You should see your GP if you’re worried that you may be at increased risk of getting breast cancer because one or more of your close relatives have had it. Your GP will take a detailed history of your family’s health to work out your risk.
Here are some questions your GP may ask.
What happens next?
From your answers, your doctor will work out whether your risk of getting breast cancer is higher than normal. If your risk of breast cancer is Read the rest of this entry »

Three people have been arrested after drugs with an estimated street value of more than one million euro were seized in Dublin.
The arrests on Friday followed the search of a car in Cabinteely and an apartment in Killiney Hill.
Gardai seized what are believed to be ecstasy tablets valued at one million euro as well as quantities of cocaine and cannabis resin.
Two women aged 20 and 61 have been arrested along with a 23-year-old man.

A new study has come up with the perfect TV diet, the best combination of television viewing for our physical and mental well-being. Purely in the interests of science, David Roberts puts his telly
habits to the test.
I’M a man who doesn’t watch a lot of television – or so I thought. I don’t watch any soaps, I hate reality television programmes and, apart from the odd film, football match or documentary, I
didn’t have myself down as Read the rest of this entry »

MARION, Ill. (AP) — The head of the nation’s Veterans Affairs system said Saturday it still could be months before inpatient surgeries resume at a southern Illinois hospital. But rehabbing the site’s image after a surge in patient deaths last year may take far longer.
VA Secretary James Peake inspected the Marion VA hospital before heading a town hall meeting meant to assure the roughly 100 veterans and family members who turned out that Read the rest of this entry »

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its collaboration with WebMD to expand consumer access to agency information. WebMD attracts nearly 50 million unique visitors a month and provides credible and timely health news and information, the FDA said in a news release.
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, FDA commissioner of food and drugs, said the partnership includes a WebMD link to the FDA for safety information on food, medicine, and cosmetics, Read the rest of this entry »

The medical facts behind Dr. Sloan's 'penile fracture' on 'Grey's Anatonmy'
Friday, January 23rd 2009, 5:47 PM
gave male viewers something new to obsess about: a painful and embarrassing condition involving a very private body part.
in the episode, the Internet lit up with searches for information about the injury.
Searches for keywords ”penile fracture” and ”broken penis” were still high on the top search gainers Read the rest of this entry »

Employees were evacuated from a building at the JFK Medical Center complex Wednesday morning after a suspicious package was found near an entrance of the facility, police and hospital officials said.
Edison police and the New Jersey State Police responded to the James Street campus to investigate the package, which they ultimately determined was no risk to patients and staff, hospital spokesman Steven Weiss said.
The small wooden box, about the Read the rest of this entry »

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a four-part series exploring the impact that an Obama or a McCain presidency could have on stock values.
REPUBLICANS, WITH THEIR LAISSEZ-FAIRE attitudes, are basically good for healthcare stocks. And Democrats, with their love of regulation, are bad for these stocks.
That’s been the party line for years.
Well, this line has been blurred in 2008 as two big critics of the health care industry vie Read the rest of this entry »

Parents seek oversight at Neb. center for disabled
Eds: ADDS that interim CEO named.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Tina Manes is sure her 18-year-old daughter died because she was neglected at the troubled Beatrice State Developmental Center, and she wants state lawmakers to help prevent more tragedies.
“There’s not anyone out there overseeing what needs to be done,” Manes told a legislative committee on Monday, crying as she testified for the need Read the rest of this entry »