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01 Nov - 01 Dec
Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Lung cancer is known as the “invisible” or “forgotten” disease but lung cancer is a stark reality for more than 37,000 new patients in the UK every year – that’s one every 15 minutes.

BBC Health

Children 'risking liver disease'

Excessive drinking by children is causing a health time bomb, with record levels of liver disease in the under-30s, a charity warns.

Light-wave implant hope for deaf

An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers.

'Superglue' brain op for toddler

The parents of a 17-month-old girl tell how surgeons used glue to seal tiny brain blood vessels that threatened her life.

Asbestos victims win 'test case'

Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation.

Hairspray linked to birth defect

Boys born to women exposed to hairspray in the workplace may have a higher risk of being born with a genital defect.

Hospital bug fine plan 'unfair'

The government's plan to fine hospitals for not hitting Clostridium difficile targets is unfair, experts say.

Detention units 'fail on health'

Children held in UK detention centres are not getting the medical care they need, a leading medical journal warns.

Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says.

Young drinkers offered education

Police are tackling the growing problem of drink-related crime by offering youngsters a re-education programme.

About face! How babies in their buggies benefit from eye contact.

The direction a child is facing in their pram could affect their development and stress levels, a study suggests.

Yahoo Health

Study: Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier (AP)

AP - Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of chemotherapy.

HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol checks (AP)

AP - Two years after the government urged making HIV tests as common as cholesterol checks, there are small gains but still one in five people infected with the AIDS virus doesn't know it, scientists said Thursday.

Teen lives 4 months with no heart, leaves hospital (AP)

Fourteen-year-old D'Zhana Simmons (L) of South Carolina, who survived without a heart for nearly four months, walks with her mother, Twolla Anderson (R) as they enter a news conference at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center in Miami November 19, 2008. Simmons was kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood pumping device until she was able to have a heart transplant. (Joe Skipper/Reuters)

AP - D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. "But I know that I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart."

Insurers make pitch for health coverage mandate (AP)

AP - The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage.

Surgeon who did first US heart transplant dies (AP)

In this photo released by L.VAD Technology Inc., Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz is shown in New York in 1968. Dr. Kantrowitz, who performed the first human heart transplant in the United States in 1967 also pioneered development of mechanical devices to prolong the life of patients with heart failure, died in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. He was 90. (AP Photo/L.VAD Technology Inc.)

AP - Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, a cardiac surgeon who performed the nation's first human heart transplant and who also developed lifesaving medical implants, has died. He was 90. Kantrowitz died Friday in Ann Arbor of complications from heart failure, said his wife, Jean Kantrowitz.

Obese have right to 2 airline seats: Canada court (Reuters)

Reuters - Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.

Pfizer drops bid to sell Viagra over the counter in Europe (AFP)

Pfizer has dropped its bid to market its potency pill Viagra over the counter in Europe, the US pharmaceutical giant announced Thursday.(AFP/HO/File)

AFP - Pfizer has dropped its bid to market its potency pill Viagra over the counter in Europe, the US pharmaceutical giant announced Thursday.

Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 21, 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Health Tip: Signs That a Child May Be Autistic (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Autism is a childhood developmental disorder that has no cure. Autistic children have problems with social interaction, communication, and may engage in repetitive behaviors.

Weight-Alzheimer link different for men and women (Reuters)

Reuters - Women who are heavy in their middle years are at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease, especially if they have large waists. However, for men, being underweight during that period of life actually increases the likelihood of developing the degenerative brain disease, researchers report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

MedPage Today

Children of Centenarians May Follow in Parents' Footsteps

BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Children of centenarians live longer, with better profiles for myocardial infarction or stroke, than age-matched peers whose parents have average life spans, researchers reported here.

With Boxed Warning, Oral Eltrombopag Okayed by FDA for Chronic ITP

PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved oral eltrombopag (Promacta) for refractory chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), the drug's maker announced.

ASRM: Adoption of Single Embryo IVF Transfer Still Slow in U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Although multiple rather than single embryo transfer for in-vitro fertilization is less expensive in the short run, the risk of costly complications is much greater, calculated a CDC researcher.

Esophageal Pressure Used to Guide Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury

BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- A ventilator strategy using esophageal pressures to estimate transpulmonary pressure significantly improved oxygenation and respiratory-system compliance among critically ill patients, a pilot study found.

An Egg a Day Raises Risk of Diabetes

BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- People who eat eggs every day may substantially increase their risk of type 2 diabetes, researchers here said.

Hib Incidence Holds Steady Despite Vaccine Shortage

ATLANTA --There has been no significant increase in the incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in young children since a vaccine shortage necessitated deferral of the Hib booster last year, according to a CDC analysis.

FDA Advisers Recommend Refractory AFib Indication for RF Ablation Catheter

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (MedPage Today) -- An RF ablation catheter was unanimously recommended by a nine-member FDA advisory panel for the added indication of drug-refractory symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Bone Loss in Breast Cancer Therapy May Involve More Than Drugs

MAYWOOD, Ill. (MedPage Today) -- When assessing bone loss in postmenopausal breast cancer patients, clinicians should look beyond the effects of aromatase inhibitors and other therapies, researchers here said.

FDA Approves Rufinamide for Severe Epilepsy

ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved rufinamide (Banzel) as an adjunctive therapy for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy.

ASRM: Preimplantation Genetic Screening Reduces Recurrent Pregnancy Loss in IVF

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Screening embryos for chromosomal abnormalities before implantation can significantly reduce miscarriage rates in women with idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss, according to the largest study to date in this population.

Daily Mail

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