Archive for October, 2007

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News - October 30, 2007

October 30, 2007 at 9:50 pm · Filed under Health

STS-120's third spacewalk is completed HOUSTON, Oct. 30 -- U.S. astronauts Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock Tuesday completed the third spacewalk of space shuttle Discovery's STS-120 mission. The 7-hour, 8-minute spacewalk included installation of...

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Injections ease Achilles tendon pain

October 30, 2007 at 7:36 pm · Filed under Health

Patients with chronic tendinosis of the Achilles tendon have less pain when injected with a small amount of a dextrose solution, a Canadian study found. Lead author Dr. Norman J. Maxwell of St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver said chronic tendinosis is a co...

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Radiation boost helps cancer survival

October 30, 2007 at 7:05 pm · Filed under Health

An extra radiation boost following breast cancer surgery and standard radiation helps prevent breast cancer return in young women, a Dutch study found. Senior author Dr. Harry Bartelink, a radiation oncologist at The Netherlands Cancer Institute at Anton...

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Smoking increases risk of psoriasis

October 30, 2007 at 6:39 pm · Filed under Health

U.S. researchers have added psoriasis to the list of smoking-related diseases. The study, published in The American Journal of Medicine, found the risk of developing psoriasis is more than two times higher for heavy smokers. Also, exposure to passive smo...

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Breast cancer more aggressive in blacks

October 30, 2007 at 6:34 pm · Filed under Health

A U.S. researcher hopes her study increases awareness that breast cancer is more aggressive in African-American women. Speaking at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology meeting in Los Angeles, Dr. Meena Moran, of the Yale School of ...

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