Giving babies nutritious food could significantly increase their earning power as adults, new research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:19 am
The White House Office of Management and Budget evaluates research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), a set of questions that asks agencies about many aspects of their programs, including whether they can measure and demonstrate annual improvements in efficiency. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Glaucoma is a devastating disease that harms the eye without manifesting early signs or symptoms. Since people can have glaucoma and not even know it, this disorder has been called "the silent thief of sight." Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness and vision impairment affecting approximately 3 million Americans, and 69 million people worldwide. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
The prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) among in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies is similar to that of the general population, but there is an increased risk of CHD among twins resulting from IVF, according to research by Yale School of Medicine researchers. Mert Ozan Bahtiyar, M.D. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Smiths Medical, ASD, Inc., a leader in high-quality medical devices and products, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its Saf-T Closed Blood Collection System® for use in syringe blood draw and transfer applications. Configurations address winged vein access as well as Luer access to a newly placed peripheral IV catheter. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Risk factors for suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts are consistent across countries, and include having a mental disorder and being female, younger, less educated, and unmarried. So says new research from a Harvard University professor and the World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health Survey Initiative. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Two researchers at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research will head an ambitious new project to study the origins of autism and dyslexia, supported by a $8.5M grant from the Ellison Medical Foundation. The project leaders, Nancy Kanwisher and John Gabrieli, are prominent experts in neuroimaging and human brain development. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Ipsen (Paris:IPN) announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the filing of its BLA for Dysport(R) in the United States to treat patients with cervical dystonia. This acceptance signifies the start of the review process of the dossier. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
CIS-US, Inc. announced that it has received approval from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Generic Drugs for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to manufacture and market a generic Kit for the Preparation of Technetium Tc-99m Mebrofenin. The company will begin distribution the week of February 4. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAG) announced additional information from its clinical development program for ferumoxytol as an intravenous treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The Company filed a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CYTX) enrolled the first two patients in a clinical trial using adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells in the treatment of heart attack. In this trial, patients' cells are made available using Cytori's Celution™ System, a real-time cell processing device. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Three people died of bird flu this week, pushing the total number of deaths in Indonesia to 101, nearly half of all the bird flu deaths in the world. Source: NYT > Health | 1 Feb 2008 | 9:44 am
SHOUGUANG, China (Reuters) - For most Chinese people, at least those living in cities, the recent surge in food prices has been decidedly unwelcome. But here at one of the country's biggest Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Feb 2008 | 9:07 am
SOFIA (Reuters) - Yordanka Hristova was once called "the bride of all Cubans" and was so popular on Fidel Castro's island that Cuban families named their daughters after her. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Feb 2008 | 8:41 am
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Research into the common rat has revealed how people and certain diseases migrated around the ancient world, Australian scientists said on Friday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Feb 2008 | 7:34 am
TORONTO - The alleged ringleader of a massive kidney harvesting ring and believed to have ties to Canada is the subject of an international manhunt after Interpol issued a red notice... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Feb 2008 | 7:15 am
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian woman who lived near a poultry slaughterhouse on the outskirts of the capital has died of bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday, the latest victim... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Feb 2008 | 7:11 am
Weeks of unrest in Kenya have left an unlikely victim: its flourishing horticulture industry, one of the world's largest rose exporters, faces a production crunch ahead of Valentine's Day. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:21 am
TORONTO - Interpol has issued worldwide alerts for the arrest of two Indian doctors alleged to be behind an illegal kidney harvesting ring, including a man who may have ties to Canada. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Feb 2008 | 6:03 am
Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported. Source: NYT > Health | 1 Feb 2008 | 5:02 am
Researchers find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought. Source: NYT > Health | 1 Feb 2008 | 12:18 am
Scientists believe a chimp virus may hold the clue in the long-running battle to develop a malaria vaccine. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Feb 2008 | 12:14 am
Sugary soft drinks and fruit juices increase the risk of gout in men, a study claims. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Feb 2008 | 12:14 am
The FDA has approved prednisolone acetate oral suspension (Flo-Pred), topical thrombin [rDNA origin] solution (Recothrom), and etravirine tablets (Intelence). Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Jan 2008 | 10:00 pm
A prospective study shows that snoring is associated with chronic bronchitis, even after adjustment for other risk factors. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Jan 2008 | 10:00 pm
FDA testing reveals bacterial contamination and potential risk for eye infections. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Jan 2008 | 9:55 pm
Doctors in England are writing over a million obesity drug prescriptions a year, eight times more than in 1999, health data showed on Thursday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Jan 2008 | 9:54 pm
Bile acids are detectable in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid of newborns with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) who are delivered from pregnancies affected by intrahepatic cholestasis, Italian researchers report in the January issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Jan 2008 | 9:51 pm
Healthcare professionals should be aware of the increased rate of bacterial coinfection in influenza patients. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Jan 2008 | 9:39 pm
A scientific report, inspired by an episode of “Seinfeld,” may cause football fans to take a second look at that communal bowl of dip. Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2008 | 8:44 pm
The testing of an artificial spinal disk provides a stark example of conflicts of interest among clinical researchers. Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2008 | 8:12 pm
New research suggests deep brain stimulation, a treatment primarily used in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, may enhance memory a finding that could have important implications for the treatment of memory disorders. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Jan 2008 | 8:04 pm
People seen in a neuro-ophthalmologic practice who wear sunglasses for no obvious ophthalmic reason are likely to have nonorganic visual loss, according to a report in the January issue of Neurology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Jan 2008 | 6:56 pm
Sibutramine appears safe and possibly effective for weight management in patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease -- for whom sibutramine is usually contraindicated -- according to a report in the December issue of the European Heart Journal. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Jan 2008 | 6:54 pm
Canada re-opened a nuclear reactor despite safety risks, the nuclear watchdog's former head tells parliament. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 Jan 2008 | 3:35 pm
Sgt. Ryan Kahlor has the same nightmare every time, a vision of walls painted in blood and fat, and men on top of houses, throwing pieces of Marine's bodies off rooftops. It's a vision he can't shake, because he lived through it while deployed to Iraq last year.
Dr. Patricia Harris flies from Washington DC to Los Angeles every other month. It's not for vacation. It's not for work. She travels to take care of her ailing parents. She's one of millions of Americans trying who are taking care of mom and dad from afar. In this week's Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has some ideas for making a difficult, often heartbreaking situation easier
A Chinese company is at the center of a scandal after nearly 200 Chinese cancer patients were paralyzed or otherwise harmed by contaminated drugs. Source: NYT > Health | 31 Jan 2008 | 1:23 pm
Associated Press January 31, 2008 WASHINGTON - As many as 121 Army soldiers committed suicide in 2007, a jump of more than 20 percent over the year before, officials said Thursday. Source: PsycPORT.com | 31 Jan 2008 | 12:06 pm
Associated Press January 31, 2008 CHICAGO - Mercury from vaccines seems to disappear rapidly from the blood, returning to pre-vaccination levels in one month, according to a small study of children in Argentina. Source: PsycPORT.com | 31 Jan 2008 | 12:06 pm
Associated Press January 31, 2008 WASHINGTON - Thousands of Iraq war veterans who could have suffered traumatic brain injury may be getting unnecessary or inadequate health care because Veterans Affairs officials have yet to determine whether their initial screening tests are reliable, investigators say. Source: PsycPORT.com | 31 Jan 2008 | 12:06 pm
More than 1m prescriptions are made for obesity drugs a year - eight times the number dispensed seven years ago. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 Jan 2008 | 10:27 am
