AP - The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, the government said Tuesday.
A British tourist dies of suspected salmonella poisoning at a luxury hotel at Lake Garda, northern Italy. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:01 am
The House passed H.R. 6331, "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008," by a vote of 355-59. The legislation eliminates discriminatory co-payments for outpatient psychiatric services, established grants to provide mental health services for veterans living in rural communities and increased the fee schedule for mental health services. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
As formal consultation on the National Dementia Strategy for England begins, key organisations are calling for action from the Government in addressing a full range of 'later life' mental health problems. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
Pigs raised in conventional indoor pens have different feeding patterns from those raised under more natural conditions. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica shows that while pigs in the wild spend much time searching for food and eat little and often, the preferred feeding regime for conventional raised pigs is three meals a day. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
While more than two-thirds of parents surveyed say they are concerned about the healthy ingredients in the food their child eats, just under half of parents know the correct number of recommended daily servings of whole grains for children. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
The hunt is on to find the integrated health champions of 2008! The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health calls for ground-breaking, accessible initiatives to enter its 2008 Integrated Health Awards. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
The Manhattan Institute released a new report co-authored by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Benjamin Zycher, and Joseph DiMasi, and Christopher-Paul Milne, researchers from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
Groundbreaking European study by Dr. Umberto Veronesi proves a single dose of radiation can be equal to the traditional six-week courseMany women with breast cancer may not need six weeks of daily radiation after surgery. This explosive finding was made public at the recent International Society of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (ISIORT) conference held in Madrid, Spain earlier this month. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
OncologySTAT, the first subscription-free professional oncology portal from an international scientific, technical and medical publisher, commemorated its 12,000th registered user. Backed by the support of major healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, OncologySTAT has emerged as one of the most trusted and trafficked professional Web sites in the growing field of cancer care. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food packaging, raise new safety evaluation challenges for regulators and industry, according to a report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
Brain destruction in Alzheimer's disease is caused by the build-up of a protein called amyloid beta in the brain, which triggers damaging inflammation and the destruction of nerve cells. Scientists had previously shown that preventing individual amyloid beta proteins from sticking to one another minimized brain lesions and protected nerve cells against damage. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
Reuters - An international partnership that funds
vaccines for children in poor countries will decide on
Wednesday whether to also start investing in vaccinations to
protect adult women.
GENEVA (Reuters) - An international partnership that funds vaccines for children in poor countries will decide on Wednesday whether to also start investing in vaccinations to protect adult... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2008 | 9:39 am
Asian cities need help to cope with an unprecedented period of urbanisation, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday, stressing that their future prosperity is at stake. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2008 | 8:04 am
A safety checklist designed to cut the risk of surgical complications is to be circulated to doctors world-wide. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Jun 2008 | 8:00 am
India and China have the world's fastest-growing populations of millionaires, with a penchant for luxury travel, gems and designer clothes, a study released in Asia on Wednesday said. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2008 | 7:49 am
Reuters - Sanofi-Aventis won a final green light
for its obesity drug Acomplia from Britain's cost-effectiveness
watchdog NICE on Wednesday, clearing the way for doctors to
prescribe it on the state health service.
