Britain is wrestling with how to handle patients who want to pay for parts of their treatment while receiving the rest free from the health service. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:57 am
It's time to write up the recipe for next year's flu vaccine _ and the nation's influenza experts are aiming for better protection than this year's shot wound up offering. The flu... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:01 am
Children who eat less salt drink fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks and may significantly lower their risks for obesity, elevated blood pressure and later-in-life heart attack and stroke, researchers reported in the print and online issue of Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.Previous studies have shown that dietary salt intake increases fluid consumption in adults. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
The creators of OsiriX, the advanced open-source PACS workstation DICOM viewer for the Mac OS, will for the first time show the new version of their 64-bit viewer on the new Mac Pro 8-Core workstation at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2008. The demonstration of OsiriX 3.0. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Scientists know exposure to low levels of lead can result in learning disabilities, hearing loss, language impairments and vision loss, but a newly discovered side effect may be adult-onset obesity in men, according to a University of Houston professor. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
It's not just your imagination. Providing the first-ever definitive proof, a team of scientists has shown that emerging infectious diseases such as HIV, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), West Nile virus and Ebola are indeed on the rise. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
TORISELTM (temsirolimus), a breakthrough therapy shown to extend median overall survival of patients with metastatic (advanced) renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the most common form of kidney cancer,1,2 has been approved by Health Canada. TORISEL, which received a priority review from Health Canada, works differently than other cancer therapies. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Mace Rothenberg, M.D., professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has been named one of the nation's top cancer caregivers by the American Cancer Society. He is one of eight care providers from a variety of backgrounds and regions chosen to receive the 2008 American Cancer Society Lane W. Adams Quality of Life Award, a prestigious national prize for cancer care. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
A new US study suggests that brain health is improving among older Americans as demonstrated by a decline in thinking and memory problems in this group. The researchers said improved cardiovascular care, better education, and being financially better off could be the main reasons. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Understanding the structure of proteins involved in inhibiting HIV-1 infection could help in the battle against AIDS, and University of Minnesota researchers have taken a crucial step in that direction.Hiroshi Matsuo, Ph.D., and Reuben Harris, Ph.D. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
The NHS is changing and the Department of Health wants to hear everyone's views to help it deliver a world class health service. The Our NHS our future review is running an online questionnaire to find out what people want and need from the NHS. It only takes ten minutes to fill in and the results are confidential. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Researchers in both academia and business have a growing need for very large computing power to solve problems that range from minimizing global warming to finding cures for genetic diseases. This need will be discussed in a free public lecture at the University of Houston Friday, Feb. 22. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
REGINA - In a bid to ease Saskatchewan's growing nursing shortage, the province is sending a delegation to the Philippines to attract 300 nurses. Health Minister Don McMorris says... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:37 am
Even the shortest of catnaps may be enough to improve performance in memory tests, say scientists. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:30 am
As the Japanese have fewer and fewer children, Tokyo Disneyland is setting its sights on the growing elderly population, launching a cut-rate annual pass for visitors aged 60 or older. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2008 | 7:46 am
Chanel, BMW and French wines are the preferred choices for affluent consumers in China, even if they have to pay a premium for foreign luxury, a survey showed. More than 56... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2008 | 7:39 am
Many Americans struggle to decide whether or not they should inform their boss or colleagues about a chronic illness. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Feb 2008 | 7:03 am
Makers of medical devices like implantable defibrillators are immune from liability for personal injuries as long as the F.D.A. approved the device before it was marketed. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Feb 2008 | 6:49 am
Heart surgery patients were more likely to die if given an antibleeding drug, Trasylol, two new studies have found. The manufacturer, Bayer, stopped selling the drug after a Canadian study was halted because of deaths. The research reignites a controversy over Trasylol, which was on the market for 14 years. The studies are being published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine. The first looked at about 10,000 patients who had bypasses at Duke University Medical Center from 1996 through 2005. It found that 6.4 percent of patients who were given Trasylol died within 30 days of the surgery, a rate nearly 2.5 times higher than patients who got another drug or who received no treatment for bleeding. The second study, financed by Bayer, looked at about 78,000 patients nationwide from 2003 to 2006. After adjusting for other factors, the researchers found the risk of death was 64 percent higher in the Trasylol group than in those taking a comparison drug. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Feb 2008 | 6:36 am
People who had surgery for spinal stenosis, a common back ailment, had less pain two years later than those who decided to skip the surgery, researchers said. They said the study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, should help patients make an informed decision when they develop the painful condition. “This study says surgery is better,” said the lead author, Dr. James Weinstein of Dartmouth. Spinal stenosis is caused by a narrowing of the spinal canal that gradually pinches off nerves in the spine, making it painful to stand or walk. The findings are part of a five-year, 11-state study looking at the effectiveness of common back surgery. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Feb 2008 | 6:36 am
Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.
