baby's Leukemia
Doctors in the United Kingdom have successfully treated a baby girl with incurable leukemia by using a gene-editing technique that had been tested only in the laboratory. WebMD shares the details.
From: http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20151106/gene-editing-baby-leukemia?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Child's leukemia treatment could be "a huge step forward"
Doctors say one-year-old Layla Richards is thriving after receiving an experimental gene therapy treatment for leukemia
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/childs-leukemia-treatment-could-be-a-huge-step-forward/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/childs-leukemia-treatment-could-be-a-huge-step-forward/
Swallowed bobby pin removed from boy's kidney
Doctors told his parents it would pass, but in this case it led to rare complications
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/swallowed-bobby-pin-removed-from-boys-kidney/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/swallowed-bobby-pin-removed-from-boys-kidney/
"Designer" immune cells seem to cure baby's leukemia
For the first time ever, doctors use gene-edited immune cells to treat "incurable" leukemia in little girl
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-of-its-kind-designer-immune-cells-cure-babys-leukemia/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-of-its-kind-designer-immune-cells-cure-babys-leukemia/
"Cook for Your Life": Food helps with getting through cancer
Cancer survivor and cookbook author Ann Ogden Gaffney says food can help comfort and heal
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/cook-for-your-life-food-helps-with-getting-through-cancer/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/cook-for-your-life-food-helps-with-getting-through-cancer/
Mayo Clinic Minute: Lung Cancer Screening, Yoga
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STrHiNslfbw
USDA Names Minority Farmers Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON, November 6, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed members of the USDA Minority Farmers Advisory Committee (MFAC). The committee provides farmer, rancher, industry and public perspectives on USDA strategies, policies and programs that impact minority farmers and ranchers.
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/11/0309.xml&contentidonly=true
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/11/0309.xml&contentidonly=true
Brand-name vs. generics: Is the difference in your head?
Surprising study looks at why some placebos seem to work better than others
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brand-name-generic-drugs-placebo-effect/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brand-name-generic-drugs-placebo-effect/
WHO: Antibiotics don't cure viruses like colds and flu
From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wj2R6tPSjQ
Omega 3 Supplements Don't Help With Depression
U.K. scientists find little evidence they ease symptoms
From: http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20151106/omega-3-supplements-dont-help-with-depression-review?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Could Brain Stimulation Be a Way to Weight Loss?
Small study suggests promise, but one expert finds the idea 'alarming'
From: http://www.webmd.com/diet/20151106/could-brain-stimulation-be-a-way-to-weight-loss?src=RSS_PUBLIC
WHO: Only take antibiotics a health professional has prescribed to you
From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j0ghNlgfgk
WHO: Always finish your course of antibiotics - even if you feel better
From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHoZn27Ftt0
WHO: Never share antibiotics - not even with family
From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ5B18l4BTg
WHO: Wash your hands to prevent infections and avoid the need for antibiotics
From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFpiS2_8L28
WHO: ‘Antibiotics: Handle with care’ campaign video
From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtXaMy1Nvjs
USDA Loan Repayment Awards $4.5 Million to Ensure Access to Veterinary Services in Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today awarded more than $4.5 million to 49 American veterinarians to help repay a portion of their veterinary school loans in return for serving in areas lacking sufficient veterinary resources.
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/11/0308.xml&contentidonly=true
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/11/0308.xml&contentidonly=true
Many Women Gain Too Much Weight While Pregnant
More than half in 17 states gained excessive weight, which can harm both mother and baby, U.S. researchers report
From: http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20151105/many-us-women-gain-too-much-weight-while-pregnant-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC
'Food Words' Can Make You Overeat
Stress and genetics also make some crave high-calorie foods, but obese people are more apt to indulge, research finds
From: http://www.webmd.com/diet/20151105/dont-even-talk-about-it-food-words-can-make-you-overeat?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Active surveillance is safe for low-risk prostate cancers
Active surveillance is becoming a widely adopted alternative for some men with prostate cancer. Instead of having immediate treatment, men on active surveillance are monitored with periodic biopsies, physical exams of the prostate, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests. Treatment begins only when the cancer shows signs of progression.
But is it safe to wait until then? A new study adds to growing evidence that the answer is yes, but only for men whose cancers fall into favorable risk categories.
The study is based on data gathered at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, Maryland, the site of a long-running active surveillance program. The authors studied nearly 1,300 men who were enrolled in active surveillance between 1995 and 2014. Most of the men had “very low-risk cancer,” meaning that their PSA levels weren’t excessively high at diagnosis and that only small amounts of low-grade cancer had been found in at most 2 cores of a standard 12-core biopsy. The rest were in a “low-risk” category, meaning that low-grade cancer had been detected in no more than 5 cores.
The men averaged 66 years of age at diagnosis. By the time the analysis was finished, 49 of the men had died, but only 2 of them from prostate cancer. The cancer-specific survival rates in both the very low-risk and low-risk categories combined exceeded 99% at both 10- and 15-year follow-ups, and the predominant cause of death by far was heart disease.
“These results affirm that men with favorable-risk cancer should be encouraged to consider active surveillance instead of treatment given the low likelihood of harm from their diagnosis,” said Dr. Jonathan I. Epstein, a professor of pathology, urology, and oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital who led the study.
It’s important to point out that prostate cancer can get worse on active surveillance. During this study, 22% of the very low-risk men and 31% of the low-risk men eventually required treatment within 15 years. But by the time treatment was initiated, the men had been on active surveillance for an average of 8.5 years.
“Very low-risk men clearly make the best candidates for active surveillance,” Epstein said. “But in the case of low- and even intermediate-risk cancers, advanced age and other health problems can boost eligibility.”
Epstein added that some men may feel strongly that they don’t want to live with cancer, which can cause them to opt out of active surveillance in favor of treatment. “We’re trying to come up with strategies to help these men stay the course,” he said.
“The study adds important information about the growing practice of active surveillance for certain populations of men,” said Dr. Marc Garnick, the Gorman Brothers Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Editor in Chief of HarvardProstateKnowledge.org. “But we must also consider that we have no evidence of survival benefits from treatment in favorable-risk men either at the time that they’re diagnosed or when cancers progress on active surveillance. The benefits of treatment are hard to prove since favorable-risk prostate cancers typically will not be life-threatening during a man’s expected lifespan.”
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From: Charlie Schmidt http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/monitoring-safe-for-low-risk-prostate-cancers-201511068570
Thermometer basics: Taking your child's temperature
From: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/in-depth/thermometer/art-20047410
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