Guest guest Posted April 6, 2001 Report Share Posted April 6, 2001 CNN: This Week's Health News ============================================================ ============================================================ Friday, April 6, 2001 In this edition: ----------------- >> Drug shows promise in leukemia and intestinal cancer >> Guidelines released for cancer pain treatment >> Alzheimer's costs to soar, group tells Congress >> Study: Overheating a factor in infant deaths ============================================================= Drug shows promise in leukemia and intestinal cancer ============================================================= Initial tests of an experimental cancer pill show that the treatment is durable, or lasting, researchers said. Glivec was studied in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia who have failed standard therapy. " Results were for one full year of treatment, " said Dr. Brian Druker, lead investigator, with Oregon Health Sciences University, in Portland. " Fifty-one of the 53 patients remain in remission. " The findings are published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more about this promising treatment: http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/04/04/cancer.drug/index.html ============================================================= Guidelines released for cancer pain treatment ============================================================= A coalition of cancer specialists has unveiled new guidelines designed to help patients and caregivers better understand their options for treating cancer-related pain. The American Cancer Society and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network hope the 31-page booklet, " Cancer Pain: Treatment Guidelines for Patients, " will go a long way toward helping patients make more informed decisions about their care. Read details about the guidelines: http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/cancer.pain/index.html ============================================================= Alzheimer's costs to soar, group tells Congress ============================================================ The costs of treating Alzheimer's disease could overwhelm government resources in the next decade, advocates told a U.S. Senate subcommittee. Members of the Alzheimer's Association are seeking an additional $200 million in the next year to fund research into several investigative treatments. The federal government already spends some $50 million treating Alzheimer's victims, the association said. By 2010, that figure could swell to more than $82 million. More information from the group's testimony: http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/alzheimers.report.02/index.html ============================================================= Study: Overheating a factor in infant deaths ============================================================= The number of infants dying of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) could be further reduced by educating the public about the dangers of overheating, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics. The risk of overheating infants, or thermal stress, has been given relatively little attention in the United States, although it is widely stressed in other countries, researchers said. " We reviewed all of the studies done outside of the United States and found the link between thermal stress and SIDS documented around the world, " said Dr. Warren Guntheroth, with the department of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, in Seattle. Read more about SIDS: http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/parenting/04/02/sids.heat/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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