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for Saturday, October 2, 2010
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Increases in 5-, 10-year survival at every stage of breast cancer (October 1, 2010) -- Advances in screening for disease detection, better surgical techniques available to more women, and an increased number of therapies that reduce the risk of relapse in patients with both locally advanced and early stage disease, have collectively contributed to dramatic improvements in breast cancer's survival rates, according to a review of 60 years of patient records. ... > full story
How HRT and the Pill can lead to breast cancer: New research suggests possible treatment (October 1, 2010) -- Medical scientists have uncovered how hormone replacement therapy and contraceptive pills can lead to breast cancer, according to new research. The findings raise the hope that hormone induced breast cancer may be prevented in future using a new treatment for the bone-loss disease osteoporosis. ... > full story
Method to detect bladder cancer earlier is under development (October 1, 2010) -- Scientists may have discovered a way to diagnose bladder cancer at its earliest and, therefore, most treatable stages by measuring the presence or absence of microRNA using already available laboratory tests. ... > full story
Language delays found in siblings of children with autism (October 1, 2010) -- Siblings of children with autism have more frequent language delays and other subtle characteristics of the disorder than previously understood. Girls also may be mildly affected more often than recognized in the past, according to a new study. ... > full story
Women who get dental care have lower risk of heart disease, says study (October 1, 2010) -- A new study suggests that women who get dental care reduce their risk of heart attacks, stroke and other cardiovascular problems by at least one-third. ... > full story
Genetic changes that make some forms of brain cancer more aggressive identified (October 1, 2010) -- A study provides new insight into genetic changes that make some forms of glioblastoma, the most common type of primary brain cancer, more aggressive than others and explains why they may not respond to certain therapies. ... > full story
Flow of empty calories into children's food supply must be reduced, experts urge (October 1, 2010) -- With over 23 million children and adolescents in the US overweight or obese, the risks for many chronic diseases continue to increase. A new article examines the diets of American youth and finds some disturbing results. ... > full story
Twins provide clue that genetic epilepsy can originate in the embryo (October 1, 2010) -- An Australian study of identical twins shows that a rare genetic form of epilepsy can be caused by a genetic mutation that occurs in the embryo, and not necessarily passed down from parents. ... > full story
Chromosomal break gives scientists a break in finding new puberty gene (October 1, 2010) -- A break in the two chromosomes has given scientists a break in finding a new gene involved in puberty, researchers report. It's also helped clear up why some patients with delayed puberty have no sense of smell. ... > full story
Garlic oil shows protective effect against heart disease in diabetes (October 1, 2010) -- Garlic has "significant" potential for preventing cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that is a leading cause of death in people with diabetes, scientists have concluded in a new study. Their report also explains why people with diabetes are at high risk for diabetic cardiomyopathy. ... > full story
Women's study finds longevity means getting just enough sleep (October 1, 2010) -- A new study, derived from novel sleep research 14 years earlier, suggests that the secret to a long life may come with just enough sleep. Less than five hours a night is probably not enough; eight hours is probably too much. ... > full story
Surgery offers long-term survival for early stage prostate cancer patients (October 1, 2010) -- In the largest, most modern, single-institution study of its kind, Mayo Clinic urologists mined a long-term data registry for survival rates of patients who underwent radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer. ... > full story
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