Prostate
Cancer: New Tests Create Treatment
Dilemmas
Prostrate Cancer will strike about 200,000 American men and kill about
38,000 this year alone, according to the American Cancer Society. FDA recently approved a test
to improve early diagnosis.
Protecting Little Pitchers' Ears
Medical thinking is changing on how to treat middle ear infections-that all-too-common
childhood malady. The greatest debate is about the role of antibiotics and tympanostomy tubes
in chronic otitis media.
Surprise Cause of Gastritis Revolutionizes Ulcer
Treatment
Antibiotics are now being used to treat ulcers, after researchers verified that
bacteria are largely responsible for this condition, which was once thought to be caused by stress
or diet.
The New Food Label: Help in Preventing
Heart Disease
For people who want to eat a heart-healthy diet, the new food label gives
information on cholesterol, fats, and other nutrients in ways that are easier to understand and
read.
In-Home Tests Make Health Care Easier
Tests that can be done
in the home and bought without prescription are helping people stay healthy. Such tests include
blood pressure monitors, blood glucose monitors, and devices to detect hidden blood in the stool
and blood cholesterol levles.
(Hypertext updated by clb March 30, 2001)