Rachel Howell Stockton
Pediatric Cancer: A Cure for Neuroblastoma?
More than 12,000 U.S. infants and children are diagnosed with some type of pediatric cancer every year.About 650 new cases of Neuroblastoma, the most common
FDA: Sleep Positioners are Hazardous
Within the past 13 years, 12 infants between the ages of 1 to 4 months have suffocated to death while sleeping in products marketed as ...
Celiac Disease Rising in Vulnerable Elderly Generation
In the last 60 years, the number of people diagnosed with celiac disease in the US has increased 500%.The Mayo Clinic describes Celiac disease as ...
CDC: We're not Eating our Veggies
Despite the good press vegetables have gotten recently, according to a report compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans don’t seem to ...
"Freshman Fifteen" Avoided by Finding a Heavy Roommate
A new study presented at a meeting of the American Society of Health Economists reveals that female college students who have heavier roommates are apt ...
Is it A Cold or the Flu?
Every fall, the American public "gears up" for the winter months, otherwise known as cold and flu season. While the cold weather in and of ...
Obesity Remains a "Heavy" Problem
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had a noble goal in trying to reduce obesity in adult Americans to 15% (from 30%) by ...
Intravenous Aspirin for Migraine Pain Relief?
When someone complains of having a migraine, they are referring to something far worse than the common headache.The suggestion that aspirin might effectively treat migraine ...
Global Cost of Dementia Soars
A new study has revealed that Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will have a worldwide cost of $604 billion in 2010, and is expected ...
Flu Shot Decreases Risk of Diabetes, Stroke, Asthma
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns, "Flu is a serious contagious disease that can lead to hospitalization and even death. In 2009–2010, ...
New Report Sheds Light on Cyberbullying
The case of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince has underscored what is becoming an increasing problem: bullying has gone digital. Prince, if you recall, was the young ...
DEA Providing Sites for Prescription Drug Disposal
In its continuing effort to stem the growing tide of prescription drug abuse across the nation, the Drug Enforcement Agency has set up 3,400 sites ...
Medtronics New Stent FDA Approved
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Medtronic Inc's new "baby" Integrity; a new, more flexible, artery-bracing bare metal stent.The world's largest medical device ...
Pediatric Cancer:Curing the Beast
Do you know how many types of Childhood Cancers there are?Do you know their names? * Brain Tumors * Endocrine Tumors * Ewing's Sarcoma * ...
FDA to Review Safety of GE Salmon
The Food and Drug Administration will hold a hearing Monday to discuss the fate of genetically engineered salmon.Specifically, the Atlantic salmon in question have been ...
Childhood Obesity Linked to Cold Virus
A new study partially funded by the National Institutes of Health has shown an association between a certain type of cold virus and obesity in ...
Diabetes Drug Actos Under Scrutiny
If you are taking the diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone), it is not time to panic or discontinue the medication yet. The Food and Drig Administration ...
Scientists Make Progress in Understanding Ovarian Cancer Risk
An estimated 230,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer worldwide, and about 130,000 die each year making it the fifth most common cancer among women ...
Thyroid, Kidney Cancers May Share Treatment
Thyroid Cancer and Kidney Cancer May Share Same TreatmentThe thyroid gland is located at the base of the neck just below the Adam's apple and ...
Acne Triggers Angst, Depression in Teens
A Norwegian study suggests that acne medications may have gotten a bad rap; for several years, the medical community has assumed these medications may lead ...
FDA Delays Decision on Breast Cancer Drug
In a news release on Friday, Genentech, a division of Roche, announced that the Food and Drug Administration has its decision on whether or not ...
Number of Uninsured Americans Soars
The Census Bureau is reporting that the number of uninsured Americans is $50.7 million, the highest number since 1987, the year the government began keeping ...
FDA Panel Rejects Diet Drug
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration is urging the agency to keep the weight loss drug, lorcaserin, off the market.Of the three ...
Sex Ed: How Parents Can Fill in Gaps Therein
Although 97% of students interviewed in 2006-2008 reported having had formal sex education classes by the time they graduated from high school, only 2/3 of ...
Childhood Cancer: Where are the Headlines?
Cancer is the #1 disease-related killer of children under the age of 14.September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month spotlighting the types of cancer that largely ...
All Memory Loss Due to Brain Abnormalities
A new study claims that mild to moderate memory loss, or mental decline, in adulthood can be attributed to abnormal brain lesions associated with Alzheimer’s. ...
Experts Straddle the Fence Regarding Meridia
Expert advisors to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue to straddle the fence as to whether or not the diet drug Meridia should be ...
Sweet News from Mars (Inc)
Mars, Inc., maker of such delectable delights as M&Ms and Snickers, released a preliminary genome sequence for the cacao tree, the ultimate source of the ...
