EBMT, the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, will host over 4,000 top scientists, physicians, nurses, caregivers, patients and their families, and others during its 5-day Annual Congress in Florence, Italy. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Smoking may exacerbate the increased risk of a blood vessel bursting inside the brain (intracerebral stroke) already faced by people with high blood pressure, according to a new study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association."Smoking and high blood pressure both increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
UC Davis Cancer Center researchers have discovered a likely reason why some tumor cells are inherently resistant - or become resistant over time - to the popular breast cancer drug trastuzumab, commonly referred to by the brand name Herceptin. One in four women with breast cancer are candidates for treatment with Herceptin, which decreases the risk of relapse and prolongs patient survival. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
What:The AACR Annual Meeting features the latest cutting-edge findings in laboratory, translational and clinical cancer research. This year's meeting focuses on new and promising therapeutic approaches, as well as strides being made in diagnosing and preventing cancer. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Breakfast of champions? That would be a soy protein-packed, low-fat, high-fiber cereal that meets the requirements for three different FDA health claims and leaves you feeling full so you won't be tempted to eat again until lunch.University of Illinois scientist Soo-Yeun Lee has cooked up a "recipe" for just such a cereal, one that's passed the taste test of her sensory panel. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Researchers at the Philipps University Marburg, Campus Marburg, Germany, applied ozone-oxygen by intraperitoneal insufflation for the treatment of rabbit squamous cell carcinomas. This therapy resulted in the complete remission of the cancers in approximately 50% of the animals. Ozone administration has long been known to inhibit the growth of various carcinoma cells in vitro. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
In a provocative article in this week's Science Magazine, the University of Maryland's Ben Shneiderman, one of the world's leading researchers and innovators in human-computer interaction, says it's time for the laboratory research that has defined science for the last 400 years to make room for a revolutionary new method of scientific discovery.He calls it Science 2.0. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
One strategy being pursued to develop new vaccines against infectious diseases is DNA vaccination. The idea is that following administration of a DNA vaccine, the body converts the information in the DNA vaccine into a protein that activates an immune response. However, current DNA vaccines induce relatively weak immune responses even if administered multiple times. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Most of the nation is once again readying itself for losing an hour of sleep with the arrival of Daylight Saving Time. This is a "shock" not only to those of us who value our sleep, but also (very temporarily) to all levels of the economy, from the individual to the world. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's largest breast cancer organization, announced the launch of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Global Promise Fund. The Fund will provide grants to non-governmental organizations to develop and implement breast health and breast cancer programs and services in countries experiencing high breast cancer incidence and death rates. The Susan G. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
HONG KONG (Reuters) - One in seven strokes among Chinese men is due to cigarette smoking, researchers in China and the United States said citing a large-scale study that identified the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2008 | 7:10 am
The normally vibrant Indonesian tourist destination of Bali came to a standstill Friday as the island's Hindu majority celebrated the start of the Hindu new year. The Day of... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2008 | 6:18 am
Germany has reported fewer than 100 cases of patients suffering severe allergic reactions and shock, and no deaths. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Mar 2008 | 6:02 am
A team of scientists including Linda B. Buck, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has retracted a scientific paper after the findings could not be reproduced. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Mar 2008 | 5:54 am
The subpoenas were given in a broadening investigation of a practice that was said to be unfairly costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Mar 2008 | 5:36 am
The makers of Gaviscon kept an effective monopoly for years after the stomach medicine came off patent, Newsnight has been told. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Mar 2008 | 5:10 am
ATLANTA - The parents of a girl who won a U.S. government settlement described how their hearts were broken as they watched their healthy, red-haired toddler transformed into an... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2008 | 4:50 am
Chick Number 22 chirps in delight as a feeder thrusts a talon-shaped puppet through a hole in a blind and offers it a full-grown mashed quail complete with bones and feathers. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2008 | 4:09 am
The Yellow Cab is an American classic but in this suburb of Washington they're turning green. Hans Hess, 35, is the owner of enviroCAB, a taxi company which is putting a fleet of all-hybrid Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Mar 2008 | 3:18 am
A four-monthly jab could replace the need to regularly take pills to control blood pressure, scientists say. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Mar 2008 | 1:05 am
Only one in ten women with breast cancer is getting reconstructive surgery when they have a mastectomy, an audit shows. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Mar 2008 | 1:03 am
A third of babies born between 29 and 33 weeks need specialist care aged five, a study finds. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Mar 2008 | 1:03 am
Although relaxation dentistry is an appealing concept for most, it is a hotly debated topic in the dental world. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Mar 2008 | 12:51 am
The American Cancer Society is recommending virtual colonoscopies and stool tests be a part of colorectal cancer screening for adults 50 and older. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Mar 2008 | 12:26 am
The parents of a 9-year-old girl with autism said Thursday that their assertion that her illness was caused by childhood vaccines has been vindicated by the federal government's decision to compensate them.
In a population-based study, the incidence of bulimic syndrome, but not anorexia nervosa syndrome, in teenaged girls was linked to childhood sexual abuse. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 10:00 pm
Bevacizumab has received accelerated approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for use in metastatic breast cancer in combination with paclitaxel chemotherapy. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
Injections of Salmonella choleraesuis slow tumor growth and prolong survival in a murine model of orthotopic hepatocellular carcinoma, Taiwanese researchers report in the February 15 issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 8:39 pm
Treatment with pegylated interferon alfa-2b (PEG-IFN-alpha-2b) plus ribavirin results in virologic control in children with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and is "reasonably well-tolerated," a Spanish team reports in the February issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 8:38 pm
In HIV-infected adults, concurrent tuberculosis is associated with significant weight loss, anemia and hypoalbuminemia, according to the results of a study from India. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 8:36 pm
Prophylaxis with botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) or divalproex sodium (DVPX) significantly reduces disability related to episodic or chronic migraine, according to a report in the February issue of Headache. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 8:32 pm
For children with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing, improvements in quality of life following intracapsular tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy remain stable even after 1 year, study findings indicate. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 8:30 pm
Aspirin is not useful as a secondary preventive agent in patients with diabetes after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), providing no significant survival benefit, according to findings reported in the February issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 8:27 pm
After more than a decade of struggle, the House passed a bill requiring most group health plans to provide more generous coverage for treatment of mental illnesses. Source: NYT > Health | 6 Mar 2008 | 8:12 pm
Most anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients aged 50 years and older returned to preinjury activity levels. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 7:31 pm
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 | 6 Mar 2008 | 7:27 pm
Sea cucumbers inspire a novel material that could be used in brain implants, US researchers say. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Mar 2008 | 7:06 pm
In many patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) provides long-term improvement and resolution of symptoms, US researchers report. The study findings also indicate that it may be possible to identify surgical candidates who are likely to experience long-term benefits. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 5:43 pm
Across the country, substance abuse centers are reaching out to older addicts who have historically been ignored. Source: NYT > Health | 6 Mar 2008 | 3:43 pm
Should I? Shouldn't I? That's the question millions of women approaching menopause ask themselves about hormone replacment therapy. Bombarded by data (including a new study out just this week), you can't blame women for being confused. In this week's Empowered Patient column, CNN Medical Correspondent gives you good reasons -- and bad reasons -- for taking HRT.
Associated Press March 06, 2008 WASHINGTON - U.S. troop morale improved in Iraq last year, but soldiers fighting in Afghanistan suffered more depression as violence there worsened, an Army mental health report says. Source: PsycPORT.com | 6 Mar 2008 | 12:26 pm
Ministers have promised to tighten laws requiring drug firms to disclose data from clinical trials. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Mar 2008 | 11:11 am
