| Kids Today Don't Stand a Chance John Whitehead April 15, 2008
On March 11, 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the results of a study which found that nearly 26% (1 in 4) of American teenage girls ages 14-19 have at least one sexually transmitted disease. This report and its ramifications, however, were quickly shelved so that the media could provide us with non-stop coverage of the New York governor's sexcapades with a prostitute. As titillating as the Spitzer scandal might seem, its impact is fleeting when compared to the fact that approximately 3.2 million young women in the United States are estimated to be infected with a wide range of sexually transmitted diseases. Of the 838 teen girls surveyed, approximately 50% admitted to being sexually active. Of this 50%, an overwhelming 40% tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease.
Have you tried esodynamics or Correactology®?
The Sudbury Star wants to talk with readers who have been treated with esodynamics or Correactology® in Sudbury or elsewhere. Esodynamics or Correactology® practitioners say it is an alternative form of health care that corrects a number of diseases — from acne to yeast infections, including cancer and multiple sclerosis. Thousands of people in the city and beyond are receiving this treatment, but little is known about how it works. Has the treatment helped you? If so, how? If it hasn't, tell us about it. E-mail Sudbury Star health reporter Carol Mulligan with your comments about esodynamics or Correactology® or phone 674-5271, ext. 272. .
Saving cancer patients' skin
Becky Sasaki has the quick laugh and easy smile of a woman who continues to thrive despite her four-year wrestling match with lung cancer. She still works every day in the family business, heads out for Thai food with her husband and baby sits for her energetic grandchildren. This winter when the cancer, which had metastasized, appeared in her brain for the third time, her oncologist prescribed a new breed of targeted cancer drugs to shrink the tumor. But before she could even fill the prescription, her doctor dispatched her to the Cancer Skin Care Program at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. The goal: save her skin so she can continue to enjoy her active life. The targeted cancer drug she was about to take can have such disfiguring dermatologic side effects, some patients are embarrassed to be seen in public and hide at home.
DUSA Completes Enrollment For Phase IIb Trial Of Levulan(R) Photodynamic Therapy For Moderate To Severe Acne
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(R) (NASDAQ GM:DUSA), is pleased to announce that the acne Phase IIb trial has achieved its goal of 260 participants, thus completing enrollment. The study's objective is to determine and compare the safety and efficacy of multiple broad area photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatments with Levulan® Kerastick® in combination with BLU-U® brand blue light versus use of the BLU-U alone in patients with moderate to severe facial acne vulgaris. This trial will evaluate the incremental advantage of adding Levulan to DUSA's already FDA-cleared BLU-U blue light therapy when treating acne.
"Completion of enrollment is an important milestone as DUSA looks to achieve a moderate to severe acne indication for Levulan PDT. Once the initial results are available, which we expect this fall, DUSA will decide on the next steps needed to develop this indication for potential FDA approval," said Bob Doman, President and CEO of DUSA.
Area businesses flock to Ladies Night Out
The night of Feb. 27 was one for the ladies.At least, that's what the Monroe County YMCA HTC Center said.Hosting Ladies Night Out, the YMCA wanted a forum for everything women to make an appearance, hoping to let females know they could have an evening just for themselves.Spread out around the facility, located at 9514 Caring Way in Columbia, the event featured a slew of local organizations and businesses intent on promoting their goods and helping keep women aware of health issues.One of these businesses was Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio in Waterloo, which was featuring the newest machine in facial therapy. Called Beautiful Image Facial and Body Sculpting, the apparatus provides a non-surgical faceprint to tighten and firm facial features."It uses a microcurrent to send signals to the muscles and cells in the skin to provide a more youthful appearance," Merle Norman licensed esthetician Joni Cygan said.
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