The health secretary is writing to every GP in England urging them to accept plans for longer opening hours. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:07 pm
Probiotic yoghurts are used to cut the risk of patients developing superbugs at a Sussex hospital trust. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:54 am
Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests. The chemicals, called phthalates,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:50 am
Challenging researchers through international prize competitions to come up with innovative medicines and ideas for improving global health can help break existing profit-driven patterns that produce mostly drugs for the rich, according to world experts attending a landmark meeting devoted to the topic.More than 50 experts assembed in Maastricht Jan. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Eye blinks may help to identify children prenatally exposed to alcohol * Not all children prenatally exposed to alcohol show distinctive facial anomalies usually associated with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). * New findings indicate that deficits in eyeblink conditioning (EBC) can identify children with probable FAS. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Parental drinking and parenting practices influence adolescent drinking * Adolescence is a critical time for the potential initiation and escalation of alcohol use. * New findings underscore the impact of parental drinking and parenting practices on adolescent drinking. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Efforts to treat pediatric papillary thyroid cancer are greatly improved by detecting the disease as early as possible, making the patient's age the most important factor in determining a prognosis, according to new research published in the February 2008 issue of the journal Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) was much more sensitive and more accurate than conventional imaging methods in detecting response to treatment in sarcoma patients, according to a UCLA study that is among the first to directly compare PET to CT scanning.The study has important implications for patients. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Rodent study shows that chronic drinking can lead to severe pneumonia after surgery * Consistent alcohol consumption can impair immunity functions following surgery. * A new rodent study has found that chronic drinking can result in a severe form of pneumonia following surgery. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), have announced findings from a retrospective analysis, which demonstrated that ENBREL reduced C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis following 12 weeks of treatment. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
The US Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing yesterday in Washington, DC, on older Americans and the significant barriers they face in exercising their right to vote. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Acculturation in the Texas-Mexico border region: effects on drinking differ by gender * Immigrant groups that acculturate to mainstream America tend to have more alcohol-related problems. * A new study on drinking by Hispanics along the Texas-Mexico border shows that acculturation can have very different effects on men and women. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
A common flower that helps wipe out garden insects has also shown promise in eradicating stubborn warts, according to preliminary research presented by podiatrist Tracey Vlahovic at the American Academy of Dermatology's Annual Meeting on Feb. 1. Vlahovic is assistant professor at Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
CHEBILAT, Kenya (Reuters) - The Kalenjin militiamen emerged from across the maize fields and, having sharpened their machetes and checked their quivers were full of arrows, said they were... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Feb 2008 | 10:52 am
Scientists have created a mouse that can catch a cold - raising hopes of developing new ways to treat asthma. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 9:31 am
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese officials will travel to China later on Monday to try to find out how dumplings made at a factory there were contaminated with pesticide, sickening 10 Japanese... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Feb 2008 | 8:52 am
There is more consensus than disagreement in the parties over tax, health and Iraq proposals, though the presidential candidates do disagree over means, priorities and each other’s sincerity. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Feb 2008 | 8:43 am
What might seem a mundane debate over health policy has taken on outsized importance because it is one of the few substantive differences between the two leading Democratic candidates. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Feb 2008 | 8:43 am
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's traditional soybean cake, known as tempeh, is a source of livelihood for millions of people, many of whom are now struggling to cope with spiraling soybean... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 4 Feb 2008 | 8:12 am
Expectations that circumcision among men would reduce the risk of their female sexual partners becoming infected with AIDS were refuted by a new study. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:41 am
A dying Ghanaian woman deported from a UK hospital is getting worse from a lack of correct drugs, friends say. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 7:21 am
Record numbers of facelifts contributed to a 12% rise in cosmetic procedures in Britain in 2007, figures show. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 1:44 am
Doctors need to make it clear to patients that antibiotics will not get rid of the common cold, UK government says. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Feb 2008 | 12:54 am
The Miami Herald February 03, 2008 Feb. 3--Florida's surgeon general has filed a complaint with the state Board of Psychology against Carlos Alvarez, a psychologist and former Florida International University professor convicted of conspiring to act as an unregistered agent for Cuba. Source: PsycPORT.com | 3 Feb 2008 | 12:26 pm
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 03, 2008 Feb. 3--For daily communication, high schoolers may rely heavily on technology, be it MySpace, Facebook, text messaging, e-mail and cell phones. Source: PsycPORT.com | 3 Feb 2008 | 12:26 pm
