Two years after a tragic fall destroyed half his skull, 3D technology helps a boisterous boy play like a kid again
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/3d-printed-skull-implant-surgery-california-boy-teddy-ward/
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
At-home breast device gives cancer patients more control
An experimental device may help breast cancer patients cut down on doctor appointments and pain
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/breast-reconstruction-device-gives-breast-cancer-patients-more-control/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/breast-reconstruction-device-gives-breast-cancer-patients-more-control/
Moms' Arthritis Linked to Epilepsy Risk in Kids?
Researcher stressed that most children born to women with the autoimmune condition not at risk for seizures
From: http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news/20161116/moms-rheumatoid-arthritis-may-be-linked-to-epilepsy-risk-in-kids?src=RSS_PUBLIC
New Drug May Slow Advanced Breast Cancer
Palbociclib slows disease progression, study finds
From: http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20161116/new-drug-may-brighten-outlook-for-advanced-breast-cancer?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Wildfire Smoke Chokes Southeast, Brings Health Threats
People in the southeastern U.S. have been dealing with an unfamiliar health threat: a thick haze of smoke from more than 30 wildfires in the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachian Mountains.
From: http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20161116/wildfire-smoke-chokes-much-of-the-southeast?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Missouri appeals court: Frozen embryos are property, not people
The court ruled in declaring the embryos marital property, not humans with constitutional rights
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/missouri-appeals-court-frozen-embryos-property-not-people/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/missouri-appeals-court-frozen-embryos-property-not-people/
Could a new drug help reverse heart disease?
Early studies show a new drug given in combination with a cholesterol-lowering statin appears to reverse heart damage
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-repatha-with-a-statin-could-help-reverse-heart-disease/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-repatha-with-a-statin-could-help-reverse-heart-disease/
Is Your ATM Dispensing Bacteria?
Study in New York City found most of the germs came from human skin, food
From: http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20161116/is-your-atm-dispensing-bacteria?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Next-generation biomaterial being developed to treat bleeding
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwDmL_JBIfI
WHO condemns massive attacks on five hospitals in Syria
WHO condemns the attacks on five hospitals that took place in Syria on 13-15 November 2016, including three hospitals in Western Rural Aleppo and two hospitals in Idleb.
From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/attacks-hospitals-syria/en/index.html
From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/attacks-hospitals-syria/en/index.html
Madrid FDI World Dental Congress calls for 2017 abstracts
Abstract submission for the FDI World Dental Congress will open Dec. 5, with April 3, 2017, the deadline.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/november/madrid-fdi-world-dental-congress-calls-for-2017-abstracts
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/november/madrid-fdi-world-dental-congress-calls-for-2017-abstracts
House of Delegates converts Council on ADA Sessions to committee
The ADA House of Delegates voted Oct. 24 at its meeting to transform one of its councils into a committee that its members anticipate will make the group more agile in requesting and making beneficial changes to annual meetings.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/november/house-of-delegates-converts-council-on-ada-sessions-to-committee
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/november/house-of-delegates-converts-council-on-ada-sessions-to-committee
Ambassadors assemble!
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/november/ambassadors-assemble
Weight loss: 6 strategies for success
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/weight-loss/art-20047752
Antidepressants: Get tips to cope with side effects
Most antidepressant side effects aren't dangerous, but they can be bothersome. Here's what to do.
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20049305
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20049305
One of world's deadliest mushrooms sprouts in Bay Area
Pet owners beware of the toxic death cap mushroom, officials say
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/one-of-worlds-deadliest-mushrooms-sprouts-in-bay-area/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/one-of-worlds-deadliest-mushrooms-sprouts-in-bay-area/
Drug addict's tragedy helps save others
When 33-year-old Charles Grugan died of a drug overdose, his family was devastated. But they found comfort knowing that he helped save other lives as an organ donor. CBS News' Kenneth Craig reports.
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/drug-addicts-tragedy-helps-save-others/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/drug-addicts-tragedy-helps-save-others/
A family's loss to addiction becomes a gift to others
After 33-year-old died of a heroin overdose in the living room, his parents and sisters gave his organs to patients in need
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-familys-loss-to-opioid-addiction-transplant-organ-donation-gift/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-familys-loss-to-opioid-addiction-transplant-organ-donation-gift/
Device Promising for Tough-to-Treat Heart Failure
After a year, patients reported fewer symptoms, better quality of life, study finds
From: http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/heart-failure/news/20161116/device-shows-promise-against-tough-to-treat-heart-failure?src=RSS_PUBLIC
First Use of Gene Editing Technique in Humans
First Use of Gene Editing Technique in Humans
From: http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/news/20161116/crispr-gene-editing?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Review Open Payments data by Dec. 31
Baltimore — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is encouraging health care providers to check their Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act) data.
