[Health] Study leaves women with conflicting advice on mammograms

Study leaves women with conflicting advice on mammograms
http://health.lifegoesstrong.com/article/does-early-detection-breast-cancer-save-lives
CHICAGO | Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:40am EST. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Controversial U.S. guidelines for mammography issued in 2009, calling for screening every two years rather than annually for women over 50 years old, can result in breast cancers being ...

Fast Cycling Benefits Parkinson's Patients
http://www.channel4.com/news/cycling-helps-parkinsons-patients
Cycling on stationary bikes may benefit people with Parkinson's disease, especially if they cycle hard and fast. This was the finding of a new study presented this week at a scientific meeting in the US, that describes how researchers found cycling, especially at ...

Gilead hepatitis C drug shows promise in late-stage trial
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/us-gilead-trial-hepatitisc-idUSBRE8AQ0RC20121127
Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:36am EST. (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences said a late-stage trial of its experimental hepatitis C treatment showed that the virus was not detected in 78 percent of patients taking the drug, 12 weeks after completing therapy.

Joseph Murray, Transplanted First Human Kidney, Dies
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57554776/kidney-transplant-pioneer-joseph-murray-dead-at-93/
Joseph E. Murray, the surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School who performed the first human organ transplant almost six decades ago, has died.

Warning expanded for grapefruit, medicine interaction
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/national/warning-expanded-for-grapefruit-medicine-interaction
There's a new warning about a fruit enjoyed by Americans every day, one which can trigger an overdose of popular drugs. A new study says eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice can cause terrible consequences if it interacts with medication you're ...

Doctors urged to prescribe teens Plan B before they have sex
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/11/26/165941407/prescribe-morning-after-pill-for-teens-before-they-need-it-doctors-say
Doctors should give underage teenagers prescriptions for emergency contraceptives like Plan B before they start having sex instead of waiting until a young patient's "plan A" goes awry, the American Academy of Pediatrics says in a new policy statement.

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Linked to Diabetes
http://americannewsreport.com/high-fructose-corn-syrup-blamed-for-worldwide-diabetes-epidemic-8816853
Nov. 27, 2012 -- Countries that mix high-fructose corn syrup into processed foods and soft drinks have higher rates of diabetes than countries that don't use the sweetener, a new study shows.

Acadia Stock Soars On Positive Results From Antipsychotic Drug Trial - Update
http://www.rttnews.com/2012824/acadia-stock-soars-on-positive-results-from-antipsychotic-drug-trial-update.aspx?type=bn
Shares of Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD: Quote) surged nearly 150 percent in morning trade on Tuesday, after its investigational drug pimavanserin met the primary endpoint in a Phase 3 trial in patients with Parkinson's disease psychosis.

ADHD drugs could cut crime rates
http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/adhd-drugs-could-cut-crime-rates
Ritalin and other stimulants effectively help criminally-inclined ADHD patients to control impulses, experts say. By Melissa BreyerTue, Nov 27 2012 at 11:06 AM EST.