Individuals who engage in costly punishment do not benefit from their behavior, according to a new study published this week in the journal Nature by researchers at Harvard University and the Stockholm School of Economics.The group, led by Martin A. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2008 | 3:00 pm
A new study in the journal Family Process reveals that caregivers with moderate to severe depressive symptoms showed greater hostility and less warmth. The study focused on caregivers of low-income children with persistent asthma. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2008 | 2:00 pm
Imported foods now make up an estimated 10 to 13 percent of the American diet. The total value of food imported into the United States in 2007 was $70.5 billion, with estimates for 2008 rising to $75 billion. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2008 | 1:00 pm
Environmental scientists and policy makers have drawn up a list of the 25 new and most pressing issues likely to affect biodiversity in the UK between now and 2050. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
One of the nation's oldest and most respected non-profit science organizations will provide more than $86,000 in travel fellowships to underrepresented minority students and scientists to attend the Experimental Biology conference in San Diego, CA, April 5-9. The American Physiological Society (APS), which administers the program, has announced that 52 fellows will receive the travel awards. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
University of Queensland researchers will be at the forefront of fighting cancer thanks to a new $3.2 million grant from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
A long-running federal investigation into the orthopedic device industry’s suspected kickback payments to hip and knee surgeons now has the doctors in the spotlight. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:08 am
Dr. John Marburger, science adviser to President Bush, will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security.The eighth-annual conference is scheduled for 12-13 May at the Westin Hotel in Waltham, Mass. For more information and to register, go to http://www.ieeehomelandsecurityconference.org/. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
German patient is first in Europe to receive the first-of-its-kind Zenith Dissection Endovascular System in the STABLE trial. Christoph A. Nienaber M.D., Ph.D. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
Thousands of people will be taking steps to cure Cystic Fibrosis (CF) this year by taking part in a series of sponsored walks across the UK. Great Strides, sponsored by Solvay Healthcare, is a worldwide initiative to get people walking to help see off CF. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
Two years of zero pay awards with not even an inflation increase to cover the costs of paying staff and expenses in a practice, have left most GPs worse off than they were in 2005-06, says Dr Laurence Buckman, chairman of the BMA's GPs committee. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Mar 2008 | 8:00 am
The announcement represents a shift for Chinese regulators, who had called on importers to be more vigilant. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Mar 2008 | 4:10 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulatory staff have recommended updating the prescribing instructions for a Baxter International anesthesia drug after three reports of cardiac arrest in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Mar 2008 | 3:38 am
TORONTO (Reuters) -- There is little debate that obesity presents a public health issue in North America -- obesity rates have more than doubled over a generation in the United States,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Mar 2008 | 3:17 am
WESTON, W.Va. - It's an intriguing and provocative name that translates to web hits, phone calls and tour tickets: the Trans- Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. To some, the title acknowledges... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Mar 2008 | 12:33 am
Getting cancer patients to write about their fears may improve their quality of life, according to a US study. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Mar 2008 | 12:04 am
Barack Obama's stirring speech on racial division in the United States has become an online hit viewed nearly 2.5 million times on YouTube by Friday afternoon. A video clip... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Mar 2008 | 10:52 pm
In an unusual outbreak of measles in San Diego, 12 children fell ill; nine of them had not been inoculated against the virus because their parents objected. Source: NYT > Health | 21 Mar 2008 | 8:01 pm
Psalms and incense filled the air of the Holy City of Jerusalem on what is known as Good Friday, as thousands of Christian pilgrims from around the world prayed along the traditional route... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 21 Mar 2008 | 7:32 pm
In women with osteoporosis and spinal osteoarthritis, treatment with strontium ranelate may delay radiographic progression of spinal OA and reduce back pain, according to research published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases for March. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Mar 2008 | 7:00 pm
A large meta-analysis shows that statin therapy reduces the risk of cardiovascular mortality by 24%, regardless of the need for concurrent antihypertensive therapy. Antihypertensive medication does not affect the positive effect that statins have on mortality. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:58 pm
Sentinel node dissection appears to be a safe approach in women with early-stage vulvar cancer, according to a report in the February 20th issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:56 pm
Dietary potassium seems to protect against the vascular damage seen with salt-sensitive hypertension, at least in part by suppressing the generation of reactive oxygen species, according to a Japanese study. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:53 pm
Physical activity does not influence mammographic breast density, new research indicates, suggesting that the previously observed association between physical inactivity and increased breast cancer risk is probably not mediated through an effect on breast density. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:51 pm
Formoterol fumarate inhalation powder is as effective as albuterol for mild to moderate asthma exacerbations in adults in the acute care setting, according to a report in the February issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:48 pm
There is "strong evidence" that selected groups of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may benefit from first-line therapy with an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, according to the authors of a report in the March issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:46 pm
Distal protection with a filterwire system during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute MI does not enhance microvascular perfusion, reduce infarct size, or help prevent cardiovascular events, according to results from the Drug Elution and Distal Protection in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (DEDICATION) trial. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:43 pm
Monitoring the level of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) allows early intervention in post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease, according to a report in the March issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:25 pm
Hypothalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) may relieve chronic cluster headache refractory to other medical therapies, researchers report in the March issue of Cephalalgia. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Mar 2008 | 6:22 pm
The Independent - London March 21, 2008 The excessive testing regime in schools is making children mentally ill, a teachers' leader warned yesterday as she condemned the Government's hands-on approach to primary education. Source: PsycPORT.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 5:46 pm
The Independent - London March 21, 2008 Both Bill Gates and Warren Buffett know a bit about making money - and also about giving it away to charity. Now scientists have proved that such acts of philanthropy can be a short-cut to achieving happiness. Source: PsycPORT.com | 21 Mar 2008 | 5:46 pm
