Hormones produced by the heart eliminated human pancreatic cancer in more than three-quarters of the mice treated with the hormones and eliminated human breast cancer in two-thirds of the mice, according to researcher David Vesely, a doctor at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa and a professor at the University of South Florida (USF). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
The association of ABG with thyroid disorders (TD) was first described about 40 years ago. These older studies assessed the association between Pernicious Anemia (PA) and Thyroiditis on the basis of gastric and or thyroid auto-antibodies. Only recently systematic studies have focused on this frequently overlooked association. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
India is to be commended for its successful efforts to control the recent worst-ever outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state of West Bengal, FAO said. The agency warned, however, that intensive surveillance should continue in high-risk areas as the possibility of new outbreaks remains high. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
New research from a scientist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has uncovered information that may someday lead to a better flu vaccine. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
Research Canada, the country's leading alliance for health research advocacy, is pleased with a number of measures in the 2008 Federal Government's Budget, but remains concerned that the government has not gone far enough in redressing an imbalance in the current system of health research investments thereby jeopardizing Canada's ability to capitalize on the material investments already made. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, warned that Australia risked squandering the benefits of the increased numbers of medical students now in the system unless governments put in place greater training resources and infrastructure to cope with future demand. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
The UCLA Department of Family Medicine, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has launched the Network for Multicultural Research on Health and Healthcare, a group that will study health care disparities affecting minorities with chronic diseases.The network will also mentor and develop a new generation of researchers with an expertise in health care disparities. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
GPs are spending more time with their patients and the work they do has become more complex, GP leaders said today (28/02/08) in response to the National Audit Office (NAO) report on the GP contract in England. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
Children suffering from asthma should be treated holistically to improve the quality of their everyday lives and school attendance rates, according to a University of Salford academic. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
Chest pain that does not appear to be a heart attack when examined in hospital emergency departments, accounted for 1.6 million visits in 23 selected states in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. About one-fifth of the cases - 345,000 people - were admitted to hospitals for observation or treatment. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
The plans often cost beneficiaries more than the government-run Medicare program, Congressional investigators say. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
South Korean dancers are anguished at no longer being able to sidestep military service after officials tightened the rules on the draft, a report said Thursday. Seoul... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2008 | 7:01 am
Differing statements from the factory owner and traders highlight the difficulty of tracing the supply chain in China for the blood-thinner heparin. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:39 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese-made dumplings which made 10 people sick in Japan were sabotaged, most probably in Japan, China's security and quality watchdogs said on Thursday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:23 am
Legsaan Levember can only pray for better days as he huddles with 12 family members in a roadside tent, another victim of South Africa's spiralling housing backlog. The... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:23 am
The recommendation expands by about 30 million the number of children who should get annual influenza shots. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:16 am
Thousands of patients may have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus because of an inappropriate medical practice at a Nevada outpatient clinic. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:16 am
BANGKOK (Reuters) - When lifestyles are lavish and money is no object, jobs in the Middle East have proved irresistible to foreign soccer coaches. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2008 | 6:15 am
Bowing to critics, Aetna said it had suspended a plan to stop paying for routine use of a powerful anesthetic in a procedure to screen for colon cancer. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2008 | 5:35 am
A member of the Senate Finance Committee has asked about potential financial conflicts among doctors involved in the research that led to F.D.A. approval of an artificial spinal disk. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2008 | 5:32 am
so they'll be ready to deal with future emergencies, such as disasters or a pandemic, a new report says. The report, released Thursday, is entitled Caring for Nurses in Public Health... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2008 | 5:30 am
The Humane Society sued the Agriculture Department on Wednesday for creating a “loophole” that it said is permitting potentially sick cows into the food supply. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2008 | 5:25 am
Lisa Dorfman, a sports nutritionist at the University of Miami and a triathlete, tests four drinks while working out at the gym, running and biking. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2008 | 5:00 am
Natalizumab should be discontinued in patients with jaundice or other signs of liver injury. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 28 Feb 2008 | 4:57 am
The World Health Organization confirmed the first cases of the disease in a Latin American urban area in six decades. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Feb 2008 | 3:53 am
London's congestion charge may have delivered a small, unexpected health bonus to the capital, say researchers. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Feb 2008 | 2:48 am
Blindness-causing age-related macular degeneration is linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Feb 2008 | 2:25 am
ATLANTA - Children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they were given a Merck & Co. combination vaccine, instead of two separate shots, a study presented Wednesday... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Feb 2008 | 2:23 am
Treatment with minocycline confers protection against Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in mice, scientists in India report. Not only does the antibiotic reduce mortality, it also prevents neurologic complications at doses within the range tolerated by humans. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2008 | 11:16 pm
The results of a study published in the February issue of Gastroenterology suggest that insulin resistance is a specific feature of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, independent of disease severity or the presence of metabolic factors. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2008 | 11:14 pm
Despite reports to the contrary, cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific T cell assays do not appear useful in predicting the development of CMV retinitis in patients with AIDS, researchers report in the February 1st issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2008 | 11:09 pm
A clinical trial of Recentin as a treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer has been halted by AstraZeneca, Plc, after a mid-stage study failed to meet its main goal, although trials in colorectal cancer will move ahead. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2008 | 11:04 pm
Authors caution that there is a paucity of studies addressing the cardiovascular and metabolic risks faced by this group. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2008 | 11:01 pm
Results of a prospective, longitudinal study suggest that efforts to monitor and treat emotional distress in patients with stroke should continue beyond the acute stages after stroke. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
Surgery is more effective than nonsurgical therapy for the relief of symptoms associated with lumbar spinal stenosis, a study suggests. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for enalapril tablets (Vasotec), enalapril plus hydrochlorothiazide tablets (Vaseretic), and isosulfan blue 1% aqueous injection (Lymphazurin). Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
A study shows that slow walking speed is a strong predictor of an increased risk for incident ischemic stroke among postmenopausal women independent of other established risk factors for stroke. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Feb 2008 | 10:00 pm
US scientists have effectively managed to rid mice of type 1 diabetes using a cocktail of drugs. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Feb 2008 | 6:15 pm
Remember when vitamin C was hailed as the best, and maybe only, cold remedy? Then it became the Rodney Dangerfield of vitamins: It didn't get any respect.
The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. February 27, 2008 BILOXI, Miss. - On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing the case against Exxon Corporation regarding its liability in the Valdez oil spill disaster in Prince William Sound, Alaska, almost 19 years after the fact. In that time, almost one-fifth of the original 33,000 plaintiffs and several lawyers have... Source: PsycPORT.com | 27 Feb 2008 | 11:47 am
Birmingham Post February 27, 2008 New-generation antidepressants such as Prozac work no better than dummy pills on many depressed people, new research suggests. Source: PsycPORT.com | 27 Feb 2008 | 11:47 am
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. February 27, 2008 Feb. 27--Teens with major depression who don't respond to their first antidepressant medication are more likely to get well if they switch to a combination therapy, according to a study that included 15 Vancouver-area teenagers. Source: PsycPORT.com | 27 Feb 2008 | 11:47 am
