AP - Women veterans aren't receiving the same quality of outpatient care as men at many Department of Veterans Affairs' facilities, according to an agency review obtained exclusively by The Associated Press. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:03 pm
Reuters - A South African court on Friday
issued an order banning unauthorized clinical trials of vitamin
therapies for AIDS conducted by a team including a former
adviser to President Thabo Mbeki. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jun 2008 | 2:17 pm
Safeway on Wednesday launched a generic prescription drug discount program at stores in the eastern U.S. and the Chicago area, according to company spokesperson Greg TenEyck, the Washington Post reports. Under the program, Safeway stores in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and the Chicago area will offer prescriptions of hundreds of generic medications for $4. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Two newspapers recently published articles related to abortion and congressional primary elections in South Carolina and Virginia. Summaries appear below.~ South Carolina: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday won the Republican primary for his seat over Buddy Witherspoon, a former member of the Republican National Committee, the AP/Fort Mill Times reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
UroToday.com - A study out of Egypt evaluated the use of a vesicoscopic approach in treating a symptomatic congenital bladder diverticulum in children. The group operated on 3 boys with an age range of 10-14 years. All were done with a pneumovesicoscopic approach. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
The Arkansas HIV/AIDS Minority Task Force on Monday examined ways to encourage HIV-positive people to attend three upcoming public forums and provide anonymous testimony, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (Frago, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 6/10).The 19-member task force was formed in January by Gov. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Advanced prostate cancer becomes androgen independent and causes bone metastasis with resulting patient morbidity. Although osteoblastogenesis is mostly observed in patients through autopsy, it is believed that bone resorption is the prerequisite for osteoblastic lesions. Src kinase has been identified to play an important role in tumor growth and metastasis. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
What if there was something simple you could do every day that would burn calories, be good for your heart, and help you stay young. You'd do it, right? Walking fits that bill. Learn more from Health.com.
Increasing evidence supporting the use of mild hypothermia to prevent or mitigate permanent neurologic injury from a variety of causes is the subject of a comprehensive review article. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 1:16 pm
With the legacy of Hurricane Katrina and the prospect of a pandemic flu or terrorist event driving their conclusions, a broad-based panel representing virtually every affected constituency - including the U.S. government - released the nation's first detailed blueprint for public health disaster preparedness in minority communities across the country. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Alzheimer's disease is now the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics. The CDC estimates that 72,914 Americans died of Alzheimer's disease in 2006. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
New imaging software that will allow physicians to more accurately diagnose and treat heart failure patients has been licensed by Emory University to Syntermed, an Atlanta-based nuclear medicine imaging and informatics software company. The software uses multiharmonic phase analysis (MHPA), a technology developed by Emory medical scientists Ernest Garcia, PhD, and Jing Chen, PhD. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have modified regulations regarding HIV-positive students in the state, the AP/Columbia State reports. Sanford said that South Carolina needs increased notification about bloodborne diseases (AP/Columbia State, 6/12). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Short sleep time is associated with overweight in children and adolescents, a core aspect of which may be attributed to reduced REM sleep, according to a research abstract presented at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
AP - The toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes jumped to 228 illnesses Thursday as the government learned of five dozen previously unknown cases and said it is possible the food poisoning contributed to a cancer patient's death.
A part of the brain which can stay active in severely brain-damaged patients could offer a clue about the chances of recovery, say scientists. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jun 2008 | 10:25 am
Two children in Spain are admitted to a mental health clinic to be treated for addiction to mobile phones. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jun 2008 | 9:35 am
Reuters - Novartis AG's cancer drug Glivec failed
to meet its main target in a late-stage study of patients with
chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), the Swiss drugmaker said on
Friday. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jun 2008 | 8:18 am
Ms. Froehlich was inspired to help found La Leche League to support breast-feeding after being told at the age of 35 that she was too old to make breast milk for her baby.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that he was taking legal action against the CVS and Rite Aiddrug store chains for selling expired over-the-counter medicines and food products. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:56 am
Supplementation with micronutrients, including selenium and vitamins A, B complex, C, and E, improves outcomes of patients undergoing tuberculosis chemotherapy, according to a report in the June 1st issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:54 am
After implementation of routine childhood vaccination with a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) beginning in 2000, hospitalization for pneumococcal meningitis fell significantly for young children, adults and the elderly, according to data from the National Inpatient Sample. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:48 am
A community-based study indicates that people with Helicobacter pylori infection appear to be about half as likely to develop Barrett's esophagus as those who are not colonized, California-based researchers report in the June issue of Gut. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:46 am
Overactive bladder has a considerable effect on quality of life, work productivity, sexuality, and emotional well-being in men and women, US and European researchers report in the June issue of BJU International. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:42 am
High levels of inflammatory mediators including interferon inducible protein (IP-10), soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (sTNF-R2) and soluble Fas (sFas) are associated with increased mortality in cerebral malaria, while vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is protective, according to the results of a study from India. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:41 am
AP - Silver dental fillings contain mercury, and the government for the first time is warning that they may pose a safety concern for pregnant women and young children. The Food and Drug Administration posted the precaution on its Web site earlier this month, to settle a lawsuit making the move a victory for anti-mercury activists. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:37 am
The results of a 2007 survey conducted by investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that maternity centers in the US could be doing more to support breastfeeding. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:26 am
Treatment with carbocisteine, a mucolytic drug with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, can significantly reduce the yearly exacerbation rate in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the results of a Chinese study indicate. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:20 am
An Aberdeen doctor is the man trusted with saving James Bond's life after he is poisoned, BBC Scotland can reveal. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jun 2008 | 11:38 pm
A study found that half of American women who don't want to be pregnant aren't reliably using birth control. Source: LiveScience.com | 12 Jun 2008 | 11:12 pm
Gardeners are warned about a mould that grows on compost and decaying wood following the death of a man. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jun 2008 | 11:03 pm
Botched body piercings could be a "substantial burden" on the NHS in the future, a report suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jun 2008 | 11:02 pm
The FDA has approved an expanded indication for zoledronic acid injection (Reclast), and a new packaging size and format for thrombin [rDNA origin] topical solution (Recothrom). Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
AP - Most U.S. hospitals don't do very well when it comes to promoting breast-feeding, according to the first national report to look at the issue. The average hospital scored 63 out of 100, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jun 2008 | 7:21 pm
AP - Lori Erickson-Trump has faked headaches and back pain. She's had physicals and MRIs she didn't need and she gets paid for it all to evaluate the performance of doctors and their staffs. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jun 2008 | 6:52 pm
A teenager died a fortnight after having an abortion because of delays in giving her a vital blood transfusion. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jun 2008 | 4:36 pm
Staffers on Capitol Hill are taking part in a pedometer challenge that measures how many steps everyone has taken, and the pedometer readings are starting to rival poll numbers.
Reuters - German researchers say they have found
some of the strongest evidence yet linking traffic pollution to
childhood allergies.
AP - The toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes jumped to 228 illnesses Thursday as the government learned of five dozen previously unknown cases and said it is possible the food poisoning contributed to a cancer patient's death.