The Democratic candidates’ health plans are not specific enough to determine how the uninsured would respond. Source: NYT > Health | 23 Feb 2008 | 1:45 pm
P2P-Next, a pan-European conglomerate of 22 industrial partners, media content providers and research institutions, has received a 19 million euro grant from the European Union. The grant will enable the conglomerate to carry out a research project aiming to identify the potential uses of peer-to-peer (P2P) technology** for Internet Television of the future. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Feb 2008 | 1:00 pm
A rapid way to spot insider threats from individuals within an organization such as a multinational company or military installation is reported in the current issue of the International Journal of Security and Networks. The technology uses data mining techniques to scour email and build up a picture of social network interactions. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:00 pm
The Altshuller Institute for TRIZ Studies is pleased to announce TRIZCON2008, a conference that focuses on the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ). Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the largest international TRIZ conference in the world will be sponsored by and held at Kent State University's Student Center in Kent, Ohio, from April 13 -15, 2008. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Growing demands for water in many parts of the nation present significant challenges to effective management of water resources. Each year the National Academy of Sciences presents the Gilbert F. White Lecture in the Geographical Sciences, named in honor of the geographer who identified major water management strategies and examined how the United States could make sound decisions in this area. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
In the world of fertility treatment, doctors are sounding a call to arms to reverse the soaring rate of multiple births. Source: NYT > Health | 23 Feb 2008 | 9:07 am
A gene which helps a harmless African butterfly ward off predators by giving it wing patterns like those of toxic species, has been identified by scientists who published their findings 20 February 2008.The mocker swallowtail butterfly, Papilio dardanus, is unusual because it emerges from its chrysalis with one of a large number of different possible wing patterns and colours. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Feb 2008 | 9:00 am
LevelI trauma centers may have very different results when treatingpatients, even when they have similar injuries. This was analyzed in areport on February 18, 2008 in the Archives of Surgery, one of theJAMA/Archives journals. Traumacenters have been established in most states, thanks to years ofdedicated efforts by professionals in the field and patient advocacygroups. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
ATS Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATSI), manufacturer and marketer of state-of-the-art cardiac surgery products, announced initial clinical results of stand-alone ablation procedures and an overall expansion into the stand-alone market, using the ATS CryoMaze(TM) product line. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
CMS on Thursday announced two proposed rule changes that the agency said would grant states "unprecedented flexibility" in designing Medicaid programs and would require increased cost-sharing for beneficiaries, CQ HealthBeat reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
2008 Radiology Compensation Review -- The latest figures show a continued market demand for Sonographers, Vascular Sonographers, Cardiac Sonographers and Interventional Technologists. The number of General, Vascular and Cardiac Sonographer searches conducted by RadSciences Group increased from 47.9 percent of overall searches in 2006 to 58.5 percent in 2007. The U.S. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
The California Legislative Analyst on Wednesday projected that the state's expected budget deficit has increased from $14.5 billion to $16 billion and released an alternative spending plan for lawmakers to consider, the Los Angeles Times reports. Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill said Gov. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
China disclosed a large percentage rise for 2007 in diseases transmitted sexually or via blood, including AIDS and syphilis, without reporting exact figures. Source: NYT > Health | 23 Feb 2008 | 5:27 am
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Picking up an E. coli bug from your pet might lead to a urinary tract infection, according to Minneapolis-based researchers. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Feb 2008 | 1:03 am
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with very low cholesterol levels seem to be at increased risk of developing stomach cancer, Japanese researchers report. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:49 am
A bed packed with sensors could keep a close watch on the health of heart failure patients, it is claimed. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:12 am
Home remedies for soothing mild burns run the gamut, from aloe vera gel to butter, but how does honey fare? Source: NYT > Health | 23 Feb 2008 | 12:02 am
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who want to avoid developing the benign but bothersome prostate enlargement that typically accompanies aging should cut their intake of fat and red meat, eat Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Feb 2008 | 11:54 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among women with abnormalities on a Pap test, those who report high levels of daily stress appear to have a weakened immune response to a type of human... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Feb 2008 | 11:39 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly people with diabetes may be at heightened risk of physical limitations that could hinder their independence, a new study suggests. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Feb 2008 | 11:38 pm
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A study aiming to expand the three-hour time window for giving a clot-busting drug to stroke patients fell short of its goal, Australian researchers said on Friday, but... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Feb 2008 | 11:33 pm
A US study shows that intake of magnesium has a protective effect in the prevention of symptomatic gallstone disease in men. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Feb 2008 | 11:00 pm
New evidence suggests that screening for colorectal cancer should start 5 to 10 years earlier for people with a significant lifetime history of exposure to tobacco smoke. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Feb 2008 | 11:00 pm
Inflammation and oxidative stress may be the common pathophysiologic denominators of the metabolic syndrome for an increased risk for atrial fibrillation, according to a prospective study in Japan. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Feb 2008 | 11:00 pm
Two large, observational studies have found that patients who received aprotinin while undergoing cardiac surgery had higher mortality rates. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Feb 2008 | 11:00 pm
The WHO sends two million doses of vaccines to combat Paraguay's yellow fever outbreak. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Feb 2008 | 10:45 pm
In separate studies, researchers have found mortality from stroke is higher when patients are admitted during off hours and on weekends. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
A study shows that screening with a pulse carbon monoxide oximeter is a safe, easily applied tool at triage that can identify cases of unsuspected elevated levels of carbon monoxide. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
After nonmyeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, donor T cells appear to target an antigen encoded by genes from human endogenous retrovirus. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
A survey in 14 US states has found that less than a third of adults are aware of all five warning signs and symptoms of MI and would call 911 as their first response. There were variations in awareness between races and between the sexes and also by geographic region and education. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Feb 2008 | 9:02 pm
The suit now says the original maker of the device and the investment firm that financed its development misled patients and federal regulators about the disk’s safety. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Feb 2008 | 8:35 pm
Infliximab is highly effective for treatment of psoriatic nail disease, according to a post-hoc analysis of the European Infliximab for Psoriasis (Remicade) Efficacy and Safety Study. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Feb 2008 | 8:33 pm
Voice outcomes are better after chemoradiotherapy (chemo-RT) than after total laryngectomy in patients with advanced laryngopharyngeal cancer, according to a report in the February issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Feb 2008 | 8:31 pm
When does the experience of pain begin? Anti-abortion activists aren’t the only ones to argue that it may be in the womb. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Feb 2008 | 8:14 pm
The number of measles cases in England and Wales jumped more than 30% last year to the highest level since records began. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Feb 2008 | 3:41 pm
When I heard that high schools were closing and teenagers were dying because of the MRSA superbug, I felt lucky. I've had methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus six times and somehow managed to avoid the worst. But, please, take my advice and do everything you can to avoid this dangerous infection.
