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- Breast Cancer Doctor Is Hired As New Director Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
March 22, 2017
Read MoreBreast Cancer Doctor is Hired as New Director of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute There is a new director of UPMC‘s University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI): Dr. Nancy E. Davidson. She will begin in March, 2009. She is a leading breast cancer researcher at the Johns Hopkins University medical school in Baltimore. She currently heads the breast cancer […]
- Doctors Who Perform Colonoscopies Miss Many Colon Cancers
March 22, 2017
Read MoreDoctors Who Perform Colonoscopies Miss Many Colon Cancers In a new study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers determined that doctors who perform colonoscopies miss as many as 40% of the colon cancers and pre-cancerous polyps that are present in the colons they examine. According to the new study, doctors who perform […]
- Gene Could Link Obesity Colon Cancer
March 22, 2017
Read MoreGene Could Link Obesity, Colon Cancer Researchers have uncovered a genetic link between obesity and the risk for colon cancer. The discovery could lead to greater accuracy in predicting who is at risk for the disease, experts say.Research has suggested that colon cancer risk rises with increasing weight, but this finding points to a genetic […]
- Information Resource On The New Healthcare Law
March 22, 2017
Read MoreInformation Resource on the New Healthcare Law Many of us do not fully understand how the new federal healthcare law will affect us. The law, known as the Affordable Care Act, was signed into law on March 23, 2010. But only some parts of the new law go into effect immediately. Many parts of the […]
- New Recommendations For Mammography Screenings
March 22, 2017
Read MoreNew Recommendations for Mammography Screenings A new recommendation by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) suggests that routine mammograms for women should start at age 50 and that the decision to start regular screening before the age of 50 should be an individual one. The USPSTF is an independent panel of experts which advises […]
- Good Music Is Good For Your Heart
March 22, 2017
Read MoreGood Music Is Good For Your Heart According to research conducted recently at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, listening to your favorite music is good for your cardiovascular system. The researchers found that the emotions aroused by joyful music have a healthy effect on blood vessel function.”We had previously demonstrated that […]
- Medical Residents Lack Sleep Despite Policy Changes
March 22, 2017
Read MoreMedical Residents Lack Sleep Despite Policy Changes USAToday reports that despite a change in policy in 2003 that reduced the number of hours a resident could work in one shift from 30 to 24 and reducing the number of hours a week a resident could work from 100 to 80 medical residents, there has been […]
- Woman Not Receiving As Prompt Medical Help As Men
March 22, 2017
Read MoreWomen Not Receiving the Prompt Medical Care for Heart Attack that Men Typically Receive A new study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes shows that women experiencing cardiac symptoms were much less likely than men to receive prompt medical care after calling 9-1-1. If a woman is having cardiac symptoms: “It turns out that […]
- Aspirin Doesnt Prevent First Heart Attack Stroke
March 22, 2017
Read MoreAspirin Doesn’t Prevent First Heart Attack, Stroke Contradicting current recommendations, a new trial finds that aspirin does not reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke for people with diabetes or peripheral arterial disease.Aspirin clearly is effective in secondary prevention, reducing the risk for people who already have had a heart attack or stroke, said […]
- C Difficile Catching Mrsa As Leading Hospital Infection
March 22, 2017
Read MoreC. Difficile Catching MRSA As Leading Hospital Infection According to a recent survey conducted by Washington, DC based Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), C. difficile, a life-threatening bacteria that causes diarrhea and more serious intestinal problems, is closing in on MRSA as the most prevalent and troublesome hospital-acquired infection in the […]