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New York man jailed for selling fake cancer cure

Jason Vale, president of the New York-based Christian Brothers Contracting Corp., was sentenced on June 18, 2004 to 63 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release by a United States District Court in the Eastern District of New York.

23 Jun 2004

Voluntary work associated with worse-than-normal physical health

Volunteering not only helps other people, but makes the do-gooder feel good too - or that's what we tend to assume.

23 Jun 2004

SPECT imaging helps attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common behavioral disorder in children; it adversely affects performance in school and emotional development, and the symptoms can continue into adulthood.

23 Jun 2004

European Commission has approved the use of Herceptin® (trastuzumab) in combination with Taxotere®

The approval is based on study results which showed that for women with HER2-positive breast cancer, the combination of Herceptin and Taxotere significantly improved median life expectancy by more than one-third (31 months with Herceptin plus Taxotere vs. 22 months for Taxotere alone).

23 Jun 2004

Primitive part of the brain plays a role in processing visual information unconsciously

Temporary rapidly induced blindness has provided evidence that an older, primitive part of the brain plays a role in processing visual information unconsciously.

23 Jun 2004

Discovery of a gene-expression signature common to distinct types of cancer

Researchers at the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins and the Institute of Bioinformatics in India have discovered a gene-expression "signature" common to distinct types of cancer

23 Jun 2004

Only 23 percent of Americans currently eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day

Eat your vegetables - good advice when we were kids, and it's good advice for adults. Only 23 percent of Americans currently eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

23 Jun 2004

NICE guidance on familial breast cancer

"Breast Cancer Care are extremely pleased that NICE has developed this guidance, as it will improve the standards of care for women at risk of familial breast cancer.

23 Jun 2004

Australian childhood immunisation incentives to continue

Funding for the General Practice Immunisation Incentives Scheme (GPII) will now continue on an ongoing basis to ensure that Australia’s 90 per cent plus childhood immunisation coverage is maintained.

23 Jun 2004

2,000 leading researchers, neurologists, cardiologists and others specialists will explore the advancements in research and treatment of Stroke

More than 2,000 of the leading researchers, neurologists, cardiologists and others specialists will explore the advancements in research and treatment of Stroke at the 5th World Stroke Congress

22 Jun 2004

Staying stress free in your twenties reduces high blood pressure risk later on

Avoiding stress in your 20's could reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure in middle age, according to a report in today's issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

22 Jun 2004

Exercise helps overweight men with erectile dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction is known to decrease the quality of life in men, and may affect as many as 30 million men in the United States alone, according to the new study. In a previous study, moderate-to-severe erectile dysfunction was reported by 12 percent of men below the age of 59; 22 percent of men aged 60 to 69 years; and 30 percent of 69 years and older.

22 Jun 2004

Estrogen therapy may increase the risk for dementia

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests that estrogen therapy does not decrease, but may increase, the risk for dementia in older, postmenopausal women.

22 Jun 2004

American women having unnecessary PAP smears

Many American women who have had a hysterectomy are still having routine PAP smear tests even though they are not at risk of cervical cancer, according to a new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

22 Jun 2004

2000 Ukrainian patients to receive treatment for HIV/AIDS

A contract, worth 3,6 million dollars, was signed between the two parties, for the delivery of multi-source antiretrovirals in 2004.

22 Jun 2004

Testing for the SARS coronavirus by using a patients tear drops

A team of ophthalmologists, virologists and infectious disease specialists from the National University Hospital, Singapore, Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Singapore General Hospital made their discovery working with teardrops taken from 36 patients in April last year. All of the 36 were suspected of having SARS.

22 Jun 2004

Safety first for all 40 million patients admitted for surgery in the U.S

Every year, more than 40 million patients are admitted for surgery at U.S. hospitals, while another 31 million undergo outpatient procedures.

22 Jun 2004

We want to figure out how to grow new kidneys in humans

Growing new organs to take the place of damaged or diseased ones is moving from science fiction to reality, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

22 Jun 2004

Wright Medical Group names new CEO

Wright Medical Group, Inc. has announced that Laurence Y. Fairey, who has been a member of the board of directors of the company since January 2004, will become President and Chief Executive Officer

22 Jun 2004

Children at sports camps this summer may not be properly hydrated

The results of a new study indicate more than two-thirds of kids are dehydrated early on in their participation of sporting activities. This underscores the importance of a good hyrdation strategy for young athletes engaged in continuous bouts of activity.

22 Jun 2004