Starting Jan. 1, Massachusetts doctors will be required to report by name, those people who test positive for the Aids and the HIV virus. They are the sixth state in the union to have adopted such a measure. The only exception was those who have tested positive for HIV and have not gotten Aids…
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Breast Cancer Update
Doctors now say women double the risk of breast cancer from eating more than one meal of red meat a day. This especially means processed red meat, like hamburgers and sausages. The female hormones oestrogen and progesterone are important for bodily functions but also stimulate growth in 70 per cent of breast cancers – those…
Don’t Waste That Spit !
French researchers have discovered a chemical naturally produced in our bodies called oriorphin, which is in our saliva but could possibly be produced in other areas of our bodies. They have tested it on rats in pain and found that it is a lot more potent than morphine. They have to do many…
Yet, Another Study
Children who are involved in athletics are at risk for sudden death from being hit in the chest, even with protective gear on. This deadly blow usually happens when the child is hit directly over the heart, and can be delivered by a ball, stick, bat, puck, or human. It occurs when the…
Another Brilliant Conclusion
Researchers have just come to the conclusion that firefighters are more likely to get cancer and other serious ailments. Umm, let’s see, they breath in a lot more smoke and other chemicals than the normal person comes in contact with, could that be the cause? Sorry, but I think that should have been…
Kids Showing Signs Of Artery Hardening
Kids that have risk factors already, China researchers have discovered, are showing early signs of hardening of the arteries. There seems to be a big push all over the world to battle fat. It is directly related to several diseases and is said to be epidemic. Many governments want to make new…
Diabetes Said To Wipe Out Blacks?
I have just picked up a news story that claims in Australia they are claiming that what they refer to as the European style treatments for diabetes type 2, which is diet and exercise are not working for Aborigines. They feel it is at epidemic levels and that Aborigines there will be wiped out…
Dance, Dance, Dance !
It has been found that dancing is the best exercise for people with heart failure. The main reason is that dancing of course is equal to brisk walking and jogging type activities, but not as boring. Those of us who love music can’t help but want to move to the tunes of our…
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
I had not ever heard of this before now, but there is a cancer known as inflammatory breast cancer that does NOT present itself with lumps. The symptoms vary and are vague which makes this cancer even scarier and from what I have heard more deadly than regular breast cancer. To see a…
Dems and Rep to Make Medicare Changes
Now that the elections are over both Democrats and Replicans are looking to make changes to the Medicare program which would include importing Canadian drugs and the price of cancer drugs among other things.