[Health] Breast Cancer Survival Better After Lumpectomy Than Mastectomy

Breast Cancer Survival Better After Lumpectomy Than Mastectomy
http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/diseases/breast-cancer-patients-who-don-t-have-mastectomy-likelier-to-survive_20462.html
Women with small early breast cancers may have a better chance of survival if they have lumpectomy plus radiation therapy than mastectomy, according to a new analysis due to be published early online in the journal Cancer this week.

The Smoking Gun: Women Catch Up To Men On Lung Cancer Risk
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/quit-smoking-40-live-longer-study-article-1.1247577?localLinksEnabled=false
The horror that was the Sandy Hook massacre has finally precipitated a substantive call-to-action in the United States - a debate about who should have what kind of gun.

Sharon Brain Scan Shows Response to Stimuli
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/brain-activity-found-in-israelis-comatose-expm-20130128-2dfqu.html
JERUSALEM - A brain scan performed on Ariel Sharon, the former Israeli prime minister who had a devastating stroke seven years ago and is presumed to be in a vegetative state, revealed significant brain activity in response to external stimuli, raising the ...

Aging in Brain Found to Hurt Sleep Needed for Memory
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Poor-sleep-causes-memory-loss-in-the-elderly/articleshow/18220746.cms
Scientists have known for decades that the ability to remember newly learned information declines with age, but it was not clear why.

Employers will have more time to comply with a new health care exchange law
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/97874b5800bd4f44a4524841ec45c8e1/US-Health-Overhaul-Smokers
The federal government will give employers more time to comply with a new law that requires businesses to notify employees in writing about the availability of health insurance exchanges, according to a report by Crain's New York.

Health Apps Not Popular among US Consumers
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/3602/20130128/health-apps-popular-consumers.htm
Many smartphone manufacturing companies are including software in their phones to control various aspects of a person's health; however, very few people use them, according a latest study.

Mountain Medicine: Be prepared for flu season
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/if-the-flu-shot-is-only-50-50-do-we-really-need-it/article7882154/
A dominant strain of the flu came early and fierce this season, and hospitals fear a severe flu season is ahead. The strain of flu can change from year-to-year, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials had anticipated a more severe flu season ...

Report: Migraine triggers may not be so potent
http://www.bdlive.co.za/life/health/2013/01/28/lightning-linked-to-migraines
And there's a lot of miss about what actually triggers them all the things we love chocolate. Coffee bright lights there's a new study though that actually goes through what causes migraines.

Diane-35 Acne Drug Linked To Deaths, France Investigates
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/27/france-diane-acne-drug-deaths
ANSM, France's health regulator, has started an inquiry into Diane-35, an acne medication which is also a contraceptive, after four people died over the last 25-year period.

FDA Panel Votes for Limits on Hydrocodone Painkillers
http://www.wltx.com/news/article/218289/1/FDA-Panel-Votes-for-Limits-on-Hydrocodone-Painkillers
WASHINGTON (CBS NEWS) Federal health advisors want new restrictions on hydrocodone, the highly addictive ingredient found in Vicodin and other widely abused prescription painkillers.

Think red: Heart healthy event coming up
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/01/27/2428985/a-health-cause-close-to-her-heart.html
The American Heart Association says heart disease causes the deaths of 1 in 3 women each year and 90 percent of all women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.

Takeda Diabetes Drug Succeeding Actos Wins FDA Approval
http://avauncer.com/fda-approval-for-takedas-diabetes-drug-furx-mrk-bmy-2393
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. (4502), whose best-selling diabetes drug Actos lost patent protection in August, rose to the highest level in more than four years after winning U.S.

For one family, health care means a four-hour drive
http://www.pe.com/local-news/politics/jeff-horseman-headlines/20130125-health-care-counties-await-answers-take-action.ece
For 13-year-old Devin Vallejo of Oildale, visiting a specialist for his juvenile diabetes means a two-hour drive each way to the children's hospital in Madera.

Genzyme: FDA will review Lemtrada, its drug candidate for relapsing MS
http://www.boston.com/businessupdates/2013/01/28/genzyme-fda-will-review-lemtrada-its-drug-candidate-for-relapsing/GAabLWlG75rOPDYMn0bjQN/story.html
Genzyme, now a Cambridge-based unit of French drug giant Sanofi SA., said Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration will review its application for Lemtrada, its drug candidate for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, or RMS.