Saturday, February 04, 2006

Lung cancer - Lasting cough, breathlessness could indicate


Lasting cough, breathlessness could indicate
RxPG - The disease usually begins at a younger age among people with a genetic disposition, according to Koehler. By IANS, The symptoms of

Gun thugs don't care about marches
Cincinnati Enquirer - Regarding the editorial "More power to the 100 Male march" (Jan. 31): I believe that the men who run the march have a great goal and really have something to be proud of. I know that they are trying all they can to make Cincinnati a better and safer

HVMC researching new drug for
Kingsport Times-News - Dr. Byron May, a radiation oncologist at HVMC, is one of 12 researchers at five Southeast

World
Environment News Service - Worldwide, 7.6 million people died of

Hospital's
Times and Democrat - While a national search is still under way for a director of the H. Filmore Mabry Center for

Chest health - Lohan in stitches, but not laughing


Lohan in stitches, but not laughing
Miami Herald - Feb 04 1:43 PM
A freaky Friday accident has left Lindsay Lohan in stitches, reports E!Online. The Mean Girls star was rushed to a London hospital last week after she sliced her leg open while breakfasting at the home of Bryan Adams.Save to My Web

Women Are More Often Hospitalized for Asthma Than Men
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 03 8:00 AM
PASADENA, Calif.----Feb. 3, 2006--A study of 1,286 hospitalized acute asthma patients has shown that, while males are more often hospitalized as children, females are hospitalized more often as adults.Save to My Web

Peabody senior Boss has overcome obstacles
The Town Talk - Feb 01 10:53 PM
Charles Boss II has been around doctors his entire life. The 18-year-old Peabody Magnet High School senior had a brain tumor as a small child and suffered from asthma and allergies. His mother is a diabetic, and his grandmother died from colon cancer.Save to My Web

GlaxoSmithKline Japan Begins Distributing Asthma Diagnosis Support Tool for Medical Professionals
Japan Corporate News - Feb 03 10:55 AM
Tokyo, Feb 2, 2006 (JCN) - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Japan announced on February 1 that it has begun distributing Asthma Control Test (ACT), a support tool for diagnosing asthma.Save to My Web

Diesel Pollution from Trains and Boats Targeted
Environmental News Network - Feb 03 4:00 AM
Trains and boats powered by diesel-fueled engines cause about 4,400 premature deaths, nearly 5,700 nonfatal heart attacks and more than 73,000 asthma attacks in children.Save to My Web

Rumours of Glaxo bid patently unture
thebusinessonline.com - Feb 04 11:12 AM
THE fortunes of the UKs pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline are wedded to their success in getting new blockbuster drugs on to the market while simultaneously fighting off the threat to their existing drugs from generic drug makers.Save to My Web

Lung cancer - Barley good for the heart say officials


Barley good for the heart say officials
Middle East Medical (Bahrain) - Cereals, breads and other products containing whole or milled barley grain can now claim to reduce the risk of heart disease,

Tests miss heart disease in millions of women?
News-Review - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conventional tests won't uncover heart disease in as many as 3 million U.S. women -- because instead of the usual bulky clogs in main arteries, these women have a hard-to-spot buildup in smaller blood vessels, researchers said

Particulates, ozone can crimp your workout style and damage your lungs
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - Take a breath. Then another. In one minute you'll breathe in more than six liters of air. When you exercise you can take in 10 times that amount. So the fact that air pollution is not whisked away by breezes hits a lot of outdoor exercisers right

Standard Test May Miss Heart Disease in Women
Los Angeles Times - Angiography, the gold standard for detecting blocked arteries, does not work in about one in every six women with

Money race hot and heavy in Assembly's 18th District
Inside Bay Area - By Karen Holzmeister, STAFF WRITER By the time the Democratic nomination for the 18th Assembly District is cinched, money raised by the two candidates will be enough to buy a very nice house in any of the communities where they have campaigned. With

Asthma - Gadget Corner: Kicking the habit


Gadget Corner: Kicking the habit
State Press - Feb 03 6:13 AM
We all know smoking is bad for us -- it causes lung cancer. The tobacco industry exploits its workers. The reasons why smoking sucks are plentiful. But if you're a smoker, I guarantee all you got out of the previous sentences was "Blah blah blah. Yadda yadda. Blah."Save to My Web

African American & native Hawaiian smokers at most risk of developing lung cancer
News-Medical-Net - Jan 29 2:43 PM
Researchers in the U.S. have found that amongst the population of smokers who light up to 30 cigarettes a day African Americans and native Hawaiians are at most risk of developing lung cancer.Save to My Web

Treatments Help Woman With Rare Cancer Survive Odds
RedNova - Feb 04 5:44 AM
MILWAUKEE _ Lorie and Mark Vincent walked along Waikiki beach holding hands, barely noticing the sand and crowds around them. They'd just bought a two-bedroom vacation place overlooking the ocean. Mark would visit later with the children, perhaps another wife. Lorie was dying.Save to My Web

Judgment Against Philip Morris Is Upheld
San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 02 12:05 PM
The Oregon Supreme Court upheld on Thursday a $79.5 million punitive damages award to the family of an Oregon smoker who died of lung cancer, saying the amount isn't excessive given the "reprehensible" conduct of tobacco giant Philip Morris in marketing...Save to My Web

Lung cancer - Fitness Fair Offered Before Super Bowl


Fitness Fair Offered Before Super Bowl
ClickOnDetroit.com - Over the next week, thousands of visitors and Super Bowl fans will fill the city of Detroit. To assure the safety of visitors and teams on Super Bowl Sunday, local hospital workers have been training as hard as the athletes. Injuries and football

Particulates, ozone can crimp your workout style and damage your lungs
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - Take a breath. Then another. In one minute you'll breathe in more than six liters of air. When you exercise you can take in 10 times that amount. So the fact that air pollution is not whisked away by breezes hits a lot of outdoor exercisers right

Is There Something Fishy About Omega-3 Fatty Acid Studies?
Senior Journal - "The future for Omega-3 fatty acid ingredients is very positive," heralded the news release from Frost & Sullivan introducing their report on all the many ways the food manufacturers are jumping on this opportunity. "There are few ingredients that

SkyePharma to sell injectibles business
BusinessWeek - FEB. 2 2:38 P.M. ET SkyePharma, a British developer of new drugs and drug delivery systems, said Thursday it would sell its injectables business, a move that will allow it to strengthen its core oral and pulmonary businesses. It also named Argeris

