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Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they point to a new "on-off" switch for tumors.
Ovarian cancer - Cancer - Mutation - Gene - Health

But chronic drinking has been linked to high levels of the stress hormone cortisol , which can be dangerous to health. But stopping suddenly can cause the brain's neurons to degenerate, research shows.
Cortisol - Stress hormone - Brain - Neuron - Stress

Drugmaker Wyeth used ghostwriters to play up the benefits and downplay the harm of hormone replacement therapy in articles published in medical journals, a U.S. researcher said on Tuesday.


Hormone replacement therapy - United States - Medical journal - Health - Pharmaceutical industry

There's another teenage behavior to alarm American parents. Doctors have come across a little-reported form of deliberate self-injury by teenagers — embedding objects ranging from glass to needles to wood under their own skin.
Self-harm - Adolescence - United States - Mental health - Health

Some critics have blamed environmentalists for the current bedbug plague, arguing that the 1972 ban on DDT is a root cause. But there is virtually no demand, including from the pest-control industry, to bring back DDT to use against bedbugs, and widespread agreement that, environmental concerns aside, it wouldn’t work.


Bedbug - Pest control - DDT - Environmentalism - United States

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Good news for kids with treatment-resistant asthma: Their breathing troubles just might be treatable.
Asthma - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Respiratory Disorders - Organizations

Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley is asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to address accusations that federal workers ignored complaints about conditions at two Iowa farms involved in the recall of salmonella-tainted eggs.
Iowa - United States Department of Agriculture - Tom Vilsack - United States - Chuck Grassley

When a crowd of about 50 Aussies started pawing at their suddenly burning, aching eyes, panic set in. Did somebody release poison gas? No, it’s so, so much worse.
Health - Anxiety - Mental Health - Disorders - Recreation

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A splint may work just as well as a cast in helping children with non-severe wrist fractures heal, a study published Tuesday suggests.


Splint - NEW YORK - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Wounds and Injuries

The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business.
Business - Peanut - United States - Peanut Corporation of America - Food and Related Products

Using computer-generated avatars, psychologists say they have unlocked the dance moves that will capture a woman's heart. Apparently the speed of a man's right knee and the size and variety of movements of the neck and torso are key, they suggest.
Dance - Arts - Performing Arts - Northumbria University - Health

Eight clinical features that predict cancer at a high probability rate which could improve early diagnosis have been identified by researchers writing in this month's British Journal of General Practice (BJGP)...

The GW Cancer Institute (GWCI) was recently awarded a $2.4 million grant from the D.C. Cancer Consortium to establish and coordinate a City-wide Patient Navigation Network (CPNN) in Washington, D.C. The CPNN will create a seamless cohesive framework for cancer care coordination across the entire city. The CPNN will ensure that all D.C...

We’re fatter than we’ve ever been; at the same time, our idea of the “ideal” body has gone from lean to impossibly leaner. Still, we’re pretty damn pleased with the way we look, a new survey suggests.

United States - Programming - Methodologies - Lean Programming - Agile

The Australian Government should act on comprehensive new research and run an intensive SunSmart campaign to reduce Australia's unacceptable skin cancer burden, Cancer Council Australia said today...

Fetal exposure to radiation and the risk of childhood cancer: what is the likelihood of a risk? A new study published in this week's PLoS Medicine aims to evaluate the possibility that exposure of a fetus to computed tomography or radionuclide imaging performed during pregnancy might increase subsequent risk of childhood cancer...

Researchers have identified a new target for the treatment of lymphoma and are testing a potential new drug in pet dogs afflicted with the disease. At low doses, the compound, called S-PAC-1, arrested the growth of tumors in three of six dogs tested and induced partial remission in a fourth...

Parents perplexed by the plethora of booster seats available now have a new guide to help them choose the safest option.  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has reviewed the seat belt fit of 72 models.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Seat belt - Children - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Shopping

Dr. Patrick Baeuerle, Vice President of Micromet, to present as a featured speaker at GTCbio's 2nd Annual Cancer Targets and Therapeutics Conference, part of the 6th Modern Drug Discovery and Development Summit on Oct. 20-22, 2010 in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Baeuerle will give a presentation on "BiTE Antibody-Engaged T-Cells for Cancer Therapy...

Many women enduring hot flashes experience the heat, sweat and reddened upper body as an uncomfortable inconvenience. However, hot flashes can greatly diminish a woman's quality of life, disrupting sleep at night or causing embarrassment as she goes about her daily business. Hot flashes, called flushes in medical circles, occur commonly in women with a history of breast cancer...