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Archive for November, 2009
Women should still get regular mammograms
Nov. 28 | The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has put forth new guidelines for screening mammogram in women ages 40-49, annually mammograms in women 50 and older and self-exams. The recommendations from the federal government-funded committee has created confusion...
New research says people can hear with their skin
Nov. 26 | According to new research, people can also hear with their skin. Dr. Bryan Gick and his team at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, sought to determine if tactile sensations could affect hearing. In there study involving 22 people,...
New breast cancer screening guidelines: Science or money?
Nov. 26 | The United States Preventive Services Task Force’s new recommendations for women receiving mammograms have turned years of medical advice on its head. Now some organizations and doctors are refuting the recommendations. The USPSTF now suggests routine...
Community-associated MRSA on the rise in U.S. hopitals
Nov. 25 | According to a new study, community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is on the rise in U.S. hospitals. From 1999 to 2006, there has been an astonishing seven-fold growth in the new community-associated strain CA-MRSA in...
Not getting angry at work is bad for your heart
Nov. 24 | According to new research, by not expressing feelings over unfair treatment at work, it may have major consequences on your heart. People who convey their feelings openly, for instance by getting angry, have no increased risk of heart problems Lead researchers,...
Tobacco and lead strongly increase risk of developing ADHD
Nov. 24 | According to new research, prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke and childhood exposure to lead are linked to an increased risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Some official statistics show that, if these two factors...
Man spends 23 years in a coma but was awake the entire time
Nov. 24 | Rom Houben, a 46-year-old Belgian who doctors believed was in a coma, caused by a car crash in 1983, had in fact been conscious for 23 years. Houben had heard the doctors, nurses and family speaking in his room for decades but could do nothing to tell...
Women confused with new breast cancer screening guidelines
Nov. 22 | On Monday, a government appointed group known as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released their new guidelines for mammograms. The task force now suggests women younger than the age of 50 do not need mammograms. It is important to note the revised...
Plastic surgeons say no Botax on Botox
Nov. 21 | Plastic surgeons across the U.S. are seeing red over a piece of proposed legislation that could make a trip to the plastic surgeon or a medical spa more expensive. There were approximately 4.7 million Botox visits in the U.S. last year, with the average...
