Federal officials said they had discovered a clear link between a contaminant in blood thinner from China and 81 deaths in the U.S. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:33 am
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Empty seats are proliferating in Beirut's political theatre of the absurd, symptoms of a deep malaise that has crippled Lebanese government institutions, damaged the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:26 am
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has agreed to further relax food safety rules on T-bone steaks that were first imposed due to fears over mad cow disease, the European Commission... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:23 am
An early warning device could avert mistakes before the brain switches off, scientists say. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:17 am
More than 7,000 leaders in academic pediatrics will come together May 3-6 in Honolulu for the international meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Asian Society for Pediatric Research. The site is the Hawai'i Convention Center on the Island of Oahu. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer said that USDA donations will exceed $100 million in a swap of government surplus raw commodity stocks for domestic and international food through USDA's "Stocks-for-Food" initiative. Internationally, the barter initiative will benefit more than 700,000 children through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
A new neuroimaging study at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University aims to ensure the highest quality of life for patients by assessing their cognitive skills before, during, and after brain tumour surgery. This is done by mapping the important functional brain areas surrounding the tumour in order to decrease the risks during surgery. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
The human brain responds to being treated fairly the same way it responds to winning money and eating chocolate, UCLA scientists report. Being treated fairly turns on the brain's reward circuitry."We may be hard-wired to treat fairness as a reward," said study co-author Matthew D. Lieberman, UCLA associate professor of psychology and a founder of social cognitive neuroscience. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Research presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference suggests that breast screening is effective, appropriate and reduces deaths from the disease in women aged up to 75. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Early research presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference suggests that treatment with lapatinib prior to surgery may be beneficial for some patients with advanced HER2 positive breast cancer. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
New research suggests that not everyone who is bitten by a malaria-infected mosquito develops life threatening health problems according to scientists at the University of Toronto.Malaria causes an estimated 500 million clinical cases worldwide with symptoms ranging from headache, high fevers and nausea to more than 1 million deaths annually. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
The standard eye chart only covers letters and numbers, but athletes need above average vision to track balls hurtling toward them at alarming speeds. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
More than 1,800 people perished in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 - the largest hurricane death toll in the United States since 1928. For the most vulnerable - the urban poor with little money, no transportation and limited resources - Katrina threatened to take everything. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Patients hospitalized with heart attacks tend to get faster and more comprehensive care if they arrive during daytime hours, according to a report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.But, researchers said, variations in care don't seem to impact in-hospital death rates. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Actor Ewan McGregor reveals he has the all clear after doctors diagnosed the star with skin cancer. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2008 | 9:19 am
A common cancer drug may cause brain damage for years after the treatment ends, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2008 | 8:05 am
Health professionals may debate among themselves the propriety of emotional displays, but what probably matters most is what patients think. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2008 | 6:21 am
A lawsuit seeks to force the government to streamline its procedures for treating former soldiers, particularly those suffering from combat trauma and other mental health problems. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2008 | 4:53 am
The concept of a normal blood pressure has fallen strikingly as doctors learn what it takes to preserve good health. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2008 | 3:28 am
Melanoma is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than somewhere else on the body, according to a study published Monday. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2008 | 3:27 am
People who are on a path to develop Alzheimer’s disease may hasten its arrival if they drink or smoke too much, researchers say. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2008 | 3:27 am
Women who spray testosterone on their stomach to raise their sex drive may not see much benefit — unless they also want to grow hair on their belly. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2008 | 3:26 am
Hundreds of competitors taking part in a gruelling Scottish race are to try out a new midge repellent. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2008 | 12:19 am
English footballers losing penalty shoot-outs could be due to historical stereotyping, researchers suggest. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2008 | 12:06 am
Twice a day, 7-year-old Hannah Austin exhales all the air from her lungs. She then takes a puff of a low-dose steroid from a purple inhaler, holds her breath for a few seconds and exhales.
The European Parliament is to vote on a plan for an EU donor card to tackle a shortage of transplant organs. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:37 pm
Scientists find a potential way to kill off persistant and hard-to-treat bacterial infections. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:07 pm
Skin cancers on the scalp or neck are more deadly than those elsewhere on the body, a large study suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:07 pm
Scientists believe they have identified a gene that may be able to limit breast cancer tumour growth. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2008 | 11:04 pm
The proven efficacy of a high-potency live-attenuated varicella-zoster virus (VZV) vaccine is based on its ability to boost VZV-specific cell-mediated immunity and VZV antibody levels. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:53 pm
A review article discusses pharmacologic therapies to use for patients with heart failure who present to primary care. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A new study shows that linezolid may be as effective as vancomycin in treating patients with complicated skin and soft tissue infections resulting from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A mammography screening interval of 3 years vs 1 year is not associated with worse outcomes of breast cancer mortality rate in women who are followed up to 13 years. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A Cochrane review confirms that dopamine agonists reduce motor complications in patients with Parkinson's disease but that they also may cause adverse effects. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
In the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, ultrasonography could still be used in patients with a contraindication to multislice computed tomography but could be used in only 1 of every 11 patients. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A review showed that ultrasound screening for aortic aneurysms in men, but not in women, aged 65 to 79 years is effective in decreasing mortality. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A Canadian study finds there is little difference between cancer survivors and the general population: the majority are not physically active and half are overweight or obese. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:02 pm
Decreased immunostaining for mismatch repair (MMR), increased frequency of microsatellite instability, or both predict a shorter time to testicular cancer recurrence and death despite chemotherapy, investigators report in the April 15 issue of the International Journal of Cancer. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 7:37 pm
Foreign fetal cells from donor eggs persist for years in the circulation of recipient mothers, according to a report in the April 2nd issue of Fertility and Sterility. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 7:33 pm
A doctor arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of a baby girl fled abroad, a tribunal hears. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 21 Apr 2008 | 6:35 pm
