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Chernobyl Radiation May Boost Thyroid Cancer Risk
July 6, 2006 04:03:13 PM PST
THURSDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood exposure to radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster may raise risks for thyroid cancer, a new report finds.
The Chernobyl incident exposed large numbers of people in the Ukraine, Belarus and the Russian Federation to radioactive material high in isotopes of iodine and cesium.
For this study, researchers at Columbia University in New York City provided thyroid cancer screening for more than 13,000 people who were younger than 18 years of age at the time of the Chernobyl disaster and lived in highly contaminated areas of the Ukraine.
Each person's individual radiation dose was estimated by using thyroid radioactivity measurements made shortly after the disaster and through interview data collected during screening for the study.
The study identified 45 cases of thyroid cancer among the participants, compared to an expected 11.2 cases in the same number of people not exposed to this kind of radiation. The older the study participants were at the time of the incident, the lower their risk of thyroid cancer as adults.
"We estimate that 75 percent of the thyroid cancer cases would have been avoided in the absence of radiation," the team wrote. "With appropriate adjustment for dose, this estimate demonstrates a substantial contribution of radioactive iodines to the excess of thyroid cancer that followed the (Chernobyl) accident."
The findings were published in the July 4 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Health Tip: Can Beer Be Good for You?
July 6, 2006 04:03:13 PM PST
(HealthDay News) -- Beer drinking may lead to more than just a beer belly.
According to the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, beer contains high levels of an ingredient that helps deposit calcium and other minerals into bone tissue.
And a recent study found the antioxidants present in dark beer help prevent clogged arteries, which should reduce the risk of heart disease.
Most research showed the optimum benefits can be reaped with up to one drink a day for women and up to two a day for men.
Still, it's a good idea to take a look at the size of your beer belly before you knock back a pint or two. The extra calories found in beer may cancel out any health benefits.
Many Young Rape Victims Fail to Take HIV-Preventing Drugs
July 6, 2006 04:03:13 PM PST
THURSDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- Only 38 percent of teen and young adult sexual assault victims who were prescribed antiviral medications to prevent HIV infection returned for follow-up visits to medical centers, a new report finds.
Only 15 percent of these young assault victims completed drug therapy that could help them ward off HIV infection, added the researchers, who reported the findings in the July issue of the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
In the study, Boston University School of Medicine researchers reviewed the charts of 145 females, ages 12 to 22, treated at two pediatric emergency departments in Boston within 72 hours of being sexually assaulted.
Of those patients, 129 (89 percent) were offered medications to prevent HIV infection and 110 (76) agreed to take the drugs. Of the latter group, 86 were referred for follow-up treatment, but only 38 percent of them returned for at least one follow-up visit and 15 percent completed the full 28 days of preventive treatment, the study said.
The researchers said their findings highlight the difficulty associated with prescribing HIV-prevention therapies to young sexual assault victims and determining which patients require preventive therapy.
"In many cases of adolescent sexual assault, the risks of HIV transmission cannot be determined," the authors wrote. "Among patients in our study, 21 percent reported having blacked out during the assault, 54 percent were unsure whether ejaculation had occurred, and 27 percent were unsure whether a condom had been used."
The researchers added that many teen sexual assault victims have psychiatric conditions that could decrease the likelihood that they'll adhere to HIV-prevention therapy.
"We agree with published recommendations that post-exposure prophylaxis be offered to adolescent sexual assault survivors for exposures that pose a risk of HIV transmission," the study authors concluded.
"Patient education and a comprehensive follow-up system with extensive outreach and case management are necessary to encourage post-exposure prophylaxis adherence and return for follow-up care among adolescent sexual assault survivors," the Boston team added.
