HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- A third of women who opt
for breast-conserving cancer surgery say they now have an asymmetry
between their breasts that greatly affects their quality of life, a new
study says. -- read full article
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to sex,
grandma and grandpa are having more of it these days, new Swedish research
suggests. -- read full article
Reuters - Despite new efforts to regulate
Internet pharmacies, 85 percent of sites selling controlled
drugs do not require a prescription, researchers reported on
Wednesday. -- read full article
Time.com - As older generations lead increasingly active sex lives, research shows they may also be suffering from a rise in sexually transmitted diseases -- read full article
Reuters - Obesity levels in China are rising
fast, with more than a quarter of the adult population
overweight or obese. As people add more meat and dairy products
to their diet, serious health problems can develop, a new study
says.
AP - Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.
AP - Bullying doctors can make nurses afraid to question their performance, resulting in medical errors, according to a hospital group that announced new requirements for cracking down on intimidating behavior. -- read full article
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The thicker the skin cancer tumor,
the more likely it will spread or recur, according to a newly published
study. -- read full article
Reuters - Legislation that cut fees doctors
receive for giving chemotherapy to Medicare patients has not
affected care so far, researchers reported on Tuesday. -- read full article
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Rashes can occur for various reasons,
including medical conditions and reactions to products, foods or
medications. -- read full article
Time.com - As older generations lead increasingly active sex lives, research shows they may also be suffering from a rise in sexually transmitted diseases -- read full article
Reuters - Obesity levels in China are rising
fast, with more than a quarter of the adult population
overweight or obese, as people add more meat and dairy products
to their diet, causing serious health problems, a new study
says.
AP - A prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older men whose disease hadn't spread.
