More patients are able to see their GP in the evenings and at weekends, statistics released by the Department of Health show. New statistics for May 2008, published for the first time, show that 20% of family doctor practices are already offering extended opening for their patients. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
The findings of a US pilot study on men with low risk prostate cancer suggests that following an intensive healthy diet and lifestyle regime emphasizing low meat and high vegetable and fruit intake, regular exercise, yoga stretching, meditation and support group participation, can change th Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) announced that the elagolix 0603 Phase IIb trial (Petal Study) has completed the 6-month treatment phase. The last subject completed her Week 24 study visit in early June. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
People who follow their doctor's recommendations after bariatric surgery lose about 35 percent more weight in the first year than those who do not and tend to keep more of it off even after five years, according to a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive® released here at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Researchers have long suspected that socioeconomic factors like education level and income also might affect survival rates following heart attack. In the June issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Mayo Clinic researchers present new data suggesting that people with lower incomes and education levels are more likely to die after heart attack than more affluent, educated people. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
HalcyGen Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX:HGN) has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin pivotal pharmacokinetic* (PK) studies in the United States. These studies are the precursor to SUBATM-Itraconazole product registration. The allowance to proceed comes 30 days after HalcyGen submitted its Investigational New Drug (IND) application (announced 14 May 2008). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
More than three out of four (76%) infection prevention and control professionals (ICPs) polled indicated they have implemented additional measures to prevent the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the last year, but 54% said their institutions are not doi Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Derma Sciences (OTC Bulletin Board: DSCI), a provider of advanced wound care products, announced that its key product, MEDIHONEY(TM) Wound & Burn Dressing with Active Leptospermum Honey, has been found in a large randomized controlled clinical trial to significantly reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in chronic wounds. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
When people know the results of genetic tests confirming they have inherited an increased risk of developing melanoma, they follow skin cancer screening recommendations more proactively - much like those who have already been diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease, according to results of a st Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
The Association of the European Self-Medication Industry (AESGP) launched major proposals for the future regulatory and legislative framework of non-prescription medicines. Entitled "Smart Regulation 2015" the document explains how the availability of high quality, safe and effective medicines without prescription can best be facilitated by better regulation. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Breakfast really could be the most important meal of the day when it comes to losing weight, claims a researcher. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jun 2008 | 9:23 am
Nurses are to be rated according to the levels of care and empathy they give to patients under government plans. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jun 2008 | 9:08 am
Young people in Wales get drunk more often than those in anywhere else in the western world, a survey finds. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jun 2008 | 8:50 am
AFP - Female chimpanzees are hungry for sex with as many males as possible, and keep their mouths shut about it to boost their chances of luring the top chimps, a Scottish university has found.
The drug maker said that a product for treating Alzheimer’s improved cognitive functioning in patients who did not carry a genetic variation called ApoE4.
HealthDay - MONDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration is cautioning physicians that certain types of
antipsychotic drugs can boost the death risk of seniors with dementia. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jun 2008 | 3:47 am
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Colic -- an attack of unexplained crying
that affects young infants -- can frustrate many new parents. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jun 2008 | 3:47 am
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 17 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has sent letters warning more than two dozen companies to
stop selling fraudulent products that claim to prevent or cure cancer. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jun 2008 | 3:47 am
EMLA cream and nitrous oxide can relieve the pain associated with palivizumab injection in infants and young children, according to a report by researchers in France. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Jun 2008 | 3:11 am
Cesarean delivery in a first pregnancy increases the risk of preeclampsia, placenta previa, and other complications in later pregnancies, according to a report in the June issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Jun 2008 | 3:05 am
United Press International June 17, 2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 17, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- U.S. veterans returned from Iraq and Afghanistan are subjects of U.S. government-approved testing of drugs with severe side effects, a news investigation found. Source: PsycPORT.com | 18 Jun 2008 | 1:52 am
A third of the population have genes that could help them in the fight against heart disease, say scientists. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jun 2008 | 1:27 am
Expert cardiologists give advice about how to soothe patients' fears about heart disease and coronary events. WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Jun 2008 | 12:47 am
The long-term health of some lesbian and bisexual women is at risk because the NHS is not meeting their needs, say campaigners. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jun 2008 | 12:16 am
AP - Is menthol a flavor that should be banned from cigarettes? That's a tricky question, according to the American Medical Association whose members on Tuesday found themselves opposing some government health heavyweights. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2008 | 10:32 pm
AP - Public health threats rise to the surface during a flood like the one in the Midwest with animal waste runoff from farms and overflowing city sewer lines. But people are usually smart enough to avoid what can make them sick, experts say.
In a meta-analysis, glycemic index and glycemic load were directly linked with an increased risk for colorectal and endometrial cancer. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
Two studies found that positron-emission tomography/computed tomography may detect local or distant recurrence of breast cancer effectively that may influence prognostic restaging of breast cancer. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
A study shows that breast milk is not protective against severe lung disease in preterm boys but is in preterm girls. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
Growing evidence for the use of mild hypothermia therapy 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 | 17 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a large prospective study, men tended to have slightly higher incidence rates of lung cancer than women among ever-smokers with comparable smoking histories. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a large cohort of children, use of antibiotics during the first year of life increased the risk for asthma by the age of 7 years; avoiding the use of broad-spectrum cephalosporins may reduce risk. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
A study suggests that to assess hair shedding in men, a simple 60-second hair count is a practical and objective tool to evaluate hair conditions. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm
GPs are prescribing anti-psychotic drugs to dementia patients despite a safety warning, the BBC learns. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 7:50 pm
AP - The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on teas, supplements, creams and other products that falsely claim to cure, treat or prevent cancer even though they are not agency-approved drugs. All are available for sale on the Internet. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jun 2008 | 7:29 pm
Boys' and girls' brains, and their growth, unfold at different rates, influencing behavior. Author Leonard Sax, M.D., believes parents raise girls and boys differently because girls and boys are so different from birth -- their brains aren't wired the same way. So, can we finally answer the great parenting debate over which sex is more challenging to raise? Much depends on what you're looking at, and when, says Parenting.com.
Cholesterol-lowering statins may help minimise the risk of an emergency Caesarean, researchers suspect. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 3:17 pm
The policy of denying NHS services to patients who top up their care with private treatment is to be reviewed in England, the government says. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jun 2008 | 1:41 pm
AFP - Female chimpanzees are hungry for sex with as many males as possible, and keep their mouths shut about it to boost their chances of luring the top chimps, a Scottish university has found.
AP - Public health threats rise to the surface during a flood like the one in the Midwest with animal waste runoff from farms and overflowing city sewer lines. But people are usually smart enough to avoid what can make them sick, experts say.