A type of growth that is more common in the U.S. than previously thought is much more dangerous than polyps and is harder to find, researchers say. Source: NYT > Health | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:18 pm
Sinisa Grozdanic, assistant professor of veterinary medicine at Iowa State University, has identified and named an eye disease not previously known. The disease, Immune-Mediated Retinopathy, or IMR, causes loss of function in retinal cells and, in some cases, blindness in canines. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
1. Transcriptional Regulation of AcetylcholinesteraseShelley Camp, Antonella De Jaco, Limin Zhang, Michael Marquez, Brian De La Torre, and Palmer TaylorAcetylcholinesterase (AChE) expression increases dramatically as myoblasts and neuroblasts differentiate respectively into myotubes and neurons, but the molecular regulators responsible for this switch have not been identified. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have developed a powerful sensor that can detect airborne pathogens such as anthrax and smallpox in less than three minutes. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
EBD Group announced that BIO-Europe Spring 2008, April 7-9, 2008 in Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, Spain, will turn out many of world's most renowned names in the biotech industry to confront the key issues affecting the industry's future. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Just picture the scene: you're at a cocktail party, talking to someone you would like to get to know better but the background noise is making it hard to concentrate. Luckily, humans are very gifted at listening to someone speaking while many other people are talking loudly at the same time. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
ISPE (International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering), a global not-for-profit association of 25,000 pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals, has issued the global launch of GAMP® 5: A Risk-Based Approach to Compliant GXP Computerized Systems, its latest industry-impacting technical publication. The document is the fifth revision of the original document published in 1994. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Using a combination of positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography for radiation therapy treatment planning in head and neck carcinoma patients provides for excellent, local and regional disease control when compared to CT alone, according to a study in the March 1 issue of the Intern Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Choosing a plastic surgeon, researching the right procedure and finding out exactly what is involved has finally been demystified for the general public by the launch of a complete, no-frills guide to cosmetic surgery. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
CiC, one of the UK's leading Employee Assistance Programme Providers (http://www.cic-eap.co.ukis working with The Cancer Counselling Trust (CCT)* to launch a new partnership as part of its EAP service. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Public health researchers have found that the health burden of an Asian strain of the parasitic flatworm schistosomiasis is much more debilitating than previously thought. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 5 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Our level of happiness is strongly influenced by the genes with which we were born, say experts. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Mar 2008 | 10:50 am
There are fears that younger dentists are turning their backs on carrying out treatments on the NHS. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Mar 2008 | 9:28 am
A study of more than 16,000 women indicates that the excess cancer risk among former hormone users translates to an added annual risk of 0.3 percent for an individual. Source: NYT > Health | 5 Mar 2008 | 8:13 am
Dealing too leniently with celebrities who use drugs sends out the wrong message, the UN's drug watchdog finds. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Mar 2008 | 6:35 am
ALISHAN, Taiwan (Reuters Life!) - For centuries, Taiwan's Tsou tribe celebrated the Mayasvi war festival to honor its gods and warriors. Now, the ritual is part of another battle: the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Mar 2008 | 5:46 am
HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - U.S. wine seller Acker Merrall & Condit will hold what it dubs Asia's largest ever wine auction in Hong Kong, following the city's decision to scrap duties... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Mar 2008 | 5:44 am
If you live in the United States and like spicy tuna rolls, Puerto Rican roast pork or Thai noodles, there is a good chance you are eating, and enjoying, MSG. Source: NYT > Health | 5 Mar 2008 | 5:05 am
It's a village like thousands in India -- a few corner shops and dusty lanes dissecting small, mud-and-brick houses into haphazard rows on the edge of lush fields. What sets... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Mar 2008 | 3:29 am
Stroke patients are not getting the the vital speech and language therapy they need to help them recover, a poll says. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Mar 2008 | 12:03 am
High-dose rate brachytherapy (HDRB) appears effective for many patients with primary or recurrent cancer of the vagina, according to Pennsylvania-based researchers. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Mar 2008 | 10:29 pm
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 | 10:02 pm
A reduced platelet response to aspirin, seen in approximately 20% of patients with stroke, puts patients at higher risk of having a second event. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Mar 2008 | 10:00 pm
Nonpolypoid colorectal neoplasms are often flat or depressed and difficult to detect on colonoscopy, but they are relatively common and may be 10 times more likely than polyps to develop into cancer. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Mar 2008 | 10:00 pm
The authors suggest several methods to diagnose ear pain and list various causes, with the most common causes being otitis media and otitis externa. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Mar 2008 | 10:00 pm
A large, randomized trial shows no evidence of risks or benefits of prolonged and exclusive breast-feeding for child and maternal behavior. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Mar 2008 | 10:00 pm
Years after their teen sons' deaths, two couples have made it their mission to make sure other parents don't suffer the same wrenching loss: They're lobbying for automated external defibrillators in every school nationwide.
Adding gemcitabine to adjuvant fluorouracil-based chemoradiation was associated with a small survival benefit in patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Mar 2008 | 9:07 pm
Allergan Inc said on Monday that it received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice investigating the promotion of Botox. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Mar 2008 | 8:51 pm
Sputum eosinophil percentage, a measure of eosinophilic airway inflammation, correlates with the severity of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) and its response to inhaled corticosteroid therapy, according to a report in the February issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Mar 2008 | 8:38 pm
Most penicillin-allergic children are able to tolerate treatment with meropenem, according to a report in the February issue of Allergy. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Mar 2008 | 8:32 pm
ABT-874, a fully human interleukin 12/23 monoclonal antibody, is effective and well tolerated in the treatment of moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Mar 2008 | 8:29 pm
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 | 7:36 pm
While Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama fight over whose plan is better, they rarely mention the soaring costs of Medicare and Medicaid. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Mar 2008 | 4:31 pm
Compound anorexia or bulimia with alcohol abuse and you have drunkorexia, the latest entry in the lexicon of food-related ills. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Mar 2008 | 4:31 pm
An exclusive Newsnight investigation highlights the health risks of so-called bareback gay porn. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Mar 2008 | 1:58 pm
PR Newswire March 04, 2008 WASHINGTON, March 4, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Peake: Expansion Meets Current and Future Needs Source: PsycPORT.com | 4 Mar 2008 | 12:26 pm
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
An "evil" 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
