In a large cohort study, adult-strength aspirin taken daily for 5 years or more was linked with a 15% reduced overall cancer incidence. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
Lawmakers are close to an agreement to clear the way for a bill prohibiting employers and insurers from discriminating on the basis of genetic tests. Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2008 | 2:49 pm
The term "nutrient density" sounds complicated but simply refers to foods that give you big bang for the buck: plenty of vitamins and minerals for the calories. Cooking Light talked to three nutrition experts about how to add nutrient-dense foods to your meals to boost nutrition and flavor.
Photos of carefree Parisians lazing in cafes, flocking to cinemas or enjoying a day at the races during the Nazi occupation have sparked outrage in Paris and calls for the exhibit to be... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:26 pm
Social, economic, and healthcare inequalities contribute to the disparities seen in patient outcomes among certain minorities, but genetic differences in tumor biology appear to play a role in both prostate and breast cancer. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:09 pm
The Zimbabwe HIV and AIDS Activist Union recently called on organizations involved in the fight against the disease to stop offering HIV tests if they cannot provide post-testing services, the Herald/AllAfrica.com reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
Advisers to all three major presidential candidates on Friday discussed proposals to address health care disparities at an event sponsored by the National Hispanic Medical Association, CQ HealthBeat reports. About one-third of U.S. Hispanics do not have health insurance, according to NHMA President Elena Rios. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
House Democratic leaders have scheduled a vote Tuesday on a bill (HR 5613) aimed at blocking seven new Medicaid regulations for one year under a "suspension of the rules," which prohibits amendments and requires a two-thirds vote for passage, CQ Today reports. According to CQ Today, the scheduled vote signals House leaders' confidence in a "strong show of bipartisan support for the bill. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
New medical treatments will be lost forever unless the rate of species loss is reserved, warn scientists. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:37 pm
Jamaica's National Family Planning Board in the next few weeks plans to launch a new female condom in an effort to provide women with increased control over HIV/AIDS prevention methods, the Jamaica Gleaner reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
"A commonly used chemotherapy drug could be inflicting serious brain damage on cancer patients", the Daily Mail reported. It said that research on 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) found that "its damaging effects on the brain can be felt for years after treatment has ended". Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
Arguments began on Monday in a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs that alleges the agency is unequipped to provide medical services to treat the mental health problems of soldiers returning from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the New York Times reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
NARAL Pro-Choice America recently launched the website MeetTheRealMcCain.com to highlight presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain's (Ariz.) position on abortion rights, Newsweek reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
A nurse has been struck off the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) register for stealing drugs for her own use. The hearing was held in London on 21st April and the independent panel of the NMC's Conduct and Competence Committee heard evidence that Lorraine Hill, 43 from Tittensor, Stoke-on-Trent had been regularly stealing sedatives (Midazolam and Diazemuls) from her employer. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
"Migraine hurts skin" is the headline in the Daily Mirror. The newspaper describes the symptom of sensitive skin, called allodynia, where sufferers of migraine find combing their hair, wearing jewellery or getting dressed "excruciatingly painful". The newspaper reports that 10% of people in the UK suffer migraine. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
Help the Aged responded to a poll commissioned by charity Dignity in Dying, which found that the prospect of dying alone is feared more than any other aspect of death.* Paul Cann, Director of Policy at Help the Aged, said:'Help the Aged believe that however you die, you should be able to do so with dignity. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
The Food and Drug Administration was criticized for not doing more checks of foreign drug manufacturers in the wake of problems with the blood thinner heparin and other products. Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2008 | 7:19 am
The UnitedHealth Group posted lower-than-expected first-quarter earnings and sharply reduced its outlook for 2008, saying fewer businesses and employees were signing up. Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2008 | 6:46 am
Competitors objected to the ads by Tyson and said Tyson had injected its eggs with antibiotics and used antibiotic molecules in its feed. Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2008 | 5:40 am
The British drug maker said it would acquire a biotechnology company that is pursuing the notion that a compound found in red wine might retard aging. Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2008 | 5:40 am
Mortality due to air pollution should be taken into account when measuring the benefits of proposed clean-air legislation, according to a new report. Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2008 | 4:41 am
Nearly 70 percent of Italian gynecologists now refuse to perform abortions on moral grounds, according to the Health Ministry. Source: NYT > Health | 23 Apr 2008 | 4:32 am
After bouts with debilitating illnesses, one women turns her experience into a way to help others, and to earn a living. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:35 pm
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 | 11:30 pm
For more than 17 years, David L. Bassett was engaged in creating a painstaking and detailed set of images of the human body, inside and out. In 3-D. Source: NYT > Health | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:27 pm
A woman's diet around the time of conception may influence the gender of her baby, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2008 | 11:12 pm
A Cochrane review study found insufficient evidence for use of antihistamines for nonspecific cough in children and some evidence that the drugs may be contraindicated in young children. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
U.S. authorities increased inspections of foreign drug plants last year but still checked only a fraction of sites that supply medicine ingredients to the U.S. market, a government watchdog is set to tell Congress on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2008 | 8:58 pm
Simply sending inspectors to China and other countries will not be enough to make sure food and drugs are safe and independent certification may be the best solution, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said on Monday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2008 | 8:56 pm
U.S. health regulators have warned Philips Medical Systems Inc about a host of problems with its manufacturing procedures at an Ohio plant, including a failure to oversee proper device design, according to a letter released on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2008 | 8:54 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Zila Pharmaceuticals Inc about promoting its Peridex oral rinse without including information about possible risks, according to a letter released on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2008 | 8:53 pm
Results from a phase 3 trial showed no improvement in disease-free survival with cisplatin, and a significantly worse colostomy rate. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2008 | 8:00 pm
An online advertisement with men praising Viagra to the tune of an Elvis Presley song has drawn objections from U.S. regulators, who said drugmakerPfizer Inc failed to list the impotence drug's risks. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2008 | 7:58 pm
Recent reports of five laboratory-acquired vaccinia virus (VACV) infections underscore "the need for proper vaccination, laboratory safety, infection-control practices, and rapid medical evaluation of exposures in the context of orthopoxvirus research," Dr. R. Melchreit, from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, and associates write in the April 18th issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Apr 2008 | 7:56 pm
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 | 3:51 pm
Officials in China dispute US claims that Chinese imports are to blame for deaths from a blood-thinning drug. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2008 | 2:59 pm
A senior academic at Bournemouth University died from an eating disorder weighing under five stone. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2008 | 2:44 pm
The European Parliament backs a plan for an EU donor card to tackle a shortage of transplant organs. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2008 | 2:13 pm
Scientists are completing a clinical trial to test whether a moisturiser really can combat the ageing process. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
From the Pill to intrauterine contraceptives to the new non-surgical sterilization for women, birth control choices are plentiful, and sometimes confusing. From Parenting, here's what you need to know about family planning, if you plan on having another child or if you don't.
