Parents should not worry when their pre-schoolers talk to themselves; in fact, they should encourage it, says Adam Winsler, an associate professor of psychology at George Mason University. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
The vast majority of Scottish people interviewed in the streets of Edinburgh are unaware of one of the greatest achievements of medical science - the eradication of smallpox from the world over 40 years ago. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
On the heels of the nation's largest event dedicated to the epilepsy community, the National Walk for Epilepsy, advocates have announced their recommendations in response to a new national survey uncovering key challenges facing the epilepsy community. Challenges include gaps in patient-physician communication around medication-related side effects and low public awareness of epilepsy. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
The Scandinavian-based drug development company Lytix Biopharma announced its intention to take its lead anti-cancer molecule LTX-315 through to clinical trials. This decision follows the selection of Lytix's first lead antimicrobial compound towards end of 2007. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
InTimeTV is very pleased to announce a new internet TV talk show for professionals - Nanotech Today. Nanotech Today, hosted by Dr. Ogan Gurel, is a truly global venue by which nanotechnology professionals can share ideas, trends and perspectives worldwide. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
Blunt cerebrovascular injuries can be diagnosed using whole body 16 multi-detector CT (MDCT); there's no need for an additional neck MDCT angiography examination according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center and R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, both in Baltimore, MD. The study showed that whole body MDCT is just as accurate as neck MDCTA. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
Drugs of Destruction are defined here as, any addictive substance, whose properties are known to bring about disturbing and irreversible changes to the users brain, resulting in loss of control; the erosion of inhibitions which control civilised human behaviour, the loss of the latter more frequently Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
The Business Intelligence firm La Merie S.L. reported that for the first time erythropoietins have been superseded by the major cancer antibodies Rituxan, Herceptin, Avastin and Erbitux as the number one top selling class of biologics with the highest growth rate of 48 % and combined 2007 sales of US$ 15.74 bln. Epoetin alfa brands still are number one drugs with 2007 sales of US$ 5. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
At the 57th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Dr. Jeffrey S. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
Doctors announce findings in new drug therapy, gender disaparitiesPenn experts present research findings that could come to define new standards of cardiovascular diagnostics and care at the conference of the American College of Cardiology, the foremost professional society representing heart specialists throughout the world. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
The Cuban government has allowed the country's nationals to check into the Communist island's hotels previously reserved exclusively for foreigners, hotel employees confirmed Monday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2008 | 7:41 am
Beijing is to ban smoking in most public places from May 1 as part of its efforts to improve the city ahead of the Olympics, state media reported on Monday. Lighting up in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2008 | 6:10 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing will ban or restrict smoking in most public venues in May as part of its pledge to hold a smoke-free Olympics, local media reported on Monday, citing the city's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2008 | 5:01 am
Mental health insurance parity raises all sorts of tricky questions. Is an ailment a legitimate disease if you can’t test for it? Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2008 | 4:15 am
The Swedish town of Vaexjoe will be "green" or will not be at all. That's the slogan in this town that has become a world leader in environmental protection and has even loftier goals. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2008 | 3:54 am
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian child has tested positive for bird flu, pushing the country's total confirmed human cases to 130, a health ministry official said on Monday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2008 | 3:34 am
A new report says doctors, health care workers and the public need to start thinking about the idea of denying life support to some people during a public health disaster. Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2008 | 3:23 am
Scientists identify three more genes that raise bowel cancer risk, including one only affecting some races. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 Mar 2008 | 1:21 am
Widely-used antidepressants could prevent infections which shorten the lives of many cystic fibrosis patients. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 Mar 2008 | 1:21 am
Hillary Rodham Clinton said she would like to limit the cost of health insurance to no more than 10 percent of Americans’ income, a significant reduction for some families. Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2008 | 12:41 am
Thrombus aspiration prior to acute-MI stenting improved both reperfusion and survival at one year--supporting myocardial "blush" as a prognosticator and the thrombus aspiration plus PCI as a routine treatment strategy, investigators say. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Mar 2008 | 11:46 pm
High-dose tirofiban was "noninferior" to abciximab in terms of resolution of ST-segment elevation at 90 minutes, and sirolimus-eluting stents appeared safe and reduced revascularizations in this 2x2 factorial study in STEMI patients. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Mar 2008 | 10:50 pm
When used long term, the autologous vaccine vitespen shows promise for adjuvant treatment of early-stage disease in patients with renal cell carcinoma. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Mar 2008 | 8:48 pm
Added patient survival benefits may now justify the choice of nephron-sparing surgery over radical nephrectomy for organ-confined renal tumors regardless of size. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Mar 2008 | 8:43 pm
In the era of a high loading dose of clopidogrel prior to primary angioplasty for acute ST-elevation MI, GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors are no longer needed, results of the BRAVE-3 study suggest. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Mar 2008 | 6:22 pm
Plagued by controversy and attracting the watchful eye of congressional committees in the US, ENHANCE stepped into the spotlight at the American College of Cardiology 2008 Scientific Sessions. Not surprisingly, there was no shortage of opinions about what the results mean to clinical practice. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Mar 2008 | 6:15 pm
Investigators report that the limited restenoses that did result occurred in side branches, a problem more common with the crush technique, and that culotte bifurcation stenting resulted in a single-digit restenosis rate, suggesting it might be preferred in suitable anatomy. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Mar 2008 | 5:57 pm
Following the heparin scandal, weak oversight of a global market for medicines has received new attention. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Mar 2008 | 3:46 pm
The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA March 30, 2008 VIRGINIA TECH KILLER Seung Hui Cho was a reminder of the terrible consequences when someone with a severe mental disorder is ignored. Source: PsycPORT.com | 30 Mar 2008 | 12:06 pm
