Health News

Title	Date
Heavy drinkers have much higher risk of developing cancer	08/03/09
Heavy drinkers of beer and spirits face a much higher risk of developing cancer than the population at large, says a group of Montreal epidemiologists and cancer researchers.
High levels of glutamate in brain linked to depression, low cognitive function	08/03/09
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center and several other institutions have for the first time linked high levels of glutamate - a neurotransmitter in the brain produced from glucose - pin eople with type 1 diabetes to symptoms of depression
Links between major depression and coronary artery disease studied	08/03/09
Major depression and coronary artery disease are only modestly related throughout an individual's lifetime, but studying how the two interact over time and in twin pairs paints a more complex picture of the associations between the conditions, accor
New method selectively kills metastatic melanoma	08/03/09
An international team of researchers has identified a new method for selectively killing metastatic melanoma cells, which may lead to new areas for drug development in melanoma - a cancer that is highly resistant to current treatment strategies.
Whooping cough epidemic on North Coast of New South Wales	07/09/09
Health officials on the North Coast of New South Wales say there is now an epidemic of whooping cough in the region and they are advising young children and those who have close contact with them to be vaccinated.
Administration officials take health reform reins in Obama's absence	07/09/09
White House staff and administration officials are trying to maintain their visibility on health care reform this week with public events and meetings as President Obama travels, Roll Call reports.
Democrats divided as Congressional health overhaul efforts stall	07/09/09
Senators working feverishly to pass health reform ahead of Congress' August recess raised doubts Wednesday on whether they will be able to pass reform on schedule, The Boston Globe reports.
Dialysis treatments OK for patients who have had a heart attack	07/09/09
Dialysis treatments do not affect the heart health of kidney disease patients who have had a heart attack, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Since cardiovascular disease
Swine Flu	05/04/09
Swine Flu or how it was re-named on April, 27 - California 04/2009 is an A virus type of influenza.

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