The drug Herceptin presents a unique opportunity for breast cancer patients in the early stage—a drastically lowered risk for relapse. Medical professionals have labeled Herceptin as the “biggest news of the year.”
It should be noted that patients on the Herceptin regimen have a higher risk of heart failure.
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A diet with rich with fiber from diverse sources proves to be beneficial for men and women. Research shows a direct corellation between fiber intake and lowering the risks of clinical obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, elevated blood sugar levels, and heart disease.
Eat more fiber!
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New CPR guidelines double the number of chest compressions from 15 to 30 for every two rescue breaths.
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CHICAGO - Babies should be offered pacifiers at bedtime, and they should sleep in their parents’ room — but not in their beds — in order to lessen the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, the nation’s largest group of pediatricians says.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – How much you exercise may be more important than how hard you exercise in terms of heart health, according to a study of sedentary overweight men and women. And, many will be happy to hear, exhaustive amounts of exercise are not needed for heart health.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – Eating fish at least once a week slows the toll aging takes on the brain, while obesity at midlife doubles the risk of dementia, a pair of studies concluded on Monday.
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BALTIMORE - Just when we thought we couldn’t get any fatter, a new study that followed Americans for three decades suggests that over the long haul, 9 out of 10 men and 7 out of 10 women will become overweight.
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LONDON, England (Reuters)—Smokers who believe a few cigarettes a day do not do any harm will need to think again.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) – The food served in California schools will be healthier under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Use of prescription drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is growing at a faster rate among adults than children, new research shows.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – As they wait for their children’s first report card to come home this year, elementary-school parents across Pennsylvania also can expect to receive a separate report on a key indicator of their children’s health.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Girls who regularly ate breakfast, particularly one that includes cereal, were slimmer than those who skipped the morning meal, according to a study that tracked nearly 2,400 girls for 10 years.
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – An active lifestyle and a healthy, fish-rich diet are not only good for your heart, they may also help tackle the memory loss associated with old age, two leading neuroscientists said on Wednesday.
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DENVER - San Francisco 49ers lineman Thomas Herrion died from heart disease when he collapsed after a preseason game in Denver on Aug. 20, the Denver County coroner said Tuesday.
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Researchers for the first time establish how much exercise women should be able to do by age.
NEW YORK Aug 3, 2005 For the first time, researchers have established how much exercise women should be able to do for their age and found that their capacity is slightly lower than men’s. It also declines [...]
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A medical researcher is changing the heart of the medical community with a simple, yet profound message that faith is good for your health. Harold Koenig has found a clear relationship between faith and health, one that he has dubbed “the healing connection.”
Koenig, founder and director of the Duke University Center for the Study [...]
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WASHINGTON - Thirty percent of U.S. troops surveyed have developed stress-related mental health problems three to four months after coming home from the Iraq war, the Army’s surgeon general said Thursday.
The survey of 1,000 troops found problems including anxiety, depression, nightmares, anger and an inability to concentrate, said Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley and other [...]
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PARIS (Reuters) – Lance Armstrong won an unprecedented seventh Tour de France on Sunday, closing the curtain on one of the most extraordinary cycling careers ever.
The American safely crossed the line in the peloton at the end of the 144.5-km final stage on the Champs Elysees.
The last climb in his career was to the [...]
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LONDON - Sir Richard Doll, the British scientist who first established a link between smoking and lung cancer, died Sunday at age 92, Oxford University said.
The epidemiologist died at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford after a short illness, said the university, where Doll worked at its Imperial Cancer Research Center. The exact cause [...]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A hostile temperament may shorten the lives of middle-aged adults with heart disease, new research suggests.
In a study of more than 1,300 men and women with diseased heart arteries, researchers found that younger patients with an antagonistic personality had a higher risk of dying over the next 14 years [...]
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