We know a lot about the course of untreated depression, probably more than we do about very long-term antidepressant use in this population. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:06 pm
The Michael J. Fox Foundation announced a $5.6-million award to drive a Phase 2 clinical trial to investigate the potential of inosine - a naturally occurring chemical that gives rise to urate in the body - to slow or stop the progression of Parkinson's disease.The work is being funded under the Foundation's LEAPS (Linked Efforts to Accelerate Parkinson's Solutions) 2007 initiative. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Elsevier, a leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical (STM) information, has announced that new intuitive reference and navigational features have been added to its online STM platform, ScienceDirect. The new features, which were developed in cooperation with researchers, deliver clearer results with fewer clicks. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Leaders at the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Genomic Medicine in Japan have signed a letter of intent creating a Global Alliance for Pharmacogenomics. The effort aims to identify genetic factors that contribute to individual responses to medicines, including rare and dangerous side effects. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Reproductive medicine is one of the most exciting scientific and clinical areas. Every month brings announcements of research developments, medical 'firsts', new rulings by regulatory bodies, or ethical controversies - often sparking heated debate among practitioners in the field themselves, as well as ethicists, legislators, the media and the public. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
The brain is "plastic," according to recent findings in neuroscience, and that concept can help teachers and educators improve learning. Brain plasticity is the focus of a gathering of nearly 800 educators, from across the U.S. and other countries, to be held in Massachusetts at the end of this month.The Learning & the Brain conference was co-founded by Kenneth S. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill (LB 469) allowing school-based health clinics to request state funding after rejecting an amendment that would have barred the clinics from using the funding for contraceptive services, the AP/Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Chinese police on April 5 allegedly beat, shocked and detained 11 HIV-positive people who were protesting in front of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, according to Beijing-based HIV advocate Wan Yanhai of the Aizhixing Institute, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA), an organization devoted to the advancement of women in medicine and the improvement of women's health, has named Journal of Women's Health (http://www.liebertpub.com/jwh) as its official journal. Journal of Women's Health is a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc (http://www.liebertpub.com/). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
The Minnesota House on Thursday voted 83-50 to approve legislation that would overhaul the state's health care system using money from a fund that helps pay for a subsidized health care program, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Under the bill, low-income individuals would receive subsidies to help pay for employer-sponsored health coverage. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
DNA samples from 120,000 people are to be analysed in a 30 million pounds follow up to last year's Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCCC), the largest ever study of the genetics behind common diseases. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 15 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
The HER2 E75 peptide vaccine was successful in reducing the risk for disease recurrence and in cutting the mortality rate by half; the effect was especially pronounced in women with low-expressing HER2-positive breast tumors. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Apr 2008 | 12:54 pm
Teenagers from some minority groups who stick to their family customs have better mental health, a study finds. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Apr 2008 | 7:54 am
Health insurance companies are now asking patients to pay more for prescriptions that may save their lives. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Apr 2008 | 7:15 am
A new type of hearing aid, called the Lyric, appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Apr 2008 | 6:03 am
Genentech and Biogen Idec’s cancer drug Rituxan did not slow the disabling effects of the most difficult form of multiple sclerosis in a large clinical trial. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Apr 2008 | 5:36 am
Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Apr 2008 | 3:49 am
Funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:56 am
Twenty-nine people suffered lead poisoning, but the authorities do not know where the tainted marijuana came from or why the lead was added. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:55 am
The reproduced office of G.V. Black is a central feature of the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:53 am
A new study finds that changes in the brain that may contribute to dyslexia are different for English speakers and Chinese speakers. Source: NYT > Health | 15 Apr 2008 | 2:52 am
Pollution may have contributed to thousands of pneumonia deaths in recent years, a study suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Apr 2008 | 11:01 pm
A test case legal battle over funding for Alzheimer's drugs in Britain went before the Court of Appeal on Monday, pitching Japan's Eisai Co Ltd against the healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2008 | 9:49 pm
Neonatal treatment with dexamethasone for chronic lung disease of prematurity is associated with changes at school age in the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and immune system activity, according to a report in the April issue of Pediatrics. By contrast, treatment with hydrocortisone does not have these effects. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2008 | 9:38 pm
Use of fish oil, with or without fenofibrate, is effective in treating hypertriglyceridemia in patients with HIV, researchers report in the April 1st issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2008 | 9:34 pm
Chinese police have detained up to eight HIV/AIDS-affected people who tried to complain to Premier Wen Jiabao about a hospital they claimed spread HIV, lawyers for two of the families said on Monday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2008 | 9:29 pm
Very preterm birth is associated with decrements of intellectual functioning that persist into adulthood, with deficits in cognitive maturation during adolescence, according to findings published in the April issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2008 | 9:27 pm
Enhanced smoking cessation treatment may be required to help patients with pulmonary disease quit smoking, according to a report in the April 1st online edition of Pulmonary and Critical Care Update. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2008 | 9:25 pm
Sleep problems in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were common and associated with poorer child, caregiver, and family outcomes. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A study shows that childhood asthma was reduced by half when the first dose of diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus was delayed by more than 2 months vs given at the recommended time. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a cross-sectional, prospective study of middle-aged adults with type 2 diabetes, reduced lung function preceded diabetes onset and continued to accelerate throughout the course of the disease. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A pioneering hospital treating people with complex mental health problems is to close next week. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Apr 2008 | 4:08 pm
Times Union, Albany, N.Y. April 14, 2008 Apr. 14--Max Levine seems like a nice guy. But then you look at what he does to people. Source: PsycPORT.com | 14 Apr 2008 | 4:06 pm
The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA April 14, 2008 IT'S EASY to identify some of the U.S. veterans permanently injured in the Iraq war. The sign could be a missing limb, disfigured skin, scars that resemble zippers, wheelchairs they must use. Source: PsycPORT.com | 14 Apr 2008 | 4:06 pm
The Hartford Courant, Connecticut April 14, 2008 Apr. 14--Young Kathryn Laudadio, already battling anorexia and various mental disorders, now has another demon crushing her -- guilt that her parents had to pay thousands for a treatment program last summer because insurance wouldn't cover it. Source: PsycPORT.com | 14 Apr 2008 | 4:06 pm
M2 Communications April 14, 2008 MANHATTAN -- Children are more likely to interpret teasing -- even teasing intended to be harmless -- as negative rather than positive, according to a study at Kansas State University. Source: PsycPORT.com | 14 Apr 2008 | 4:06 pm
Kelli and Scott Heath, married two years, are among a growing number of couples who are waiting to try to have a baby. Obstetrician and gynecologist Michael Randell cautioned that such delays may come with consequences. "There is a lot of anxiety among patients," Randell said.
Scientists say it is unlikely same-sex couples would be able to use artificial eggs and sperm to create child. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Apr 2008 | 1:35 pm
