| Baby in France, Belgian man die with swine flu: officials
October 18, 2009 at 3:23 pm
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| Green Ridge woman runs cancer genetic screening program
October 18, 2009 at 10:45 am
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| | Oct. 18--No one wants to get cancer. But those at risk would almost certainly want to pre-empt the disease. That's where people like Julie Nardella, R.N., come into play. As clinical nurse-educator at Physicians Health Alliance, the Green Ridge resident's duties include screening people to find out if their genetic makeup puts them at risk of breast, ovarian, colorectal or uterine cancer. Mrs. Nardella joined Physicians Health Alliance two years ago to implement its hereditary cancer testing operation. "We realized it was significant enough for us to do," she said. "We're testing about six to eight people a week, which |
| Swine flu linked to viral pneumonia
October 18, 2009 at 10:02 am
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| | WASHINGTON, Oct 18, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Doctors say the H1N1 strain of influenza, commonly known as swine flu, is more likely to get deep into the lungs than seasonal influenza. When that happens, patients tend to get viral pneumonia, The Washington Post reported. The World Health Organization advised doctors to treat serious cases of H1N1 quickly with antiviral drugs and warned hospitals they may get a lot of extremely sick patients this winter. A three-day conference on the flu ended Friday in Washington. The WHO brought together more than 100 experts to review what is known about swine | | | 
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