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Cancer Will Kill Nearly 10 Million People This Year, Report Estimates
(CNN) — The number of people around the world who have cancer is “rapidly growing,” with 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018 alone, researchers estimate in a new report. By the end of the century, cancer will be the No. 1 killer globally and the single biggest barrier to increasing our life expectancy, according to the report, released Wednesday by the World’s Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer. Cancer by the numbers The researchers used data from 185 countries, looking at all the places in the body cancer can occur and taking a deeper look at 3...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Cancer Local TV Source Type: news

Sporadic Burkitt Lymphoma Mimicking an Adnexal Tumor
A 77-year-old woman, gravida 4, para 4, visited our department because of sudden onset left abdominal dull pain without any aggravating or relieving factor as well as left lower limb numbness, which had occurred for 2 weeks. No changing bowel habit and diarrhea were mentioned. She had diabetes mellitus and hypertension, and had a prior history of two episodes of stroke. She had not undergone prior pelvic surgery or Papanicolaou examination for cervical cancer screen. All previous births were by vaginal delivery.
Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - June 13, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Chung-Yuan Lee, Yeh Giin Ngo, Meng-Chih Lee, Yu-Che Ou, Chin-Jung Wang Source Type: research

The growing burden of noncommunicable disease among persons living with HIV in Zimbabwe
Conclusion: NCD services will need to be expanded in Zimbabwe. They will need to be integrated into HIV care programmes, although the growing NCD burden amongst uninfected individuals presenting opportunities for additional services developed within HIV care to benefit HIV-negative persons.
Source: AIDS - March 16, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Epidemiology and Social Source Type: research

September Is Childhood Obesity Month -- Get The Facts
The obesity epidemic continues to dominate headlines--and for good reason. Obesity is a leading cause of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and stroke. Many of these conditions occur in adults but often begin in childhood. This September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. By knowing the facts and taking steps to help your children live a healthier lifestyle, childhood obesity and its resulting complications may be prevented. The Facts According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), one in three children in the U.S. is overweight or obese. Childhood obesity doubled in children and ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Design, synthesis, and negative inotropic evaluation of 4 ‐phenyl‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5(4H)‐one derivatives containing triazole or piperazine moieties
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Four novel series of 4‐phenyl‐1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐5(4H)‐one derivatives containing triazole or piperazine moieties were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for negative inotropic activity. The cytotoxicity of these compounds was evaluated and a preliminary investigation of the mechanism of action of these compounds on the atrial dynamics was also conducted.
Source: Chemical Biology and Drug Design - July 28, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: Zhi ‐Yu Wei, Bai‐Ri Cui, Xun Cui, Yan‐Ling Wu, Yang Fu, Li‐Ping Liu, Hu‐Ri Piao Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

ACR Preliminary Summary of Radiology Provisions in the 2017 MPFS Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule on Thursday, July 7. Upon initial review, the American College of Radiology (ACR) is pleased with several provisions within the rule. CMS has recognized the value provided by radiologists in providing mammography services through an increase in the physician work relative value units (RVUs) for diagnostic mammography and maintaining the current value for screening mammography. Additionally, ACR physicians and staff held numerous conference calls and meetings with CMS on the topic of appropriate use criteri...
Source: American College of Radiology - July 8, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Major Study Paints Picture Of America's Health System -- And It's Not Pretty
  So you assume Americans are the healthiest people in the free world? Not so fast, Charlie. The annual OECD Health at a Glance report for 2015 found:   1. The U.S. still leads in per capita health spending. Although U.S. health-spending growth has slowed down in recent years, it was still 2.5 times greater than the OECD average in 2013. The United States spends about $8,713 per person, by far the most of any country in the world. Other countries, including Turkey and India, spend less than $1,000 on health care per person annually.   2. Life expectancy in the U.S. is lower than in most other OECD ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

10 Must-Do Health Checks For Women Over 50
This article first appeared on the Golden Girls Network blog. Earlier on Huff/Post50: -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Identifying and Describing the Impact of Cyclone, Storm and Flood Related Disasters on Treatment Management, Care and Exacerbations of Non-communicable Diseases and the Implications for Public Health
Conclusion Cyclone, flood and storm related disasters impact on treatment management and overall care for people with NCDs. This results in an increased risk of exacerbation of illness or even death. The interruption may be caused by a range of factors, such as damaged transport routes, reduced health services, loss of power and evacuations. The health impact varies according to the NCD. For people with chronic respiratory diseases, a disaster increases the risk of acute exacerbation. Meanwhile, for people with cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes there is an increased risk of their illness exacerbating, which can ...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - September 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: jc164421 Source Type: research

Gambia: Drug Addiction and Health
[The Point] People who suffer from addiction often have one or more accompanying medical issues, which may include lung or cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, and mental disorders. Imaging scans, chest X-rays, and blood tests show the damaging effects of long-term drug abuse throughout the body. For example, research has shown that tobacco smoke causes cancer of the mouth, throat, larynx, blood, lungs, stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and cervix.19 In addition, some drugs of abuse, such as inhalants, are toxic
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 1, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news

An Overview of Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Safety: 2006 to 2015
Conclusions: These results, along with the safety data from the prelicensure clinical trials, confirm that the HPV4 vaccine has a favorable safety profile. Key policy, medical and regulatory organizations around the world have independently reviewed these data and continue to recommend routine HPV vaccination.
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - August 14, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Vaccine Reports Source Type: research

Definitive chemoradiotherapy for advanced cervical cancer: should it be different in the elderly?
Conclusions Despite advanced age, more than 60% of pts underwent complete CRT treatment. Thus, age should not be the only factor to guide therapeutic decisions in CC. Carboplatin was better tolerated
Source: European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology - June 20, 2015 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research

The global impact of non-communicable diseases on macro-economic productivity: a systematic review
Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have large economic impact at multiple levels. To systematically review the literature investigating the economic impact of NCDs [including coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), cancer (lung, colon, cervical and breast), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD)] on macro-economic productivity. Systematic search, up to November 6th 2014, of medical databases (Medline, Embase and Google Scholar) without language restrictions. To identify additional publications, we searched the reference lists of retriev...
Source: European Journal of Epidemiology - April 3, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

In-Hospital Stroke Recurrence and Stroke After Transient Ischemic Attack: Frequency and Risk Factors Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— In-hospital stroke recurrence was low with optimal current management. Patients with a history of TIA, severe symptomatic carotid stenosis, or uncommon causes of stroke were at higher risk. Pneumonia was associated with a higher risk of stroke recurrence in patients with initial TIA or minor stroke but not in the overall population studied. Aphasia may bias the detection rate by concealing new neurological symptoms.
Source: Stroke - March 23, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Erdur, H., Scheitz, J. F., Ebinger, M., Rocco, A., Grittner, U., Meisel, A., Rothwell, P. M., Endres, M., Nolte, C. H. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Carotid Stenosis, Emergency treatment of Stroke, Antiplatelets Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

What You Should Know Before You Schedule Your Next Doctor Appointment
Before we were able to Google our every itch and twinge and ache, we had very different relationships with our doctors. “In the early years of my career, information was something the doctor had and the patient didn’t,” Dr. Michael L. LeFevre, a professor and physician at the University of Missouri, tells The Huffington Post. Today, he says, patients bring their information to him for his input. “They want my opinion about how good the information is and what it means and how to interpret it for them in their lives.” Of course, the Internet is rife with misinformation, and sometimes a well-meaning patient will ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news