East Valley Tribune - Health

Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:54:01 -0700

A military experiment is trying to predict who's most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Understanding underlying triggers might help reduce the burden of those who return psychologically wounded - if they can get early help.

Senate girds for historic debate on health bill

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:26 -0700

Congressional budget crunchers said Thursday the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least a 20-year stretch, an assessment that boosted the bill's advocates as the Senate moved gingerly toward a historic debate.

Sebelius: Mammograms still vital to save lives

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:47:38 -0700

WASHINGTON — Federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday.

Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:15:07 -0700

ORLANDO, Fla. — You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies.

Poll: Tax the rich to pay for health bill

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:52:10 -0700

WASHINGTON — When it comes to paying for a health care overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich.

New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:01:45 -0700

A government task force said Monday that most women don't need mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50 - a stunning reversal and a break with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position. What's more, the panel said breast self-exams do no good, and women shouldn't be taught to do them.

Poll: Health care fine print prompts worries

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:33:23 -0700

Americans are worried about the fine print in the health care overhaul, an Associated Press poll says, and those concerns are creating new challenges for President Barack Obama as he tries to overcome doubts in Congress.

1,700 complete 60-mile cancer fundraiser

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:32:57 -0700

About 1,700 tired and dazed, but proud women and men took center stage Sunday at the spectacularly pink closing ceremony for the Arizona 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk, after walking 60 miles and raising $4.1 million toward the fight to cure the disease.

Slideshow: Arizona Breast Cancer walk, day 2

3-Day walkers keep up breast cancer fight

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:26:46 -0700

On day two of the Arizona 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk, Gilbert resident Lisa Virgadamo sat on the ground along the 60-mile route somewhere in south Phoenix getting her feet rubbed by her husband.

Slideshow: Arizona Breast Cancer walk, day 2

Walk to fight breast cancer starts Friday

3-Day Cancer Walk begins Friday

CDC's swine flu toll: 4,000 dead, 22 million ill

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:28:55 -0700

WASHINGTON — Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn't mean swine flu suddenly has worsened.

Are you ready? H1N1-HQ

Walk to fight breast cancer starts Friday

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:45:35 -0700

A smattering of pink on wristbands, pea-caps and T-shirts started appearing at Gilbert's Freestone Park as hundreds of volunteers prepared to kick off the annual Arizona 3-Day Breast Cancer walk.

Sick people shouldn't work, health chief says

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:59:45 -0700

The state’s top health official wants businesses to let workers with the flu stay home, even if companies have to pay them.

Poll: Few know H1N1, 'swine flu' are same

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:03:57 -0700

An Arizona State University survey about the H1N1 virus released Monday reveals a majority of those polled statewide are aware of the H1N1 virus or "swine flu," but fewer realize the two are the same, and one-fifth are unaware that an H1N1 vaccine is available.

Swine flu: 10 things you need to know | Pinal County to hold H1N1 vaccination clinics

Cigna clinics get H1N1 vaccines | School districts roll out H1N1 vaccine

Pinal County to hold H1N1 vaccination clinics

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:26:08 -0700

Pinal County is planning two mass H1N1 vaccination clinics this weekend, one of them in San Tan Valley near Queen Creek.

3-Day Cancer Walk begins Friday

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:57:44 -0700

The Arizona 3-Day Cancer Walk begins with an opening ceremony 7 a.m. Friday at Freestone Park, 1045 E. Juniper Road, Gilbert. Walkers will start a three-day journey that will take them through several downtowns in the East Valley, South Mountain Park, Ahwatukee Foothills, Papago Park and Tempe before winding up Sunday at Scottsdale Stadium.

Cigna clinics get H1N1 vaccines

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:51:01 -0700

Cigna Medical Group CareToday clinics on Thursday received H1N1 vaccines. The East Valley location, at 2483 S. Market St., Suite 103, in Gilbert, is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. No appointments are necessary. Both the injection and nasal inhalant forms of the vaccine are available on a first-come, first-served basis to those most vulnerable: children 6 months to 18 years old, people who care for children younger than 6 months, pregnant women, health care and emergency personnel and people between 25 and 64 with chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems.

Obama welcomes AARP backing of health care bill

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:07:18 -0700

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama scored two major endorsements for his health overhaul push Thursday and trumpeted the news as House Democratic leaders pushed toward a vote Saturday on far-reaching legislation remaking the U.S. health care system.

Premature births worsen infant death rate

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:15:32 -0700

ATLANTA -- Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday.

Contaminated beef may be linked to 2 deaths

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:51:34 -0700

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A federal health official says two deaths and 26 other illnesses may be linked to ground beef recalled by a New York meat company because it might have been contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

Lupus not slowing Gilbert ASU freshman

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:50:13 -0700

When she was making the leap from junior high to high school, Haleigh Martinez found she could barely climb the stairs in her Gilbert home. “My hips and my joints were just killing me, I felt like I was 80 years old,” Martinez said.