In a recent study, having depression before or after a breast cancer diagnosis was associated with a lower likelihood of survival. The findings are published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. For the study, Bin Huang, DrPH, of the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, and his colleagues… Continue reading Depression And Breast-Cancer Survival
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The Foods That Could Help Parkinson’s Patients
A new study shows that people with Parkinson’s disease who eat a diet that includes three or more servings per week of foods high in flavonoids, like tea, apples, berries and red wine, may have a lower chance of dying during the study period than people who do not eat as many flavonoids. The research… Continue reading The Foods That Could Help Parkinson’s Patients
Compression-Only CPR Increases Survival Rates of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows that rates of bystander CPR have nearly doubled; compression-only (or Hands-Only CPR) increased six-fold over an 18 year period; and the chance of survival was doubled for any form of CPR compared with no CPR, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.… Continue reading Compression-Only CPR Increases Survival Rates of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
A Crucial Factor in Heart-Failure Survival
When heart-failure patients were re-hospitalized within a month, those who returned to the same hospital were discharged quicker and were more likely to survive than those who were taken to a different facility, according to new Canadian research in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American… Continue reading A Crucial Factor in Heart-Failure Survival
Report on The Status of Cancer: Good and Bad News
Although cancer is still one of the greatest health dangers facing Americans, an analysis by the federal National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other agencies has found that overall death rates from the illness continue to decline. But disparities in survival rates remain affected by an array of socioeconomic factors, and more progress needs to be… Continue reading Report on The Status of Cancer: Good and Bad News
My Sister’s Lungs, Part Five: We’re Still Waiting
Editor’s Note: In the final part of a five-part series, thirdAGE contributor Nancy Wurtzel (at right in the above photo) shares the ordeal her sister Barbara (at left in the above photo) is undergoing as she waits for a match for a lung transplant. Barbara’s situation is complicated by the fact that her husband, Jim,… Continue reading My Sister’s Lungs, Part Five: We’re Still Waiting
A Healthier Picture for Medicare Patients
The health picture is brighter for older Medicare patients: In a 15-year study, Yale School of Medicine researchers saw an estimated 20% drop in mortality, about 30% fewer hospitalizations, and 40% reduction in deaths after hospitalization. The findings were published In JAMA’s theme issue on Medicare and Medicaid at 50. In the study, researchers took… Continue reading A Healthier Picture for Medicare Patients
Low-Risk Prostate Cancer and Radiation Dosage
Men who have low-risk prostate cancer don’t benefit from increased radiation dosage, according to a new study from Penn Medicine. The researchers, who published their findings in JAMA Oncology, found that an increased radiation dosage is linked to higher survival rates in men with medium- and high-risk prostate cancer. Already-high survival rates for men with… Continue reading Low-Risk Prostate Cancer and Radiation Dosage
This is Why Ulcerative Colitis Surgery May be Better than Drugs
Patients over 50 who have ulcerative colitis live longer if they undergo surgery rather than taking drugs This according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the finding was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. “Most physicians opt to treat [ulcerative colitis] with medications, as opposed… Continue reading This is Why Ulcerative Colitis Surgery May be Better than Drugs
Intellectually Demanding Jobs Can Extend Life of Early-Dementia Patients
Intellectually demanding jobs may help people live longer after developing early-onset dementia, researchers say. “[Our] study suggests that having a higher occupational level protects the brain from some of the effects of this disease, allowing people to live longer after developing the disease,” said Lauren Massimo, postdoctoral fellow, Penn State College of Nursing. Degeneration of… Continue reading Intellectually Demanding Jobs Can Extend Life of Early-Dementia Patients
Family Members Observing CPR Don’t Cause Harm
The presence of family members during cardiac-arrest treatment doesn’t affect the outcome, according to a new study. Some hospitals allow family members to stay during the grueling procedure, while others ask them to leave. Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical and the University of Washington School of Medicine analyzed 41,568 patients who went… Continue reading Family Members Observing CPR Don’t Cause Harm
Saving More Trauma Patients
A nationwide study, published in JAMA, may help save hundreds of lives among trauma patients by giving them the best transfusion techniques possible. The study found that one approach, as opposed to the other one tested, gives patients a significantly better chance of survival within the first 24 hours. “This study is an important milestone… Continue reading Saving More Trauma Patients
Coping with The Dangers of Winter Driving
Having your car break down in normal weather is frustrating enough, but being trapped in a blizzard is a frightening experience that can have dangerous or even fatal consequences. In this season of snowy holidays, you run the risk of being stuck in your car during a severe blizzard for hours or even days. But… Continue reading Coping with The Dangers of Winter Driving
Improved Quality of LIfe for Lung-Cancer Patients
African-American and older patients with advanced lung cancer can be effectively treated with a new, federally approved therapy, according to researchers from the University of Cincinnati. Such patients are not good candidates for chemotherapy. The findings were published in the journal Libertas Academica. The treatment the researchers focused on is gefitinib, a drug that’s already… Continue reading Improved Quality of LIfe for Lung-Cancer Patients