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Men Who Survive Heart Attack Face Increased Osteoporosis Risk

Male heart attack survivors face an increased risk of bone loss and osteoporosis, later in life. The following is an observation of a study conducted by Jeanette H. Magnus // from Tulane University. It has been known for a long time that osteoporosis and heart disease share s...

Bombings in Japan have left Indelible Health Impression

... on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, survivors are still facing the effects of the onslaught.// The studies have shown how survivors continue to develop thyroid nodules, sometime benign and at other times cancerous, that is commensur...

Cost-effective Meningitis Vaccine To Be Launched In Africa

...se infected lose their lives while the rest of the survivors turn deaf. If the above plan were to be materialized, it would mark the first ever initiative taken for production of the vaccine, exclusively for use by the developing and underdeveloped countries. It would also ensure that the drug manufacturer ...

Shared Care Results In Better Breast Cancer Outcomes

...und that about two-thirds of elderly breast cancer survivors who received shared care had higher mammography ra...es have shown that over one-third of breast cancer survivors do not receive annual mammography after treatment, so we know that there are problems with the quali...

Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Could Improve Quality Of Life After Radiatio

...radiation therapy,” said Edward G. Shaw, M.D. “For survivors of brain tumor radiation, symptoms of short-term memory loss and mood changes similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease, as well as fatigue, frequently occur, leading to a poor quality of life.” Stephen R. Rapp, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and ...

Hurricane Hangover: Katrina Still Haunts

...r the destructive visit off Hurricane Katrina, the survivors are still facing the after effects of the fury unleashed on the survivors scattered across the nation // , with the destruction so large the loss so dear that the people are ...

Rituximad Can Treat Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease: Study

... common cause of disease and death among long-term survivors of donor stem-cell transplants for certain forms of cancer and blood diseases, affecting 60-70 percent of long-term survivors. It occurs when immune system cells in transplanted tissue launch an attack on recipients' own tissue, producing problems th...

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center To Study Ways To Prevent 'Chemo Brain'

... and cognitive problems experienced by many cancer survivors after chemotherapy.// The study is being funded by...ain" or chemo fog. "A substantial number of cancer survivors who receive chemotherapy report mild to moderate cognitive impairment that persists following treatm...

9/11 Escapees Have Worsening Respiratory And Psychological Problems

...will take at least two decades to determine if any survivors die from cancer or related illnesses. The study found that 40 percent of the people trapped in were likely o experience psychological distress and were five times more likely to report a stroke. 56 percent of those surveyed reported worsening respira...

Concern Over The Rise In Preterm Deliveries

...iderable impact on long-term future health. 1 in 4 survivors born less than 25 weeks' gestation have severe mental or physical disability. Even beyond 32 weeks, 1 in 3 children have educational and behavioural problems by the age of 7. The researchers from Denmark are yet to reach for possible reasons for th...

Rising Number of Preterm Births Cause Concern

...t on long-term future health. For instance, 1 in 4 survivors born less than 25 weeks' gestation have severe mental or physical disability. Even beyond 32 weeks, 1 in 3 children have educational and behavioral problems by the age of 7. Possible reasons for the findings from Denmark are numerous and difficult ...

Pakistan and UN Agree On New Quake Recovery Plan

...the devastating earthquake. The new plan for quake survivors would be completed within a year, covering some reconstruction work as well. Improvement of the distribution system, water and sanitation system, skill training, teachers training programme and provision of adequate training reconstruction of house...

Breast cancer survivors slacken on mandated annual mammograms

According to a new study, breast cancer survivors who are at a high risk of a relapse or cancer of t...blished that regular mammography for breast cancer survivors have shown a downward trend. The authors say 'Efforts are needed to increase awareness among healthc...

Time to Launch Suicide Awareness in Schools

...h Monday and will attract crisis center workers, a survivors group, researchers, prevention experts and therapists. The meeting is held concurrently with a crisis center conference and an annual healing after suicide conference. Mazza, a University of Washington associate professor of educational psychology ...

Breast Cancer Survivors Growing in Numbers

Approximately two million breast cancer survivors have been found to be alive in America today. Scr...en estimated that about a third of these long-term survivors do suffer from debilitating fatigue making normal activities of life difficult to manage. Research...

Salutations For The Selfless Heroes On World Red Cross Day

...e Americas, while providing ongoing support to the survivors of the Asia tsunami. “Volunteers are the messengers and implementers of our humanitarian mission to millions of vulnerable people around the world,” said Kellenberger and Suárez del Toro said in a joint statement marking World Red Cross Red Crescen...

Mouse Model Beneficial to Study of Head and Neck Cancer

...tion therapy. In addition, the quality of life for survivors is usually miserable because the location of the cancer often destroys structures critical to speaking, breathing and swallowing. In their research, Wang and her colleagues engineered a strain of mice to specifically lack expression of the transfor...

Profound Scars Lay Siege On the Mental Health Of Hurricane Survivors, A study

...hat has delved into the mental psyche of hurricane survivors has shown the prevalence of deep scars that take v...ld consider, in handling the high risk category of survivors and identifying the type of help they would require in managing mental health problems....

The by-product of surviving child cancer - Unemployment

Washington – Dutch research into child cancer survivors has revealed that most of these survivors remain unemployed and the chances are twice as much compared// to those without a history of childho...

After Cancer Treatment Worry Continues – Researchers Find

...irst study on the worries experienced by long-term survivors reveals the following. Some after effects like rec...imately one-third of long-term, older-adult cancer survivors - researchers from Case Western Reserve University's Cancer Survivor Research Project reports. It...

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