Users Of Once-Monthly Medication For Osteoporosis Now Have A Reminder
OfficialWire - WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- (OfficialWire) -- 01/31/06 -- ALR Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: ALRT), headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC is pleased to announce that they now offer a once-a-month reminder that is designed to help people who are taking once-monthly

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
San Jose Mercury News - Optimal of San Jose, a provider of high-performance EDA solutions, named David DeMaria chief executive officer. DeMaria held executive positions at Cadence including executive vice president of the systems division and senior vice president of

Friday, February 03, 2006

Lung cancer - Increased role for PET imaging could improve


Increased role for PET imaging could improve
EurekAlert - A limitation of current

Judgment Against Philip Morris Is Upheld
ABC News - SALEM, Ore. Feb 2, 2006 The Oregon Supreme Court upheld on Thursday a $79.5 million punitive damages award to the family of an Oregon smoker who died of

'Doctor dogs' diagnose
San Jose Mercury News - SAN ANSELMO - In Africa, giant rats have been trained to sniff out tuberculosis in humans and land mines in fields. In England, dogs have identified bladder

Pennsylvania Families With Newborns Get Free Radon Test Kits
Environment News Service - This program can give new parents peace of mind, Rendell said. The Newborn Radon Program not only teaches parents about radon, it gives them the opportunity to get a free radon testing kit. We are getting vital information into the

Lung cancer - Disabled residents sue state over criteria for providing Medicaid


Disabled residents sue state over criteria for providing Medicaid
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - One moment, Jason Hale seemed calm and composed. Suddenly, the 35-year-old man was gripped by a seizure. His mother, Kay, put her hand in front of his

Week's Worth
Albuquerque Tribune - Ever wonder how good your hospital care is? On Monday, the New Mexico Hospitals and

Exercise can help you ski well
Inside Bay Area - Q: As a female, middle-age skier, I find that my agility is less than it used to be. My foot quickness was never great and now is almost nonexistent. I can make the big turns, but the quick, "short-swing" and mogul turns are a struggle. What

Cough-medicine alert silences the quackwatchers
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - If you're concerned about sham medicine, look up the countless Internet watchdog groups that promise to protect us from rampant

Women's Heart Disease Often Missed By Usual Tests
FOX News - Conventional tests won't uncover heart disease in as many as 3 million U.S. women because instead of the usual bulky clogs in main arteries, these women have a hard-to-spot buildup in smaller blood vessels, researchers said Tuesday. These are the

Full Story
Halifax Chronicle-Herald - OTTAWA Welcome to the petri dish, Mr. Harper. Prime minister-designate Stephen Harper s late-night visit to an Ottawa hospital for a

Asthma - Lung cancer study offers patients hope


Lung cancer study offers patients hope
Sydney Morning Herald - Jan 28 6:42 PM
Australian scientists have made a "surprise" finding they believe has the potential to improve treatment for one of the deadliest types of cancer, non-small cell lung cancer.Save to My Web

Surgeon's Area of Specialty Affects Ovarian Cancer Results
HealthCentral.com - Feb 01 7:13 AM
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Hospital volume and surgeon experience don't affect the risk of death following surgery for ovarian cancer, but a surgeon's area of specialty does have some impact, new research finds.Save to My Web

Chest health - FDA Recommends Asthma Inhalers be Taken Off Market


FDA Recommends Asthma Inhalers be Taken Off Market
WLNS, MI - Jan 25, 2006 A popular over-the-counter asthma inhaler may soon be a thing of the past. An FDA advisory committee recommended that Primatene

Hormone therapy and weight affect asthma in women
Reuters.uk, UK - Jan 24, 2006 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing, particularly in lean women

Boston Breast Health Services Program Receives Premier Cares Award
SocialFunds.com - 2 hours ago Child Asthma Link Line, Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, Philadelphia, PA: Child Asthma Link Line coordinates the care of children with asthma

Asthma attacks: Preventable?
myDNA.com, TX - Jan 27, 2006 Current treatments for asthma are more effective and easier to tolerate than ever. But in the next 10 years, experts hope that advances

Some asthma inhalers could be on the way out
Capital News 9, NY - Jan 24, 2006 Some asthma sufferers could soon find a empty spot on store shelves where their favorite medication had been. A spokeswoman for

Sick of work? Maybe it s occupational asthma
SHRM Magazine, VA - Jan 20, 2006 Occupational asthma is the cause for about 24.5 million missed workdays annually, says the American Academy of Allergies, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), and

Indoor NO2 exposure worsens kids asthma
Reuters - Feb 1, 2006 To determine if indoor NO2 exposure may incite respiratory symptoms in children with asthma, the researchers measured home levels of the gas and evaluated

Asthma breakthrough may be near
San Jose Business Journal, CA - Jan 29, 2006 In the not too distant future, asthma sufferers may look to a medical procedure to ease their symptoms instead of reaching for an inhaler or bottle of pills.

Drug combo to hit root of asthma and bronchitis
Hindustan Times, India - 11 hours ago A new research has revealed that current treatments for asthma and chronic bronchitis do not address the ultimate source of the problem, in fact they can only

Manage your asthma
Hindu, India - Jan 21, 2006 attack. The American Academy of Paediatrics has given a list of warning signs that tell you an asthma attack is imminent. Breathing

Chest health - Nurse says no to hotline


Nurse says no to hotline
Thursday Magnet, Australia - Feb 1, 2006 the Council of Australian Governments, and a formal proposal - a National Health Call Centre You need to take their blood pressure and listen to their chest.

EPA Cites Honeywell Analytics for Clean-Air Violations
AXcess News, NV - 12 hours ago coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest pain. People with asthma, children and the elderly are especially at risk, but these health problems are

Health issues from birth control patch spark lawsuits from local
Southeast Missourian, MO - Jan 31, 2006 Rachel Cook started using the patch last year, she experienced chest pains and patch in 2001 but last November updated its label to warn health-care providers

Mad at everything
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, NV - 2 hours ago my usual, cheerful self, I'm going to get a few things off my chest. of tickets to a football game, you might have to consider going without health care this

Women Are More Often Hospitalized for Asthma Than Men; Young Boys
Genetic Engineering News, NY - 59 minutes ago the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians. Kaiser Permanente (www.kaiserpermanente.org) is America's leading integrated health plan

Asthma - Smokers sue Philip Morris, demand lung cancer screening


Smokers sue Philip Morris, demand lung cancer screening
Newsday, NY - Jan 19, 2006 Instead, they want the tobacco giant to pay for annual high-tech screenings they say would catch lung cancer in its early stages.

