Restaurants and supermarkets in the US stop selling certain types of tomatoes after a salmonella outbreak. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jun 2008 | 2:27 pm
Molecular transport across cellular membranes is essential to many of life's processes, for example electrical signaling in nerves, muscles and synapses.In biological systems, the membranes often contain a slippery inner surface with selective filter regions made up of specialized protein channels of sub-nanometer size. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Privacy advocates on Wednesday told members of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee that health information technology legislation should include provisions to prevent unauthorized disclosure of medical records, according to BNA's Health Care Daily Report. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
The recent decision by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) to suspend her campaign "will deal a blow to supporters of a key element in the tussle over universal health coverage: the idea that all Americans be required to buy or have health insurance," the Wall Street Journal reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
I was born in 1981, about the same time as the first cases of AIDS were diagnosed. In this limited amount of time, AIDS has grown into the worst public health crisis in human history.
With puppets, cartoons and celebrities wearing glasses and patches, children today can see that eyewear doesn't have to look scary or ugly. Here's how many parents are getting their kids to love their glasses.
AP - Federal officials hunted for the source of a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and menus grew.
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- The medication rosiglitazone
may slow the progression of eye disease in diabetes patients, according to
new research from the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of
California, Los Angeles. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2008 | 1:01 pm
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children who are slow to talk as much as
others the same age may be affected by a problem called speech delay. Some
children simply grow out of this problem, while others may require
treatment. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2008 | 1:01 pm
Summaries of two Washington Post opinion pieces that address health care reform issues appear below.Jane Bryant Quinn, Washington Post: U.S. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
The Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology (IGSB), a joint venture of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago, has acquired two new instruments that provide an enhanced ability to sequence genomes more quickly and broadly. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) has proposed a bill that aims to increase funding and resources for Hispanics with Alzheimer's disease, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reports. According to the Alzheimer's Association, the number of Hispanics with the disease is expected to increase from 200,000 to 1.3 million by 2050. Sanchez said the increasing number of Hispanics in the U.S. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Friday launched a campaign -- "Get Talking, Get Tested" -- to encourage blacks in Boston, Brockton, Lynn, Springfield and Worcester to be tested for HIV, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports. The campaign is the first new HIV/AIDS testing initiative that the state has launched in four years. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Because of the way solid tumors adapt the body's machinery to bring themselves more oxygen, chemotherapy and radiation may actually make these tumors stronger."In a sense, these therapies can make the tumor healthier," said Mark W. Dewhirst, D.V.M., Ph.D., professor of radiation oncology at Duke University Medical Center. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the publication of Bioscience Hypotheses, a new journal for radical hypotheses on topics throughout the life sciences. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
A 115-year-old woman who remained mentally alert throughout her life had an essentially normal brain, with little or no evidence of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the August issue of Neurobiology of Aging (http://neurobiologyofaging.org/).The findings question the assumption that Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia will inevitably develop, if people live long enough. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
More than half of all violent deaths are suicides, a quarter are homicides and the typical victim is an African-American man in his 20s, survey data indicates.
The Bush administration asked Congress to give the Food and Drug Administration an additional $275 million to help improve the safety of the nation’s food supply.
Tuberculosis and AIDS are now epidemic in many areas of the world, and the two infectious diseases must be addressed together, said United Nations officials.
Doctors at a community hospital in Brooklyn that is part of a large system of hospitals say they are being squeezed out so the system can sell off property.
