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- Rural colon cancer patients have lower chances of survival
Colon cancer patients in urban areas had a better chance of survival than their rural counterparts, according to an analysis of more than 123,000 cases in the California Cancer Registry. Rural patients were more likely to have stage 3 or 4 cancer at diagnosis and less likely to get chemotherapy. The findings were presented at the American College of Surgeons meeting. HealthDay News
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- CDC: West Nile case count still rising
The number of people infected by the West Nile virus reached a total of 3,969 cases, including 163 deaths, as of Tuesday, CDC officials announced on Wednesday. The latest case count of the epidemic for 2012 is the highest since 2003. HealthDay News
(10/3)
- Rheumatoid arthritis tied to higher odds of blood clots in study
A Swedish study found that people with rheumatoid arthritis have a higher risk of developing blood clots in their veins in the 10 years after diagnosis than people without the condition. The risk increases when patients are hospitalized. The findings appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association. HealthDay News
(10/2)
- Gestational hypertension may affect child's cognitive abilities later
Men born to mothers who had hypertension while pregnant had lower cognitive scores, especially in mathematical reasoning, at ages 20 and 69 compared with the control group, a Finnish study in the journal Neurology found. These adults experienced a greater decline in language skills, math reasoning and visual/spatial relationships by age 69 than men born to mothers without hypertension during pregnancy. HealthDay News
(10/3)
- Study: Eating fish is better than omega-3 supplements for heart
A Harvard Medical School study of more than 20,000 male physicians showed that while eating fish regularly reduced the likelihood of developing heart failure, the results for taking omega-3 supplements were less clear. Alice Lichtenstein of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at Tufts University said the study helps show that more support is needed to modify the diets of people at risk for heart disease. Reuters
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- Diabetes raises risk of death due to pulmonary edema
Men with diabetes were nearly three times as likely to die of pulmonary edema, while women with diabetes had a nearly fivefold increased risk of dying from the condition compared with control groups without diabetes, according to a study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting. MedPage Today (free registration)
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- CMS to rule on chronic pain treatment payment for nurse anesthetists
A CMS decision on whether to allow nurse anesthetists to bill Medicare for providing chronic pain treatment is expected by Nov. 1. The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists said that board-certified pain doctors are in short supply. "If you're saying I can't treat chronic pain, you're telling me I'm a fireman but can only put out fires in the living room and bathroom," one nurse anesthetist said. The Wall Street Journal
(10/2)
- More Americans are insured, but fewer use employer-based plans
The number of people with health insurance is trending upward, while the number of people under employment-based coverage is trending down, according to an analysis by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. The coverage rate for non-elderly Americans increased by about a half-percentage point in 2011 to 82%, but employment-based coverage among the same age group was down to 58.4%, compared with 69.3% in 2000. United Press International
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- Seniors to consider Medicare Part D options during enrollment
The enrollment period for Medicare Part D runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, and most of the top 10 plans will see percentage increases in the double digits. Seniors should shop around, columnist Mark Miller writes. He offers several tips, including checking on a plan's formulary and finding out whether a plan has a preferred delivery network. Reuters
(10/2)
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