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• Pregnant Soldier Among Ft. Hood Victims • Unsportswomanlike Soccer Player Suspended [Leftovers]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 822
  • One of the victims of the Fort Hood massacre has been identified as pregnant 21-year-old soldier Francheska Velez of Chicago, who was starting maternity leave in two weeks. "She loved the military, loved to serve," said a friend. • Velez, an Army private, had recently returned from Iraq, where she disarmed ...
  5 days ago

• Early Morning Colon Cancer Tests Work Best

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  Colon cancer screening exams may be more effective if done very early in the day rather than later, yielding more polyps per patient, says a new study.
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• Colonoscopy early in morning better for colon cancer screening

  
  iHealthBulletin News — Authority: 132
  UCLA.edu - The effectiveness of colonoscopy for colon cancer screening may depend on the time of day it is performed. According to a new UCLA study, early-morning colonoscopies yielded more polyps per patient than later screenings, and fewer polyps were found hour by hour as the day progressed.The findings, published ...
  6 days ago

• How To Prevent Colon Cancer

  
  Home Fitness Body — Authority: 125
  More than 95% of colorectal cancers come from adenocarcinoma polyps. These cancers start in cells that form mucus glands, which lubricate the colon and rectum. A polyp is a group of cells that form on top of each other and may eventually turn cancerous. Carcinoid tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors and lymphomas ...
  1 week ago

• Times crafts strong reminder of screening’s dangers

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 431
  Sarah-Kate Templeton, in The Times of London, tells the story of one victim of medical screening and overtreatment , wrapping that story in the larger debate about unnecessary medical screening and finally caps it all off with the news of a “ Making Sense of Screening ” guide, produced for the charity Sense ...
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• Cosmetic Breast Surgery and Breast Cancer Screening

  
  Explore Plastic Surgery — Authority: 129
  Breast cancer continues to be a major health issue for women, averaging just under 200,000 new cases per year. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. From a plastic surgery standpoint, cosmetic breast surgery cases well exceed this number with over 500,000 procedures being performed per ...
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• Dr. Al Tahan Talks Pink

  
  Dia Diwan - Your Gateway to Middle East Chic — Authority: 126
  Have changes in lifestyles in the region over the last decades contributed to an increase in breast cancer? Certainly, our diets are becoming more westernized and minimal physical activity, are all factors that contribute to ones quality of health. You also have to take into consideration that women are now having ...
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• Breast cancer advice changed amid concern over unnecessary surgery

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Government advice about breast cancer screening has had to be changed after it was discovered thousands of women have undergone unnecessary surgery.
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• Scans at LA hospital spewed 8x normal radiation

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 431
  On Oct. 8, the FDA issued an alert recommending hospitals review CT scan radiation levels after dangerous doses were detected at an unnamed hospital. The Los Angeles Times ‘ Alan Zarembo took over from there, finding that serious radiation overdoses at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai hospital had prompted the ...
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• 10 Tips for a Healthy Life

  
  The Personal Finance Playbook — Authority: 461
  I dont know if it works...but I LOVE APPLES!!! This is my wife, Rachel’s first post.  She’s got one in the back of her mind about what every kid should have in terms of shots, etc., too.  I don’t know when we’ll see that one, but I sure appreciate her writing this one.  It’s everything I always want my ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tips to Make Your Mammogram Experience a Positive One

  
  Moms Buzz Tips for Busy Moms — Authority: 424
  When going to get your mammogram , consider these tips to make your mammogram experience a positive one, especially, if this will be your first time: Before your appointment, get a presription form from your referring physician and remember to bring it with you. If possible, choose a facility that specializes ...
  2 weeks ago

• Cancer screenings not all theyre cracked up to be

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 719
  Filed under: Health A recent New York Times story is chilling enough to certainly turn the health care world upside down. The message: Cancer screenings might not save lives. In a shocking and polarizing move, the American Cancer Society is backpedaling on cancer screenings, amending its previous stance ...
  2 weeks ago

• Brachitherapy in Prostate Cancer

  
  PlacidWay - Destination For Health & Wellness Tourism — Authority: 121
  by The Acibadem Health Group One of the alternative treatments in prostate cancer, brachitherapy is based on the principle of placing radioactive sources inside the prostate tissue which subject the cancerous tissue to slow but continuous beam emission at low dosages. One of the alternative treatments in ...
  2 weeks ago

• Doctors have less respect for obese patients: Study (re-issue)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 715
  Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): Johns Hopkins researchers have raised concerns over physicians’ pessimistic attitude towards obese patients.Their study showed that doctors have less respect for their obese patients than they do for patients of normal weight.In the study involving 238 patients, the researchers found that ...
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• Sebelius Releases New Report on Benefits of Health Insurance Reform for Women with Breast Cancer

  
  Insurance Top News — Authority: 106
  As Americans mark breast cancer awareness month, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report, Health Insurance Reform and Breast Cancer: Making the Health Care System Work for Women. The report details how health insurance reform will help women diagnosed with breast cancer and ...
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• Colorectal Cancer News in Brief: October 23

  
  C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition — Authority: 126
  Written by Kate Murphy . Briefly: Health care providers are less likely to recommend colorectal cancer screening to their patients with a high school education or less.  IV ibuprofen enhances morphine to control post-operative pain, reducing pain and letting patients use less morphine. Superspreaders with ...
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• Breast and Prostate Cancer Screening Questioned

  
  The Assertive Cancer Patient — Authority: 429
  Well, heres one that is going to upset Komens apple cart, with that organizations constant push for "early detection" through screening.  Apparently, even though more cancers--both breast cancer and prostate cancer--are being caught early because of increased use of mammograms and PSA tests, that has not resulted in ...
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• Cancer society’s messages on screening conflict

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 431
  The New York Times ‘ Gina Kolata reports that the American Cancer Society, a longtime defender of early detection and cancer screening, is planning to release an online message next year “to emphasize that screening for breast and prostate cancer and certain other cancers can come with a real risk of ...
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• Colon Cancer Screening Saves More Money

  
  C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition — Authority: 126
  Written by Kate Murphy . With the increasing expense of treating colorectal cancer, treatment cost savings in the near future will more than double when screening prevents colon and rectal cancers or finds them early. Looking at expense for an entire population, all screening methods except colonoscopy cost less ...
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• Making Sense of Cancer Screening

  
  Well — Authority: 728
  While the limits of cancer screening have long been known in the prevention community, the debate is new and confusing to many patients.
  2 weeks ago

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