Lung cancer - Herbs as Substitutes to Drugs


Herbs as Substitutes to Drugs
Yemen Observer - Source: Health-Science-Spirit. There are at most a handful of medical drugs that may be beneficial for the user, while all the thousands of other drugs are only beneficial for the prescriber and the pharmaceutical industry. Almost all drugs are

Hormone therapy: When and if
International Herald Tribune - NEW YORK Candace Talmadge was determined to get through menopause without using hormones, and she tried just about every alternative treatment she could find - like soy tablets, herbs and acupuncture, a chiropractor and even an anti-anxiety

Low-Cal Diets: For the Young at Heart
ABC News - Select a Health Topic ADD & ADHD Allergy Alternative Medicine Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asthma Body Aches and Pains Breast

Health Minute
KWQC - Click on the 'Watch Video' icon to see this week's Genesis Health Minute. You will need a Windows Media Player to watch Click on the 'Watch Video' icon to see this week's Genesis Health Minute. You will need a Windows Media Player to watch See

Oregon Tobacco Ruling
WINK TV - Also moving as business news Oregon's high court upholds huge judgment against Philip Morris SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ The Oregon Supreme Court today upheld a 79-and-a-half million-dollar punitive damages award to the family of an Oregon smoker who died of

Study: Fish oil not likely to reduce
Arizona Daily Star - Fish oil, seen as beneficial for reducing heart disease risks, probably doesn't help prevent

Chiron Foundation Awards Grants to National Organizations Promoting
CSR Wire - Chiron Foundation Awards Grants to National Organizations Promoting Improved Quality of Life for

California Identifies Secondhand Smoke as a Toxic Air Contaminant
Environment News Service - On Wednesday, the Air Resources Board identified environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), or secondhand smoke, as a toxic air contaminant. In a related action the Board began the formal rulemaking process to designate environmental tobacco smoke as a toxic

Lung cancer - Oregon Tobacco Ruling


Oregon Tobacco Ruling
KRON 4 Bay Area - Feb 02 10:22 AM
SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ The Oregon Supreme Court today upheld a 79-and-a-half (m) million-dollar punitive damages award to the family of an Oregon smoker who died of lung cancer.In its ruling, the state high court says the amount is not excessive given what it calls the "reprehensible" conduct of tobacco giant Philip Morris in marketing cigarettes.Today's The decision upholds a lower court ruling.Save to My Web

By 2015, 26% Of the Japanese Population Will Be Elderly People, Resulting in Growth Opportunities for the Oncology
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 02 8:00 PM
DUBLIN, Ireland----Feb. 2, 2006-- Research and Markets has announced the addition of Opportunities and Challenges in the Japanese Market for Cancer Therapies to their offering.Save to My Web

IV HYCAMTIN Receives European Marketing Approval As Treatment For Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer
Medical News Today - Feb 01 8:17 PM
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted Marketing Authorisation for HYCAMTIN (topotecan powder for concentrate for solution for infusion) for the treatment of patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC) for whom re-treatment with the first-line regimen is not considered appropriate... click link for more info.Save to My Web

Benefit planned to help with medical expenses
Perry County Republic Monitor - Feb 02 8:45 AM
A chili supper is being held this weekend to help pay the medical expenses of a woman fighting lung cancer. Trish Brotherton, 51, will attend the benefit, which is set for 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Knights of Columbus sideroom in Perryville.Save to My Web

Anti-tobacco ruling upheld
Fox 12 Oregon - Feb 02 2:29 PM
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld a nearly $80 million punitive damage award to the family of an Oregon smoker who died of lung cancer.Save to My Web

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Lung cancer - The


The
American Enterprise Institute - View the introduction and chapter 1 . Two fifty-year-old men arrive at an emergency room with acute

Newcastle chief laughs off Eriksson 'text talk'
ESPN Soccernet - Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has laughed off claims that he contacted England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson about coming to St James' Park in the summer - and eased the immediate pressure on manager Graeme Souness. A News of the World report today

Aides downplay story of Harper's hospital visit
CTV - A Thursday night hospital visit by Canada's soon-to-be prime minister sparked a flurry of speculation on what had caused his ailment, with asthma one of the top suspects. After a long Thursday, meeting the Governor General and giving his first news

Cough, cough . . . bird flu?
Orlando Sentinel - Two weeks ago I was hacking and coughing my head off. I had terrible congestion in my

Go Red for Women
Lafayette Journal and Courier - Belinda Richardson works on an exercise bike at Foxfire Apartments in Lafayette. From 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, a free "Livewell" program will be held at Wells Yeager Best Pharmacy, 3 N. Earl Ave. The theme will be women and heart disease, in

Has an animal ever saved your life?
Belief.Net - poll Has a pet ever saved your life? Yes No Although I didn't know how deathly ill I was, my two cats did--and became my 'pacemakers.' By Carol Smith One foggy, rainy October day in 1992, I was walking along a beach road near my house and enjoying

Lung cancer - Lung Cancer Goes Undetected In The Early Stages


Lung Cancer Goes Undetected In The Early Stages
MedIndia, India - Jan 30, 2006 Lung cancer symptoms usually go undetected during the early stages, according to experts. Weight loss, breathlessness and coughing

Lung cancer hits certain racial groups hard
Pasadena Star-News, CA - Jan 27, 2006 By Serena Gordon. While no one should smoke, it may be even more important for people of certain races to avoid tobacco if they want to prevent lung cancer.

Palliative Radiation for Lung Cancer May Do More Than Palliate
MedPage Today, NJ - Jan 23, 2006 23 Palliative radiation -- aimed at easing the symptoms of apparently incurable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) -- may wind up curing a small proportion

Scientists find unusual lung-cancer tumor-suppressor gene
innovations report, Germany - Jan 19, 2006 The findings might therefore lead to new strategies for the treatment and early detection of lung cancer, a disease that killed an estimated 163,510 Americans

Study says black smokers more prone to lung cancer
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jan 26, 2006 WASHINGTON - Blacks are much more likely than whites to get lung cancer from smoking cigarettes, according to a large study that provides significant new

Smokers sue Philip Morris, demand lung cancer screening
Newsday, NY - Jan 19, 2006 Instead, they want the tobacco giant to pay for annual high-tech screenings they say would catch lung cancer in its early stages.

