2009 Rita Hayworth Alzheimer's Gala

2009-10-28T10:33:46Z

2009 Rita Hayworth Alzheimer's Gala Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York City 10-27-2009 Photo By Judie Burstein-Globe Photos, Inc. 2009

Copyright 2009 Fla. - Adam Ankarlo fought for 10 months with his Marine battalion in Iraq during Operation Phantom Fury, the largest offensive battle since Vietnam, also known as the 2004 Battle for Fallujah. </p> <p>And for ...

Howie Mandel back at work, says his health is fine

2009-03-24T22:13:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Howie Mandel back at work on his new TV show, says his heart and health are fine</div><div><p>Howie Mandel is back at work and says his heart and health are fine.</p><p>The 53-year-old comedian was hospitalized in Toronto earlier this week following an outpatient procedure for an irregular heartbeat. Mandel said he returned to work Wednesday...

Walk Away from Colds

2009-03-24T22:15:22Z

<div><p> <span>A simple 15-minute walk can help prevent a cold this winter. A 2006 study of 115 women found that those who completed a daily 45-minute fitness routine got half the number of colds compared to those who were inactive. Moderate-intensity exercise may increase the immune-boosting cells that fight infection. But don’t overdo it: More than 90 minutes of exercise can stress your body and deplete immune function in the short term. </span><br /><br /&g...

Drinking coffee reduces risk of Alzheimer's: study

2009-03-24T22:15:54Z

<div><p>Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed Thursday.</p><p>"Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease by between 60 and 65 percent later in life," said lead researcher on the project, M...

UNICEF: Teen births 5 times deadlier than in 20s

2009-03-24T22:16:49Z

<div id="subtitle">UNICEF: Teenage pregnancies 5 times deadlier than for women in 20s</div><div><p>Girls who give birth before the age of 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth than women in their 20s, the U.N. said Thursday, focusing its annual children's survey on the health of their mothers.</p><p>Every year, 70,000 women between the ages of 1...

UNICEF: Teen pregnancies put moms' health at risk

2009-03-24T22:16:52Z

<div id="subtitle">Teenage pregnancies put mother and child at risk of death, says new UNICEF report</div><div><p>Girls who give birth before the age of 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth than women in their 20s, the U.N. said Thursday, focusing its annual children's survey on the health of their mothers.</p><p>Every year, 70,000 women betwee...

Emergency medical helicopter crashes

2009-03-24T22:17:22Z

<div><p>From December 2007 through October 2008, there were nine emergency medical helicopter crashes resulting in 35 deaths. The nine crashes:</p><p>_ Dec. 3, 2007: A helicopter operated under contract for Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, crashed into the ocean three miles east of

Childbirth 300 times riskier in poor countries than in rich: UNICEF

2009-03-24T22:17:26Z

<div><p>Women living in poor countries are 300 times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth than if they lived in rich countries, UNICEF said in a report released Thursday in Johannesburg.</p><p>"The divide between industrialised countries and developing regions -- particularly the least developed countries -- is perhaps greater on maternal mortality than on almo...

Fewer clogged arteries may need stent treatment

2009-03-24T22:20:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Fewer clogged arteries need heart stents, study finds; blood-flow test can show which ones do</div><div><p>A new study gives fresh evidence that many people with clogged heart arteries are being overtreated with stents, and that a simple blood-flow test might help prevent unnecessary care. Fewer deaths, heart attacks and repeat procedures occurred when doctors implanted fewer of these tiny artery props, using the blood-flow test to decide when they were...

Giving birth is dangerous business in Liberia

2009-03-24T22:27:49Z

<div><p>Patricia is lucky and her mother relieved. In a country with one of the highest mortality rates for women giving birth, the 21-year old Liberian has made it to hospital in time after a difficult birth.</p><p>"It is her first child, she lost too much blood," her mother Rose Soko said. "So many women of my family died when giving birth."</p><p>Patricia got to the hospital in time but many women die of haemorrhage before they reach the Phebe hospital in G...

Scant evidence herbal remedies ease menopause: study

2009-03-24T22:27:54Z

<div><p>There is little or no evidence to back claims that herbal treatments can alleviate the symptoms of menopause, according to a medical review published on Wednesday.</p><p>The paper appears in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, published by the British Medical Association (BMA).</p><p>It looks at clinical studies into plants whose extracts are becoming increasingly pop...

