The UN expresses concerns that Indonesia is failing to cope with its rising bird flu death toll. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:11 pm
Two specialties concerned with physical appearance — dermatology and plastic surgery — are among the most competitive residency programs. Source: NYT > Health | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:02 pm
In large-scale field trials, scientists from North Carolina State University have shown that silencing a specific gene in burley tobacco plants significantly reduces harmful carcinogens in cured tobacco leaves.The finding could lead to tobacco products - especially smokeless products - with reduced amounts of cancer-causing agents.NC State's Dr. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Julia Duane Quinlan, mother of Karen Ann Quinlan, whose legal battle to remove her daughter from a respirator changed the use of life-support for the dying, will present the second annual Joe and Julia Quinlan Award to Dr. John Gregory from Overlook Hospital, Summit, N.J., and posthumously to Rev. Charles J. Hudson and Margaret J. Coloney from the Center for Hope Hospice, Scotch Plains, N.J. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Whether or not relatives talk about the family's history of cancer significantly impacts attitudes and knowledge about genetic counseling and testing for those at moderate risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new preliminary study presented at the American Society for Preventive Oncology meeting in Bethesda, Md. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Using fMRI scanning, researchers have found that the region of the brain associated with introspective thought is also accessed when inferring the thoughts of other people who are similar to oneself. However, this is not the case when considering those who are different politically, socially, or religiously. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have estimated that one in six women are at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) in their lifetime, while the risk for men is one in ten. These findings were released today by the Alzheimer's Association in their publication 2008 Alzheimer's Disease: Facts and Figures. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has announced the launch of a new $5 million initiative to enhance care for the growing adult CF population. The initiative, called the Program for Adult Care Excellence (PACE), will expand the scope of adult care programs for people with cystic fibrosis. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have discovered what chemical in the eye triggers the dormant capacity of certain non-neuronal cells to transform into progenitor cells, a stem-like cell that can generate new retinal cells. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
A new UC Irvine study finds that lithium chloride, a drug used to treat bipolar disorder, can slow the development of inclusion body myositis, a skeletal muscle disease that affects the elderly. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The recent marketing of "at home" genomic tests for disease risk may be premature, according to Dr. Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
A team of chemists and physicists at the University of California, San Diego has developed a tiny, inexpensive sensor chip capable of detecting trace amounts of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical used in the most common form of homemade explosives. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 19 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A public inquiry gets underway in Newfoundland and Labrador Wednesday to try and determine why so many breast cancer screening tests were botched. The probe, headed... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Mar 2008 | 8:35 am
Thailand's military will stop branding transsexual conscripts as mentally disturbed, and will list them in a new "third category" as neither male nor female, a senior officer said... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Mar 2008 | 8:06 am
Rheumatoid arthritis patients could reduce a high risk of heart attacks with a gluten-free, vegan diet, a study suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:55 am
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA, Indonesia - Efforts to contain bird flu are failing in Indonesia, increasing the possibility the virus may mutate into a deadlier form, the leading UN... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 19 Mar 2008 | 6:58 am
Sleep deprivation raises the likelihood of sleepwalking, researchers in Canada suggest. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Mar 2008 | 5:10 am
Those investigating a mystery contaminant in the blood-thinner are closing in on what they believe is a counterfeit substance that was chemically altered to act like the real drug. Source: NYT > Health | 19 Mar 2008 | 4:53 am
Parents with stressful lives may make their children as well as themselves vulnerable to illness, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:57 am
A toxic gas could improve the lives of patients with serious lung conditions, say scientists. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:45 am
While Eliot Spitzer’s use of a prostitute displayed his hypocrisy, impulsiveness and self-indulgence, he was decidedly unoriginal. Source: NYT > Health | 18 Mar 2008 | 11:42 pm
Adding a moderate amount of alcohol to one’s diet may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, especially for those in middle age. Source: NYT > Health | 18 Mar 2008 | 11:14 pm
Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) has declined across all age groups, although rates of IPD caused by nonvaccine strains, while still low overall, have increased modestly. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 9:13 pm
Atopic individuals who live in houses with high levels of mouse allergen are twice as likely to develop wheeze and other symptoms of asthma as those who live in houses with lower levels, investigators announced here at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 9:06 pm
Quality of life declines in HIV-infected patients on CD4-guided intermittent antiretroviral therapy (ART) compared with those who continue on ART without interruptions, according to a substudy of the Strategies of Management of Antiretroviral Therapy (SMART), which was halted in January 2006 after it became clear that patients in the intermittent arm had higher mortality and morbidity rates. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
The updated guidelines add intensity-modulated radiotherapy, which is particularly effective for delivering high doses, to the existing option of using 3D conformal radiotherapy. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
A systematic review and meta-analysis shows that children given additional vitamin D are approximately 30% less likely to have type 1 diabetes in later life vs those not given the supplement. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a large Danish birth cohort, neither the frequency nor timing of binge drinking was associated with an increased risk for spontaneous abortion in clinically recognized pregnancies. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
Acid-blocking therapy during pregnancy increases the risk of asthma in the infant by more than 50%, researchers reported here during a late-breaking clinical trials session at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 8:52 pm
Safety reviews of infliximab, etanercept, and adalimumab identified rare cases of erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and other skin reactions. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 8:47 pm
A black box warning to be included on etanercept's prescribing information states that tuberculosis has been observed with TNF-blocking agents and that tuberculosis may be caused by reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection and by new infection. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 8:40 pm
Common variants in the gene for LDL receptor-related proteins 5 (LRP5) affect bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk of osteoporosis, according to a report in the March 19th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The impact of these variants on risk, however, is modest. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 8:39 pm
The head of a US body-snatching ring who stole body parts from about 1,000 people pleads guilty. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Mar 2008 | 6:03 pm
The publishing world was shocked to learn that the gang-life memoir “Love and Consequences” was a fake. But even more startling was how that came to light. Source: NYT > Health | 18 Mar 2008 | 3:40 pm
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News Online March 18, 2008 New research into marketing by pharmaceutical companies has found that doctors and psychiatrists are being influenced by the branding of antidepressant drugs. Source: PsycPORT.com | 18 Mar 2008 | 2:46 pm
Researchers discover patterns of HIV infections which may influence education campaigns. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Mar 2008 | 1:08 pm
Dr. Terri Brentnall has identified a gene that may be one cause of an inherited form of pancreatic cancer. Source: NYT > Health | 18 Mar 2008 | 12:54 pm
A belief in God may boost our chances of leading a satisfying and contented life, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Mar 2008 | 11:56 am
