Guest guest Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Dianna, Thank You so much for thinking of me when you read this article. Sure wish my lung doctor would of had this to avoid this whole lung surgery. I was Praised by God that this lung nodule was negative. But I often feel sorry for those who have to endure this very painful surgery not to mention the weeks of painful recovery of having one's ribs stretched and nerves that line each rib stretched which scream about the stretching for months after the surgery. What about those poor souls who have advanced lung cancer and may have 6 months to live. Then they have to go through this healing process from the surgery and was told it could take up to six months to heal and the ribs to stop hurting. Oh, how I feel for them. I am hoping that this new technique becomes more readily available and saves a lot of needless suffering. Thank yoou for finding this and sharing it with me. Ingrid .. > Ingrid, I hope this comes thru, didn't want to send the entire newsletter but couldnt seem to copy and paste the article about lung surgery, so I sent the whole thing, scroll down to the lung surgery article, thought you might want to see this. ~~Dianna > > Click Here --> > ArcaMax Publishing Home | Subscribe | My Account > > More from ArcaMax.com! > Funnies | Word Games | Quizzes | Toolbar > > Jokes: Worm Experiment > For DiannaFriday August 26, 2005 > > What's Wrong with My PC? > > > Let Error Nuker, our amazing FREE PC Diagnostics tool, identify the precise problems in your Windows registry so you can determine exactly what is wrong with your PC. > > Best of all you can keep the tool forever and find out if your PC has problems for FREE as often as you like. > > Scan your PC now for FREE > Get your local weather from ArcaMax.com > > Enter city or zip code: > > [input] [input] Quick ClicksFederal Grants - Gov't Gives Away 400 Billion Dollars Every Year " How To Potty Train Your Puppy Within 7 Days " " How to Build Your Free House " Your new house may cost you nothing.Dream Job: Paid Surveys, Focus Groups at HomeAmazing true story of how 1 woman earns $435,000 a year online " Give me ONE Day and I'll make your lawn a dazzling spectacle " Play Free! 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(United Press International via COMTEX) -- North Carolina researchers say a new drug has temporarily improved performance and reversed the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys. > > The drug, currently known as CX717, might become valuable in helping military personnel, health professionals, shift workers and others who must function at top performance in spite of sleep deficits. > > " In addition to improving performance under normal conditions, the drug restored performance that was impaired after sleep loss, " said Deadwyler, senior researcher, at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. " Brain imaging revealed that one basis for the drug's effects was to reverse changes in brain patterns induced by sleep deprivation. " > > The study's results are reported on-line in the journal Public Library of Science-Biology. > > > Copyright 2005 by United Press International. > Printer Friendly Version | Send this story to a friend | Back to Top > New technology cuts lung cancer surgery By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter > Source: HealthDay > > (HealthDay News) -- A new technique for taking tiny tissue samples from the chest reduces unwarranted surgery for people suffering with advanced lung cancer, Dutch surgeons report. > > The method goes under the cumbersome name of transesophageal ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration -- abbreviated EUS-FNA. And a study of 107 lung cancer patients showed that, when used in combination with another diagnostic technique, EUS-FNA identified cases in which surgery was unnecessary. > > The findings appear in the Aug. 24-31 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. > > All the patients had non-small cell lung cancer, which is found in 80 percent of cases; it's the type of cancer that killed news broadcaster Jennings earlier this month, said Dr. J. Cerfolio, chief of thoracic surgery at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. > > The issue in all these cases is the " stage " of the disease -- the extent to which it has spread. Staging determines whether and what kind of surgery should be done. Jennings had stage 4 cancer, the most advanced form, and was not operated on, Cerfolio said. > > The report by surgeons at Leiden University Medical Center said EUS- FNA was used in combination with mediastinoscopy, an examination of the middle of the chest cavity with a specialized scope. The researchers said the combination of the two techniques identified more patients in whom the cancer had spread widely (and thus for whom surgery was not recommended) than either technique alone -- 36 percent with the combination compared to 28 percent with UES-FNA and 20 percent with mediastinoscopy. > > Overall, this meant that 16 percent of thoracotomies -- invasive surgeries involving the opening of the chest wall -- could have been avoided using the dual-detection technique, the researchers conclude. > > " We have routinely incorporated EUS-FNA in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer in our hospital, " said Dr. Jouke Annema, professor of surgery at Leiden and lead author of the report. > > The Leiden physicians are continuing their studies of the technique, he said. " Another study in 242 patients demonstrates that EUS-FNA can prevent 70 percent of scheduled surgical procedures (mainly mediastinoscopies) in patients with suspected lung cancer, " Annema said. > > The Leiden study is one of a number showing the value of EUS-FNA, said Cerfolio, an expert in the method. > > " This technique is very, very vital in the staging of patients with non-small cell lung cancer, " Cerfolio said. " It allows you to get to all the lymph nodes. " Lymph nodes are small cell-collecting organs that are routinely examined to determine whether cancer has spread. > > " There is no question that it reduces unnecessary surgery, " he said. " It enables us to stage cancers better, and the better we stage them, the better we treat. " > > When lung cancer is suspected, the usual procedure is to perform scans such as computerized automated tomography to help identify the lymph nodes that might have cancer in them, Cerfolio said. Until recently, the way to test those lymph nodes would have been to open the chest surgically. Advanced technology such as EUS-FNA has eliminated that surgery in a