Women 80 and older should continue mammograms, study says: Study: Early detection aids treatment
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
04-23-08

Apr. 23–Women in their 80s have gotten little attention in the debate over who should have mammograms, but a new study reported Tuesday that they do benefit from X-ray screenings.
Hoping to clear up confusion, researchers at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center […]

Taking the scary out of breast cancer stats
Headline-grabbing reports citing alarming risk factors are often meaningless.
By Carol Tavris and Avrum Bluming
April 17, 2008
American women fear breast cancer more than heart disease, according to most studies, even though heart disease is responsible for 10 times as many female deaths every year — and heart disease deaths […]

Local diabetes researchers seek to unlock mysteries of vitamin D
The Seattle Times

04-18-08
Apr. 17–Finnish babies born in the 1960s and raised on mega-doses of vitamin D had dramatically lower risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a serious autoimmune disease that requires lifelong injections of insulin.
Was it a case of cause and effect? Seattle researchers are trying […]

Against the stream: California-based organization advocates alternative measures to deal with autism
Chicago Tribune
04-08-08
Apr. 8–Nine-year-old Amanda DiFucci of Lake in the Hills isn’t fully “recovered” from an autism-spectrum disorder, but her sensory problems have vanished, and she no longer hits herself in the head or suffers from severe eczema. When she’s among her 3rd-grade classmates, it’s […]

New Research Shows Nutritional Supplements Dramatically Reduce Sickness and Chronic Disease-Using Dietary Supplements Can Reduce Health Care Costs by $24 Billion Over Five Years Says Dr. Mark Hyman of UltraWellness
Market Wire
04-11-08
LENOX, MA, Apr 10, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Most doctors won’t recommend vitamin supplements to their patients, saying there is […]

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - BOSTON—In men with localized but aggressive prostate cancer, the combination of testosterone-lowering therapy and radiation improves survival substantially more than radiation therapy alone. But testosterone-lowering therapy isn’t so hot for the heart, reports the April issue of the Harvard Heart Letter. Low testosterone can increase harmful LDL cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, and […]

Weekly Testosterone Replacement Therapy Beneficial in Men 60 Years and Older
In one of the first clinical trials involving men 60-85 years of age, researchers’ preliminary results indicate that weekly injections of testosterone for five months have a positive effect on the bone markers of older men. This is not the case for those receiving monthly […]

Long-life Link: Gut protein ties low insulin to longevity
Roundworms low on insulin tend to live longer, and a new study identifies a protein that helps explain the effect. Low insulin levels increase this protein’s activity in the gut, where the protein can extend longevity by helping cells avoid damage.
Humans and other mammals have a similar […]