Month: January 2013

Major Cancer Death Rates Are Lower; Throat and Anal Cancer Incidence on the Rise

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While the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer reveals positive news in the fact that the overall death rate from cancer has decreased during the period of 2000 through 2009, the statistics mean little to anyone has lost a loved one to the disease. Physicians and researchers have noted an increase in cancers of the throat and anus related to human papillomavirus, HPV. An additional concern about future cancer diagnoses is related to the high rate of obesity in the United States and the aging of its population, both factors in the development of cancer.

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Why It’s Time to Link Medical and Psychiatric Records

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When you’re in the hospital you probably want the medical pros treating you to have all the information possible to ensure you get the best care, right? But if you have a history of psychiatric issues, chances are good that your medical record is not only separate from your psychiatric record, but also that the doctors caring for you won’t have access to your psychiatric background, including any medication you may be taking.

U.S. launches study into youth sports concussions

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A football helmet's health warning sticker is pictured as high school football team prepares for night game in OceansideWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government launched on Monday a sweeping study of rising sports-related concussions among the youth, amid concerns that the injuries may have contributed to the suicides of professional football players. The Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academies of Science, will probe sports-related concussions in young people from elementary school through early adulthood. The study will include military personnel and their dependants, and review concussions and risk factors. …

Audit of Canada native band casts cloud on protest movement

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Attawapiskat Chief Spence takes part in a news conference with supporters outside her teepee in OttawaOTTAWA (Reuters) – A Canadian native band that successfully pressured the prime minister to hold a special meeting on aboriginal grievances cannot account for millions of dollars in federal funding, according to an audit that critics say was leaked to discredit a growing protest movement. Angry native activists, fed up with poor living conditions they blame on decades of neglect from Ottawa, have blockaded rail lines and threatened to close Canada's borders with the United States in a campaign they call Idle No More. …

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Analysis: In war against cancer, progress is in the eye of the beholder

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To match feature USA-HEALTHCARE/TEXASNEW YORK (Reuters) – As the United States enters the fifth decade of its "war on cancer," deaths continue to decline, according to an exhaustive report based on official data released on Monday. But that doesn't tell the whole story, say experts not involved in the report from the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society and other groups on progress against cancer since the 1970s. The improvements reflect such lifestyle changes as not smoking more than they do the billions of dollars spent to discover and implement advanced cancer treatments. …

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Supreme Court won’t hear challenge over PAC disclosures

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan walks back into the Supreme Court building with Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts after her investiture ceremony in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a challenge to federal regulators' method for determining which political groups need to register as political action committees and reveal their donors. Without comment, the court declined to hear the appeal of The Real Truth About Abortion, an anti-abortion group that had sued in 2008 to challenge numerous Federal Election Commission rules that govern disclosures of political spending. The case is one of several challenging the disclosure and reporting requirements for political groups in the wake of Citizens United v. …

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Link between concussions, dementia is complex: study

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a new study of National Football League (NFL) veterans, former players with thinking and memory problems also had more lesions in their brains than healthy players and non-athletes in a comparison group. But cognitive difficulties weren’t directly related to the number of concussions a player had suffered in his career – complicating the controversy over long-term effects of head injuries. “Not everyone gets this problem,” said Dr. John Hart, Jr. from the University of Texas at Dallas, who worked on the study. …

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