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Monday, 17 November 2008 at 4:23 pm Posted by smp

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Family history can trump breast cancer gene test (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 04:32 PM CST

Doctors examine an X-ray in a file photo. Women with a family history of breast cancer but who test negative for two genetic mutations commonly linked to it still have a very high risk of developing the disease, Canadian researchers said on Monday. (File/Reuters)AP - If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are linked with particularly aggressive hereditary breast cancer, and an increased risk of ovarian cancer, too.

Doctors hoping for new era of artificial ankles (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:38 PM CST

Dan Sivia shows off the leg he had ankle replacement surgery, Friday, Nov., 14, 2008, at his home in Waukegan, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)AP - What was left of Dan Sivia's ankle simply didn't work. He limped through his 30s by sheer force of will, one foot almost completely immobile from repeated broken bones and surgeries. Then a doctor offered his last hope: An ankle replacement. A what? Sivia knew about hip, knee, even shoulder replacements. But ankles?

W. Virginia town shrugs at poorest health ranking (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 09:46 PM CST

Ashley Potter, at left, an Exercise Physiologist with the H.E.A.R.T. Champions program at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va., uses a tape to measure around the waistline of program participant Noah Retcher, 9, of Milton on Sept. 29, 2008. Those selected to participate in H.E.A.R.T. (Helping Educators Attack Risk Factors Together) Champions take part in regular exercise, cholesterol and blood pressure screening, and nutrition education. (AP Photo/Howie McCormick)AP - As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.

Burlington, Vt., is healthiest city, CDC says (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 01:05 PM CST

Aaron Duerinck, 33, rides his mountain bike along the waterfront in Burlington, Vt., in this Jan. 9. 2004 file photo. (AP Photo/Alden Pellett)AP - What's the healthiest city in America? It appears to be Burlington, Vt.

Medicare wants limits for weight loss surgery (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 05:12 PM CST

Reuters - Medicare, the U.S. government's largest payer of health care, said on Monday it does not plan to cover weight-loss surgery in diabetic patients who are not dangerously overweight, saying there is not enough evidence to show it can improve their health.

Counseling on alcohol key to teens' sexual health (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 12:48 PM CST

Reuters - When health care providers are talking with adolescents about sexual health, alcohol must be a part of the conversation, conclude two researchers from the UK based on a survey of boys' and girls' attitudes about sexual relationships.

Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 17, 2008 (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Obese kids have prematurely aged neck arteries (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 04:44 PM CST

Reuters - The neck arteries of obese children and teens look more like those of 45-year-olds, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting.

Fewer Brain 'Tangles' May Mean Smarter Old Age (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Differences in the brains of elderly people may help explain why some develop dementia while others are among the "super aged" -- people who maintain sharp mental focus and ability well into old age.

Psychological Counseling Boosts Breast Cancer Outcomes (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Psychological counseling may improve the chances of survival for breast cancer patients, a new study says.

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