Smokers sue Philip Morris, demand lung cancer screening
WAVY-TV, VA - Jan 19, 2006 not cash. They want the tobacco giant to pay for annual high-tech screenings they say could catch lung cancer in its early stages.

New lung cancer radiation technique
Irish Health, Ireland - Jan 27, 2006 A leading Irish lung cancer expert is conducting pioneering research into a new technique to treat the disease, which minimises damage to nearby tissue.

Top 2 Ethnic Groups for Lung Cancer
WebMD - Jan 26, 2006 Jan. 25, 2006 -- Blacks and native Hawaiians who smoke may be particularly vulnerable to lung cancer, a new study shows. Lung cancer is the No.

Barbara Hadel Retires From DBSC
Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot, NY - 7 hours ago She said the same happened with her lung cancer. I had another cancer and went through a lung resection and kept on working and I feel good.".

Chest health - Drug derived from vitamin A slows lung cancer in mice


Drug derived from vitamin A slows lung cancer in mice
Cancerfacts.com, WA - Jan 18, 2006 LOUIS Jan. 18, 2006 A compound related to vitamin A shows promise of preventing or slowing tumor growth in mice prone to lung cancer, researchers say.

Kosovo President Dies of Lung Cancer
FOX News - Jan 21, 2006 PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova died Saturday, his spokesman said. The 61-year-old Rugova had been suffering from lung cancer.

Asthma - Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2006


Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2006
HealthDay via Yahoo! News - Feb 02 9:03 AM
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:Save to My Web

HMRI Researcher Lights a Path to Understanding Brain Diseases
Newswise - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
Neurologist Mike Harrington of Pasadena's Huntington Medical Research Institutes argues that soon we may be able to detect brain disease before symptoms even begin. The secret is in the cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that cushions our brain and spinal cord.Save to My Web

Female fetus hard on mom's asthma
RedNova - Feb 01 10:58 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women witSave to My Web

NFL: Bettis' parents show unwavering support
Tucson Citizen - Feb 02 6:55 AM
DETROIT - There was a night game in Arizona when they got stranded, no cabs, and they had to walk until they found civilization. There was a game in Denver when angry fans threw peanuts at their heads.Save to My Web

Boy babies worsen maternal asthma
Nursing Times - Feb 01 8:34 AM
Expecting a boy worsens symptoms in pregnant women with asthma compared to being pregnant with a girl, a new study indicates. Research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology studied the effect of foetal sex on asthma severity in 702 pregnant asthmatic women by assessing peak expiratory flow lability at enrollment and at 21, 29, and 37 weeks' gestation.Save to My Web

Lung cancer - FDA Approves Inhaled Insulin for Diabetes


FDA Approves Inhaled Insulin for Diabetes
Heart Info - SATURDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Exubera, the first inhaled insulin treatment for diabetes , won approval from U.S. regulatory officials on Friday. The long-awaited action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration means millions of people with

The changing dining scene
Louisville Courier-Journal - After 662 consecutive Saturday dining columns in The Courier-Journal, my fork is being passed to a new restaurant critic. He will need to bring along a good appetite! When I started writing C-J restaurant reviews in May 1992, the Louisville dining

Asthma - Harper treated in hospital for asthma attack


Harper treated in hospital for asthma attack
CTV - Prime minister-designate Stephen Harper was rushed to an Ottawa hospital Thursday night after suffering an asthma attack. Harper's spokesperson William Stairs told the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, however, that "it was nothing serious.'' A longtime

Straight from the heart
KU Sports - Currently 46 , with the wind blowing down from the Campanile at 12 MPH, Get Today's Forecast . KU Jammin Jayhawk Polo, Denim, Twill, and T-Shirts plus Jayhawk figures. Go to the store Jackson, whose 12 points and nine rebounds helped the Kansas

St. Dom s students vie to secure 2nd nat l title
Brick Township Bulletin - CHRIS KELLY staff St. Dominic s School students Brianna Hallenbeck (l), 13; Lainey Allison, 14; Victoria Rhodes, 13, all of Brick, and David Senos, 13, of Point Pleasant, record pyrotechnics expert Bill Bahr s presentation at the school Jan. 10

Symptoms may differ in females
MSNBC - Continuing the Heart Smarts series, day two focuses on heart disease and women. One in every five deaths in America is caused by heart disease. In fact, more women will die of heart disease and stroke than they will of breast cancer. For women

Cough-medicine alert silences the quackwatchers
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - If you're concerned about sham medicine, look up the countless Internet watchdog groups that promise to protect us from rampant

A Full Heart: Transplant has given man 18 more years
Winston-Salem Journal - STATE ROAD - J. Charles Madison sees each day as a bonus. "Each morning when I wake up, I say, 'Thank you,'" Madison said. Because each day could be the last for each of us, each day truly is a bonus. But, for those of us in good

Spitzer targets fill Suozzi's coffers
Newsday - Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who has made cracking down on Medicaid fraud a centerpiece of his likely bid for governor, accepted $19,000 in campaign contributions between 2002 and 2004 from a nursing home owner whose businesses were

Woodbury retiree worked his way past hip, cardiac, limb problems
Pioneer Press - Thirty years ago, Peter Laramy of Woodbury served as Vulcanus Rex XXXIX in the 1976 Winter Carnival. This year, he's getting together with several other 1976 Vulcan Krewe members for a big steak dinner. Laramy, a 75-year-old retired manufacturers

Fighting pet obesity
Sun Chronicle - Apache was always a big dog, but his owner, Kim Carter, didn't realize he was too big. At 200 pounds, his weight was never much of a concern to Carter until the Old Eng lish Mastiff tore a knee liga ment after jumping up on his hind legs in November

Aides downplay story of Harper's hospital visit
CTV - A Thursday night hospital visit by Canada's soon-to-be prime minister sparked a flurry of speculation on what had caused his ailment, with asthma one of the top suspects. After a long Thursday, meeting the Governor General and giving his first news

Asthma - The Miracle Workers: Surgery Meets Reality TV


The Miracle Workers: Surgery Meets Reality TV
Medgadget.com, CA - 1 hour ago The team will not only restore the patients' health, but their hope in living a whole on his left rib cage, which creates a large sized bump on his left chest.

