The American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Foundation has selected Yu-Ning Wong, M.D., M.S.C.E., of Fox Chase Cancer Center, as one of 13 clinicians to receive a 2008 Career Development Award. Career Development Awards are presented to physicians in their second, third or fourth year as full-time faculty members in an academic setting. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2008 | 12:00 pm
For the first time, a study combines measurements of abnormalities in the eye with models for assessing how well an individual can see, meaning it may be possible to program a machine to automatically produce prescriptions for corrective lenses. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2008 | 11:00 am
A study led by Dr. Ann F. Jacobson, associate professor in Kent State's College of Nursing, unveils the reasons why people may initially choose to postpone but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery and emphasizes the need for better patient education before and after the procedure. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2008 | 10:00 am
University of Minnesota to host world's largest conference on evolution; author, columnist Olivia Judson headlines.More than 1,400 of the world's top experts on evolution will gather in Minnesota June 20 through 24 for "Evolution 2008," the world's largest annual gathering of evolutionary biologists. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2008 | 9:00 am
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its ACUITY(R) Spiral left ventricular lead for use with cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-D) and cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-P), both of which treat heart failure. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2008 | 8:00 am
New research findings from a top clinical investigator at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) indicate the potential for more targeted treatment of ovarian cancer, which is expected to claim more than 15,000 lives nationwide this year, with 480 in New Jersey. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2008 | 8:00 am
A scientist in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia Health System has deciphered the metabolic properties of two dangerous pathogens discovering how they thrive and which genes, when knocked out, cause them to weaken. Jason Papin, Ph.D. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2008 | 8:00 am
Twenty-five years since the discovery of HIV, the world has made considerable advances in addressing the AIDS pandemic. Scientists have learned a tremendous amount about HIV, perhaps more than any other pathogen, and have developed more drugs to treat AIDS than all other viral diseases combined. But this progress is not enough. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2008 | 8:00 am
Results of a new analysis of the Treating to New Targets (TNT) study show that intensive low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol-lowering in patients with stable coronary heart disease (CHD) whose systolic blood pressure was less than 140 mmHg reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events, includ Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2008 | 8:00 am
Just 12 percent of America's 228 million adults have the skills to manage their own health care proficiently, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research. These skills, known collectively as health literacy, describe people's person's ability to obtain and use health information to make appropriate health care decisions. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 17 May 2008 | 8:00 am
The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada was found to have routinely mishandled injection equipment and medication vials, contributing to a large hepatitis outbreak.
Xinhua News Agency May 16, 2008 BEIJING, May 16, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Various departments of China's central government continued their work in disaster relief on Friday after a 7.8-magnitude quake jolted Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Source: PsycPORT.com | 16 May 2008 | 11:46 pm
Content Works May 16, 2008 May 16, 2008 (Voice of America News/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- DATELINE: Los Angeles Source: PsycPORT.com | 16 May 2008 | 11:46 pm
A hepatitis C outbreak affecting more than 80 people and exposing tens of thousands more was caused by workers reusing syringes at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 May 2008 | 10:26 pm
A nurse survived eight days in the wreckage of a Turkish hospital destroyed by an earthquake in 1992. A newborn was rescued after more than a week in the rubble of Mexico City's 1985... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 May 2008 | 10:22 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental drug from Swiss drugmaker Novartis slowed the progression of kidney cancer in patients whose tumors returned after initial chemotherapy, researchers... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 May 2008 | 10:15 pm
A chemical found in red wine can lower blood-sugar levels but might produce unpleasant adverse effects. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 9:23 pm
In a study of patients with asthma, clinician- and patient-reported incidences of depression were linked with depression severity, but patients linked asthma control more with depressive symptoms. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 9:00 pm
Just 75 minutes of walking or cycling weekly was associated with increased cardiorespiratory fitness in previously sedentary overweight or obese postmenopausal women in a randomized controlled trial. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 9:00 pm
A study examining the link between heavy binge drinking, arterial stiffness, and cardiac structure and function has shown that the consumption of alcohol affects men and women differently. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 9:00 pm
Results of a secondary stroke prevention trial show that the combination of aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole do not meet prespecified noninferiority criteria vs clopidogrel. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 9:00 pm
Patients with renal pelvis and ureteral cancers have an increased risk for colorectal cancer, and in turn, a history of colorectal cancer increases the risk for renal pelvis and ureteral cancers. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 9:00 pm
A randomized trial of toilet-trained children showed that cleaning during midstream collection to determine possible urinary tract infections reduced returning for repeat cultures. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 9:00 pm
In the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation, abdominal adiposity was associated with hot flashes in menopausal women Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 9:00 pm
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued guidelines on the prevention of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria in pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 9:00 pm
Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found.
Very preliminary data from a pilot study indicates that stripping a patient's own HDL of its lipid content, then reinfusing it, is feasible and safe and may even offer a novel means of stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques. Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 May 2008 | 6:46 pm
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