large number of cases, he said. > > " This has changed the treatment of lung cancer across the world, and yet few have it, " Cerfolio said. Fewer than 5 percent of U.S. hospitals are equipped for EUS-FNA, he said. > > ---- > > More information: The National Cancer Institute offers more on lung cancer treatments. > > ---- > > For the latest health news & Health-Life Services like tools, calculators, & a physician locator, go to www.healthday.com. > Copyright © 2005 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. > Printer Friendly Version | Send this story to a friend | Back to Top > Make a habit of staying healthy Source: St.sburg Times > > Doctors joke that a healthy patient is merely one who has not had a thorough work-up. There's a good chance that if an adult is thoroughly examined, some problem is likely to show up. > > Try as we might, we eventually go the way of all flesh no matter how carefully we eat, how diligently we exercise, how soundly we sleep or how scrupulously we avoid cigarette smoke. The body continues to decline. No one gets out of this alive. > > Before you accept the notion that good health is a matter of luck, remember that you can do more than any doctor to protect and preserve your body; all you have to do is make a few sensible choices. Yet the vast majority of Americans fail to do so. > > According to a study in a recent issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, 3 percent of Americans follow four basic guidelines for healthy living. > > The guidelines are simple, inexpensive and familiar to everyone: > > - Don't smoke, and avoid secondhand smoke whenever possible. > > - Keep you body mass index between 18.5 and 25. (You'll find the formula below.) > > - Eat at least five fruits and vegetables a day. > > - Walk vigorously, or do some other form of exercise for at least 30 minutes a day, at least five days a week. > > If you do all four, you are taking better care of yourself than 97 percent of the adults ages 18 to 74 who were surveyed for this study. > > These guidelines can curb one of the most insidious threats to the aging body - the tendency of blood sugar to rise. > > As people get older, their cells develop resistance to insulin, the hormone that ushers glucose into the cells for fuel. As a result, the pancreas pumps out more insulin in an effort to get more glucose into the cells, and excess glucose builds up in the bloodstream. > > If the level of glucose remains above about 130 milligrams per deciliter of blood after an eight-hour fast, that person is diagnosed with diabetes, a malady that radically accelerates the aging process and promotes an array of problems that include heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney disorders and dementia. > > Traditionally, diabetics have been told to avoid sugar, alcohol and other foods that rapidly raise the level of glucose in the blood. > > Many people can combat diabetes more effectively - or avoid it altogether - by exercising and maintaining a normal level of body fat, especially around the abdomen. Abdominal fat produces substances that promote insulin resistance. > > Scientists at the University of Newcastle in England have found that excess weight gained as an adult is more significant in the development of adult-onset diabetes than childhood factors such as birth weight and poor nutrition. > > " Our study, which has examined people from birth to adulthood, suggests that the life you lead as an adult has the biggest influence on your health, in terms of diabetes risk, in later life, " said Dr. Mark Pearce, leader of the study, which appeared in this month's issue of Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. > > Even people who have inherited a tendency toward certain health problems can avoid them by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. > > " People may have a genetic predisposition for various disorders, but they don't have to develop those disorders, " said Dr. Orlan, president of Comprehensive Geriatric Care Centers of St. sburg. > > Orlan urges patients to incorporate walking or some other form of exercise into their daily routine, and practice some form of stress relief, such as meditation, focused breathing or tai chi. > > " If you don't learn how to tune in to your body and tune out stress, you're in trouble, " he said. > > How to figure body mass > > Divide your weight in pounds by your height in inches multiplied by itself. > > Multiply the result by 703. > > Example: If you are 200 pounds and 5-10, you would divide 200 by 4,900 (70 inches by 70 inches). > > Multiply the result: .04 x 703, for a BMI of 28.1. > > An easier way to calculate your BMI is to go the Web site for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov/ nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/ and click on Calculate Your BMI. > > You should keep your BMI between 18.5 and 24.9. A BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight. Above 30 is considered obese. > > ---- > > Tom Valeo is a freelance writer specializing in medical and health issues. Write to him c/o Seniority, the St. sburg Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. sburg, FL 33731 or e-mail features@s... > > To see more of The St. sburg Times, go to http://www.sptimes.com . > © St. sburg Times. All rights reserved. > Printer Friendly Version | Send this story to a friend | Back to Top > Health Tip: Test young children for vision problems Source: HealthDay > > (HealthDayNews) -- The sooner problems with vision are detected, the quicker a child can get the necessary treatment. > > According to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, some children are more at risk for vision problems. Your infant may be more prone if: > > - She or he was born prematurely. > > - There is a family history of vision problems. > > - You had an infection during pregnancy. > > - Your baby has heart disease or hearing problems. > > If you suspect your baby is having difficulty seeing, consult your doctor. > > ---- > > For the latest health news & Health-Life Services like tools, calculators, & a physician locator, go to www.healthday.com. > Copyright © 2005 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved. > Printer Friendly Version | Send this story to a friend | Back to Top > Recent Stories • Asian shrub could be a cancer-fighter > • Health savings accounts: the new 'medical IRA' > • Stomach pain, swelling could signal ovarian cancer > • Health Tip: When to skip your workouts > • Scientists explore new route for creating stem cells > > Miss a story? 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