By December, there should be enough of the vaccine for everyone to get their shots, but right now the surgeon general wants to get the vaccine to the people most at risk of getting sick. According to Dr. Satcher, seniors, people with immune, pulmonary or cardiovascular illnesses should be vaccinated now. Healthcare workers and nursing home residents are also at a greater risk of getting the flu. New Treatment for Lung Cancer Doctors say they've found a new treatment for some lung cancer patients. A report presented at a meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians finds patients who are not candidates for surgery or radiotherapy may be helped by a combination of laser and drug therapy.
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths.
According to doctors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. It has a 90 percent mortality rate, but if detected early, lung cancer is highly curable. Public Defibrillators Can Save Lives Two new studies find that putting heart defibrillators in public places can save lives. About 250,000 Americans die each year of cardiac arrest. A defibrillator shocks the heart back into a normal rhythm.