Democrats moving to impose new restrictions on these for-profit hospitals have carved out exemptions for a few institutions represented by influential senators and well-connected lobbyists.
Scientists say they have found a new genetic basis for why some people develop a dangerously enlarged heart. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jun 2008 | 11:00 pm
Tens of thousands took to the streets of Athens, Rome and Warsaw for Gay Pride parades Saturday, drawing attention to the fact that many homosexuals in Europe still do not enjoy the same... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jun 2008 | 7:50 pm
Hillary Clinton said on Saturday her campaign to be the first female US president had broken new ground for women, and vowed to build a future of opportunity instead of prejudice. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jun 2008 | 7:26 pm
Salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has spread to 16 states, federal health officials said Saturday. Investigations by the Texas and New Mexico Departments of... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jun 2008 | 7:11 pm
A Duke University chemist has apparently solved a long-standing frustration in creating certain synthetic molecules that make up drugs, which could lead to better drugs with fewer side effects.Like human hands, many molecules that make up drugs come in two shapes, right and left. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jun 2008 | 7:00 pm
Adolescents attending college six months after completing high school are significantly less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than those who do not go to college, according to the first study to directly compare the two groups. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jun 2008 | 7:00 pm
A research team has uncovered the likely target of niacin (vitamin B3) in the liver, which should provide a clearer picture of how this vitamin helps maintain adequate HDL-cholesterol levels in the blood and thus lower the risk of heart disease. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jun 2008 | 6:00 pm
Topical applications of a naturally occurring fat molecule have the potential to slow down skin aging, whether through natural causes or damage, researchers report.Through both the normal aging process and external factors like UV damage, smooth, young skin inevitably becomes coarse and wrinkled. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jun 2008 | 6:00 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An experimental drug being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and AstraZeneca Plc was significantly more effective than a placebo in patients who had not previously... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jun 2008 | 5:40 pm
Some 2,000 people paraded Saturday through the streets of Poland's capital in support of gay rights, as an opinion poll showed the deeply Catholic country largely hostile to homosexuality. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jun 2008 | 5:14 pm
A new study appearing in Personal Relationships shows how "connections" to celebrities, i.e. parasocial relationships, can allow people with low-self esteem to view themselves more positively.For many people, the admiration of celebrities can have some important benefits. Jaye L. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
Can human beings rev up their intelligence quotients, or are they stuck with IQs set by their genes at birth? Until recently, nature seemed to be the clear winner over nurture.But new research, led by Swiss postdoctoral fellows Susanne M. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jun 2008 | 4:00 pm
Researchers report this week that they are the first to observe the dynamic, ratchet-like movements of single ribosomal molecules in the act of building proteins from genetic blueprints. (View animation.)Their study, published in the journal Molecular Cell, reveals a key mechanism in the interplay of molecules that allows cells to build the proteins needed to sustain life. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jun 2008 | 3:00 pm
Scientists report a dramatic success in what may be the first documented rescue of a congenital brain disorder by transplantation of human neural stem cells. The research, published by Cell Press in the June issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, may lead the way to new strategies for treating certain hereditary and perinatal neurological disorders. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Bolstered by supportive policies and public research dollars, the United Kingdom, Israel, China, Singapore and Australia are producing unusually large shares of human embryonic stem cell research, according to a report from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the June 2008 issue Cell Stem Cell. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Johns Hopkins University researchers and colleagues in China have unlocked some of the secrets of newly discovered iron-based high-temperature superconductors, research that could result in the design of better superconductors for use in industry, medicine, transportation and energy generation.In an article published in the journal Nature, the team, led by Chia-Ling Chien, the Jacob L. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
AP - Hong Kong health workers slaughtered 2,700 poultry in a market Saturday after chickens were found to be carrying the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus, officials said.
AP - Aggressively treating diabetes doesn't prevent heart problems and deaths any better than standard treatment for lowering blood sugar, Australian researchers reported Friday.
AP - Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday. The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in February. Raul Castro's daughter, Mariela, heads Cuba's National Center for Sex Education, which strongly backs the new policy.
Two large studies challenged a dearly held hypothesis that people with Type 2 diabetes could be protected from cardiovascular disease if they strictly controlled their blood sugar.
As biopsies grow more sophisticated and sensitive, doctors worry that some women may be given test results that lead to more medical attention than necessary.
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Gastroesophogeal reflux disease (GERD)
occurs when a valve in the esophagus opens spontaneously, and stomach
contents rise up into the esophagus. It can be controlled with a doctor's
treatment plan, which is likely to include medication. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jun 2008 | 3:47 am
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Mental status tests are given to determine
the state of a person's mental health. The test, for example, can help
gauge the mental progression of a physical illness such as Alzheimer's
disease. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jun 2008 | 3:47 am
HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- A popular type of surgery for
removing abnormal cells from the cervix -- a problem that could lead to
cervical cancer if left untreated -- may put women at risk of pregnancy
complications. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jun 2008 | 3:47 am
A virus in an outbreak of bird flu in southern England this week is the same subtype, H7N7, which has led to several other cases in Europe, including one that killed a veterinarian in the Netherlands. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:48 am
U.S. regulators can target potential safety issues in medical devices without slowing down reviews of new products, a top Food and Drug Administration official said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:46 am
A drug candidate critical to Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd's mainstay diabetes franchise is expected to show sufficient promise to gain approval but may not be much better than a rival medicine from Merck & Co. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:42 am
Public health officials investigating a 2004 pertussis outbreak among newborns in Texas identified the source as a health-care worker employed by the hospital where the patients were born. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:37 am
Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians who undergo primary liver transplantation now have comparable 5- and 10-year patient and graft survival rates, new research suggests. In the 1980s and early 1990s, by contrast, several studies reported lower patient and graft survival rates for African Americans and Asians. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:32 am
Moderate alcohol consumption may lower the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to findings from two Scandinavian case-control studies posted online on June 5 by the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:29 am
Silver-colored metal dental fillings contain mercury that may cause health problems in pregnant women, children and fetuses, the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday after settling a related lawsuit. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:26 am
AP - Salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has spread to 16 states, federal health officials said Saturday.
AP - Hong Kong health workers slaughtered 2,700 poultry in a market Saturday after chickens were found to be carrying the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus, officials said.
AP - Aggressively treating diabetes doesn't prevent heart problems and deaths any better than standard treatment for lowering blood sugar, Australian researchers reported Friday.
AP - Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday. The move is the latest in a series of changes implemented by President Raul Castro since he succeeded his elder brother, Fidel, in February. Raul Castro's daughter, Mariela, heads Cuba's National Center for Sex Education, which strongly backs the new policy.