International Herald Tribune May 07, 2008 Increased volatility is gripping the stock markets, big investment banks are adding up their losses and jobs are being cut across the financial industry. Being a trader has seldom been more stressful. Source: PsycPORT.com | 7 May 2008 | 2:41 pm
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 07, 2008 May 7--Areas of the brain that handle emotions and memories are intricately tied to aromas and smells, a reason why one person will be brought to tears when served a plate of food like Mom used to make -- and another will turn away. Source: PsycPORT.com | 7 May 2008 | 2:41 pm
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith says cannabis is to be reclassified as a class B drug - against experts' advice. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 May 2008 | 2:39 pm
While the quintessential pairing of ripe tomatoes and lettuce is certainly enjoyable, a good salad can be so much more. Adding fruits, nuts, and other well-chosen ingredients offers a welcome change. More importantly, incorporating a few more nutritious ingredients is an easy way to serve a more healthful dish. Cooking Light tells you how.
HIV/AIDS should not be a "barrier" to serving in the Peace Corps, a Washington Post editorial says in response to a recent article by Post columnist Stephen Barr about the organization's policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers (Washington Post, 5/6).According to Barr, Jeremiah Johnson, a former volunteer in Ukraine, recently was discharged by the agency after he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 May 2008 | 2:00 pm
The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that part of a ballot summary for an initiative to limit stem cell research prepared by Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D) is "unfair and insufficient," the AP/Columbia Missourian reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 May 2008 | 2:00 pm
The Kansas Early Detection Works program, which provides uninsured low-income women in the state with breast and cervical cancer screenings at no cost, has depleted its operating funds and will delay almost all cancer screenings until July 1, the Wichita Eagle reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 May 2008 | 2:00 pm
Researchers who combed through one year's worth of stent research say conflict-of-interest disclosures are the exception, not the rule--in some cases, authors disclosed conflicts in one paper, but not others. Inconsistent journal policies and confusion about what constitutes a "relevant" conflict may explain some--but not all--of the gaps. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2008 | 1:12 pm
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) on Monday issued an opinion saying that three advocates involved in an effort to launch a needle-exchange program in Bexar County, Texas, "appear to be subject to prosecution" for possession of drug paraphernalia, the Austin American-Statesman reports (MacLaggan, Austin American-Statesman, 5/6). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 May 2008 | 1:00 pm
Hospitals in Louisiana and Mississippi still working to recover from the Hurricane Katrina disaster will receive $19.1 million in additional assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)."HHS continues to work with those in need to resolve the health care problems created by Hurricane Katrina," Secretary Mike Leavitt said. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 May 2008 | 1:00 pm
Between 60,000 and 85,000 people annually travel abroad for inpatient hospital care, a number "far lower than commonly assumed," according to a study released Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 May 2008 | 1:00 pm
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plans to address his judicial philosophy and the principles he would use to appoint Supreme Court justices in a Tuesday speech at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., the Wall Street Journal reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 May 2008 | 1:00 pm
Advocating solely for tort reform in the legislative arena does not get to the root of the medical liability crisis, according to Richard Boothman, JD, chief risk officer for the University of Michigan Health Systems, who presented the 6th Scientific Session-The Donald F. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 May 2008 | 12:00 pm
NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB), said that its anti-HIV drug candidates demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy in the recently completed preliminary animal studies. The studies were performed at a Bio-Safety Level 3 Laboratory (BSL-3) facility in Boston, MA. These mouse model studies were conducted by Dr. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 May 2008 | 12:00 pm
The Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and Xstrata Coal have announce a significant research partnership which will improve the care of people with asthma in the Hunter and beyond.Xstrata Coal has committed $300,000 to HMRI for a three-year study to investigate a newly recognised type of asthma which accounts for 50 per cent of asthma cases. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 May 2008 | 12:00 pm
The death toll from China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has climbed to 28 -- all of them children -- the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday.