Wednesday’s ruling limiting lawsuits by patients over medical devices comes as groups raise questions about the F.D.A.’s ability to ensure the safety of these products. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Feb 2008 | 6:23 am
Asked about his plans for lighter, eco-friendly glass bottles and packaging, the head of a southern French wine company this week said that simply was not the issue. "The... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Feb 2008 | 5:53 am
A targeted IVF technique could reduce multiple births without cutting the chances of pregnancy, a study says. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Feb 2008 | 1:12 am
Salt-rich diets could be the key to why some children battle with obesity, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:59 am
Last weekend's 143 million-pound beef recall -- the largest in U.S. history -- was initiated not simply because cattle that couldn't walk made it into the U.S. food supply, but because they weren't reinspected after becoming immobile.
Rather than concentrate only on a cure for a common form of muscular dystrophy, researchers are now intent on alleviating its effects. Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:32 pm
A patient of one of my psychiatric residents recently caught him off guard with a challenging question: “Have you ever been in psychotherapy yourself?” Source: NYT > Health | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:15 pm
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for desmopressin acetate nasal spray, injection, rhinal tube, and tablets (DDAVP), and sitagliptin phosphate tablets (Januvia). Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
A pilot study suggests that shared care by pediatric oncologists and primary care clinicians is feasible for long-term follow-up of adult survivors of childhood cancers. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
A cross-sectional study shows that reducing children's salt intake may reduce soft drink consumption, obesity, high blood pressure, and later health risks. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
French investigators show that the use of statins is significantly associated with a decreased risk for the incidence or recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients in sinus rhythm. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
Pediatric cancer patients younger than 2 years of age and those with profound lymphopenia are at highest risk for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related lower respiratory tract infection and death, clinicians report in the February issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:54 pm
High serum levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and low levels of IGF-binding protein (BP)-3 levels are associated with a greatly reduced risk of HIV disease progression in women. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:51 pm
In a study of women of reproductive age undergoing chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma, cotreatment with a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist significantly reduced ovarian damage. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:47 pm
Scientists compile a detailed map highlighting the world's hotspots of emerging infectious diseases. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:38 pm
Providing radiation therapy to men with rising prostate-specific antigen levels following radical prostatectomy improves survival, a new study suggests. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:29 pm
Contrary to findings of previous studies, a prospective study of hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients in the UK has revealed no change in visual function following treatment with pegylated interferon alpha. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:22 pm
To celebrate our 20th year of publication, Cooking Light wanted to know what places best fit our philosophy to eat smart, be fit, and live well. The result, we think, is a ranking of U.S. cities that best provide the resources people need to live healthful lives.
The findings of a new study, according to the researchers, provide "definitive evidence" that human embryonic stem cells can be used to create glucose-responsive, insulin-secreting cells. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:01 pm
New technology has significantly reduced the length of the incision needed to remove eye cataracts. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Feb 2008 | 1:04 pm
The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA February 20, 2008 THE CARNAGE at a university in Illinois last week provided a haunting reminder - as if it's even needed - of the violence that descended on Virginia Tech's campus last April 16. There were chilling parallels, too: Mental illness reportedly played a role with the shooters in both incidents. Victims... Source: PsycPORT.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:47 pm
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 20, 2008 Feb. 20--Everybody with a mental disorder is not crazy. Source: PsycPORT.com | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:47 pm
Thousands of Paraguayans queue for vaccines against yellow fever, after a rare outbreak of the disease. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:18 pm
