Urinary tract infection? Antibiotic-free treatment developed

While a number of common antibiotics treat these troublesome infections, the antibiotics themselves cause problems for many patients.  A new treatment protocol avoids antibiotics entirely:

http://voices.yahoo.com/what-roman-catholic-deacon-11653106.html?cat=34

Roman Catholicism: What is a deacon?

He has more duties than you might have imagined:

http://voices.yahoo.com/what-roman-catholic-deacon-11653106.html?cat=34

More swine flu on the horizon: CDC

The CDC expects a new wave this summer and fall:

http://news.yahoo.com/cdc-issues-swine-flu-warning-161600195.html

New anesthesia drugs in the offing

Researchers consider them better and safer:

http://news.yahoo.com/researchers-now-developing-newer-safer-anesthesia-drugs-222300967.html

MRSA rates twice as high in academic hospitals

Researchers were surprised to find out that the rate of infection in academic medical facilities is double that in other hospitals:

http://news.yahoo.com/mrsa-cases-double-academic-hospitals-over-5-years-170400362.html

Scientists pinpoint link between breast size and breast cancer

A recent study discusses the relationship between a woman's breast size and developing breast cancer:

http://news.yahoo.com/identified-between-breast-size-breast-cancer-study-224500501.html

Scientists to give Crohn's patients new immune system

In a dramatic move to help patients with Crohn's disease who have not been helped by traditional treatments, researchers plan to replace their immune systems with new ones:

http://news.yahoo.com/researchers-plan-cure-crohns-disease-immune-system-204400398.html

Reflections on what Crohn's disease patients fear

Fear is a normal part of having a chronic, incurable disease.  Exactly what a Crohn's patient fears varies from one person to another.  Here are some of them:

http://www.everydayhealth.com/digestive-health-/facing-the-fears-of-crohn-s-disease.aspx

New insurance trend might negatively affect Crohn's patients

The universe of health insurance has been changing wildly throughout the last decade.  Read about some disburbing developments here:

http://www.everydayhealth.com/digestive-health-/crohn-s-disease-patients-face-scary-insurance-trend.aspx

Scientists say rheumatoid arthritis effects are more severe than they knew

The aftermath of RA might well be more serious than we even suspected:

http://news.yahoo.com/rheumatoid-arthritis-severity-overlooked-mayo-researchers-182700593.html

Researchers ID link between low vitamin D levels and weight gain in women

Scientists have found that some women with lower-than-normal levels of vitamin D experience a greater weight gain than women who don't experience this deficiency:

http://news.yahoo.com/older-women-low-vitamin-d-could-gain-weight-190000872.html

Study says 2009 swine flu deaths underestimated

A new study suggests that the count of deaths from the 2009 swine flu pandemic might be 15 times the estimates reported:

http://news.yahoo.com/deaths-exceed-quarter-million-2009-swine-flu-study-201000405.html

Age-related eye diseases increasing

The rise in incidence of age-related diseases of the eye is a concern:

http://news.yahoo.com/eye-diseases-linked-age-increasingly-sharply-study-220500384.html

Genetic discovery might lead to new treatments for Crohn's disease

Researchers studying specific intestinal cells and investigating how to make vaccines more efficient uncovered some unexpected information that might lead to new Crohn's treatments:

http://news.yahoo.com/gene-discovery-might-yield-crohns-treatments-study-210000000.html;_ylt=ArvOs0y1CWGt6A9Q94GEm1zVJRIF;_ylu=X3oDMTNqdTYxcGIwBG1pdAMEcGtnAzJmZWFiYWM1LTI3ODEtM2IzZS05OTg5LWViY2QzYjdjNDc4NARwb3MDNwRzZWMDbG5fTWVkaWNhdGlvbnNfZ2FsBHZlcgM1YTE2ZDYzMS1iYjFjLTExZTEtYmJjOS1lNDc5MjgyMDIwYTM-;_ylv=3

How successful are fluid injections for knee osteoarthritis?

You might be surprised at the answer.  If you're considering getting fluid injections to treat osteoarthritis in one or both knees, be sure to read this:

http://news.yahoo.com/fluid-injections-knee-osteoarthritis-don-t-studies-131600588.html