A 23-year-old musician hopes keyhole surgery will permanently cure his 18-month hiccup problem. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 May 2008 | 9:10 am
Hospitals could face a growing threat from a potentially deadly bacterial infection, warn scientists. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 May 2008 | 7:58 am
A study showed major health benefits within five years for women who stop smoking, but also that it takes decades to correct respiratory damage and shed the added risk of lung cancer. Source: NYT > Health | 7 May 2008 | 6:46 am
More than 2 percent of all doctors practicing in New York last year landed on the state medical board’s watch list because of problems including substance abuse or their professional conduct. Source: NYT > Health | 7 May 2008 | 5:45 am
A three-question questionnaire developed to identify menstrual migraine and to help gynecologists track their prevalence has a sensitivity of 94% and a specificity of 74%, investigators announced here Monday at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2008 | 4:44 am
A 1-day snapshot of emergency room conditions at 34 U.S. hospitals shows they are all overwhelmed and none is prepared to handle a big event like a disaster or attack. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2008 | 4:39 am
Potentially fatal hepatotoxicity can be triggered by sulfasalazine therapy for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a series of case reports investigated by UK researchers. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2008 | 4:37 am
An analysis of data collected from 2002 to 2007 suggests that postvaccination vasovagal reactions are becoming more common in the US, primarily among adolescent girls, findings in the May 2nd Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report indicate. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2008 | 4:30 am
The results of a study published this week suggest that there is little difference in the efficacy of commonly used osteoporosis drugs for the prevention of fractures. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2008 | 4:23 am
Neonatal vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) provides long-term protection from allergic responses in mice, according to investigators in China. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2008 | 4:19 am
The anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) is associated with preserved beta-cell capacity in patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, according to European researchers. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2008 | 2:20 am
Despite agreement with their sexual partners about not wanting to become pregnant, half of women seeking a first abortion had not been using any type of contraception. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2008 | 2:18 am
Asthma severity in obese patients is not associated with more severe airway inflammation or airway obstruction, according to results of a study by Dutch researchers, published in the May issue of Allergy. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 May 2008 | 2:16 am
Ofcom considers how the airwaves will help improve health and transport in the future. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 May 2008 | 11:44 pm
Scientists examine how liver and bone disease could be treated using embryonic stem cells. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 May 2008 | 11:29 pm
Most runners have a strong preference for either pavement or treadmills, but how do the two differ in producing results? Source: NYT > Health | 6 May 2008 | 11:15 pm
One in three employees admitted they have been to work with a hangover, a UK study suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 May 2008 | 11:01 pm
Treatment can reduce the risk of mother-to-baby HIV transmission to almost zero, research finds. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 May 2008 | 11:00 pm
One day last year, Diana Simpson started coughing uncontrollably. The pain in her throat and chest was unbearable. She suspected asthma, but what she had was pertussis, or whooping cough. The CDC now recommends that all adults get a pertussis booster shot to strengthen their immunity. Experts say that's just one of several vaccines you may need now. Here's the scoop
A growing band of researchers is trying to redefine how diseases are classified — by looking at their genetic underpinnings. Source: NYT > Health | 6 May 2008 | 6:18 pm
Britain needs to send a "less casual message" about abortion, says an MP bidding to reduce the 24 week limit. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 May 2008 | 4:53 pm
Self-injury is a disturbing and hard-to-treat phenomenon that experts say is increasing among adolescents and young adults. Source: NYT > Health | 6 May 2008 | 4:09 pm
“Slow medicine,” which encourages less aggressive care at the end of life, is increasingly available in nursing homes. Source: NYT > Health | 6 May 2008 | 2:55 pm
Xinhua News Agency May 06, 2008 PARIS, May 6, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Prolonged breast-feeding promotes cognitive development and greater intelligence among children, according to the findings of a Canadian study conducted on a large sample of 14,000 children in Belarus published Monday. Source: PsycPORT.com | 6 May 2008 | 2:41 pm
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 06, 2008 May 6--Adolescents adopted as infants are twice as likely to have behavioral disorders as those who are not adopted, according to research published Monday that is the deepest analysis yet of the larger mental health burden carried by some adopted children. Source: PsycPORT.com | 6 May 2008 | 2:41 pm
