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Living Well: Shape up in the new year by shedding hostility
A few years back, Dr. Redford Williams made a change in his life that might
not seem like much. But he knew better.
"It was big," recalls Williams, who is clued in because he is a behavioral
medicine specialist at Duke University. For years he has been studying such
topics as how anger and hostility affect heart disease.
What did Williams do? He simply decided that on Sunday mornings he would
stop fretting about how long it might take his wife, Virginia, to get ready
As Costs Rise, Some Employers Focus on Preventive Services; Relying on the On-Site Clinic
Even as employers push a greater share of rising medical costs on to workers, a growing number of companies also are providing services like free check-ups, screening exams and prescription drugs that potentially can save employees hundreds of dollars a year.
Cholesterol Drug Cuts Heart Risk in Healthy Patients
AstraZeneca PLC's cholesterol drug Crestor sharply lowered risk of heart attacks among apparently healthy patients in a major study that challenges longstanding heart-disease prevention strategies. The findings could substantially broaden the market for statins, the world's best-selling class of medicines.
Layoffs Drive Rise in Interest In Programs Aimed at Poor; Help Navigating the Choices
As the slowing economy swells the ranks of the unemployed -- and uninsured -- more people are getting help from prescription-drug assistance programs normally aimed at providing medications to the poorest Americans.
Combination care- comparisons to myeloma care?
Barbara Bradfield has lived to see dramatic changes in breast cancer.
When she was diagnosed in 1989, Bradfield's tumor -- which produced an overabundance of a protein called HER2 -- was considered especially deadly. Today, women with tumors like hers have some of the best survival rates in breast cancer.
Experts say the drug that has kept Bradfield healthy for so long, Herceptin, has changed the nature of breast cancer and helped doctors better understand what causes the disease.
The Dance Before the Diagnosis
Logging On for a Second (or Third) Opinion
When Terri Nelson learned she had a large fibroid tumor in her uterus, she went online.
Submitting to chemotherapy, radiation treatments, MRIs, CT scans and the like can be bad enough. But often, dreary, windowless rooms and corridors only worsen the experience.
Now, some institutions hope that by making these areas more appealing, they can ease patients' stress, fear and feelings of helplessness, and perhaps influence a patient's outcome for the better.
managing insurance
Battling a health insurer when it refuses to cover certain treatments can be aggravating and time-consuming. But if you choose to join the growing number of people who are appealing coverage denials, there are several strategies that can bolster your case.
The Food and Drug Administration "lacks a clear and effective process" for managing postmarket drug safety issues
The Food and Drug Administration "lacks a clear and effective process" for managing postmarket drug safety issues, says a Government Accountability Office report out Monday.
The report was requested in late 2004 by Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
WE could make faster progress against cancer by changing the way drugs are developed
State College, Pa.
WE could make faster progress against cancer by changing the way drugs are developed. In the current system, if a promising compound can’t be patented, it is highly unlikely ever to make it to market — no matter how well it performs in the laboratory. The development of new cancer drugs is crippled as a result.
Frances Hornback rushed her husband to the emergency room in June after he began coughing up blood
Frances Hornback rushed her husband to the emergency room in June after he began coughing up blood. It was only then, 18 months after her husband first began having respiratory problems, that he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
About a week later, the couple was back in the ER. But this time, it was Frances who was ill.
When doctors diagnosed Andrew Colletti with leukemia at age 41, they gave him a 1-in-10 chance of survival
When doctors diagnosed Andrew Colletti with leukemia at age 41, they gave him a 1-in-10 chance of survival. Saving his life would require multiple rounds of chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant — and the full-time attention of his wife.
Despite promising discoveries and multibillion-dollar investments, cancer research is quietly undergoing a crisis
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 - Despite promising discoveries and multibillion-dollar investments, cancer research is quietly undergoing a crisis. Federal drug regulators will soon announce several initiatives that they hope will help salvage the field.
Prices soar for cancer drugs
When Tom Reek was diagnosed with a rare leukemia at age 65, doctors said he might live only another three years. Today, Reek is thriving at age 72, thanks to a drug called Gleevec.
"I used to kid around and say that I feel like Clark Kent," says Reek, who lives on Long Island, N.Y., and volunteers as a peer counselor with other patients, including youngsters. "It's like a gift from God to be able to work with these children."
Despite promising discoveries and multibillion-dollar investments, cancer research is quietly undergoing a crisis.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 - Despite promising discoveries and multibillion-dollar investments, cancer research is quietly undergoing a crisis. Federal drug regulators will soon announce several initiatives that they hope will help salvage the field.
New research suggests caring for patients with cancer is as stressful as looking after someone with Alzheimer's.
Frances Hornback rushed her husband to the emergency room in June after he began coughing up blood. It was only then, 18 months after her husband first began having respiratory problems, that he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
About a week later, the couple was back in the ER. But this time, it was Frances who was ill.
New research suggests caring for patients with cancer is as stressful as looking after someone with Alzheimer's.
Frances Hornback rushed her husband to the emergency room in June after he began coughing up blood. It was only then, 18 months after her husband first began having respiratory problems, that he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
About a week later, the couple was back in the ER. But this time, it was Frances who was ill.
Many cancer patients were confused about prescriptions.
When doctors diagnosed Andrew Colletti with leukemia at age 41, they gave him a 1-in-10 chance of survival. Saving his life would require multiple rounds of chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant — and the full-time attention of his wife.
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