Hamartoma of the Spleen

2009-03-24T22:31:37Z

<div><p>Vascular neoplasm is the most common primary neoplasm of the spleen.1 Of the various vascular tumors of the spleen, splenic hamartoma and littoral cell angioma occur only in the spleen.2 Since the first report in 1861 by Rokitansky,3 splenic hamartomas have also been called splenomas, spleen within a spleen, hemangiomas, posttraumatic scars, fibrotic nodules, tumorlike congenital malformations, and hyperplastic nodules.4-6 Splenic hamartomas are very rare with only 3 describe...

Pediatric Follicular Lymphoma: A Rare Clinicopathologic Entity

2009-03-12T21:59:43Z

<div><p>Malignant lymphoma of follicular center origin is one of the most common types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). It accounts for approximately 20% to 30% of NHL in adults, occurring predominantly in middle and older age groups.1 However, it is extremely rare in the pediatric population, the most common pediatric NHLs being lymphoblastic lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and Burkitt lymphoma. Most pediatric follicular lymphomas (FLs) have...

Resolution of Giant Cell Myocarditis After Extended Ventricular Assistance

2009-03-24T22:31:38Z

<div><p>Myocarditis is defined as a nonischemic inflammatory process of the myocardium that results in injury to the cardiac myocytes. Although infections, particularly with viruses, are one of the more common etiologies of lymphocytic myocarditis, most cases of giant cell myocarditis (GCM) are idiopathic or autoimmune in origin. Drugrelated hypersensitivity and other toxic myocarditides that involve giant cells are generally microgranulomatous and perivascular, with little myocyte n...

Primary Intestinal Intraepithelial Natural Killer-like T-Cell Lymphoma: Case Report of a Distinct Clinicopathologic Entity

2009-03-12T21:59:43Z

<div><p>The diagnosis of intestinal T-cell lymphoma poses a diagnostic dilemma. Intraepithelial T-cell infiltration is a normal immune phenomenon. An increase in intraepithelial lymphocytes accompanied by villous atrophy and crypt hyperplasia may represent celiac disease or may represent lymphoma.1,2 In addition, T-cell lymphoma is frequently associated with celiac disease and may also show infiltration by nonneoplastic inflammatory cells, adding complexity to the diagnosis.3,4 Re...

How Does a Pathologist Make a Diagnosis?

2009-03-24T22:31:40Z

<div><p>Forty-two years ago, in an editorial published in the Archives of Pathology, Lester S. King posed the question: How does a pathologist make a diagnosis?1 He began by describing a widespread feeling about pathologic diagnosis:</p><p>The pathologist observes and classifies what he sees, but he "makes no deductions or inferences" in this process. . . . In all "diagnostic" decisions, the pathologist is alleged to c...

In Situ Detection of Inflammatory Cytokines and Apoptosis in Pemphigus Foliaceus Patients

2009-03-24T22:31:41Z

<div><p>Endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF), or fogo selvagem, is a chronic autoimmune disease1 characterized by the formation of intraepidermal blisters, which are attributed to the presence of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) and IgG1 autoantibodies against desmoglein 1(2) that reduce the adhesion between keratinocytes.3 In addition to the presence of autoantibodies, a high production of cytokines involved in the inflammatory response, such as interleukin 1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor ?...

Can GEWF Solution Improve the Retrieval of Lymph Nodes From Colorectal Cancer Resections?

2009-03-20T16:29:19Z

<div><p>In the United States, cancer of the colon and rectum has the unfortunate designation as the second leading cause of cancer death.1 The principal treatment modality consists of surgical resection of the colon or rectum including the pericolonic fatty tissue. Lymph node (LN) retrieval from the pericolonic fatty tissue is necessary for proper tumor staging and is the most important prognostic factor in colorectal cance...

Carcinomas of the Pancreas, Gallbladder, Extrahepatic Bile Ducts, and Ampulla of Vater Share a Field for Carcinogenesis: A Population-Based Study

2009-03-19T14:18:13Z

<div><p>The pancreas, biliary system, and ampulla of Vater share a common embryologic origin. Primarily ductal systems that facilitate digestion, these 3 anatomic sites are derived from the embryonic foregut.1 Furthermore, the cooccurrence of carcinomas of the pancreas, extrahepatic bile ducts (EHBD), and ampulla and the coexistence of ampullary neoplasms with pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia has been described.2-6 This association suggests that tumors originating in the pancr...

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