Our ability to remember the objects, places and people within our environment is essential for everyday life, although the importance of this is only fully appreciated when recognition memory begins to fail, as in Alzheimer's disease. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Once locked in decades of isolation, Albania is seeing new horizons in the fight against poverty. Expectations run high, driving demands for better - and healthier - lives."People are raising their expectations," says Dr. Alban Ylli of the Institute of Public Health and Hygiene. "They want better, more accessible health services. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Apr 2008 | 1:00 pm
Scientists investigating the reasons why early humans - the so-called hominins - began walking upright say it's unlikely that the need to carry children was a factor, as has previously been suggested.Carrying babies that could no longer use their feet to cling to their parents in the way that young apes can has long been thought to be at least one explanation as to why humans became bipedal. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
In a new, large-scale study exploring the link between domestic violence and chronic malnutrition, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that Indian mothers and children experiencing multiple incidents of domestic violence in the previous year are more likely to be anemic and underweight. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
The demographic patterns of older Americans and certain ethnic groups will have greater effects on the country's socioeconomic outlook than previously thought, according to the latest issue of Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR). In particular, the Baby Boomer generation and residents of Hispanic and Asian backgrounds will have a noticeable impact as their populations swell. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Apr 2008 | 10:00 am
Having an MRI exam, an experience many people describe as stressful and uncomfortable, could soon become a bit more pleasant, thanks to the work of a team of University of Florida engineering students.The students have designed a headset that shows promise of reducing the extremely loud, repetitive, industrial-like noises that accompany magnetic resonance image examinations. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
Monotherapy treatment with the triple angiokinase inhibitor1 BIBF 1120 (planned tradename VARGATEF™) offers promising efficacy and is well tolerated in patients with advanced, relapsed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to results from a phase II study in patients with lung cancer2. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am
When millions of HIV-infected people in poor countries began receiving advanced drug therapies, critics worried that patient care would suffer because few high tech laboratories were available to guide treatments. But according to a study being published in Lancet Friday, 25 April, these concerns are as yet unfounded. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am
We all know the story of a man named Brady and the group that somehow formed a family. But if the iconic '70s sitcom about a "blended" family reflected reality, the Brady Bunch likely would have been dealing with much more than silly sibling squabbles. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am
NHS reorganisation has been "driven by political expediency, not the fundamental needs of patients and those who care for them" the chairman of the BMA's Junior Doctors Committee will say today (Saturday 26 April, 2008). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am
minuteworld In fury and despair, patients harmed by Lasik eye surgery told federal health advisers Friday of severe eye pain, blurred vision and even a son's suicide. The advisers... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Apr 2008 | 7:28 am
Joseph Alana has returned to the village Uganda's civil war forced him to flee. The mango tree he planted years ago is one of the few things still standing and the task ahead is huge. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Apr 2008 | 7:28 am
Federal regulators have approved the sale of a new laser scanning system intended to locate fatty deposits in blood vessel walls that are thought to cause heart attacks. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Apr 2008 | 4:38 am
The expression of Brd4 lead to less invasive growth and smaller tumors in mice. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Apr 2008 | 2:31 am
The concept of a normal blood pressure has fallen strikingly as doctors learn what it takes to preserve good health. Source: NYT > Health | 26 Apr 2008 | 1:02 am
Why does the Boston Marathon make it so hard to enter? And how often do runners sneak in by trading or buying one another’s entries? Source: NYT > Health | 26 Apr 2008 | 1:00 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executive of Baxter International will testify before U.S. lawmakers next week, in their probe of a contaminated drug that has led to at least 81 deaths, a... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:33 pm
A review suggests that allergists, as experts in treating upper airway and lower airway disorders, are uniquely poised to diagnose and treat chronic cough. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A study shows that urate, a naturally occurring metabolite and a major antioxidant in humans, may slow the progression of Parkinson's disease and thus could be an effective therapy for this disease. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A review of trial data suggests that removable splints offer a more tolerable but equally effective alternative to casts in the treatment of minor fractures of the wrist in children. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
The 5 A's (Assess, Advise, Agree, Assist, Arrange) counseling model can help primary care clinicians provide their patients with improved ways to increase their physical activity. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A Canadian study shows that survivors of cancer have low levels of physical activity and high levels of obesity and that counseling on exercise and diet is warranted in this patient group. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
Diets with high omega-6:omega-3 ratios, especially with coexisting depression, were linked to high levels of proinflammatory cytokines. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
According to a review, a focused examination and targeted diagnostic testing, guided by clinical suspicion, were useful to determine the cause of wheezing in infants and children. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
The incidence of gastrointestinal bleeding is elevated during short-term combination drug therapy for the management of acute coronary syndrome, but concurrent treatment with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) can significantly reduce the risk, according to a study conducted in Hong Kong. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:33 pm
Conducting a sleep study in a hotel setting does not overcome the first-night effect that occurs in hospital-based sleep laboratories, according to a report in the April 15th issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:30 pm
A federal appeals judge delayed the enforcement of new city rules requiring calorie counts to be posted in some restaurants. Source: NYT > Health | 25 Apr 2008 | 5:13 pm
Mark Windsor looks exhausted. For a week he's been undergoing radiation treatment on a cancerous tumor in his neck. A metal rod fused to his spine keeps his head stable. His muscles there are gone, the result of multiple failed surgeries to rid him of his disease. He can't turn his head sideways or look up or down. So his look stays fixed, despite his fatigue.
You work out. You watch what you eat. But you don't want to have to prepare every meal at home for the sake of your health -- nor should you have to. Health magazine surveyed chain restaurants and found 10 surprisingly healthy standouts. Here are the findings
The United Nations marks the first World Malaria Day with a campaign to eliminate deaths from the disease. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 2:07 pm