Pregnancy Related Deaths Declining Globally
The United Nations (UN) estimates that 1,000 women die per day from pregnancy-related causes around the world. While this number is down from a decade ...
Please Help CHOP Childhood Cancer
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight the needs of children with cancer and to give everyone the opportunity to make ...
Pregnant Women Urged to Get Flu Shots
Health care professionals will soon be receiving letters from several leading medical groups urging them to encourage pregnant women to get a flu shot. The ...
Negativity Linked to Heart Ailments
The term “Type A” personality has been around for several decades – it’s a moniker used to describe those who are constantly driven to high ...
Osteoporosis Drugs: Worth the Risk?
If you are among the 44 million Americans with osteoporosis or osteopenia, you are most likely taking an oral drug containing Bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates, marketed by ...
Superbug Has Arrived in the US
The term 'Superbug' has been at the forefront of health news all summer and it appears it will continue to be a hot topic into ...
Hand-Washing Becoming More Popular
Alas, there is a silver lining behind every cloud. According to a new study, the threat of H1N1 has increased the hand-washing rate to its ...
What Complications Do Flu Shots Prevent?
In a fairly recent study, statistics show that deaths caused by the flu have risen and are higher than they were twenty years ago. This ...
CDC: More Babies Being Breastfed
In 2007, the government met its Healthy People 2010 breastfeeding goal; the CDC reports that in that year, 75% of newborn babies were breastfed.Follow-up breastfeeding ...
Angioplasty vs Coronary Artery Bypass: Choose Wisely
Angioplasty vs Coronary Artery Bypass: Choose WiselyData released from an important European-American study may change the face of severe heart disease treatment; or maybe it ...
Pediatric Cancer: Cure Desperately Needed
Pediatric Cancer: Cure Desperately NeededNeuroblastoma is the most common cancer in infancy with about 650 new cases diagnosed every year in the United States. More ...
Try a Family Style Approach to Meet Veggie Goals
Despite the best efforts of the Healthy 2010 Initiative, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that most Americans are not getting enough ...
AAP Urges Health Care Pros to Get Flu Shots
According to a new policy statement per the American Pediatric Academy website, the agency is recommending that all health care professionals be “required to receive ...
Do Cockroaches Hold the Key to MRSA Treatment?
Wouldn't it be great if when you got that next infection you could just hunt a cockroach, drizzle a little chocolate and pop it in ...
Pediatric Cancer: Who Will Look for a Cure?
Cancer is the number one cause of non-accidental death in children. Approximately 46 U.S. children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every single day; that's ...
The C8 Health Project:What Have We Learned?
The protective coating home cooks have come to love, on pots, pans and skillets may make clean-up in the kitchen easier, but what about keeping ...
Home Cooked Meal with a Side of Food Poisoning?
When most people hear "food poisoning", they immediately assume the cause to be cooked food provided by a public venue and consumed either on-site or ...
New Survey Outlines Increase in Employee Health Contributions
The economic downturn is being reflected through an annual increase in the amount of money workers are paying for family health coverage, according to a ...
In the Battle of the Strawberries, Did Organic Win
You're in the produce section of your grocery store trying to decide between conventionally grown strawberries and strawberries labeled organically grown. Both containers are filled ...
Research Sheds Light on Aggressive Breast Cancers
New research conducted by Breakthrough Breast Cancer is shedding new light on some of the more aggressive types of breast cancer.Cancerous tumors of the breast ...
Osteoporosis: Is Treatment Worse than the Disease?
As many as 10 million Americans have osteoporosis and 34 million more have low bone mass, called osteopenia, says the National Osteoporosis Foundation.Popular osteoporosis drugs ...
Promising Malaria Drug on the Horizon
Around the world, malaria, transmitted by mosquitoes, is the most significant parasitic disease of humans and claims the lives of more children worldwide than any ...
Mental Acuity May Increase Rate of Cognitive Decline
A new study shows that engaging in intellectually stimulating activities can ward off Alzheimer’s symptoms, but once the disease hits, the decline is more rapid ...
Sleep Quality Influences Food Choices in Teens
A new study conducted by Brigham and Women’s Hospital has shown a definitive association between the hours a teenager sleeps each night and the quality ...
The Flu Shot: How it Came to be, Why it Works
Although it hasn't come close to becoming eradicated, great strides have been made when it comes to influenza. They say that necessity is the mother ...
Preventive Surgery Reduces Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk
New research has shown that women who have a familial history of early breast cancer can significantly reduce their chances of developing the disease by ...
Too Sexy Too Soon: Media's Dangerous Impact on Teens
According to the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 46% of all high school seniors have had sexual intercourse, and 14 have had four or more ...
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