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HIV cases nearly double in decade

March 24, 2011 by srrpenna

The number of people infected with HIV in the UK has almost doubled over the past decade, figures show.

New cases jumped from 1,950 in 2001 to 3,780 in 2010, according to data from the Health Protection Agency (HPA).

All the cases involve people who acquired HIV in the UK.

Fish oil prevents weight loss and muscle wasting in chemotherapy patients

March 2, 2011 by srrpenna

Supplementation with fish oil might help prevent muscle wasting and weight loss in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

In a small study of 40 patients newly diagnosed with nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), those who received fish oil supplements maintained weight, muscle mass, and muscle quality.

Being too fat raises risk of deadly breast cancer

March 2, 2011 by srrpenna

Scientists know that being overweight increases the risk of breast cancers fed by estrogen, but being too fat may also increase the risk of triple-negative breast cancers, a less common and far more deadly type, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

They said women who are overweight had a 35 percent higher risk of developing triple-negative breast cancers, an aggressive form of cancer that affects 10 to 20 percent of cases.