http://www.wejz.com/health/home.aspxen-usCopyright 2010, WEJZ-FMThu, 29 Jul 2010 13:06:43 GMThttp://emmisinteractive.comResearchers have announce an experimental test for ovarian cancer that's shown great success. The test, that uses antibodies to detect tumor cells in the blood, correctly identified 16 of 17 women who had the cancer. The test was developed by a Belgian company, MabCure which says it also produced no false positives, meaning health women were never diagnosed as having cancer. The test is important b...http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1258413http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1258413Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:53:08 GMTMouth-to-mouth rescue breathing may do more harm than good when performed on someone whose just suddenly collapsed. That's the bottom line from a pair of studies published Wednesday in the "New England Journal of Medicine." It use to be that people were taught to give two breaths for every 30 compressions was adequate. They're saying no breaths, just stick to the chest compressions with the theory...http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1258414http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1258414Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:06:43 GMTStaff members of the Food and Drug Administration are giving mixed views on an experimental blood thinner called Brilinta. The main issue for the drug is a lack of benefit for patients in North America. A company study shows a significant reduction in deaths and heart attacks for patients in other countries. Some staff members, in memos prepared for an advisory panel that meets on Wednesday, appea...http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1257341http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1257341Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:34:03 GMTWomen who are sticklers for keeping their homes tidy with an abundance of cleaners may be more at risk for developing breast cancer. Researchers writing in the journal "Environmental Health" specifically cited the use of more air fresheners and products for controlling mold and mildew. The study determined combined cleaning products use led to a doubled risk of the disease. An official from the Si...http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1256750http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1256750Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:05:36 GMTThe accuracy of home DNA tests that involve people sending saliva samples off to discover their risk for assorted illnesses could be wildly inaccurate. That's the claim of government investigators who sent saliva samples from five people to four unnamed genetic testing companies. The tests produced inconsistent results for the same disease 68% of the time. http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1256147http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1256147Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:53:43 GMTThe FDA has stopped GlaxoSmithKline from adding new patients to clinical trials of the diabetes drug Avandia. The agency is probing whether the medication has heart risks that would warrant removing it from pharmacy shelves in the U.S. Patients who are currently involved in the clinical trial call Tide can remain in the program. An FDA advisory panel voted last week to allow sales of the drug to c...http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1255600http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1255600Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:11:05 GMTA Food and Drug Administration panel is urging revocation of approval for the cancer drug Avastin as a breast cancer treatment. The advisory panel isn't convinced Avastin provides worthwhile benefits for advanced breast cancer patients. The drug did not extend lives but did delay cancer growht by up to three months. If the FDA follows the recommendation, as it generally does, the drug could still b...http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1255160http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1255160Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:57:04 GMTPerdue Farms is recalling 91,872 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets because some of the products may contain pieces of plastic, the company said Tuesday. Perdue said some of the "Great Value" brand nuggets sold at Wal-Mart stores in the United States could have been contaminated because a small blue plastic ring got into the raw material before the nuggets were formed. The company said the recall re...http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1255171http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1255171Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:08:32 GMTChildren conceived through IVF treatment are 42% more likely to develop cancer early in life. Swedish researchers looked at the records of some 26,000 babies born to couples who used in vitro fertilization and compared them to registries of cancer patients. They found 53 children under age 19 who developed cancer. The statistical likelihood predicted only 38 cancer cases. The most common childhood...http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1254618http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1254618Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:23:06 GMTMajor gains have been made by two teams of American researchers in the development f lab engineered lung tissues. The substance could be used to test the effects of new drugs or for future transplants. The substance could be used to test the effects of new drugs or for future transplants. Yale University scientists implanted engineered lunch tissue in rats that worked like the real organs. The tis...http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1254154http://www.wejz.com/health/story.aspx?ID=1254154Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:54:51 GMT