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6/13/2006 12:31:00 PM | High Blood Sugar Can Be Deadly After Heart Attack 
=(0) A study in the US shows that patients hospitalized for heart attacks or strokes are at greater risk of death if their blood sugar is elevated. The risk was higher in people who had not previously been diagnosed with diabetes, than in those who had. Patients with COPD or liver failure, however, do not run the same risk if their blood sugar...
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6/13/2006 10:43:00 AM | Surgeries Using Cadaver Tissue Pose Risks =(0) The body parts industry has been the focus of a recent scandal where tissue was taken without permission and sold for surgical use; however problems in the industry run much deeper than that according to an investigation by the Associated Press. Inadequate government regulations and careless procedures put patients at risk of receiving infecte...
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6/13/2006 7:35:00 AM | EPA will phase out common crop pesticide =(0) A lawsuit in 2004 that resulted in the EPA reevaluating the use of a nerve-agent type pesticide has led to the EPA's decicion to phase out the use of the chemical, AZM, in orchards and crops. Farmworker and environmental groups sued the EPA when it decided, despite evidence that the chemical is harmful to humans, to allow its use to continue i...
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6/13/2006 5:27:00 AM | Mesothelioma ruling ‘cruel’ =(0) A ruling in the British House of Lords last month is causing an uproar among British mesothelioma victims and Members of Parliament. The ruling limited compensation for asbestos-related disease victims who worked for more than one employer, with the idea that no single employer could be held entirely responsible. MPs will work to restore ...
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6/13/2006 4:39:00 AM | Study: 73 million Americans have diabetes or are at risk =(0) A new study reveals that as many as one third of American adults have diabetes or are close to developing it as shown by high blood sugar levels. And one-third of those are not aware of the diagnosis or risk. The rate of actual diabetes is estimated at close to 10% of the population and is rising. People with pre-diabetes are at high...
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6/12/2006 5:07:00 AM | Lilly diabetes drug shows promise =(0) Eli Lilly & Co. has a drug in development, Arxxant, that seems to slow down vision loss in diabetes. While it does not prevent the problem entirely, it appears to be useful in prolonging quality of life issues for people with the disease. Currently the only way to treat diabetic retinopathy is with laser surgery once the condition is adva...
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6/11/2006 4:19:00 AM | CANCER HITS 283 RESCUERS OF 9/11 =(0) The toll exacted by "9/11" continues to rise, with the findings that World Trade Center recovery workers are developing cancers at an alarming rate after exposure to a variety of toxic products in the course of their work. For example, according to a lawyer for some of the workers, the incidence of blood cancer such as leukemia is 100 times th...
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6/7/2006 1:27:00 PM | New outbreak as polio refuses to go quietly =(0) The World Health Organization's campaign to eradicate polio worldwide by the end of this year has suffered a setback, with a new outbreak of the disease in Namibia. Three cases are confirmed, and 33 more are suspected. Polio infection may lead to permanent paralysis and death. Namibia has begun an aggressive vaccination campaign, how...
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6/7/2006 7:07:00 AM | Clinical Trial Confirms Novel EGFR Antibody Targets Tumors But Not ... =(0) A preliminary clinical trial of a new cancer drug has shown encouraging results. The drug is "monoclonal antibody 806" which is designed to target and attack tumor cells but not normal cells. In the first trials it seems to have done just that, for cancers of several types including mesothelioma, other lung cancers, colorectal cancer and skin canc...
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6/5/2006 6:22:00 PM | Trial of Texas welder's lawsuit opens, could set precedent =(0) Nearly 4000 other litigants are watching the progress of a Texas man's trial claiming damages against companies in the welding industry. Ernesto G. Solis claims that manganese fumes he inhaled in the course of welding work have caused brain damage and a hand tremor. Manganese has been suspected of causing Parkinson's Disease. Plaintiffs ...
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6/5/2006 6:18:00 PM | Relapsing multiple sclerosis: FDA has approved the reintroduction ... =(0) The FDA has cautiously reapproved a controversial multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri. The drug was withdrawn in February 2005 because of complications: some patients developed a rare brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) which caused severe disability or death. After months of study, the drug will soon be a...
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6/4/2006 10:49:00 PM | Parkinson’s Drug Linked to Heart Valve Damage =(0) A new study suggests that a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease may cause heart valve trouble. Pergolide (Permax) is a dopamine agonist which helps symptoms in Parkinson's Disease but seems to be associated with leaky heart valves after long term use. In a new study, the risk of valve problems was three times higher in patients on the drug ...
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6/3/2006 11:35:00 AM | Evista associated with increased risk of stroke mortality in ... =(0) A new concern has surfaced for the osteoporosis medication Raloxifene (Evista). Post menopausal women with known heart disease or at high risk for heart disease were studied and those taking Evista had a higher risk for death from stroke than those on a placebo. Evista may still be indicated for women who do not have heart disease, but th...
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6/3/2006 6:24:00 AM | Retraction of study on chemical, cancer =(0) Almost ten years after the fact, the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is retracting a study that denied a link between hexavalent chromium and cancer. The Journal claims it did not know at the time that the article was actually submitted by a consulting firm with ties to PG&E Corp, later found to be polluting the area surrounding ...
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6/3/2006 4:48:00 AM | Feds close to package on tainted blood cases =(0) The Canadian government is close to announcing a settlement with more victims of the "tainted blood" scandal of the 1980s and 1990s. A previous settlement covered those who contracted Hepatitis C from blood transfusions between 1986 and 1990; the deal to be announced soon covers those infected outside of those years, since it has been shown th...
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6/3/2006 3:07:00 AM | Treating Obesity May Improve The Efficacy Of Therapy For Hepatitis ... =(0) Patients with chronic Hepatitis C will respond better to antiviral treatment if they are not obese, a new study finds. The treatment, a combination of two drugs, only cures about half of patients, and obesity lowers the odds of it working in ways having to do with hormone balance and insulin resistance. Obesity causes a range of metabolic effe...
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6/3/2006 12:15:00 AM | Drug attacks genetic roots of breast cancer =(0) A new drug is on the horizon for patients with advanced breast cancer. Tykerb is a new type of medication known as a "smart" drug, as it affects only cancer cells, not healthy ones. It is intended for women who aren't responding to Herceptin. Tykerb can be taken in pill form, and has fewer side effects than Herceptin as well. Th...
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6/2/2006 7:40:00 PM | Carotid Ultrasound Detects Signs Of Heart Disease =(0) Doctors have developed a safe, simple and painless procedure for checking blood vessels for blockages: they do an ultrasound of the carotid artery, the main artery that runs from the heart to the brain. The method is similar to ultrasound on other parts of the body. With this they can see how the blood flows through these arteries, and mo...
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6/2/2006 12:33:00 PM | Genetic disorder could cause strokes =(0) A German study has found that one cause of strokes in younger people is a genetic defect called Fabry Disease, in which a missing enzyme causes the body to accumulate lipids in the nervous system, cardiovascular system, and elsewhere. Cardiac, kidney, and nervous system disorders happen to these people at a younger age than the general populat...
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6/2/2006 6:19:00 AM | State EPA finds no groundwater-cancer tie =(0) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency maintains that chemicals from an old factory near the town of McCullom Lake did not find their way into the groundwater that the town uses. Three town residents contracted a rare form of brain cancer and are suing Modine Manufacturing and Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC, who made sealants and adhesives ...
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