NEW YORK'S ANGRY, ARMED MOHAWKS
New York Press, NY - 23 hours ago Natives and employing entire communities while also underwriting health care and other in camouflage, wearing military load bearing equipment, chest webbing, AK

Lung cancer - FDA approves stomach, kidney


FDA approves stomach, kidney
MSNBC - WASHINGTON - A new drug that combats both a rare stomach

Lung cancer - Study: Race May Play Role In Lung Cancer Risk


Study: Race May Play Role In Lung Cancer Risk
WCCO - Jan 26 11:26 AM
(AP) LOS ANGELES Even when they smoke the same amount, blacks are more likely than whites and others to develop lung cancer, suggesting genes may help explain the racial differences long seen in the disease, researchers say.Save to My Web

Black smokers more susceptible to lung cancer
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 2:54 PM
African Americans and Native Hawaiians who smoke cigarettes have a higher risk of lung cancer than do their white counterparts, who, in turn, have a higher risk than Japanese American and Latino smokers, new research shows.Save to My Web

Relay organizers stepping up pace hard in 2006
The Ironton Tribune - Feb 01 8:57 AM
PROCTORVILLE In just its fourth year, the Lawrence County Relay for Life has set a lofty goal for 2006: Volunteers hope to raise more than $100,000 in funding for the American Cancer Society.Save to My Web

Isis scores $750,000 milestone from Eli Lilly
San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 7:50 AM
Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ISIS, News) announced Wednesday that Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) has initiated clinical trials of LY2275796 in cancer patients. ISIS shares rose about 6 cents to $5.46 in morning trading. Lilly shares fell 8 cents to $56.54.Save to My Web

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-02-01 11:27 GMT: GSK's lung cancer drug Hycamtin gets European OK
Interactive Investor - Feb 01 3:50 AM
LONDON (AFX) - GlaxoSmithKline PLC's treatment for patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC) Hycamtin has received marketing approval from European medicine regulators.Save to My Web

Perceptronix Commissions United Kingdom Site of International Lung Cancer Detection Trial
T-Net British Columbia - Jan 30 8:24 AM
Vancouver, BC, January 30, 2006--(T-Net)--Perceptronix Medical Inc. announced the initiation of the Coventry site to their clinical study for the ClearVu Elite fluorescence endoscopy system for the early detection of lung cancer, raising the total trial sites to four, including; St. Petersburg, Russia; Ljubljana, Slovenia and Vancouver, Canada.Save to My Web

TARGETING CANCER
IWon - Money - Feb 01 4:04 AM
Witty said he was particularly excited by Hycamtin, which can both prolong survival and improve quality of life.Save to My Web

Lung cancer - Electronic 'nurse' tracks patients at home


Electronic 'nurse' tracks patients at home
Science Daily - The Montefiore Medical Center's Home Health Agency, which serves nearly 2 million outpatients annually in the Bronx and Westchester County, is using a hi-tech interactive disease management system for patients with congestive heart failure. The

Unseen dangers may lurk in wintertime homes
Bonner County Daily Bee - Your home is your haven, your safe place in the world. But how safe is it really? There are myriad dangers, some in plain sight and some hidden, that we encounter in our homes every day. During the winter months, we batten down the hatches and do

Fitness Fair Offered Before Super Bowl
ClickOnDetroit.com - Over the next week, thousands of visitors and Super Bowl fans will fill the city of Detroit. To assure the safety of visitors and teams on Super Bowl Sunday, local hospital workers have been training as hard as the athletes. Injuries and football

No charges to be filed in death of hospital patient
Allentown Morning Call - He was restrained for 17 minutes. Inspection finds other problems at Carbon facility. By Bob Laylo Of The Morning Call Authorities will not file criminal charges in the death of a 25-year-old man at Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital's psychiatric unit

FDA Approves Inhalable Insulin
Wired News - WASHINGTON -- The first inhalable version of insulin won federal approval Friday, giving millions of adult diabetics an alternative to some of the injections they now endure. The Food and Drug Administration said the Pfizer Inc. insulin, to be

Letter:
St. Cloud Times - I became furious while reading the Jan. 25 report Experts ask FDA to ban common inhalers. I have an 8-year-old grandson who has

Inhaled Insulin Approved for Diabetics
HealthScout - FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer's Exubera, an inhaled form of insulin, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday. It represents the first new insulin delivery option for America's more than 5 million diabetics since

Quincy doctor says residents should take study seriously
Quincy Herald-Whig - Dr. Zorian Trusewych, a Blessing Physician Services doctor who specializes in allergy and immunology, moved to Quincy two years ago and marveled at the air quality compared to his hometown of Chicago, where he grew up in the working-class Logan

Asthma - China's pollution galvanizes peasants to action


China's pollution galvanizes peasants to action
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 01 8:52 PM
Mrs Song never had much interest in politics but when factory pollution began poisoning well water and killing crops, the young mother got angry.Save to My Web

New lung cancer treatment to be tested at St Lukes
Irish Examiner - Jan 28 1:21 AM
A new treatment for lung cancer will be tested on Irish patients for the first time at St. Luke's hospital in Dublin today. The Active Breathing Control technique will be trialled at St. Luke's before being rolled out at other hospitals around the country.Save to My Web

Transgenomic's WAVE(R) System and Surveyor(TM) Nuclease Used to Detect Mutations Associated With Response to Therapy in
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 01 3:00 AM
Transgenomic Inc. announced today the publication of a study demonstrating the combined use of its WAVE HS System and Surveyor Nuclease to enable detection of mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene in patients with non-small cell lung cancer .Save to My Web

Friends, skiers gather for "Cheeso" benefit Saturday at Apple's
Sun Valley Central - Jan 31 11:56 PM
The new year of 2006 didn't start out too well for Craig and Kary Kjesbo of Hailey and their 10-year-old son Ethan, but the Kjesbos are optimistic about Craig's recovery from brain cancer and lung cancer.Save to My Web

Lung cancer - Settlement ends field-burning fight


Settlement ends field-burning fight
Spokane Spokesman-Review - After nearly six years of legal wrangling, the battle between North Idaho grass farmers and 283 Inland Northwest residents with breathing problems came to an end today in a Coeur d Alene courtroom. Neither side seemed particularly satisfied. After

Daily Planner: Tuesday
Chico Enterprise-Record - JUDGMENT WORKSHOP: How to do your own divorce including family support issues. To attend, call 532-7015. A service of Butte County Superior Court. Weekly. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS BLOOD DRIVE: 4-8 p.m. Cultural Hall, 400 Spruce St

Quincy doctor says residents should take study seriously
Quincy Herald-Whig - Dr. Zorian Trusewych, a Blessing Physician Services doctor who specializes in allergy and immunology, moved to Quincy two years ago and marveled at the air quality compared to his hometown of Chicago, where he grew up in the working-class Logan

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Lung cancer - Kick Asthma


Kick Asthma
Web User, UK - 12 hours ago Kick Asthma is a new site designed to teach people about the small things that can trigger asthma attacks, like putting on too much perfume.

