10.31.07

Radiation implants work for young men too

Posted in Health at 12:51 am by heaven

A U.S. researcher says brachytherapy -- radiation seed implants -- should be considered a treatment option for prostate cancer in men under age 60. Lead study author Dr. Alice Ho of New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center said she found brachyt...

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10.30.07

Ambien appears to wake up coma patient

Posted in Health at 11:28 pm by heaven

A British woman who slipped into a coma six years ago after taking heroin is reportedly regaining consciousness after being given an Ambien-type drug. Amy Pickard of Hastings was given zolpidem, the drug marketed in the United States under the name Ambien...

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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News - October 30, 2007

Posted in Health at 9:50 pm by heaven

STS-120's third spacewalk is completed HOUSTON, Oct. 30 -- U.S. astronauts Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock Tuesday completed the third spacewalk of space shuttle Discovery's STS-120 mission. The 7-hour, 8-minute spacewalk included installation of...

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Injections ease Achilles tendon pain

Posted in Health at 7:36 pm by heaven

Patients with chronic tendinosis of the Achilles tendon have less pain when injected with a small amount of a dextrose solution, a Canadian study found. Lead author Dr. Norman J. Maxwell of St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver said chronic tendinosis is a co...

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Radiation boost helps cancer survival

Posted in Health at 7:05 pm by heaven

An extra radiation boost following breast cancer surgery and standard radiation helps prevent breast cancer return in young women, a Dutch study found. Senior author Dr. Harry Bartelink, a radiation oncologist at The Netherlands Cancer Institute at Anton...