The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. March 28, 2008 Mar. 28--Jamie Aten has been beaverishly busy since we last crossed paths with him in the autumn of 2006. Source: PsycPORT.com | 28 Mar 2008 | 2:06 pm
Newsday, Melville, N.Y. March 28, 2008 Mar. 28--Previously unsuspected flaws in genes involving brain development and neurological function may underlie schizophrenia, researchers have found in an investigation shedding new light on a perplexing psychiatric disorder. Source: PsycPORT.com | 28 Mar 2008 | 2:06 pm
Evidence that exposure to pesticides significantly raises the risk of Parkinson's disease is strong, say experts. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 1:10 pm
The Italian government says it is ready to recall mozzarella cheese linked to dioxin contamination. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:55 pm
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) will present results of the largest meta-analysis to date comparing mortality rates for drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare metal stents (BMS) at the Drug-Eluting Stent Revolution VII meeting in Chicago.The analysis - which includes approximately 180,000 patients from 52 studies - was performed by a team of researchers led by Ajay J. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
The $15 million settlement this week of a lawsuit filed by the state of Alaska against Eli Lilly over allegations that the company concealed data about the side effects of the antipsychotic Zyprexa and cost the state Medicaid program millions of dollars because of an increased incidence of diabetes Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
Imagine having one polymer and one small molecule that instantly assemble into a flexible but strong sac in which you can grow human stem cells, creating a sort of miniature laboratory. And that sac, if used for cell therapy, could cloak the stem cells from the human body's immune system and biodegrade upon arriving at its destination, releasing the stem cells to do their work. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
Pediatric Weight Management Centers LLC is pleased to introduce Great Moves!, a new weight management program that aims to tackle the obesity epidemic plaguing children, adolescents and their families in the Boston area, and across the U.S. Great Moves! is based in part on a protocol developed at Children's Hospital Boston. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
Byram Healthcare, Inc., a leading provider of integrated clinical solutions and medical supplies, announced the national launch of its Latino Diabetes Program. The Byram Latino Diabetes Program provides high-quality, cost-effective care to the U.S. Latino population with diabetes. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
CytRx Corporation (Nasdaq: CYTR), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of human therapeutics, announced that Shi Chung Ng, Ph.D. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
People with schizophrenia have high rates of rare genetic deletions and duplications that likely disrupt the developing brain, according to studies funded in part by the National Institutes of Health.These tiny anomalies were found in 15 percent of adult onset schizophrenia patients and 20 percent of child and adolescent onset patients, compared with only 5 percent of healthy participants. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
Medtronic of Canada Ltd. announced that Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), has received regulatory approval from Health Canada's Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) for use of the Endeavor drug-eluting coronary stent (DES) system in the treatment of coronary artery disease. The company expects to begin commercial sales of the Endeavor stent in Canada by the end of March. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
When it comes to your eyes, your heart, your lungs or your brain, you would want the best medical care. It should be the same with your smile. LUMINEERS™ continue to set the gold standard in veneers among the most respected cosmetic dentists in the nation. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2008 | 12:00 pm
"Lads mags" may damage young men by peddling images of the male body beautiful, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 11:18 am
Schools are urged close their gates at lunch to prevent children swapping their school meal for a takeaway. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 10:19 am
A British TV production company denies its members spread a fatal flu to an isolated tribe in Peru. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:15 am
TOKYO (Reuters) - As Japanese sushi conquers restaurants and homes around the world, industry experts are fighting the side-effects of the raw fish boom: fake sushi bars, over-confident... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:14 am
UK teenagers are drinking an average of 44 bottles of wine or 177 pints of beer a year each, a study suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 9:05 am
NEW YORK - Health officials have pushed back a deadline for national chain restaurants to put calorie counts on their menus in New York City outlets. The requirement was supposed to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2008 | 8:44 am
The Food and Drug Administration said that recent data show patients taking H.I.V. drugs from GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol-Myers Squibb may have increased risk of heart attack. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2008 | 6:09 am
A rare and previously undetectable genetic variation has been linked to a significant increase in the risk of developing schizophrenia. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2008 | 5:28 am
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it was investigating a possible link between Merck’s best-selling drug Singulair and suicide. Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2008 | 4:58 am
Significant improvements have been made in the detection of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder through a combination of hexaminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy and optical coherence tomography. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 28 Mar 2008 | 2:59 am
Raising the number of drugs on sale at pharmacies may cut safety and effectiveness, specialists say. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 2:17 am
Some babies are born bottom-first because of inherited genetic traits, Norwegian researchers say. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2008 | 1:05 am
Etoricoxib shows better gastrointestinal tolerability than diclofenac in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a report in the March issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2008 | 10:09 pm
Authors of a meta-analysis set out to see if diets, drugs, or surgery for weight loss in people with hypertension could produce meaningful reductions in hard cardiovascular events. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
A contemporary study observing elderly patients after they have had a myocardial infarction has shown decreased mortality rates in 10 years, with approximately a 3% reduction in deaths per year. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
The FDA has approved palonosetron HCl injection (Aloxi), levoleucovorin injection, and rilonacept injection (Arcalyst). Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
Patients with a high ankle-brachial index have a higher risk for foot ulcers, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease and lower scores on physical functioning quality-of-life domains. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
A large, population-based study suggests that an impaired sense of smell may be one of the very earliest signs of Parkinson's disease, preceding motor symptoms by several years. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2008 | 9:00 pm
Maintenance of standard 3-year androgen-deprivation therapy in combination with external beam irradiation for locally advanced prostate cancer showed significantly better patient survival. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2008 | 8:53 pm
Adjunct aspiration thrombectomy reduces mortality in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with high-risk angiographic characteristics, a study suggests. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2008 | 8:49 pm
Six cough medicines for children under 2 years old were taken off pharmacy shelves on Thursday over fears of possible accidental overdose. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2008 | 8:41 pm
Some exercise folklore, such as the runner’s high, is eventually proved. But far more common are the persistent myths. Source: NYT > Health | 27 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
Learning that your child has autism is a life-changing moment. The sooner you can confirm the diagnosis, the better your child's chances for effective treatment. This week's Empowered Patient offers advice for getting help for your child with autism at every stage, from confirming the diagnosis to dealing with insurance to educational support.
The doctor who first linked the MMR vaccine to autism has defended his work at a GMC hearing. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Mar 2008 | 5:08 pm
A hospital apologises to a patient who complained a nurse claimed she had seen a ghost on a ward. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Mar 2008 | 4:56 pm
If there is one thing that separates the self-employed from those employed by others, it is their preoccupation with health insurance. Source: NYT > Health | 27 Mar 2008 | 4:17 pm
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 27, 2008 Mar. 27--In these politically correct times, words like "mental retardation" can wind up on the endangered list. In Missouri, it winds up on the Senate floor. Source: PsycPORT.com | 27 Mar 2008 | 2:06 pm
Little guidance is offered to parents on teaching teenagers about the pleasures of wine with a meal without endorsing reckless behavior. Source: NYT > Health | 27 Mar 2008 | 12:49 pm
