Y! Health News Search RSS Feed http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health News Search RSS Feed, updated continuously. en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:12:20 PST Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif New gene therapy halts 2 boys' rare brain disease (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_gene_therapy.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_gene_therapyThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:12:10 PSTAP - French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause AIDS, and then used it to carry in the healthy new gene.New pathway for DNA damage from nano-particles: study (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/sciencehealthnanotechnologydisease_20091105212238.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/sciencehealthnanotechnologydisease_20091105212238Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:22:23 PSTAFP - Scientists reported Thursday that nano-particles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective barrier of human tissue.New pathway for DNA damage from nano-particles: study (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/sciencehealthnanotechnologydisease.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/sciencehealthnanotechnologydiseaseThu, 05 Nov 2009 13:22:23 PSTAFP - Scientists reported Thursday that nano-particles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective barrier of human tissue.Experimental vaccine cures pre-cancer vulvar growths (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_cancer_wart_vaccine.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_cancer_wart_vaccineThu, 05 Nov 2009 01:35:48 PSTReuters - An experimental vaccine cured nearly half of women with pre-cancerous growths on their genitals, producing major improvement in nearly four out of five, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Wednesday.Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments? (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/willnewanemiadrugtopcurrenttreatments.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/willnewanemiadrugtopcurrenttreatmentsWed, 04 Nov 2009 20:48:34 PSTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug designed to treat patients with a rare form of anemia could possibly have wider applications, perhaps replacing other anemia treatments that have been linked to an increased risk of death, cancer and stroke, experts say.Poor countries see troubling rise in breast cancer (AP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_med_healthbeat_breast_cancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_med_healthbeat_breast_cancerTue, 03 Nov 2009 00:15:24 PSTAP - Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" — and with him, the family's income.Radiation After Surgery Lowers Chances of Melanoma Recurrence (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/radiationaftersurgerylowerschancesofmelanomarecurrence.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/radiationaftersurgerylowerschancesofmelanomarecurrenceMon, 02 Nov 2009 20:49:14 PSTHealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Patients whose melanoma has spread to one or more lymph nodes face a decreased risk of the deadly skin cancer returning if they have radiation treatment following the removal of the nodes, a new Australian study shows.Adding Chemo Helps Head, Neck Cancer Patients (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/addingchemohelpsheadneckcancerpatients.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/addingchemohelpsheadneckcancerpatientsWed, 28 Oct 2009 20:49:11 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Combining chemotherapy with radiation treatment for patients with advanced head and neck cancer increases their event-free survival to 2.2 years from just one year with radiotherapy alone, finds a new study.Testicular Cancer Survivors Face Other Ills (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/testicularcancersurvivorsfaceotherills.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/testicularcancersurvivorsfaceotherillsWed, 28 Oct 2009 20:48:58 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For men with testicular cancer, survival comes at a price: New research suggests that those who recover from the disease face higher risks of long-term illness unrelated to tumors.Arzerra Approved for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/arzerraapprovedforchroniclymphocyticleukemia.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/arzerraapprovedforchroniclymphocyticleukemiaTue, 27 Oct 2009 20:49:42 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Arzerra (ofatumumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.