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- Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Breast Cancer Risk Of Death In Postmenopausal Women
March 22, 2017
Read MoreHormone replacement therapy increases breast cancer risk of death in postmenopausal women The latest Women’s Health Initiative study show that hormone therapy is associated with an increased the risk of death from breast cancer, as well as an increased risk of developing invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women.Women taking estrogen plus progestin are more likely […]
- Rectal Cancer Rates Rising For People Under 40 Better Screening Recommended
March 22, 2017
Read MoreRectal Cancer Rates Rising for People Under 40 — Better Screening Recommended While colon cancer rates have remained essentially the same in people under age 40 years, rectal cancer rates have been increasing by almost 4% every year since 1984. Because rectal cancer was relatively rare among this under-40 age group, physicians may fail to […]
- New Drug Treats Metastatic Skin Cancer
March 22, 2017
Read MoreNew Drug Treats Metastatic Skin Cancer Early-stage skin cancer (melanoma) that is confined to a spot on the skin can be surgically removed and in most cases stopped. But if cancer spreads, to other parts of the skin or to internal organs, melanoma is deadly. Chemotherapy drugs benefit fewer than 20 percent of such patients. […]
- Medical Malpractice Lawyer Hospital Infections
March 22, 2017
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Lawyer — Hospital Infections Did you know you have web access to the infection rates at every Pennsylvania hospital? The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, an independent state agency responsible for addressing the problem of escalating health costs and ensuring the quality of health care, has published a lengthy web document entitled […]
- Drug Combination May Kill Precancerous Colon Polyps
March 22, 2017
Read MoreDrug Combination May Kill Precancerous Colon Polyps As National Colon Cancer Awareness Month (March 2010) just wrapped up, news came from researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center that a powerful drug combination may kill polyps that lead to colon cancer. The regimen of drugs, Vitamin A acetate (RAc) and TRAIL (tumor […]
- Statins May Worsen Symptoms In Some Cardiac Patients
March 22, 2017
Read MoreStatins May Worsen Symptoms In Some Cardiac Patients According to a new study presented at CHEST 2009, the annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), statins, which are widely used to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disorders, may actually have negative effects on some cardiac patients.The researchers reviewed […]
- School District Pays Student 175 Million Negligent Supervision Of Field Trip
March 22, 2017
Read MoreSchool District Pays Student $17.5 Million – Negligent Supervision of Field Trip On July 4, 2008, a 17 year old high school student was severely injured after cheerleading practice on the way to a parade with the squad. She had just finished practice with her high school cheerleading team when her coach instructed the squad […]
- Leg Pain Can Signal Deadly Blood Clot
March 19, 2017
Read MoreLeg Pain Can Signal Deadly Blood Clot The Surgeon General announced a new program to create awareness that many Americans are ignoring calf pain that can be a warning sign of blood clots. The blood clots often referred to as a Deep Vein Thrombosis or DVT form in large veins such as the calf or […]