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/november/review-open-payments-data-by-dec-31
From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/november/review-open-payments-data-by-dec-31
OMS : DÃa mundial en recuerdo de las vÃctimas de accidentes de tráfico
From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnx9m-yZsq4
OMS : Journée mondiale du souvenir des victimes de la route
From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LnSBFpbVBw
WHO: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
From: World Health Organization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVFagYIAXaQ
Mayo Clinic Minute: Under pressure with pulmonary hypertension
From: Mayo Clinic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGu8jCMQOoc
High BP Rates Have Doubled Worldwide Since 1975
Most of the burden lies in poorer nations and not the U.S. and other wealthy countries, study finds
From: http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20161116/high-blood-pressure-rates-have-doubled-worldwide-since-1975?src=RSS_PUBLIC
USDA Awards $9.4 Million for Safer, More Effective Pest Management
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today awarded $9.4 million to support 25 research and outreach projects that will help mitigate pests, weeds and diseases on farms and in communities. The awards are made through NIFA’s Crop Protection and Pest Management Program (CPPM) and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program which have awarded more than $64.5 million since 2014.
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2016/11/0243.xml&contentidonly=true
From: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2016/11/0243.xml&contentidonly=true
Twice-a-year shot for cholesterol holds promise
An alternative to popping a daily pill might have big impact on heart disease rates, say researchers
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/twice-a-year-shot-for-cholesterol-holds-promise-for-heart-disease/
From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/twice-a-year-shot-for-cholesterol-holds-promise-for-heart-disease/
Alcohol May Fuel Prostate Cancer Risk
The more men drank, the stronger the association, study found
From: http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20161115/alcohol-may-fuel-prostate-cancer-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Having Rheumatoid Arthritis May Boost Heart Risk
Treating inflammation linked to the joint disease might help lower the risk, researcher says
From: http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/news/20161115/having-rheumatoid-arthritis-may-increase-heart-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Some Ebola Infections May Be Symptomless
Findings suggest impact of virus during recent outbreak may have been underestimated
From: http://www.webmd.com/news/20161115/some-ebola-infections-may-be-symptomless?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Treatment versus monitoring of prostate cancer: Survival rates the same after 10 years
A pair of recent studies provides useful information to men facing challenging decisions about what to do after being diagnosed with early prostate cancer. Researchers tracked men for 10 years and found that virtually none died of the illness, even if they decided against treating it.
Early prostate tumors confined to the prostate gland often grow slowly and may not need immediate treatment. Instead, these tumors can be monitored and treated only if they begin to progress.
In one of the studies, British researchers randomly assigned 1,643 men with early prostate cancer into three groups: one group had surgery to remove the prostate, another had radiation treatment, and a third had “active monitoring,” meaning that doctors tried to predict if the cancer was spreading by measuring their prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels every few months. Treatment could start if PSA levels jumped by 50% or more over the course of a year. It’s important to note that active monitoring differs from “active surveillance” for early prostate cancer, which relies on routine biopsies as well as PSA measurements to monitor for spreading cancer.
After 10 years, only 1% of the men had died of prostate cancer, regardless of which group they were assigned to. But tumors did spread, or metastasize, more frequently in the active monitoring group. According to the results, the cancer progressed in one in five men being monitored, compared to less than one in 10 men who received surgery or radiation. Some of the men in the monitoring group had what’s known as “intermediate-risk” prostate cancer that has a higher grade and progresses more often than low-risk prostate cancer. Laurence Klotz, a professor at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, in Toronto, Canada, who was not involved in the study, says it’s likely that most of the men who progressed on active monitoring were in the intermediate-risk category, although the authors did not report this. As time went on, more and more of the monitored men wound up being treated.
In an accompanying study with the same group of men, those treated with surgery reported more long-term problems with sexual performance and urinary continence. Conversely, the radiation-treated men reported more bowel problems, while the urinary and sexual side effects from radiation treatment typically resolved within six months. Both the monitored and treated men reported the same amount of anxiety and depression.
Taken together, the studies bolster a growing consensus that men with organ-confined prostate cancer can safely avoid treatment for some period of time. The results show that one case of metastatic cancer was prevented for every 27 men treated with surgery and every 33 men treated with radiation. “These studies again confirm the lack of evidence that treatment interventions for so-called early prostate cancer lead to any meaningful benefits in survival,” 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. “Additional analyses will be required to see if we can identify those men in each group who did develop metastases and then design treatment programs to see if we can modify that risk.”
The post Treatment versus monitoring of prostate cancer: Survival rates the same after 10 years appeared first on Harvard Health Blog.
From: Charlie Schmidt http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/treatment-versus-monitoring-of-prostate-cancer-survival-rates-the-same-after-10-years-2016111610621
Antidepressants: Get tips to cope with side effects
Most antidepressant side effects aren't dangerous, but they can be bothersome. Here's what to do.
From: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20049305
From: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20049305
Loss of smell (anosmia)
From: http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/loss-of-smell/basics/definition/sym-20050804
Weight loss: 6 strategies for success
From: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/weight-loss/art-20047752
Could Common Heartburn Drugs Up Stroke Risk?
Researchers concerned about high doses of meds like Nexium and Prilosec
From: http://www.webmd.com/heartburn-gerd/news/20161115/could-common-heartburn-drugs-up-stroke-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Loss of smell (anosmia)
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/symptoms/loss-of-smell/basics/definition/sym-20050804
Antidepressants: Get tips to cope with side effects
Most antidepressant side effects aren't dangerous, but they can be bothersome. Here's what to do.
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20049305
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20049305
Memory loss: 7 tips to improve your memory
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/healthy-lifestyle/healthy-aging/in-depth/memory-loss/art-20046518
Weight loss: Strategies for success
From: http://www.mayoclinic.com/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/weight-loss/art-20047752
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