International Herald Tribune April 10, 2008 The Monty Hall problem has struck again, and this time it is not merely embarrassing mathematicians. If the calculations of a Yale economist are correct, there is a sneaky logical fallacy in some of the most famous experiments in psychology. Source: PsycPORT.com | 10 Apr 2008 | 3:46 pm
A much-noted study last year raised eyebrows when it suggested that digital music players could set hearts aflutter. Source: NYT > Health | 10 Apr 2008 | 2:36 pm
When Andrea Buie-Branam brought her When nine-month-old Gillian Branam had an asthma attack, the emergency room nurse had to give her medicine through an adult-sized mask. Needless to say, it didn't work very well. In this week's Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen tells you how to find the best ER for your child -- one with child-sized equipment and actual pediatricians.
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals seized more than 14,000 dosage units of Shangai Regular, Shangai Ultra, Super Shangai, Naturalë Super Plus, and Lady Shangai. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
High cholesterol levels are considered to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease including stroke. Therefore, many cholesterol lowering drugs have been developed by pharmaceutical companies in recent years. One class of these drugs, statins, has been found to reduce the incidence of stroke and progression of Alzheimer's disease when prophylactically administered. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
A group of HIV/AIDS advocates recently launched a Web site that offers support and advice to children living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in Vietnam, the VNS/Vietnam News reports. According to Chu Quoc An, deputy director of Vietnam's Administration of HIV/AIDS Control, 0.9% of people living with the disease in the country are children under age 13. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
A study supervised by Universite Laval researchers Gina Muckle and Eric Dewailly reveals that omega-3 intake during the last months of pregnancy boosts an infant's sensory, cognitive, and motor development. The details of this finding are published in a recent edition of the Journal of Pediatrics. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
The New Jersey Senate on Monday voted 21-15 to pass a bill (S 786) that would provide workers with partial wage replacement for six weeks while the worker is on leave to care for a newborn, newly adopted child or a sick family member, the Bergen Record reports. The state Assembly passed its version last month, and the bill now goes to Gov. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
A new study suggests that a genetic fingerprint associated with normal embryonic stem cells may be important for the development and function of cancer stem cells. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ) and EP MedSystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPMD) announced that the Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which St. Jude Medical will acquire EP MedSystems for approximately $92.1 million. Terms of the AgreementUnder the terms of the merger agreement, EP MedSystems shareholders will receive $3. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
There is a need for greater clarity about what politicians mean when they talk about increasing local accountability in the NHS, according to a King's Fund report published. As government reforms have devolved more power to local NHS bodies and front-line professionals, there have been calls to ensure that those who take on increased responsibility are held to account. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
Fun and education will join forces again this year as the Kidz Stuff festival returns with a vengeance on May 31 and June 1. Last year's first ever Kidz Stuff event was such a huge hit, with thousands of families visiting the unique venue of Leonardslee Gardens in Lower Beeding, that the organisers, Horsham Rotary Club, are making the 2008 festival even bigger. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
Continuity of care for patients, the quality of training for doctors and the efficiency of hospitals could be compromised when junior doctors hours have to be reduced further next year to meet the requirements of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
A food safety watchdog calls for an EU ban on six artificial food colourings after research links them with hyperactivity. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Apr 2008 | 11:26 am
An alarming outbreak of the mumps two years ago has raised questions about whether an additional vaccination is needed. A report in The New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday tracks the 2006 epidemic, the largest outbreak in two decades. Mumps had virtually disappeared in America since the 1990s, when doctors began using a second dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine among schoolchildren. But most of those who became infected in 2006 were college students who had received the double-vaccination, raising questions about whether a third dose may be needed. The outbreak appeared to start in January 2006 on college campuses in Iowa, and by April the outbreak peaked with 40 states reporting 2,786 cases. By the end of the year, a total of 6,584 cases and 85 hospitalizations had been reported. The researchers noted that the virus probably came from students or other travelers from Britain, where there was a larger outbreak of the same strain. Above, Mandi McClue, got a mumps immunization in 2006 at the health center at Drake University in Des Moines. Source: NYT > Health | 10 Apr 2008 | 8:36 am
It is not known if the deaths linked to the blood thinner were the result of a contaminant introduced in China during the manufacturing process. Source: NYT > Health | 10 Apr 2008 | 4:48 am
Rules banning some migrants in England from hospital treatment are to be challenged in the High Court. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Apr 2008 | 11:11 pm
Working up a sweat while performing household chores could benefit your mental health, a study suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Apr 2008 | 11:10 pm
About half of all children presenting with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have mutations in exactly the same gene as is seen in adults with the condition, a new study has found. Unexplained hypertrophy in childhood should thus prompt genetic evaluation and analysis of all first-degree relatives where possible, say the researchers. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2008 | 9:09 pm
In a recent study of 91 toddlers who had been born prematurely and weighed from 1 pound to 3.28 pounds at birth, 25% screened positive for early signs of autistic features. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
Despite high coverage rate with 2 doses of mumps-containing vaccine, mumps outbreak occurred mostly in midwestern college-age adults who probably received the second dose as schoolchildren. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for carbamazepine extended-release capsules, morphine sulfate extended-release liposome epidural injection, and panitumumab intravenous infusion. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
According to a recent study, older patients with depression and persistent insomnia were more likely than those without insomnia to have treatment-resistant depression. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A retrospective review shows that buprenorphine produces similar effects in children as do other opioids, including central nervous system and respiratory depression, miosis, and vomiting. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
An informal survey of individuals who read the journal Nature reveals that roughly one in five use prescription agents to improve their focus, concentration, or memory. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2008 | 8:50 pm
Screening of cardiac troponin (cTn) levels in critically ill patients can diagnose myocardial infarction that may be missed clinically, according to researchers. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2008 | 8:43 pm
Subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide is a reasonable alternative to intravitreal injection for the treatment of cystoid diabetic macular edema, according to a March 17th report published by BMC Ophthalmology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2008 | 8:40 pm
Variations in the anatomical origin of the internal pudendal artery are associated with early onset of erectile dysfunction, according to a study reported in BJU International for March. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Apr 2008 | 8:36 pm
The war over secondhand smoke ended when a woman agreed to take steps to minimize the spread of her smoke to her neighbors’ apartment. Source: NYT > Health | 9 Apr 2008 | 6:44 pm
A restaurant-style dish of fish wrapped in lettuce leaves that can be put together in less than half an hour. Source: NYT > Health | 9 Apr 2008 | 5:00 pm
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore transplanted a half-dozen kidneys simultaneously, an operation believed to be the first of its kind, hospital officials announced. Source: NYT > Health | 9 Apr 2008 | 4:55 pm
A new study finds that corneas of people up to 75 years old appear to work just as well as those of younger donors. Source: NYT > Health | 9 Apr 2008 | 3:53 pm
AFX News Limited April 09, 2008 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State lawmakers have decided that first responders who suffer mental illness after witnessing a violent act should be eligible for workers' compensation benefits, but other employees should not. Source: PsycPORT.com | 9 Apr 2008 | 3:46 pm
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