Archive for September, 2007
Infections increasing in frequency and cost
A new review of inpatient data from US hospitals shows that the number of infections caused by a common bacterium increased by over 7 percent each year from 1998 to 2003. The attendant economic burden to hospitals increased by nearly 12 percent annually. The research is reported in the November 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online……..
Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org
No commentsBreast cancer death rate continues to drop
A report from the American Cancer Society finds the breast cancer death rate in the United States continues to drop more than two percent per year, a trend that began in 1990 and is credited to progress in early detection and therapy. But the report says African American women and women of other racial and ethnic groups have benefited less than white women from the advances that have led to those gains, and that a recent drop in cancer incidence (the rate at which news cancers are diagnosed) is due in part to fewer women getting mammograms……..
Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org
No commentsSense of taste different in women with anorexia nervosa
Eventhough anorexia nervosa is categorized as an eating disorder, it is not known whether there are alterations of the portions of the brain that regulate appetite. Now, a new study finds that women with anorexia have distinct differences in the insulta the specific part of the brain that is important for recognizing taste as per a new study by University of Pittsburgh and University of California, San Diego scientists currently on line in advance of publication in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology……..
Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org
No commentsChildren obese due to many unhealthy pressures
Unhealthy options and pressures influence nearly every part of children’s daily lives, as per studies released this week in a special supplement of the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. The national studies, which include work conducted at the University of Michigan, reveal that, in most middle and high schools across the nation, contracts with soft drink bottling companies give students easy access to sugary beverages……..
Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org
No commentsSamson Hair Restoration announces the first of it’s kind Zone Restoration Approach and Zone Pricing Plan in the Hair Transplantation Field.
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Our first of it?s kind Zone Pricing Program is simple and easy to understand and could save clients thousands of dollars compared to doctors offering old-style ?by- the-graft? procedures for hair transplants.
Most hair transplant surgeons structure their fees on a ?per graft? basis: for example, $10 per graft, $5 per graft, $7 per graft. Typically the exact price per graft depends upon the number of grafts transplanted in a single procedure. A person might have 1000 or 1500 or 2100 grafts, etc. Most clients do not really understand what it means to have 1000 grafts. Is that a lot? What will it look like?
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No commentsCancer in America 2003: 1.33 Million Cases; Death Rates Declining
ATLANTA — Feb 7, 2003 — Newly compiled data from the American Cancer Society finds even as death rates from several major cancers continue to decline, an aging population will produce a slight rise in the total number of cancer deaths in 2003. The Society’s annual Cancer Facts & Figures shows death rates are down for the top four cancer killers: cancers of the lung, breast, colon and prostate. But it also shows more Americans than ever, 1.33 million, will be diagnosed with cancer in 2003, and more than half a million will die of the disease.
Each year, the Society’s team of epidemiologists compiles and analyzes the latest data to estimate the number of cancer cases nationwide and in individual states. The 2003 estimates are published in the Jan/Feb 2003 issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and released as “Cancer Facts & Figures 2003.” A companion document, “Cancer Prevention and Early Detection,” compares individual states on tobacco use, nutrition, physical activity and the use of cancer screening tools. Some highlights from this year’s publications:
In 2003, an estimated 1,334,100 new cancer cases and 556,500 deaths from cancer are expected in the United States.
Incidence and death rates from lung cancer continue to decrease in men and have leveled off in women. It remains the top cause of cancer death in the U.S, with an estimated 171,900 new cases and 157,200 deaths expected this year.
Kentucky has the highest lung cancer death rate in the United States. The number of expected deaths there in 2003 (3,200) rivals that of Massachusetts (3,700), which has more than two million more residents*.
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer other than skin cancer among women in the United States, with an estimated 211,300 new cases and 39,800 deaths expected in 2003. Despite increasing incidence, the death rate from breast cancer continues to fall.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer other than skin cancer among men in the U.S., with an estimated 220,900 new cases and 28,900 deaths expected in 2003. Although death rates have decreased since the early 1990s, rates in African American men remain more than twice as high as rates in white men.
To read the report and accompanying editorial online, visit http://caonline.amcancersoc.org, or to obtain a hard copy, please call (404) 329-5184.
CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians is a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society providing cancer care professionals with up-to-date information on all aspects of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by saving lives, diminishing suffering and preventing cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. Founded in 1913 and with national headquarters in Atlanta, the Society has 17 regional Divisions and local offices in 3,400 communities, involving millions of volunteers across America. For more information anytime, call toll free 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
*U.S. Census Bureau estimated 2001 populations: Kentucky 4,065,556; Massachusetts 6,379,304
No commentsPregnancy Information
So here is the scoop. One of my best friends is pregnant and me being a guy I don’t have much first-hand experience so I need to find out some information in order to be as supportive as possible. I searched the web and came across a virtual all-in-one pregnancy site. It really does have everything you need to know, starting from the stages of conception all the way to birth.
My friend says twins run in her family and I was even able to find specialzed information topics like twins complications, best to be prepared for anything. I will let you know how everything ‘comes out’ in around 7 more months!
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