The senator called for the federal government to give money to states to help cover people who have been denied health insurance. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2008 | 12:16 pm
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani should not have received Holy Communion during a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI earlier this month, New York Cardinal Edward Egan said in a statement released Monday, the New York Times reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
"Mind games may improve our performance at work", reads the headline in The Times. The newspaper reports that a new study has shown that volunteers who took part in "rigorous exercises designed to tax their mental agility… stimulated problem-solving abilities in the brain that can be applied to a variety of circumstances. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
Despite legislation that has required professional interpreters in hospitals, language, cultural and other barriers continue to hinder access to health care for Hispanics in New York, according to a study released on Saturday, the Albany Times Union reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
A report released on Sunday by a task force of the Association of American Medical Colleges that recommends new restrictions on what physicians, staff members and students at U.S. medical schools can accept from drug companies and medical device makers is "encouraging," but it "flinched" on some important issues, a New York Times editorial states (New York Times, 4/29). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2008 | 12:00 pm
There is likely to be tough competition for junior doctor posts this year after a bid to give UK-trained medics priority in applying for jobs. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Apr 2008 | 11:37 am
US officials say Chinese-made ingredients for a blood-thinning drug may have been deliberately contaminated. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Apr 2008 | 11:32 am
LONDON (Reuters) - The first batch of 1 million doses of bluetongue vaccine has been delivered and is ready to be distributed, Britain's farm ministry said on Wednesday. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 30 Apr 2008 | 11:11 am
This week at the annual conference of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Navigation and Intra-Operative Imaging division at Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) unveiled the latest in neurosciences surgical solutions, the StealthStation® S7TM system. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Fears of redundancy and downgrading are continuing to plague the NHS as it heads for a £1.8 billion surplus, according to a survey of specialist and experienced nurses by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
New research claims that people with diabetes who take glitazones could be at increased risk of bone fractures. The study found that people taking one of the eight glitazones for 12 to 18 months were at almost double the risk of a fracture, particularly of the hip or wrist, and those taking one of the drugs for more than two years were almost three times the risk. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
The rural health workforce audit demonstrates clearly that nurses and midwives are "holding the fort" in rural and remote primary health care, yet professional boundaries, legislative barriers, and lack of support are hampering effective delivery of care. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Health must be spared the axe in the Rudd Government's first Budget, AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said today. The Government's measures to rein in inflationary spending must take into account the increased needs that are evident in health," Dr Capolingua said. "Australia boasts a world-class health system, but the system has been under pressure and is increasingly feeling the pinch. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Humans may be more vulnerable to catching diseases from great apes chimpanzees and gorillas as these species are the closest relatives to us, says research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, today (Wednesday 30 April 2008). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 30 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am
Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, dies at the age of 102. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Apr 2008 | 8:48 am
Researchers have identified two common genetic mutations that increase the risk of osteoporosis and related bone fractures, a study says. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2008 | 6:31 am
A specific protein in the body may be the key to overcoming the increasing problem of resistance to HIV drugs, researchers say. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Apr 2008 | 6:21 am
Federal drug regulators believe that a contaminant detected in a crucial blood thinner that has caused 81 deaths was deliberately added. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2008 | 6:21 am
A cardiology conference in Baghdad, the first since 2003, was a triumph, even as two-thirds of the medical specialists has fled the country and the health care systems is in shreds. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2008 | 6:20 am
Mr. Hofmann synthesized LSD in 1938 but did not discover its psychopharmacological effects until five years later, when he accidentally ingested the substance. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2008 | 5:43 am
Dr. Gibson developed a safe, highly reliable method to test children for cystic fibrosis, and later helped refine treatments for it. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2008 | 5:41 am
In 15 months, two dueling business coalitions have spent $4.3 million lobbying on legislation that calls for the biggest changes in United States patent law in more than 50 years. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2008 | 5:33 am
The companies said that their drug Rituxan did not achieve any of seven measures of effectiveness in a late-stage patient trial. Source: NYT > Health | 30 Apr 2008 | 5:24 am
In emotional testimony before a congressional panel Tuesday, family members recounted their loved ones' deaths after receiving contaminated heparin and expressed their anger and sadness about the failure to ensure the drugs were safe
Scottish scientists find that binge eating and crash dieting may significantly reduce life expectancy. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Apr 2008 | 12:58 am
The Philippines bans organ transplants for foreigners because of illegal trade of kidneys taken from the poor. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Apr 2008 | 12:54 am
The collection of cord blood at birth in the UK is to be closely regulated for the first time. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Apr 2008 | 12:51 am
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In children with moderate to severe asthma exacerbations, a single high dose of nebulized budesonide is as effective as multiple doses using lower amounts, according to Turkish researchers. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2008 | 10:04 pm
Two studies released Tuesday report the identification of several genetic variants that influence the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2008 | 10:01 pm
Patients with symptomatic oral lichen planus respond equally well to betamethasone oral mini-pulse therapy and to topical triamcinolone acetonide, but they may respond more quickly to betamethasone, results of a randomized comparative study indicate. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2008 | 9:53 pm
Baseline levels of adiponectin are inversely related to diabetes risk in subjects at high risk for developing the condition, researchers report in the April issue of Diabetes. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2008 | 9:50 pm
Serum antibodies to hepatitis B virus (HBV) core antigen (anti-HBc) in isolation may serve as a marker of occult infection with HBV, according to a report in the April issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2008 | 9:47 pm
The FDA is not recommending that parents stop using products with bisphenol A, but it notes that BPA-free baby bottles exist. WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2008 | 9:12 pm
Think your commute is bad? Imagine driving 280 miles roundtrip to work. That's what Nonna Bullock does.She's among a handful of nurses who make personal sacrifices to work at Tulane Medical Center in inner-city New Orleans, where, three years after Katrina, the health-care system is still struggling.
Waist circumference is the new battle of the 21st century, clinicians should consider going beyond body weight to improve the risk-factor profile of their high-risk, abdominally obese patients. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
The American College of Emergency Physicians has issued guidelines on the evaluation and treatment of patients who present to the emergency department with syncope. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A review suggests that following a regular exercise routine through middle age can delay biological aging by up to 12 years. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
Adolescents with chronic daily headache, particularly those who have migraines with aura, are at 6 times greater risk for suicide than their headache-free peers, research suggests. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 29 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A Chilean mayor wants to hand out free potency pills to older people in his municipality near the capital Santiago. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Apr 2008 | 1:57 pm
