A migrant worker has died of the H5N1 virus in southern China, the Hong Kong government said Tuesday, as the country confirmed its fourth outbreak of bird flu among poultry this year. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:44 am
Anti-depressants have little clinical benefit for the majority of depressed patients, research shows. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:36 am
Erin Lavik, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Yale, was honored recently by the Connecticut Technology Council as one of their 2008 Women of Innovation.The annual event, now in its fourth year, honors Connecticut women in eight categories for their achievements as small business owners, entrepreneurs, researchers, community leaders and innovators. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
The reductionist goal of cell biology is to explain cellular activities in physical-chemical terms. To do this, one needs to quantify molecular concentrations and aggregation states in living cells as they execute and regulate various complex processes. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Bacteria mutate for a living, evading antibiotic drugs while killing tens of thousands of people in the United States each year. But as concern about drug-resistant bacteria grows, one novel approach under way at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks to thwart the bug without a drug by taking a cue from nature. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Researchers have developed software which could potentially identify over 600,000 people who are undiagnosed or at increased risk of Type 2 diabetes. The research, published in the British Journal of General Practice, found that simple software can highlight people whose higher blood glucose levels have not been followed up. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) called attention to the release of the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) report into Supporting the Families of Young People with Problematic Drug Use.This timely report coincides with concerns raised in the past weeks by the Prime Minister, Mr. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
On Sunday, February 17, 2008 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its largest meat recall in United States history, less than three weeks after a slaughterhouse worker secretly made a tape depicting violations of federal animal care regulations by a Westland division of the Hallmark Company. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain is offering all under graduate pharmacy students and pre registration trainees, a special day rate of £5 (+VAT) to attend the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) 2008 on Tuesday 09 September. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
The scale of Britain's childhood obesity crisis was revealed as a quarter (23 per cent) of four to five year-olds and almost a third (31 per cent) of 10-year-olds are overweight and obese.The data comes from a voluntary weighing scheme in primary schools in which more than 800,000 children were weighed. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Most hospitals and health systems in the U.S. use multiple complex health information technologies to support patient medication use, but only some of them have integrated these systems, according to results of an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) survey released at the 2008 HIMSS Annual Conference in Orlando. Results from the ASHP Survey of U.S. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
On behalf of 22 health groups, ASH will be meeting the Exchequer Secretary, Angela Eagle today to present plans on tackling smuggling and raising tobacco taxes, ahead of the forthcoming Budget. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
More needs to be done to protect workers from repetitive strain injury, health experts say. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2008 | 8:36 am
What age is the right age to have “the talk,” not just about where babies come from, but also about sex and AIDS? Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2008 | 7:57 am
British men perceive themselves to be an average of 3.1 inches (7.9cm) slimmer around the waist than they really are, research shows. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2008 | 7:36 am
A pilot project to reintroduce traditional Peking opera into Chinese schools has met resistance with teachers citing a lack of expertise and interest in the dying art, state media said... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2008 | 7:31 am
The number of births in South Korea rose in 2007 for the second consecutive year thanks to efforts to counter the rapid ageing of society, officials said Tuesday. The number... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Feb 2008 | 7:28 am
Less than a week after barring most lawsuits against medical device makers, the Supreme Court is determining whether drug makers should receive similar protection. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2008 | 6:49 am
Criticized that its ads are misleading, Pfizer said it would end a campaign using the artificial heart pioneer Robert Jarvik as a spokesman for its cholesterol drug Lipitor. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2008 | 6:13 am
American Airlines officials said that oxygen had been administered in a timely manner to a passenger after she had trouble breathing, contradicting her family’s story. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2008 | 5:54 am
After an investment of more than $60 million, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said New York City was ready to track patient’s medical records to provide better preventive care. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2008 | 5:54 am
A diagnosis of prostate cancer is scary enough. But just as scary is that nobody can tell a man the best way to treat it. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2008 | 5:40 am
Afraid of having genetic information used against them, many Americans do not take advantage of its growing availability. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Feb 2008 | 4:35 am
The death of a passenger last week aboard an American Airlines flight underscores the importance of taking precautions before flying, an expert said Monday.
Brain scans have revealed a possible biological basis for cocaine addiction and why it affects people differently. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2008 | 1:07 am
A run on the banking system results in a surge of heart attack cases, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2008 | 12:58 am
A key charity says plans to help more terminally ill people die at home are at risk due to a lack of funding. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Feb 2008 | 12:05 am
Imatinib mesylate therapy shows lasting safety and efficacy in chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients in whom interferon-alpha treatment has failed. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2008 | 10:53 pm
Guidelines for osteoporosis management are intended as a reference for clinicians in diagnosing and treating osteoporosis in men 50 years and older and in postmenopausal women. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
A simpler, more practical index effectively predicted risk for falls, disability, fracture, and death; it may identify older women at risk for adverse health outcomes. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
Treatment with the activated vitamin D analogue calcitriol seems to be linked with significantly greater survival in patients with chronic kidney disease who are not yet receiving dialysis. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
Obesity was linked to decreased prostate-specific antigen levels, but not to findings on digital rectal examination, in a multiethnic cohort of participants at a prostate cancer screening clinic. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
A clinical review provides the best options for evaluating and treating hemorrhoids. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
Pfizer Inc said on Monday it was voluntarily withdrawing advertising for its Lipitor cholesterol drug featuring Dr. Robert Jarvik, inventor of the Jarvik artificial heart, because its ads led to "misimpressions." Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2008 | 9:59 pm
One of the largest integrated healthcare systems in the United States, Veterans Affairs, is including healthy lifestyles, such as weight loss, smoking cessation, and improved diet, into its programs of care. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2008 | 9:27 pm
Europe is preparing to loosen the gags stopping drug firms from commmunicating with patients, fuelling controversy over whether the public will get impartial information on prescription medicines. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2008 | 9:02 pm
Blood pressure lowering in the 60% to 70% of patients who become hypertensive immediately following acute stroke reduces 3-month mortality without serious adverse effects or increasing stroke severity, a randomized pilot study suggests. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Feb 2008 | 8:54 pm
The World Food Programme may have to ration aid to the world's poorest because of rising prices and lack of funds. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2008 | 4:02 pm
Every home built in England will have to be designed for an ageing population under government plans. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Feb 2008 | 1:32 pm
Chicago Tribune February 25, 2008 NEW YORK - Can you remember your best friend's address? Your cousin's birthday? Your own child's cell phone number? The name of the attorney general of the United States? Source: PsycPORT.com | 25 Feb 2008 | 12:26 pm
The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania February 25, 2008 Feb. 25--When Eddie was 3 years old, he seemed out of control. At his day care, the Lower Macungie Township boy would throw toys, topple bookshelves and sweep things off shelves. Other children shied away from him, intimidated by his outbursts. Source: PsycPORT.com | 25 Feb 2008 | 12:26 pm
