Yahoo! Health News
by LAURAN NEERGAARD
7 Feb 2012 at 2:12am
The Obama administration wants to spend just over half a billion dollars on Alzheimer's research next year, hoping to battle back against what could become the defining disease of the aging baby-boom generation.
by Fabienne Faur
7 Feb 2012 at 2:14am
US cooking star Paula Deen, self-proclaimed "Queen of Southern Cuisine" famous for her dishes smothered in butter, has met a storm of outrage after revealing she has diabetes and is hawking a drug to treat the disease.
by LINDSEY TANNER
7 Feb 2012 at 2:08am
Good news for budget-minded travelers: There's no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists.
by Genevra Pittman
6 Feb 2012 at 2:13am
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new government study reports that while fewer kids and teens are getting exposed to secondhand smoke while riding in the car, rates of exposure are still high enough to warrant concern. The authors recommend that more...
by Frederik Joelving
6 Feb 2012 at 2:14am
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by physical abuse in 2006, according to a new report. Babies younger than one were the most common v...
6 Feb 2012 at 6:04am
(HealthDay News) -- Potty training accidents can be frustrating for parents and kids, but they're usually a part of the learning process.
6 Feb 2012 at 7:22am
(Reuters) - Humana Inc posted a big rise in fourth-quarter earnings that was generally in line with analysts' targets, helped by higher membership in its Medicare plans for the elderly, and the health insurer slightly lifted its full-year prof...
by LINDSEY TANNER
6 Feb 2012 at 6:22am
Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat action aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
by Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
6 Feb 2012 at 8:04am
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Although fewer kids are being exposed to smoking while riding in cars, more than 20 percent of nonsmoking teens still are, U.S. health officials report.
6 Feb 2012 at 9:28am
(Reuters) - Orexigen Therapeutics Inc said it reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators on the design of a heart-safety trial required for the approval of its experimental obesity drug. The biopharmaceutical company plans to enroll about 10...
by MATTHEW PERRONE
6 Feb 2012 at 10:12am
Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects.
by Dorene Internicola
6 Feb 2012 at 10:46am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For most people running one marathon is a daunting prospect but research scientist Leslie Miller belongs to group of runners who have completed 100 or more marathons, many of them just for the fun of it. "It's my hobb...
by DAVID BAUDER
6 Feb 2012 at 10:24am
Television already has "The Biggest Loser." Dr. Mehmet Oz is looking for the biggest number of losers.
by Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter
6 Feb 2012 at 11:02am
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Online dating has upended traditional matchmaking, new research suggests, with more would-be suitors embracing the notion that Mr. or Ms. Right may only be a click away.
by Denise Mann
HealthDay Reporter
6 Feb 2012 at 11:02am
MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Close to 4,600 kids in the United States were hospitalized as a result of child abuse in one recent year, and 300 of them died, a new study shows.
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ScienceDaily: Skin Cancer News
27 Jan 2012 at 12:54pm
New anti-cancer research has led to the development of a novel class of chemical inhibitors that specifically target cancer cells with pluripotency.
17 Jan 2012 at 6:14pm
Patients with metastatic melanoma taking the recently approved drug vemurafenib (Zelboraf®) responded well to the twice daily pill, but some of them developed a different, secondary skin cancer. Now, researchers have elucidated the mechanism by which vemurafenib excels at fighting melanoma but also allows for the development of skin squamous cell carcinomas.
5 Jan 2012 at 1:24pm
A national U.S. clinical trial testing the efficacy of a novel brain tumor vaccine has begun. The vaccine will be tested in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive and highest grade malignant glioma.
5 Jan 2012 at 12:16pm
Fibroblasts, cells that play a role in the structural framework of tissues, play an apparent role in melanoma tumor growth. Fibroblasts also contribute to melanoma drug resistance and may also facilitate the "flare" response when a tumor's metabolism is enhanced following a patient being removed from a targeted therapy, said researchers.
5 Jan 2012 at 10:20am
Researchers are one step closer to melanoma cancer detection at the cellular level, long before tumors have a chance to form. Commercial production of a device that measures melanoma using photoacoustics, or laser-induced ultrasound, will soon be available to scientists and academia for cancer studies. The commercial device also will be tested in clinical trials to provide the data required to obtain US Food and Drug Administration approval for early diagnosis of metastatic melanoma and other cancers.
