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SnoreSling™ Introduced: Millions Of Sleep Apnea And Snoring Sufferers May Now Have A Non-Invasive, Comfortable Remedy
Dr. SleepGood, Inc. has announced the release of the SnoreSling™, a non-invasive fabric product that could help millions of sleep apnea and snoring sufferers, as well as their bed partners, finally get a good night"s rest.
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Childhood Radiation Therapy Increases Future Breast Cancer Risk, Study Finds
Women who underwent radiation therapy for cancer as children have an increased long-term risk for developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Reuters reports. However, when the childhood treatments included a high dose of radiation to the ovaries, women"s risk of developing future breast tumors was "sharply reduced," according to the study.For the study, Peter Inskip of the National Cancer Institute and colleagues examined 120 women diagnosed with cancer before age 21. All women in the study were treated with radiation between 1970 and 1986 and survived at least five years. The women were compared with four women who also were diagnosed at a young age but did not receive radiation.The study found that the more radiation a woman received as a child, the more likely it was that a tumor would eventually develop. The study did not find that chemotherapy for the first cancer increased the risk for a second cancer (Reuters, 7/20).
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Delaware HIV/AIDS Organization Forced To Close After 28 Years
A Delaware-based organization that has provided HIV prevention, outreach, education and other services for the past 28 years will be closing due to lack of funding, the Bethany Beach Wave reports. The Sussex County AIDS Committee (SCAC) also provided financial assistance, transportation services and assistance with medical appointments to people living with HIV/AIDS from as far as Philadelphia, according to the Wave. SCAC was funded by both private and government funding. "We just ran out of money," Curt Barrows, president of the SCAC board, said. CAMP Rehoboth, another local organization, said it will step in to assist SCAC clients (Shockley, Bethany Beach Wave, 6/18).
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Announcing National MS And Parkinson's Disease Registries Act

Senator Byron Dorgan (ND) on Tuesday introduced legislation that would for the first time establish a national coordinated system to collect and analyze data on multiple sclerosis and Parkinson"s disease. Accurate incidence and prevalence information on these two diseases currently does not exist. Click here to ask your Senator to support this legislation. The National MS and Parkinson"s Disease Registries Act would establish separate registries for MS and Parkinson"s disease at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has worked closely with the Parkinson"s Action Network to introduce legislation in both chambers of Congress to address the lack of accurate incidence information that both communities face. Both organizations will be advocating to advance this legislation and have it signed into law in the 111th Congress. "I often receive letters from people living with MS who are concerned about whether the current numbers accurately reflect the MS community," National MS Society President and CEO Joyce Nelson said. "A national multiple sclerosis registry will give us a clearer picture of the impact of MS and help us better serve all those who live with this disease." Lack of core information and knowledge about who has MS and Parkinson"s disease inhibits progress in biomedical research, the development of new and better treatments, and the creation of programs and services to help people live independent and productive lives while fighting these diseases. These registries will authorize the CDC to develop national coordinated systems to collect and analyze existing MS and Parkinson"s disease data. The epidemiological data collected and analyzed through the registries will provide a foundation for better evaluating and understanding issues such as geographic clusters of diagnosis, genetic and environmental risk factors, variances in gender ratio, disease burden, and changes in health care practices. This important legislation also sets the ground work for developing epidemiological registries for other neurological diseases and disorders. National MS Society


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