Is It Really Asthma?
WSOCtv.com, NC - Jan 20, 2006 Asthma Asthma is a respiratory condition in which the lining of the airways is inflamed. The inflammation makes the airways sensitive to certain stimuli.

When It's Not Asthma
CBS 5 - Green Bay, WI - Jan 24, 2006 (CBS) Asthma Is The Most Common Reason Children Get Short Of Breath While Exercising.. But It's Not The Only Reason. But Research

Lung cancer - Lung cancer plays favorites


Lung cancer plays favorites
Honolulu Advertiser, HI - Jan 26, 2006 Blacks and Hawaiians who smoke up to a pack of cigarettes a day have a significantly higher risk of developing lung cancer than people of other ethnic groups

Lawsuit filed by Marlboro Smokers for Lung Cancer Screenings
Best Syndication, CA - Jan 20, 2006 This past Thursday a group of heavy cigarette smokers filed a lawsuit against Philip Morris USA for reimbursement of medical tests to screen for lung cancer.

Past HRT use may lower odds of surviving lung cancer
Reuters - Jan 26, 2006 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who develop lung cancer appear to have lower survival rates if they have a history of using hormone replacement therapy (HRT

Kosovo's president dies of lung cancer
Billings Gazette, USA - Jan 22, 2006 PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro - President Ibrahim Rugova died of lung cancer Saturday, leaving Kosovo's fractious political scene in disarray just before the

Small Percentage of 'Terminal' Lung Cancer Patients Inexplicably
Daily News Central, NV - Jan 24, 2006 A study of patients with incurable lung cancer who were given weeks to live and received only low-dose radiotherapy to make their final weeks more comfortable

African American smokers are more prone to developing Lung cancer
MedIndia, India - Jan 28, 2006 Researches have found that African American smokers are more prone to developing lung cancer than White American smokers who smoked the same quantity of

Manitoba health care ranked lowest of provinces: study
CBC Manitoba, Canada - 11 hours ago and Saskatchewan. Manitoba was in last place. Highest female incidence rate for lung cancer, tied with Quebec. Highest proportion

Black smokers more apt to develop lung cancer
The Spokesman Review, WA - Jan 26, 2006 LOS ANGELES Blacks who smoke up to a pack a day are far more likely than whites who smoke similar amounts to develop lung cancer, suggesting genes may help

Chest health - Minnesota Coaches Should Be Coached on Asthma, Says American Lung


Minnesota Coaches Should Be Coached on Asthma, Says American Lung
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jan 27, 2006 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Coaches in Minnesota should add one more item to their clipboards -- a plan on how to work with athletes with asthma -- according to the

Chest health - 'Asthma bothers boys more'


'Asthma bothers boys more'
Hindustan Times - Boys under the age of 15 years are more likely than girls of this age to be hospitalized for asthma, but this is largely because more boys than girls have asthma, new research suggests. Age-related differences in sex prevalence have been

UK Nurses Reject Introduction Of 115-Year-Old Tuberculosis (TB) Test
Medical News Today - Oxford, UK - 70% of TB nurses think the introduction of the outdated Mantoux skin test for detecting latent TB infection is a step backwards, with more than a third believing it is a major setback in the fight against TB, according to a new survey

News in brief from Upper Michigan
Duluth News Tribune - MUNISING, Mich. - The trial of two former Camp Cusino inmates accused in the fatal stabbing of another inmate has been postponed. Michael Melton, 43, and Andy T. Anderson, 20, are charged in the Oct. 3 death of David A. Green, 21, of Saginaw County's

In Brief
Victorville Daily Press - MISSION VIEJO The U.S. Army has raised the active Army maximum enlistment age from 34 to 39 years of age, and doubled the maximum combination of cash enlistment bonuses to up to $40,000 for the active Army and up to $20,000 for the Army Reserve

Scent-free policies respond to allergies, asthma
Edmonton Journal - EDMONTON -- All it took was a take-out coffee cup tossed in the garbage can under her desk to leave Lorna Biddeson gasping for air. Biddeson, who is extremely sensitive to some scents and chemicals, didn't realize the cup was there. But the effect of

Spitzer targets fill Suozzi's coffers
Newsday - Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who has made cracking down on Medicaid fraud a centerpiece of his likely bid for governor, accepted $19,000 in campaign contributions between 2002 and 2004 from a nursing home owner whose businesses were

A Full Heart: Transplant has given man 18 more years
Winston-Salem Journal - STATE ROAD - J. Charles Madison sees each day as a bonus. "Each morning when I wake up, I say, 'Thank you,'" Madison said. Because each day could be the last for each of us, each day truly is a bonus. But, for those of us in good

Asthma - Dogs can smell lung cancer, California study asserts


Dogs can smell lung cancer, California study asserts
DetNews.com, MI - Jan 21, 2006 science. A foundation in California reports it has trained five dogs to detect lung cancer by sniffing the breath of cancer victims.

Lasting cough, breathlessness could indicate lung cancer
PakTribune.com, Pakistan - 22 hours ago ISLAMABAD: The symptoms of lung cancer frequently go unrecognized in the early stages of the disease, experts say. Lung cancer typically

Race and Ethnicity Factor in Lung Cancer Risk
Ivanhoe, FL - Jan 25, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Smoking-related lung cancer varies significantly among different ethnic and racial groups. Now, however, a

Study: Smokers' Race, Ethnicity Affect Lung Cancer Rates
Voice of America - Jan 25, 2006 By David McAlary. When it comes to lung cancer rates among smokers, scientists say race and ethnicity matter. A new study reports

Blacks-Lung Cancer
WNEP-TV, PA - Jan 25, 2006 LOS ANGELES (AP) - New research suggests genes may help explain why blacks are more likely than whites to get lung cancer even when they smoke the same amount.

