AP - Bolstering the performance of the U.S. health care system is one of the biggest challenges facing the country, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday.
Cheryl Reed's morning routine starts like that of millions of other mothers around the country. She makes breakfast for her 8-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter, piles them into a minivan and drops them off at school. Then it's off to chemo. Reed, 40, has breast cancer; not just any form of the disease, but a rare, aggressive and difficult to treat version called triple negative.
The investigational agent bosutinib has shown efficacy and acceptable tolerability in patients with Philadelphia-chromosome-positive leukemias who are resistant/or intolerant to imatinib or second-generation tyrosine-kinase inhibitors. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Jun 2008 | 1:18 pm
Reuters - Post-marketing reports of
life-threatening complications in children given Amgen Inc's
drug Enbrel for psoriasis are 'concerning,' U.S. Food and Drug
Administration staff said in documents released on Monday. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2008 | 1:14 pm
The American Medical Association ethics council is pressing the organization to endorse the use of undercover patients to evaluate the quality of care at medical facilities and physician offices, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports. AMA delegates and others are expected to vote on the endorsement proposal during their five-day meeting, which begins on Saturday. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
For many residents of Lower Manhattan, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, had lasting psychological consequences. New findings, released by the Health Department's World Trade Center Health Registry, show that one in eight Lower Manhattan residents likely had posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) two to three years after the attacks. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court in New York City on Wednesday unanimously ruled that the U.S. government must reconsider the asylum requests of three women who underwent female genital cutting, also referred to as female genital mutilation and female circumcision, in Guinea, the AP/Google.com reports. The 2nd U.S. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Some colleges in Northern California have banned campus blood drives, saying that FDA's lifetime ban on donations from men who have had sex with men violates the schools' nondiscrimination policies, NPR's "All Things Considered" reports. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
In patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, front-line high-dose imatinib showed a rapid response and a trend toward a higher major molecular response at 12 months, although the improvement was not statistically significant. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 16 Jun 2008 | 12:35 pm
Psychiatrist and broadcaster Dr Raj Persaud admits charges of plagiarism at a General Medical Council hearing. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2008 | 12:04 pm
CDC on Thursday released its first-ever survey of breastfeeding practices at hospitals and birthing centers nationwide, which found that practices "unfriendly" to breastfeeding were common throughout the country, the AP/Google.com reports (Stobbe, AP/Google.com, 6/12). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
Children should be placed at the center of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, Agnes Binagwaho, executive secretary of Rwanda's National AIDS Control Commission, said recently, the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports. According to the Times/AllAfrica.com, neglecting the impact of HIV/AIDS on children "undermines hard-won gains" in child survival in some countries most affected by the disease. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
The Washington Post on Friday examined how, although the health care industry in the last 15 last years has "pumped out 4.5 million new jobs" and currently employs 16.5 million U.S. residents, the "nation is still figuring out how to pay for it" (Marr, Washington Post, 6/13). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
Diabetes UK would like to say a huge 'Thank you' to everyone who helped to make this year's Diabetes Week such a great success - we could not have done it without you. Throughout the week our staff, volunteers and supporters have been busy raising funds and highlighting the fact that diabetes is serious. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
Researchers at Dundee University will lead an £8m European project to develop new biomedical lasers. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2008 | 11:07 am
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians of the importance of proper handling and preparation of fresh tomatoes in order to prevent foodborne illness. Tomatoes can be part of a nutritious diet and are a great source of vitamins and minerals, according to Canada's Food Guide. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
Dr Tim Wreghitt has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his work on public health virology. Tim has been a Clinical Scientist in the Health Protection Agency and an Honorary Consultant Virologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital for 31 years. He is currently Regional Microbiologist for the East of England. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
Acupuncture, herbal medicines and other traditional Chinese treatments should be regulated in the UK "without delay", experts say. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2008 | 10:54 am
The advocacy arm of the American Medical Association has complained about the incessant cigar-smoking depiction of the villain in “The Incredible Hulk.”
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Erectile dysfunction could
be an indicator of testosterone deficiency and the metabolic syndrome, a
set of factors that may indicate an increased risk of heart and vascular
disease and type 2 diabetes, a new international study shows. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2008 | 3:46 am
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- The current standard
screening test for prediabetes in children often fails to detect the
condition, Canadian researchers contend. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2008 | 3:46 am
Ventura County Star, Calif. June 15, 2008 Jun. 15--The pace for many lawyers at the Ventura County courthouse is steady, often brutal, and it sometimes shifts into breakneck speed as attorneys hop from one packed courtroom to another. There are arraignments and hearings to attend, legal papers to file and clients to confer with. Source: PsycPORT.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 1:48 am
Xinhua News Agency June 15, 2008 BANGKOK, Jun 15, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Thai medical team returned home on Sunday after providing treatment to victims of Cyclone Nargis which devastated Myanmar in early May. Source: PsycPORT.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 1:48 am
The Baltimore Sun, Maryland June 15, 2008 Jun. 15--Will was the model student, lacrosse captain, student president at school. The Harford Technical High School whiz landed a four-year scholarship to the Johns Hopkins University. Everyone who knew William Garrett said the intelligent, affable teenager would one day be the president. Source: PsycPORT.com | 16 Jun 2008 | 1:48 am
High levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin have an antidepressant effect, US researchers claim. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2008 | 1:04 am
A quarter of NHS trusts in England are failing to meet key standards in hygiene, a watchdog has revealed. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:40 pm
New research suggests alcohol and drug misuse means Scots are more likely to take their own lives. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2008 | 11:31 pm
AP - New York smokers have been sent outside in all kinds of weather, coughed at in disdain, and now they are burdened with the most expensive cigarette taxes in the nation. Now, to add cost to injury, the state is declaring its highest-in-the-nation cigarette tax a success. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Jun 2008 | 9:02 pm
AP - Bolstering the performance of the U.S. health care system is one of the biggest challenges facing the country, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday.
AP - One look at Eileen Mulligan lying soberly on the exam table and Dr. John Marshall knew the time for the Big Talk had arrived.