Tuesday, February 10, 2009

2/10 Reuters: Health News

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Pregnancy may delay treatment of breast cancer
February 9, 2009 at 8:02 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When breast cancer develops during pregnancy, its diagnosis and treatment of are often delayed. As a result, the woman's long-term survival may be jeopardized, doctors at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report.

Pfizer to list payments to doctors, researchers
February 9, 2009 at 8:01 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Monday it will begin next year to disclose most payments made to doctors and other U.S. healthcare professionals, to comply with the spirit of recently proposed legislation and boost trust in its products and collaborations.

Do it for Fido: smokers may quit to help a pet
February 9, 2009 at 7:08 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People unwilling to quit smoking to improve their own health may consider giving up cigarettes to spare their pets the harmful effects of second-hand smoke, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Experimental drug may help heart failure recovery
February 9, 2009 at 6:39 pm

LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental drug that boosts the body's ability to exercise may one day help people recover from heart failure, researchers said on Monday.

Chaotic clinics hurt minority patients: U.S. study
February 9, 2009 at 6:38 pm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Clinics serving high numbers of minority patients are often chaotic and crowded, contributing to the well-documented disparity in health care between blacks and others, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

Peanut recall has U.S. consumers "spooked": experts
February 9, 2009 at 6:26 pm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - "We have temporarily discontinued the use of peanuts," reads a handwritten sign behind the register at Penny's Noodle Shop in Oak Park, Illinois.

AIDS gels may work, but weakness seen in cocktails
February 9, 2009 at 5:03 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers trying to find a way to protect women from the AIDS virus said on Monday they had the first evidence that protective gels might work.

Few in U.S. see doctor or get medication for flu: study
February 9, 2009 at 4:57 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only a small percentage of people who get influenza or a similar illness are ever prescribed drugs shown to help the virus, according to a study released on Monday.

Japan scientists identify cancer-suppressing enzyme
February 9, 2009 at 8:48 am

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have identified an enzyme which appears to suppress breast cancer and they hope the finding will spur new therapies to control the second most common cancer in the world.

Marijuana may raise testicular cancer risk: study
February 9, 2009 at 12:22 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Marijuana use may increase the risk of developing testicular cancer, in particular a more aggressive form of the disease, according to a U.S. study published on Monday.

Psychiatrists may cut some ties to drug firms
February 8, 2009 at 10:08 pm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dr. Daniel Carlat knows all too well how easy it is for doctors to be seduced by drug industry money.
 

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