Many WTC responders show early signs of heart woes
ATLANTA (AP) -- Law enforcement officers who worked near ground zero after the World Trade Center attacks seem to show early signs of heart problems at a higher rate than would be expected for their age, a new study suggests....
Women on the pill may live longer
LONDON (AP) -- Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says....
New Sen. Brown bashes Obama's 'bitter' health push
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous....
Democrats seek agreement, vote on health care
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand....
Democrats look to resurrect college aid plan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage....
Italy, FBI raids crack down on Mafia in US, Sicily
NEW YORK (AP) -- The FBI arrested a reputed U.S. mobster Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian counterpart mapping out criminal turf in Florida - part of an international sweep aimed at further crippling the storied Gambino organized crime family and disrupting its ties to the Italian mob....
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Lung Cancer Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Kemp Kernstine of City of Hope on new screening methods and the most effective treatments for lung cancer.
Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given
NEW YORK (AP) -- A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests....
Stroke study finds neck stents safe, effective
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- People at risk of a stroke because of narrowed neck arteries can be safely treated with a less drastic option than the surgery done now, the largest study ever done on these treatments concludes....
Cheney's 5 heart attacks unusual, shows good care
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Surviving five heart attacks makes former Vice President Dick Cheney pretty unusual - showing that he has good medical care as well as a particularly aggressive form of heart disease....
Study: High-fat diets raise stroke risk in women
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A moment on the lips, forever on the hips? A bad figure is hardly the worst of it. Eating a lot of fat, especially the kind that's in cookies and pastries, can significantly raise the risk of stroke for women over 50, a large new study finds. We already know that diets rich in fat, particularly artery-clogging trans fat, are bad for the heart and the waistline....
Cancer News
US Cancer Deaths Rose by 5,400 in 2005
ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. cancer deaths rose by more than 5,000 in 2005, a somewhat disappointing reversal of a two-year downward trend, the American Cancer Society said in a report issued Wednesday....
Some Cancer Patients Turn to 'Coaches'
The advice made her head spin: Have the lump removed. No, let them take the whole breast. Chemo? Radiation? Everyone seemed to have an opinion....
Being Overweight May Raise Cancer Risk
LONDON (AP) -- Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study....
Obesity Growing to Be Top Cancer Cause
BOSTON (AP) -- Obesity is on its way to being deadlier than smoking as a cause of cancer, a leading researcher said Friday. Being obese is currently associated with about 14 percent of cancer deaths in men and 20 percent in women, compared with about 30 percent each for smoking, Dr. Walter C. Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health, told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science....
Delaying Prostate Care OK for Some Men
Older men with early-stage prostate cancer are not taking a big risk if they keep an eye on the disease instead of treating it right away, suggests the largest study to look at this issue since PSA tests became popular....
Obesity
Striking number of obesity risks hit minority kids
CHICAGO (AP) -- The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests....
Flu News
US flu deaths seen as likely as outbreak spreads
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal officials warned on Tuesday that swine-flu related deaths were likely in the United States as the disease that killed scores in Mexico continued to spread across the world and governments intensified steps to battle the outbreak....
Developments on swine flu worldwide
Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and government officials:...
Blood Cancer Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Eileen Smith of City of Hope, on treatments of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma including bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy.
Compassionate Care Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief Medical Officer of City of Hope, on human caring and its proven results in helping cancer patients heal.
Gynecologic Cancer Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Robert Morgan of City of Hope on the different forms of gynecologic cancers and treatments for each of them, some pioneered at City of Hope.
Clinical Trials Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Joanne Mortimer of City of Hope on patient evaluation for and the safety of clinical trials, as well as some current developments underway.
KNX Business Hour 03.12.2010
A mixed finish to a winning week for the stock market. The Dow manages a closing gain of nearly 13 points. Nasdaq pulled back nearly a point and the S and P 500 came off its high point of the year by a quarter of a point. Guests include Ed Wedbush, Presid
Corey Haim's Death Linked to Drug Ring
Calif. Attorney General Jerry Brown tells KNX the former child star's death is being linked to an "illegal and massive prescription drug ring"
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