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4/3/2013

U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study

Posted 3:00 PM 4/3/2013 by By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- The cost of caring for Americans with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia may now be as high as $215 billion a year -- more than the cost of caring for heart disease or cancer, a new study finds.

And that number is expected to escalate as the (More)

Intermittent Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Not the Best

Black Men Often Face Delays in Prostate Cancer Care: Study

Cancer Cases Dropped After Nuke Plant Closed: Study

Melanoma Rates Rising in U.S. Children

4/2/2013

Antidepressant Lessens Chemo-Related Pain

Posted 2:00 PM 4/2/2013 by By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- The antidepressant drug Cymbalta can help relieve chronic pain caused by certain cancer drugs, a new clinical trial reports.

The study, appearing in the April 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, tested Cymbalta on patients (More)

Study Pinpoints Women at Risk for Blood Clots From Pregnancy

Child's Cancer Often Causes Parents Severe Distress: Study

4/1/2013

Breast Cancer Gene Tests Won't Help Most Women: Report

Posted 3:00 PM 4/1/2013 by Robert Preidt

MONDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of genetic testing to assess the risk of breast and ovarian cancers linked to the BRCA gene are limited to a small number of women, a new report indicates.

Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes greatly increase a woman's risk of developing (More)

FDA Gives Nod to Longer Use of Nicotine Patch, Gum

Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk

When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival

3/29/2013

More Evidence Shows Hormone Therapy May Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Posted 2:00 PM 3/29/2013 by By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take hormone therapy that includes estrogen and progestin are at increased risk of developing breast cancer and dying from it, especially if they start taking the therapy just as menopause begins, a new analysis confirms.

Researchers followed (More)

Blood Test Might Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early, Study Finds

3/28/2013

CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ads

Posted 12:00 PM 3/28/2013 by By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new round of ads featuring emotionally charged tales of smokers who have suffered the ravages of smoking are on the way, federal health officials announced Thursday.

"Last year's campaign exceeded our very high expectations, and this year's campaign (More)

3/27/2013

Experimental Drug May Work Against Hepatitis C

Posted 3:00 PM 3/27/2013 by By Maureen Salamon
HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental therapy for hepatitis C -- a "silent killer" linked to liver cancer and cirrhosis -- has shown promise in tamping down virus levels in early trials.

Experts caution, however, that it's too soon to know if the injectable drug will (More)