LONDON (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis won a final green light for its obesity drug Acomplia from Britain's cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE on Wednesday, clearing the way for doctors to... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2008 | 7:23 am
AP - Consumers have environmentally friendlier plastics, patients in clinical trials have a new device to treat clogged arteries and we all might get disease-treating nanoparticles inside our bodies thanks in part to the work of one man, the winner of this year's Lemelson-MIT Prize. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jun 2008 | 4:05 am
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- French radiologists report they've
simplified a method of scanning the brain for signs of Alzheimer's
disease, potentially making it easier to diagnose the mind-robbing
condition. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jun 2008 | 3:47 am
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new vaccine to treat and
prevent metastatic colon cancer appears to work in mice, researchers
report. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jun 2008 | 3:47 am
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday outbreaks of E. coli bacteria in Michigan and Ohio are linked, and health officials in both states... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2008 | 3:39 am
Glamour girl Maria Sharapova promised something different at Wimbledon and she didn't disappoint, turning up dressed in a racy take on a men's tuxedo for her first round victory. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jun 2008 | 1:57 am
The House Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would shave billions of dollars from health plans that contract with the federal Medicare program. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2008 | 1:27 am
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and total testosterone levels are elevated in boys and young men with childhood-onset diabetes, investigators report in the June issue of Diabetes Care. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2008 | 1:26 am
Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp said on Monday it will sell its interest in health care services company Broadlane Inc to TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. for proceeds of about $155 million. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2008 | 1:24 am
Preterm neonates should not be resuscitated using room air, warn the authors of prospective study published in the June issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2008 | 1:23 am
In patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), bone marrow edema on MRI predicts erosive progression, according to a report in the July Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2008 | 1:15 am
The phage lytic enzyme Cpl-1 is a promising candidate for antibacterial therapy against Streptococcus pneumoniae, according to findings in rats with experimental pneumococcal meningitis, Swiss and US researchers report in the June 1st issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2008 | 1:14 am
Patients with Barrett esophagus have a significantly increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome, according to a report in the June Annals of Surgery. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2008 | 1:12 am
Results of a study published in the June 9 online issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine suggest that inaccuracies are common in medication histories of trauma patients. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2008 | 1:10 am
Patients with persistent allergic rhinitis may experience a progressive worsening of nasal airflow depending on how long they have the disorder, according to Italian researchers. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jun 2008 | 1:08 am
Now the first clear example of such a perfect storm of diseases has been discovered by an international team of scientists. Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Lifesaving equipment in hospitals may be switched off by radio devices used to track people and machines, claim scientists. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Jun 2008 | 11:47 pm
A faulty gene linked to breast cancer is also responsible for a dangerous form of prostate cancer, research shows. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Jun 2008 | 11:43 pm
A WHO study showed that surgery now occurs at a tremendous volume worldwide, resulting in a great need for public health efforts to improve the safety and availability of surgical services. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 24 Jun 2008 | 11:07 pm
An obesity drug has been approved for NHS use, despite links to an increased risk of depression and suicide. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Jun 2008 | 11:02 pm
International Herald Tribune June 24, 2008 In the view of a central banker, the worst thing about skyrocketing food and energy prices around the world is not that they are rising, but that more people believe they are here to stay. Source: PsycPORT.com | 24 Jun 2008 | 11:01 pm
AP - Wireless systems used by many hospitals to keep track of medical equipment can cause potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving devices such as breathing and dialysis machines, researchers reported Tuesday in a study that warned hospitals to conduct safety tests. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jun 2008 | 9:49 pm
Double latte in the morning, soda with lunch, energy drink at midday. Sound familiar? Americans are consuming caffeinated beverages as never before. In fact, energy drink sales skyrocketed in 2007. All this caffeine consumption has given rise to growing numbers of "caffeinated moms."
Researchers at Auburn University have found that wearing flip-flops alters the way one walks, changing the gait in subtle ways that can lead to serious sole, heel and ankle problems. Source: Livescience.com - Health | 24 Jun 2008 | 2:56 pm
The Conservatives pledge to save thousands of lives by setting tough targets for survival rates for major diseases. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Jun 2008 | 12:04 pm
AP - The elderly fear breaking a hip when they fall, but a government study indicates that hitting their head can also have deadly consequences: Brain injuries account for half of all deaths from falls. Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 24 Jun 2008 | 11:32 am
A free and simple piece of software is helping manage the spread of disease in developing countries. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 24 Jun 2008 | 11:31 am
Stem cells, derived from human fat, are improving plastic surgery now. In the future, they'll make it even better. Source: Livescience.com - Health | 24 Jun 2008 | 10:53 am
AP - The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, the government said Tuesday.
Reuters - An international partnership that funds
vaccines for children in poor countries will decide on
Wednesday whether to also start investing in vaccinations to
protect adult women.
Reuters - Sanofi-Aventis won a final green light
for its obesity drug Acomplia from Britain's cost-effectiveness
watchdog NICE on Wednesday, clearing the way for doctors to
prescribe it on the state health service.