Treatment with the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib, an approved agent for multiple myeloma, can improve glomerulonephritis and prolong survival in mice with lupus-like disease, according to a report in the June 8th online issue of Nature Medicine. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jun 2008 | 4:30 am
Treatment with the protease inhibitors (PI) ritonavir, nelfinavir, and lopinavir/ritonavir is safe and effective for the long-term treatment of antiretroviral-experienced HIV-infected children, according to a report in the May issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jun 2008 | 4:28 am
Assays show that a high-affinity monoclonal anti-human immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody, dubbed mAb12, is effective in depleting IgE and IgE-bearing cells from serum, European researchers report in the June issue of Allergy. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jun 2008 | 4:24 am
Treatment with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin significantly improves the outcome of pregnancies at risk for neonatal hemochromatosis, Illinois-based researchers report in the June issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jun 2008 | 4:22 am
Herbalife Ltd said on Sunday that independent lab tests have confirmed its products do not contain lead levels that would require labeling under a California law, disputing a prior complaint by a critic of the dietary supplement company. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jun 2008 | 4:19 am
Results of a study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care suggest that elevated liver enzymes, even in the normal range, are associated with an increase in incident diabetes. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jun 2008 | 4:17 am
Findings from a murine study suggest that the ineffective erythropoiesis observed with beta-thalassemia major, also known as Cooley's anemia, is related to decreased erythroid cell differentiation. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jun 2008 | 4:13 am
Cuba, in the latest change since President Raul Castro took office in February, has allowed doctors to perform sex change operations, a specialist at the National Center for Sex Education said on Friday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jun 2008 | 4:11 am
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to treat multiple
myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells, may also be a treatment for
the chronic autoimmune disease lupus, German researchers report. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2008 | 3:47 am
A study found that half of American women who don't want to be pregnant aren't reliably using birth control. Source: LiveScience.com | 10 Jun 2008 | 3:09 am
Kaiser Permanente, the biggest health maintenance organization in the United States, announced a pilot program on Monday to link patient records to Microsoft Corp's consumer health platform. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jun 2008 | 3:00 am
Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) rich nations meeting in Japan next month must tackle health scourges in developing countries to boost global prosperity and security, eight international organisations said on Monday. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jun 2008 | 2:56 am
AP - Doctors who successfully separated twin boys joined at the head said Monday that the 9-month-olds are expected to have a "very good chance" at a normal life. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jun 2008 | 1:08 am
Eating food rich in omega-3 oils could help some people avoid blindness, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jun 2008 | 11:16 pm
The world's most advanced commercially available bionic hand has won the UK's top engineering award. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jun 2008 | 11:13 pm
Twin research projects offer both present and future hope to people suffering from alcohol addiction. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jun 2008 | 11:13 pm
AP - A salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes serves as a reminder to take extra care with summer fruits and vegetables. More than 20 people have been hospitalized as the government investigates the source of the tomatoes responsible for the illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
During the first seven years of their relationship, Judy Kelly doesn't remember her boyfriend, Bill Horrisberger, ever going to a doctor. It turns out Horrisberger, 62, a retired English teacher from Atlanta, Georgia, isn't the only man who is reluctant to put on a hospital gown.
AP - After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her insurer told her that she had spent her $10,000 lifetime coverage limit on her temporary limb and that the company wouldn't pay for a permanent one.
A woman who gave birth during a friend's hen night says she did not know she was pregnant. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jun 2008 | 6:53 pm
Teenagers with cancer often face significant delays in being initially diagnosed, researchers have warned. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jun 2008 | 5:08 pm
Italian police say doctors carried out needless operations to boost profits - sometimes with fatal results. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jun 2008 | 3:27 pm
Xinhua News Agency June 09, 2008 LONDON, Jun 09, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- New research by British scientists on the evolutionary origins of the brain has suggested that having a big brain does not necessarily make you more clever. Source: PsycPORT.com | 9 Jun 2008 | 3:11 pm
AP - Federal officials hunted for the source of a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and menus grew.
AP - A salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes serves as a reminder to take extra care with summer fruits and vegetables. More than 20 people have been hospitalized as the government investigates the source of the tomatoes responsible for the illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
AP - After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her insurer told her that she had spent her $10,000 lifetime coverage limit on her temporary limb and that the company wouldn't pay for a permanent one.
AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is back home from brain cancer surgery with something he didn't have before: lots of treatment options.