4 Jan 2012 at 10:51am
Women with breast cancer who take antiestrogen supplements may be decreasing their risk for melanoma, according to a new study.
15 Dec 2011 at 10:27pm
Researchers have discovered a hereditary cancer syndrome that predisposes certain people to a melanoma of the eye, along with lung cancer, brain cancer and possibly other types of cancer.
8 Dec 2011 at 4:37pm
Women who have non-melanoma skin cancers are more likely to have smoked cigarettes compared to women without skin cancer, said researchers.
5 Dec 2011 at 3:58pm
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has released Clinical Cancer Advances 2011: ASCO's Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer, an independent review of the advances in cancer research that have had the greatest impact on patient care this year. The report also identifies the most promising trends in oncology and provides insights from experts on where the future of cancer care is heading.
5 Dec 2011 at 9:23am
Scientists have made an important discovery in the fight against malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer. In a new study, researchers have shown that a specific gene (P-Rex1) must be present before malignant melanoma can spread.
1 Dec 2011 at 4:42pm
A new study may help explain why men are three times more likely than women to develop a common form of skin cancer. The study found that male mice had lower levels of an important skin antioxidant than female mice and higher levels of certain cancer-linked inflammatory cells. As a result, men may be more susceptible to oxidative stress in the skin, which may raise their risk of skin cancer compared to women.
30 Nov 2011 at 10:58am
Ultra-tiny zinc oxide (ZnO) particles are among the ingredients list of some commercially available sunscreen products, raising concerns about whether the particles may be absorbed beneath the outer layer of skin. To help answer these questions, a team of scientists from Australia and Switzerland have developed a way to optically test the concentration of ZnO nanoparticles at different skin depths.
28 Nov 2011 at 4:12pm
A drug commonly used to treat seizures appears to make eye tumors less likely to grow if they spread to other parts of the body, according to researchers.
28 Nov 2011 at 2:24pm
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that blood stem cells can be engineered to create cancer-killing T-cells that seek out and attack a human melanoma.
22 Nov 2011 at 10:29am
Researchers have identified a protein, called P-Rex1, that is key to the movement of cells called melanoblasts. When these cells experience uncontrolled growth, melanoma develops.
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Skin Cancer News
7 Feb 2012 at 2:20am
A proposed bill by the Washington Legislature would ban those under 18 from using tanning salons.
6 Feb 2012 at 10:06pm
Preparing a wedding is always an emotional affair. But Jamie-Lee Whellem is likely to shed more tears than most brides-to-be as she rushes to tie the knot before her mother dies from skin cancer.
6 Feb 2012 at 7:56pm
Research led by Wanguo Liu, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a new protein critical to the development and growth of prostate cancer.
6 Feb 2012 at 3:46pm
Jeremy Burfoot, a father of three from the North Shore, will hit Lake Karapiro tomorrow to try to break a couple of long-distance jetski world records to raise awareness of melanoma skin cancer a disease that he survived in 2005.
6 Feb 2012 at 2:46pm
Dermatologic care in the homeless and impoverished urban underserved populations is rarely described despite the wide prevalence of skin concerns in this population.
6 Feb 2012 at 10:32am
When thinking about the need for adequate calcium, the first thing to come to mind is that the mineral is needed for strong bones.
6 Feb 2012 at 3:17am
WHEN Karen Portch was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2009, she never imagined in just two years time she would be helping her husband through the same experience.
5 Feb 2012 at 10:49am
The Vitamin A supplements added to many major brands of sunscreen are raising questions about their safety.
5 Feb 2012 at 9:49am
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland, located in Beachwood, will hold its 2nd Annual WellFed Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb.
5 Feb 2012 at 4:40am
There are several research trials currently being conducted to help asthma sufferers.
4 Feb 2012 at 8:42am
The amount of sunlight you are exposed to might play a part in determining your stroke risk, new research suggests.
4 Feb 2012 at 4:37am
Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men.
4 Feb 2012 at 12:22am
The NSW government is pushing ahead with legislation to ban tanning salons by the end of 2014, despite opposition calls for immediate action.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:03pm
The World Cancer Research Fund today estimated there will be 396,000 new cases of cancer in the UK - a rise of 30% on 2008 figures.
3 Feb 2012 at 11:34am
Ottawa, ON- In honour of World Cancer Day, James Bezan MP delivered a tough statement in the House of Commons on the hazards of artificial tanning equipment.
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