Chicago Tribune April 04, 2008 Here we go again. It's 2 a.m. and I'm still awake, fighting a panicky feeling and a revved-up brain. Source: PsycPORT.com | 4 Apr 2008 | 3:06 pm
This week, the world has come together to focus on a major public health issue that affects thousands of children and their families around the world -- autism.
The truth: By age 35 your bone strength has usually peaked, and by age 50 your risk of breaking a bone because of osteoporosis may be as high as one in two. But here's an important secret: Experts say smart lifestyle greatly improve your odds of avoiding bone problems.
Three new studies are providing some of the strongest evidence to date that lung-cancer-risk gene variants are common in the general population. They might also be connected to nicotine dependence. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Apr 2008 | 1:06 pm
Two antiabortion bills passed the Florida House Wednesday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports (Hafenbrack, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 4/3). The first bill (HB 257), approved by a 75-40 vote, would require that physicians perform ultrasounds on all women seeking abortions, the Miami Herald reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) has said the U.S. must expand health insurance to "people who need it," but critics maintain that lack of regulations on insurers could leave many without affordable coverage, the Boston Globe reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
The Thai Red Cross Society plans to adopt a policy that bans blood donations from men who have sex with men, the Bangkok Post reports. TRCS said it recently discovered large amounts of unused donated blood that tested positive for HIV. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia are at risk for late effects of cancer therapy, especially those who received radiation therapy and/or experienced a relapse of their disease. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 4 Apr 2008 | 12:35 pm
The Protein Structure Initiative (PSI), an effort supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched an online resource that will enable scientists from across biomedical disciplines to easily access a wealth of information about proteins and to speed discovery about these molecules. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum finds that certain subgroups of the nation's Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations are doing much worse than others in terms of health insurance coverage and access to health care, the Sacramento Bee reports (Magagnini, Sacramento Bee, 4/2). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
More HIV-positive children and pregnant women are receiving treatment but there is still a long way to go before the promise of an AIDS-free generation is fulfilled, according to a United Nations report released. Children and AIDS: Second stocktaking report is a review of progress on how AIDS affects children and young people. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
The House on Wednesday voted 308-116 to pass the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (HR 5501), which authorizes $50 billion for the U.S. global HIV/AIDS program over the next five years, the Washington Post reports. About $9 billion would go to fight tuberculosis and malaria (Brown, Washington Post, 4/3). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System on Tuesday began providing no-cost oral rapid HIV tests in downtown Los Angeles to veterans as part of a campaign to encourage testing and treatment, the Los Angeles Times reports. Matthew Goetz, chief of infectious diseases at the U.S. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
Obesity during pregnancy is associated with greater use of health care services and longer hospital stays, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Kaiser Permanente Northwest Center for Health Research. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of Rotarix, the second oral U.S. licensed vaccine for the prevention of rotavirus, an infection that causes gastroenteritis (vomiting and diarrhea) in infants and children. Rotarix is a liquid and given in a two-dose series to infants from 6 to 24 weeks of age. Although the disease is usually self-limiting, rotavirus causes about 2. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 4 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
Medical authorities re-examine the case of a bogus pharmacist who peddled large quantities of slimming pills. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:20 am
The first cases of people dying from bird flu in Pakistan are confirmed by the World Health Organisation. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:17 am
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its first report on maltreatment of babies up to age 1 that 91,278 of them were physically abused or neglected in 2006. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Apr 2008 | 6:24 am
A 2006 study claiming 80 percent of lung cancer deaths may be prevented with CT scans was paid for by a tobacco company, a medical journal said in corrections and an editorial. Source: NYT > Health | 4 Apr 2008 | 6:08 am
More than 55,000 cases of dengue -- a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne virus -- have been reported in a southeastern Brazilian state in the last four months, Brazilian authorities said Thursday.
A test for a blood mismatch between mother and baby could prevent thousands of unnecessary treatments. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Apr 2008 | 11:12 pm
Teenagers who binge drink are at risk of short-term memory problems days later, a study suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Apr 2008 | 11:11 pm
Researchers are reporting that foam microembolism is common during foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins and among patients, with PFO, might provoke neurologic symptoms such as migraine or stroke. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2008 | 9:09 pm
Imiquimod 5% cream was effective in clearing human papillomavirus infection and in causing disease regression in vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A study suggests that watchful waiting regarding risk for cervical cancer may be an option for women with normal cytologic and initial positive human papillomavirus results. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
The Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs study shows an increased risk for myocardial infarction in patients exposed to abacavir and didanosine within the preceding 6 months. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a longitudinal randomized trial, intake of soy protein had beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors and kidney-related biomarkers in patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
The FDA has approved an expanded indication for omeprazole delayed-release capsules and oral suspension (Prilosec), and bendamustine intravenous infusion (Treanda). Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
New research shows positron emission tomography in combination with the radiotracer flurodeoxyglucose can accurately detect and classify different types of dementia in up to 94% of cases. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2008 | 8:47 pm
Although anemia nearly doubled the risk for local recurrences, it had no effect on the overall relapse rate and overall survival. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Apr 2008 | 8:01 pm
International Herald Tribune April 03, 2008 Happily married people tend to have lower blood pressure than their single peers, but being single may be healthier than being unhappily married, a new study suggests. Source: PsycPORT.com | 3 Apr 2008 | 3:06 pm
United Press International April 03, 2008 ERIE, Pa., Apr 3, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Quality sexual intercourse is a matter of minutes, not hours, a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists indicates. Source: PsycPORT.com | 3 Apr 2008 | 3:06 pm