Scientists find unusual lung-cancer tumor-suppressor gene
innovations report, Germany - Jan 19, 2006 The findings might therefore lead to new strategies for the treatment and early detection of lung cancer, a disease that killed an estimated 163,510 Americans

Asthma - California Puts Passive Smoke on Toxic List


California Puts Passive Smoke on Toxic List
New York Times - SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26 (AP) California became the first state to declare secondhand smoke a toxic air pollutant on Thursday. In making the decision, by a unanimous vote, the California Air Resources Board relied on a September report that found a

Global sales of
Silicon Valley - Informative EDA Technical Papers. Learn about new EDA products or discover new ways to utilize the tools you already use with technical papers from Mentor Graphics. New papers are added regularly so don t miss out. Download today . Precision

The Chronic Cough
Hartford Courant - His ordeal began 24 years ago with an upper respiratory infection. That was when George Gharabeigie began to cough. And cough and cough. "At first it was sporadic," says Gharabeigie, who lives in Irvine, Calif. . "But then any time I ate ice cream or

Drinking joins smoking as
BruDirect - London - Along with smoking and chronic infections, alcohol consumption is an important cause of several types of

Area Notebook: Hokies Decimated
Washington Post - Virginia Tech will be without its leading scorer, forward Coleman Collins , for tonight's game against Georgia Tech at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., and Hokies Coach Seth Greenberg isn't sure if Collins will return to the team this season

Asthma - Company's payout for asthma man


Company's payout for asthma man
BBC News, UK - Jan 17, 2006 A factory worker from Staffs has won 75,000 in compensation after he contracted asthma from toxic chemicals he handled at work.

Music to treat ailments like asthma and diabetes
Webindia123, India - Jan 19, 2006 Imagine..You are having severe pain due to spondylitis and instead of taking all those anelgesics you go for a music session or after a bout of asthma you find

Drop in temp aggravates disease; Sharp increase in asthma cases
Arab Times, Kuwait - Jan 22, 2006 KUWAIT CITY: There is a sharp increase in the number of asthma cases the world over and Kuwait is no exception, says Consultant for Diseases of the Chest and

First Report on North American Children Finds High Asthma Rates
Environment News Service - Jan 26, 2006 The first report on children's health and environment indicators in North America by a NAFTA Commission shows a rising number of childhood asthma cases across

Asthma sends Harper to hospital briefly
Reuters Canada, Canada - Jan 27, 2006 OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister-designate Stephen Harper was taken to hospital briefly late on Thursday night after suffering an asthma attack, his spokesman

Recommendation For Asthma Inhalers
CBS 5 - Green Bay, WI - Jan 27, 2006 (CBS News) NEW YORK, NY A Government Panel Has Recommended That A Popular Over The Counter Asthma Inhaler.. And Other Products Like It..

Asthma - Blacks, Native Hawaiians Face Higher Risk Of Lung Cancer


Blacks, Native Hawaiians Face Higher Risk Of Lung Cancer
The Hawaii Channel - Jan 26 11:36 AM
LOS ANGELES -- New research suggests genes may help explain why blacks are more likely than whites to get lung cancer even when they smoke the same amount.Save to My Web

Study finds racial differences in smoking-related risks of lung cancer
WPMI 15 - Jan 26 3:21 AM
RACIAL GAP: A study found that blacks are more likely than whites and other to develop lung cancer even if they smoke the same amount.Save to My Web

Chest health - Report: Lindsay Lohan Hurt in Teacup Accident


Report: Lindsay Lohan Hurt in Teacup Accident
Fox News - Jan 31 3:03 PM
Starlet Lindsay Lohan was treated at a London hospital last week after she cut her leg in an accident at Bryan Adams' home, according to reports.Save to My Web

Baby born with dual genitalia
The Jakarta Post - Jan 31 8:00 PM
A Tangerang woman who gave birth early Saturday morning to a baby with "ambiguous genitalia" says she noticed nothing unusual early on.Save to My Web

School nurse bill advances
Deseret Morning News - Jan 31 11:17 PM
Paula Tuck has four children who suffer from asthma, and she has taken it upon herself to get a nurse in every Utah school.Save to My Web

Report: Lindsay Lohan in stitches after teacup accident at home of Bryan Adams
Jam! Showbiz - Jan 31 6:20 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Lindsay Lohan was treated at a London hospital last week after she cut her leg in an accident at the home of Bryan Adams, according to published reports.Save to My Web

Lohan wants to remember asthma attack
Digital Spy - Jan 28 8:31 AM
Lindsay Lohan never wants to forget her recent severe asthma attack. The actress was rushed to hospital on January 2nd suffering from breathing difficulties. Doctors informed the star that she had burst a blood vessel in her neck during the attack, and she was kept under observation for three days.Save to My Web

Asthma rates in children have jumped fourfold: report
CBC News - Jan 27 8:38 AM
Asthma rates among children in some parts of North America are four times higher than they were 20 years ago, says a new report that examined links between pollutants and the disease of the airways.Save to My Web

OPENINGS
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Jan 31 11:15 PM
Odyssey House has opened a free outpatient medical clinic in collaboration with Louisiana State University, at 1125 N.Save to My Web

Neville focused on Big Easy
The Cincinnati Enquirer - 2 minutes ago
Aaron Neville, whose New Orleans home was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina, isn't returning home yet.Save to My Web

Lung cancer - Smoking can kill those around you? That's not exactly secondhand news


Smoking can kill those around you? That's not exactly secondhand news
Daily Breeze - This happens. I'll be racked up like an eight ball on some freeway when I notice the guy ahead of me smoking, doing that incessantly neurotic cigarette ash-flick out the window. Only that's not what's bothering me. What's really setting my teeth on

'From A to Zinc'
Kankakee Daily Journal - They come in all shapes, forms and colors. If you haven't taken vitamins in a while, you may fondly reflect on when you took Flintstones' chewable tablets as a kid. Mom insisted you take it, and grandma always pushed those Vitamin C tablets. She

Scientists say alcohol underestimated as
ABS-CBN - LONDON - Along with smoking and chronic infections, alcohol consumption is an important cause of several types of

