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Northern California Cancer Center's First-of-Its-Kind Research Reveals Low Socioeconomic Status Often Equals Poor Chance Of Lymphoma Survival
The Northern California Cancer Center (NCCC) recently found that lower socioeconomic status is "significantly associated with substantially poorer survival" of follicular lymphoma in California.
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New Form Of Targeted Antibody Therapy Offers Further Hope To Patients With Incurable HER2-positive Breast Cancer
Final results from a phase II study presented at ASCO show that 25% of women with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer experienced significant shrinkage of their tumours, when treated with a first in class combination antibody called trastuzumab-DM1 (T-DM1). T-DM1 potentially represents another option for patients with metastatic disease, for which there is no cure.
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E-health Enables More Personalized Medicine; Group Fights For Digital Patient Rights
Tonia Odom, a 35-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis, a sick father and a young son, each of whom has multiple health problems, has found some relief to the problems of managing her families" array of illnesses in at a Duke University clinic that"s a model of the "medical home" approach to medicine, the New York Times reports. "As President Obama and Congress try to create a national system that provides better care for more people at lower cost, you are likely to hear a lot more about this idea. The term, coined by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1967, is admittedly confusing. It does not mean a return to house calls. Nor need it apply only to people with complex health problems like those of the Odom family."
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Reduce Exposure To Mosquitoes This Summer

The Escambia County Health Department established a mosquito control program in 2008 that includes surveillance activities such as mosquito trapping and identification and sentinel chicken testing surveillance. These activities monitor for mosquito-borne diseases and keep track of mosquito populations. Serum samples taken each week from six sentinel chicken flocks are tested for the presence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, West Nile virus (WNV) and St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) virus. The Escambia County Health Department also provides free larvicide to the public for application in low-lying areas that retain water, ornamental ponds, and other areas of poorly draining shallow water. "Summer will soon be in full swing and people will be enjoying the great outdoors, and in our fun we sometimes overlook the need to reduce our exposure to mosquitoes," said Steve Mitchell, environmental supervisor. "Keep your mosquito repellent handy and limit your outdoor time during the peak mosquito feeding of early morning and late afternoon." Mosquitoes that can spread EEE, WNVand SLE are commonly found in urban, suburban and rural communities. They breed in a matter of a few days in storm drains, ditches, waste lagoons and in artificial containers around the home and are not limited to swamp areas. Anything that holds water for more than three days can be raising mosquitoes. Now is the time to clean up around your home to eliminate mosquito breeding sites. Although all mosquitoes cannot be eliminated, our families" exposure can be limited. 1. Dispose of all rubbish such as cans, bottles and anything that will hold water. 2. Turn over items stored outside such as wheelbarrows, children"s wading pools, and buckets. 3. Keep hedges and grass trimmed and to a minimum because mosquitoes use these shady places to hide during the heat of the day. In order to have a safer and more enjoyable summer, reduce mosquito breeding areas, use larvicide on problem areas, reduce your exposure during peak mosquito activity times, and use mosquito repellents. Alabama Department of Public Health


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