Scientists believe they have uncovered a key reason why flu viruses tend to strike in cold weather. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:18 am
A nurse found guilty of killing four elderly patients at two hospitals in Leeds is jailed for life. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:11 am
UNISON, the UK's largest public service union, said called for a recruitment drive for NHS cleaners to raise hospital cleaning standards. The union welcomed the "step-change" in cleaning services being set out by NHS Chief Executive, David Nicholson, but warned there are no short-cuts - "cleaner hospitals demand more cleaners". Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Responding to the news that the Department of Health has decided to accept some of the recommendations of Sir John Tooke's report into medical training, Professor Andy Adam, President of the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), said, "We share the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges' 'reserved we Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
In a rare, large-scale study of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients who span the full range of severity from mild to moderate and severe, Canadian researchers have found that the more severe the injury, the greater the loss of brain tissue, particularly white matter."This is an important finding as TBI is one of the most common forms of disability," said Dr. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Entrenched sedentary behavior such as watching television and playing computer video games has been the bane for years of parents of overweight children and physicians trying to help those children lose pounds.There has been little scientifically based research on the effect of limiting those activities, however. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The "female sex hormone" estradiol is present in both men and women, and is generated from testosterone in men by the protein aromatase. Estradiol plays various roles in addition to its gender-specific ones, including having effects on the hearing (auditory) system. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has announced the release of new health information to raise awareness about diabetes, digestive diseases, and kidney and urologic diseases among people not yet diagnosed with these illnesses. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Testosterone appears to protect people against eating disorders, providing further evidence that biological factors -- and not just social influences -- are linked to anorexia and bulimia, according to new research findings at Michigan State University. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Two research teams led by Dr. Michael Verkhovsky and Prof. Marten Wikstrom of the Institute of Biotechnology of the University of Helsinki have for the first time succeeded in monitoring electron transfer by Complex I in real time. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
With the addition of a 'boxed warning' in the Product Information (PI) for medicines containing zolpidem, including Stilnox, PSA and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) believe it is timely for pharmacists to reinforce Quality Use of Medicines messages to ensure consumers use this medicine appropriately. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The theory that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance is often presented in the media as fact even though there is little scientific evidence to support it, according to a new study co-authored by a Florida State University visiting lecturer. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Surely the best message we can derive from the Dr. Robert Jarvik episode is that it may be time to rethink the advertising of prescription drugs Source: NYT > Health | 4 Mar 2008 | 7:33 am
After years of small talk at the cash register, a barrista at a Starbucks offered to donate a kidney to a longtime customer suffering from polycystic kidney disease. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:52 am
Some people have lauded Bill and Melinda Gates’s call to eradicate malaria as inspirational; others call it noble but quixotic. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:48 am
Patients might not like the new admission procedure at a growing number of hospitals: having an elongated Q-Tip stuck up their noses. But it smells great to Cepheid. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:29 am
A 4-to-4 vote left the Supreme Court unable to decide a pharmaceutical pre-emption case, permitting a lawsuit to proceed against the Warner-Lambert Company, the maker of the diabetes drug Rezulin. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Mar 2008 | 6:15 am
Dr. David B. Allison drew criticism from some members after he wrote an affidavit as a paid consultant on behalf of the restaurant industry. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Mar 2008 | 5:27 am
When it comes to understanding, preventing and treating chronic diseases, multiple sclerosis ranks among the most challenging. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Mar 2008 | 5:16 am
Average hospital waiting times have risen under Labour, figures obtained by the BBC News website show. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Mar 2008 | 12:01 am
Older men with less male sex hormone testosterone could be more prone to depression, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Mar 2008 | 12:01 am
According to a review article, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors were almost twice as likely as placebo to confer modest symptom relief in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2008 | 10:00 pm
A study shows that decreased peroneal compound muscle action potential, higher levels of cystatin-C, and poor contrast sensitivity increase the risk for falls in older people with diabetes. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2008 | 10:00 pm
Marijuana use by acute MI survivors is associated with a three-fold higher risk of mortality after infarction, and a nearly four-fold increase in death from noncardiovascular causes. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2008 | 9:47 pm
Drugmaker Wyeth won U.S. approval to sell Pristiq to treat depression, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2008 | 8:54 pm
A respected California transplant doctor faces charges he hastened a comatose man's death to retrieve his organs -- a far-reaching case that could impact the nation's organ donation industry.
A vaccine designed by GlaxoSmithKline to protect people against the H5N1 bird flu may be effective in warding off a few different sub-types of the virus, the company said on Sunday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2008 | 8:42 pm
Japan's Eisai Co Ltd said on Monday U.S. regulators had approved its injectable antiemetic Aloxi (palonosetron) to be used to prevent vomiting after surgery. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2008 | 8:40 pm
Despite what female patients may think, incontinence is not an inevitable part of aging, researchers report. WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2008 | 8:18 pm
Merck & Co Monday said more than 93 percent of the 47,000 people who allege the arthritis drug Vioxx caused their heart attack or stroke have submitted claims in the company's settlement offer. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2008 | 8:02 pm
Compared with standard-dose statins, higher intensity therapy with statins does not reduce the short-term incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after acute coronary syndrome, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Heart Journal. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2008 | 8:01 pm
Toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium ulcerans produce a diphtheria toxin similar to that produced by C. diphtheriae. Evidence from 2 case reports shows that the clinical features of the resultant diphtheria-like illness are comparable to the features of respiratory diphtheria. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Mar 2008 | 7:55 pm
Lois Fletcher started taking the subway to work nine months ago to save money. It turned out to be an excellent way for her to lose weight -- more than 30 pounds to be exact.
He's a 38-year-old executive. She's a 34-year-old homemaker. He says they never fight, and in many ways they're compatible -- but not when it comes to sex.
Scientists believe they may have found a potential way to treat obesity by stopping the stomach from expanding. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Mar 2008 | 1:17 pm
Business Wire March 03, 2008 STANFORD, Calif., Mar 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- After-school sports can be a fun and rewarding way for a child to work off steam following a day behind a desk. But children who stand to benefit the most from the increased exercise -- those who are struggling with their weight... Source: PsycPORT.com | 3 Mar 2008 | 12:26 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch March 03, 2008 Mar. 3--This is Sleep Awareness Week, and a local sleep disorder therapist says don't doze on this health issue -- especially considering clocks spring forward for daylight saving time this weekend. Source: PsycPORT.com | 3 Mar 2008 | 12:26 pm
The first conference addressing the global shortage of health workers opens in the Ugandan capital Kampala. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Mar 2008 | 11:49 am
