A study found that half of American women who don't want to be pregnant aren't reliably using birth control. Source: LiveScience.com | 3 Jun 2008 | 3:03 pm
World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes. Source: LiveScience.com | 3 Jun 2008 | 3:03 pm
We're all exposed to radiation sources -- the sun, X-rays, mammograms, CT scans, dental exams, even soil -- and we're just now finding out whether those rays, combined, are dangerous. So how much radiation is too much? Scientists are still figuring that out-- and they tend to disagree about the risks. Here's what you need to know, from Health magazine.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- A person's risk of cancer
increases if he or she suffers from DNA-damaging chronic inflammation of
the intestine or stomach, such as ulcerative colitis, according to
scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:01 pm
The country's leading not for profit organizations have united in an unprecedented effort to tackle the serious challenges to our health care system caused by diabetes and its complications. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
GE Healthcare and InSightec Ltd. announced that a new study suggests that women with clinically significant uterine fibroids (UF) have poorer health status and more associated health conditions than their counterparts. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Kicking the habit may soon become easier for the nation's 45 million smokers. For the first time, researchers have identified patterns of genes that appear to influence how well individuals respond to specific smoking cessation treatments. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
A vaccine aimed at inducing immunity to the most common and deadly type of brain tumor may stave off recurrence and more than double survival in patients, according to a new study led by researchers in Duke's Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
More than half of Louisiana and Mississippi residents affected by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 continue to experience significant mental health problems, according to a study released on Friday by the American Medical Association, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
With all the concerns about what's in our food and our water, many of us are paying even more attention these days to what we are giving our pets. You can't blame pet owners for taking a few precautions. After all, pet food recalls raised concerns about chemical contamination; even treats have been scrutinized. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into self-organized structures after years of continuing research led by a Duke University computer scientist."It's marvelous to be able to do assembly and control at this fine a resolution with such very, very tiny things," said Bruce Donald, a Duke professor of computer science and biochemistry. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) supports previous reports that adolescents with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for smoking and substance abuse. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
When people hear about elder abuse in nursing homes, they usually think of staff members victimizing residents. However, research by Cornell University faculty members suggests that a more prevalent and serious problem may be aggression and violence that occurs between residents themselves. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Spring cleaning season is upon us and the Canadian Diabetes Association's Clothesline® Program needs your donated clothing to reach its goal of collecting 2 million kilograms across Canada in the month of June. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
A legal battle over compensation for asbestos victims is due to start in the High Court. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:12 am
Too many parents fail to supervise the way their children brush their teeth, a UK survey finds. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jun 2008 | 10:04 am
A jury acquitted Christopher Carter of assault charges for manhandling the stationary bike of a fellow gym member who was shouting and grunting during a spin class.
Of 150 medical schools ranked by the American Medical Student Association, most fail to adequately police gifts that drug companies often shower on doctors and trainees.
A report from the World Health Organization shows that noncommunicable diseases will become bigger killers than infectious ones over the next 20 years.
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug may help people
with Parkinson's disease combat the tics, spasms and tremors they
experience when their main medications wear off, a new study
suggests. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Jun 2008 | 3:47 am
As a result of the latest NIAID AVRS subcommittee meeting, the PAVE 100 study will likely have changes in the scientific questions asked, the endpoints measured, and the number and type of participants. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2008 | 3:38 am
U.S. patients who use certain asthma inhalers made with ozone-depleting propellants should talk to their doctors now about alternatives ahead of a ban that starts in January, health officials said on Friday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Jun 2008 | 3:22 am
A watchdog says chats with care home staff can help dementia patients but warns not enough talking is done. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Jun 2008 | 12:12 am
Many parents are critical of the meals served to their children in UK hospital cancer wards, a survey finds. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Jun 2008 | 11:46 pm
AP - Bravery in the face of cancer? Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has given it new meaning. Few things require as much courage as being wide awake and aware, lying perfectly still for hours, while surgeons methodically slice out bits of your brain.
AP - As she lay on her side listening to the whine of a drill boring into her skull, Mindy Wanatick took comfort in a vision still within her grasp. There, taped on her outstretched arm, were pictures of her baby son, Casey, and her husband, Jason.
Sen. Edward Kennedy is out of surgery for a brain tumor at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, a family spokeswoman said today. The procedure "was successful and accomplished our goals," his neurosurgeon said in a statement.
AP - Dr. John Sampson has spent most of his career studying brain tumors. And if diagnosed with the kind of cancer now faced by Sen. Edward Kennedy, he'd pick Duke University colleague Allan Friedman for a doctor.
Reuters - Sexual Awareness for Everyone,
or the SAFE, program has shown promise in curbing recurrent
bouts of common sexually transmitted diseases among high-risk
teenage girls, researchers report. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Jun 2008 | 9:31 pm
"Quit-success" genes are specific to an individual's likelihood of success with bupropion or nicotine replacement therapy. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 9:15 pm
A cross-sectional study shows a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in infants and toddlers. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a randomized controlled trial, oral prednisolone and naproxen were equally effective in the initial treatment of gouty arthritis at 4 days. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a trial of nondepressed patients with recent stoke, those who received escitalopram or problem-solving therapy were less likely to develop depression. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a randomized trial, 1-year outcomes were similar for early surgery vs conservative treatment with eventual surgery if needed; pain relief and perceived recovery rates were faster for early surgery. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
In an Australian cross-sectional study, teens who were obese or overweight had a higher risk for chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
A study shows that consumption of 100% fruit juice is associated with better nutrient intake vs nonconsumption and is not associated with weight or the likelihood of becoming overweight. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
AP - Don Hayen has a handy way of deflecting the instant pity that comes when he reveals his Alzheimer's disease: "But I haven't lost my keys all day," he quickly jokes. Hayen is part of a growing new movement in Alzheimer's: Patients diagnosed early enough to still be articulate and demand better care and better research.
The glomerular filtration rate was significantly better in patients treated with sirolimus instead of a calcineurin inhibitor. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Jun 2008 | 7:58 pm
Sen. Arlen Specter woke at 4 a.m. one day last week with an excruciating headache, a side effect of chemotherapy. Ninety minutes later, he was on the squash court, playing a partner less than half his age. That's the way Specter faces cancer and chemo. Borrowing a phrase from Winston Churchill, he calls it the "never-give-in" approach.
AP - Bravery in the face of cancer? Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has given it new meaning. Few things require as much courage as being wide awake and aware, lying perfectly still for hours, while surgeons methodically slice out bits of your brain.
AP - As she lay on her side listening to the whine of a drill boring into her skull, Mindy Wanatick took comfort in a vision still within her grasp. There, taped on her outstretched arm, were pictures of her baby son, Casey, and her husband, Jason.
AP - Dr. John Sampson has spent most of his career studying brain tumors. And if diagnosed with the kind of cancer now faced by Sen. Edward Kennedy, he'd pick Duke University colleague Allan Friedman for a doctor.
AP - Don Hayen has a handy way of deflecting the instant pity that comes when he reveals his Alzheimer's disease: "But I haven't lost my keys all day," he quickly jokes. Hayen is part of a growing new movement in Alzheimer's: Patients diagnosed early enough to still be articulate and demand better care and better research.