Berkman comes home to help find cure
New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung - A local boy who went away and did good came home Saturday to give something back to his community support for a good cause. Canyon High School graduate and Houston Astros standout outfielder Lance Berkman was an honored guest and honorary

Lung cancer - One of five Chicago school kids has asthma


One of five Chicago school kids has asthma
The Times of Northwest Indiana - 12 minutes ago
CHICAGO | Now that a smoking ban has been implemented in Chicago, clean air advocates are targeting the city's soot. "Chicago has some of the worst soot pollution in the nation," said spokeswoman Frances Canonizado of the Illinois Public Information Research Group.Save to My Web

Healthcare white paper: key points
Guardian Unlimited - Jan 30 7:10 PM
Doctors Doctors' surgeries will open longer and offer specialist clinics to manage long-term conditions such as diabetes and asthma. GPs will be encouraged to do more minor operations.Save to My Web

FDA APPROVES Exubera(R)
RedNova - Jan 31 4:43 PM
NEW YORK, January 31 /PRNewswire/ -- THIS IS YOUR HEALTH NEWS MINUTE. NEARLY 21 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER FROM DIABETES AND THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES HAVE UNCONTROLLED BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS.Save to My Web

Canada's Harper briefly hospitalized with asthma
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 27 4:41 AM
Canadian Prime Minister-designate Stephen Harper was briefly taken to hospital late on Thursday night after suffering an asthma attack, his spokesman said on Friday.Save to My Web

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Asthma - Gossip Roundup: She Has Blink Tattooed on Her Other Wrist


Gossip Roundup: She Has Blink Tattooed on Her Other Wrist
Gawker - Jan 31 8:56 AM
How to cope with asthma? By chain smoking and tattooing the word "breathe" on your wrist. Works for Lohan! [Monsters & Critics] Sometimes it pays to be the other woman: Ron...Save to My Web

Libby blocks out illness
The Courier Mail - Jan 29 2:45 PM
LIBBY Lenton has been hampered by severe asthma which the sprint diva has kept quiet about in the lead-up to the Commonwealth Games trials which begin in Melbourne today.Save to My Web

Minorities Were Slow to Receive Asthma Inhalers
MedicineNet.com - Jan 27 4:20 AM
Title: Minorities Were Slow to Receive Asthma Inhalers Category: Health News Created: 12/31/2005 1:59:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/31/2005 1:58:38 AMSave to My Web

Premarket Movers: Googling Napster
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 31 5:47 AM
Shares of Napster Inc. skyrocketed in premarket electronic trading Tuesday, as investors responded to a report that the online music store is being eyed by Google Inc.Save to My Web

Chest health - Former Net, Sixer Green dies of lung cancer


Former Net, Sixer Green dies of lung cancer
ESPN - Jan 26 1:53 PM
Former pro basketball forward Luther "Sally'' Green, who played for the New York Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers, has died from lung cancer. He was 59.Save to My Web

The Democratic League of Kosovo Has Nominated a Candidate to Succeed Rugova as President
seeurope.net - Jan 31 4:23 AM
The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) which is the biggest political party in UN administrated province, has nominated today a candidate to succeed Ibrahim Rugova at the post of the President, who died on 21 January from lung cancer at age 61.Save to My Web

Study: Blacks who smoke face higher lung cancer risk
The Star-Ledger - Jan 25 11:10 PM
African-Americans who smoke a little more than a pack of cigarettes a day are at higher risk for lung cancer than whites and other ethnic groups who smoke the same amount, a new study released today concludes.Save to My Web

Lung cancer risk from smoking highest in blacks
The Monterey County Herald - Jan 30 7:26 AM
Blacks are much more likely than whites to get lung cancer from smoking cigarettes, according to a large study that provides significant new evidence in the debate over whether race plays an important role in health.Save to My Web

Health Briefs
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - Jan 30 6:44 AM
The Womens Cancer Center at Lutheran Hospital holds these support group meetings during February in Suite 306 at 7900 W. Jefferson Blvd.: Primary brain tumor, 6 p.m. Feb. 7; lung cancer, 1 p.m. Feb. 9; lymphoma and Hodgkins, noon Feb. 10; leukemia/multiple myeloma, 6 p.m. Feb. 13; ovarian/gyn, 2 p.m. Feb. 14; breast cancer, 6 p.m. Feb. 14; smoke busters, 6 p.m. Feb. 15; colorectal cancer, 9 Save to My Web

Lung Cancer Hits Certain Races Harder
MedicineNet.com - Jan 26 12:19 PM
Title: Lung Cancer Hits Certain Races Harder Category: Health News Created: 1/26/2006 1:58:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/26/2006 1:58:27 AMSave to My Web

Chest health - Cough-medicine alert silences the quackwatchers


Cough-medicine alert silences the quackwatchers
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - If you're concerned about sham medicine, look up the countless Internet watchdog groups that promise to protect us from rampant

Tests Miss Heart Disease in Women
Washington Post - WASHINGTON -- Conventional tests won't uncover heart disease in as many as 3 million U.S. women _ because instead of the usual bulky clogs in main arteries, these women have a hard-to-spot buildup in smaller blood vessels, researchers said Tuesday

Week's Worth
Albuquerque Tribune - Ever wonder how good your hospital care is? On Monday, the New Mexico Hospitals and

East Side man accused of shooting police officer
Columbus Dispatch - Sue Miller, a resident of Eastland Manor, is comforted by friend Teresa Hutt after a 5 -hour standoff between another resident and Columbus police. Gregory F. Wilson, 45, was removed from the East Side center yesterday by SWAT officers. Police

Lifelike Dummy Helps Emergency Crews Train for Real Patients
WISH-TV - This week we "go red for women" in an effort to raise awareness of heart disease. In this report 24-Hour News 8 takes an early look at new technology that is the latest weapon in the fight against the number one killer of men and women. "Phil" is the

Symptoms may differ in females
MSNBC - Continuing the Heart Smarts series, day two focuses on heart disease and women. One in every five deaths in America is caused by heart disease. In fact, more women will die of heart disease and stroke than they will of breast cancer. For women

Long journey coming together
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Tin Oo s family gathers for dinner in their home at Riverview Apartments. Clockwise, from front right, are Zar Zar Hlaing, holding Soe Myat Bo Bo, 2; Khin Nyein Chan Soe, 18; Mar Mar Lwin; Phyo Zar Chi Htwe; Myint Khing Soe; Tin Oo; Ma Su Su, 4