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Advanced age should not deter women from breast reconstruction after cancer

Breast cancer is on the rise and 48 percent of all breast cancers occur in women older than 65, but very few of them choose to have breast reconstruction.

Cancer created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Healthy ageing more important than aged care, expert says

Deep-seated ageism is at the core of our culture and at the heart of an unproductive government approach to healthy ageing, says Professor Hal Kendig, Director of the Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit in the Faculty of ...

Health created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy live into their 90s

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is consistent with survival to normal life expectancy, including particularly advanced age into the tenth decade of life, with demise ultimately largely unrelated to this disease, according ...

Cardiology created Nov 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results of the PARTNER Trial Cohort A cost effectiveness analysis reported

The cost effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR) compared to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) depends on whether TAVR is performed via the femoral artery or transapically, through a small incision ...

Cardiology created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Effects of 'mini stroke' can shorten life expectancy

Having a transient ischemic attack (TIA), or "mini stroke," can reduce your life expectancy by 20 percent, according to a new study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Cardiology created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Employers need to tackle culture of ignorance around breast cancer survivors who work

Employers need to be more aware of the capabilities of women affected by breast cancer and provide them with better support, backed by employment directives and occupational health policies, according to a paper in the November ...

Cancer created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cellular repair could reduce premature aging

Researchers have identified a potential drug therapy for a premature ageing disease that affects children causing them to age up to eight times as fast as the usual rate.

Genetics created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The new old age -- today's pensioners are very different to yesterday's

Old people today have more sex, are more likely to be divorced, are cleverer and feel better, reveals a long-term research project comparing what it is like to be old today with 30 years ago. "It's time to start talking about ...

Health created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dads, community health care workers' roles in supporting low-income moms with breast feeding

The low rate of breastfeeding among low-income, inner-city African-American mothers is a health disparity now receiving national attention. Two new studies from University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital highlight ...

Health created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cells from cord blood could help repair damaged heart muscle

(Medical Xpress) -- New research has found that stem cells derived from human cord blood could be an effective alternative in repairing heart attacks.

Medical research created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

USC scientist targets genetic cause of infant mortality

The disease is heartbreaking. It turns babies into ragdolls and extinguishes lives just as they are getting started. But one USC Dornsife scientist is working to unravel the mystery behind the leading genetic ...

Genetics created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study reveals 15-year increase in life expectancy for people with HIV in UK

People with HIV have a 15 years longer life expectancy thanks to improved treatments over the past 13 years, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal today.

HIV & AIDS created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Dioxin-like chemical messenger makes brain tumors more aggressive

A research alliance of Heidelberg University Hospital and the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), jointly with colleagues of the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig, ...

Cancer created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Soccer could give homeless men a health kick, study says

Playing street football two or three times a week could halve the risk of early death in homeless men. Research led by the Universities of Exeter and Copenhagen, out today, shows the positive impact of street football on ...

Health created Oct 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Benefits of radionuclide therapy for neuroendocrine tumors

According to new Dutch research featured in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, a peptide receptor radiolabeled therapy (PRRT), [177Lu-DOTA0,Tyr3]Octreotate (177Lu-octreotate) , is effective not only i ...

Cancer created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1