Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation Shows Promise In The Treatment Of Lung Tumours

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation - a minimally invasive treatment technique that heats and destroys cancer cells - achieves a high rate of sustained complete responses in selected patients with lung tumours, according to results from the first prospective study of patients treated with technique. Tumours in the lungs are common.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Rivaroxaban First Novel Oral Anticoagulant To Significantly Reduce The Composite Outcome Of Symptomatic VTE And Death

Results from a pre-specified pooled analysis of three Phase III studies, RECORD1, 2 and 3, were presented at the 20th International Congress on Thrombosis (ICT) in Athens.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Cellular Self-Eating Promotes Pancreatitis

To survive tough times, cells sometimes resort to a form of self-cannibalism called autophagy. But as Hashimoto et al. reveal, autophagy can have a down side, destroying the pancreas by prematurely activating a digestive enzyme. In autophagy, a vesicle swallows a portion of cytoplasm and ferries it to the lysosome for digestion.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Profitable Chemicals From Biodiesel Waste

In a move that promises to change the economics of biodiesel refining, chemical engineers at Rice University have unveiled a set of techniques for cleanly converting problematic biofuels waste into chemicals that fetch a profit. The latest research is available online in the journal Metabolic Engineering.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

The GI Company Reports Additional Phase II Clinical Data Of Intestinal Trefoil Factor (rhITF) Oral Spray For Oral Mucositis

At the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer and the International Society of Oral Oncology's 2008 International Symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC / ISOO) held last week in Houston, Texas, The GI Company reported secondary endpoints relating to Oral Mucositis Assessment S
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Adult Stem Cells Reprogammed In Their Natural Environment

In recent years, stem cell researchers have become very adept at manipulating the fate of adult stem cells cultured in the lab. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies achieved the same feat with adult neural stem cells still in place in the brain. They successfully coaxed mouse brain stem cells bound to join the neuronal network to differentiate into support cells instead.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Hospital Patients Need Your Help

The Fourth of July weekend is coming and the American Red Cross urges everyone to make giving blood part of their holiday plans. The number of people giving blood is down, but the need still exists. On any given day, an average of 39,000 units of red blood cells are needed for patients in the United States, even on holidays.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Alzheimer's Society Comment On The Link Between High Density Lipoprotein And Dementia

One of the functions of High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) is to transport cholesterol from the arteries back to the liver to be degraded. It is clearly important to have enough of this transporter available.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Electronic Ear Can Judge And Coach Vibrato Technique

Vibrato -- the pulsating change of pitch in a singer's voice -- is an important aspect of a singer's expression, used extensively by both classical opera singers and pop stars like Shakira. Usually, the quality of a vibrato can only be judged subjectively by voice experts. Until now, that is.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Researchers Link Early Stem Cell Mutation To Autism

In a breakthrough scientific study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have shown that neural stem cell development may be linked to Autism.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am

Beyond fake Ferraris, Slovak carmaker on attack

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Cleaning cars at a gas station near Washington D.C. in the late 1980s, Dick Kvetnansky spotted something weird. A yellow Ferrari Testarossa rolled in, but its engine...
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Figure Skater Peggy Fleming Teams With HealthSaver: Go Organic for Quality, Natural Food

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2008 | 9:20 am

Midwife recalls

Delivering babies - and making sure new mums had coal
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am

AMDL Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase China-Based Pharmaceutical Distribution Company

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Children's Brain Tumor Foundation's Tissue Bank Consortium May Solve Dire Problem in Pediatric Cancer Research

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am

Weeded out

How Dutch coffee shops cope with tobacco ban
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Jul 2008 | 8:35 am

Jabs 'did not make troops unwell'

Multiple vaccinations probably did not cause illness among British troops in Iraq, a UK study finds.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Jul 2008 | 8:25 am

New Conn. health plan accepting applications (AP)

AP - Mariana Luari would like to provide her 12 employees at the Town Line Diner with health insurance, but she and her husband can't afford it.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jul 2008 | 7:34 am

Sydney brothels say Pope's visit will give business a leg-up

As Sydney prepares for a visit by Pope Benedict XVI and hundreds of thousands of Catholics, the city's brothels are readying themselves for an expected surge in demand for sex.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2008 | 7:06 am

Malaysian man finally wins nod for fourth wife: report

A Malaysian odd-job man with 18 children has finally won permission to take a fourth wife, after being knocked back repeatedly because of his low income, reports said on Tuesday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2008 | 6:30 am

Back to the future

Matron gives modern NHS a check-up
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Jul 2008 | 6:02 am

Pinnacle Biologics Announces Opening of Executive Offices in Bannockburn, Illinois and the Addition of Sandra Miller to the Board of Directors

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'Vintage' Pope Benedict XVI, media victim

Pope watchers have been put on notice that the Vatican does not take kindly to facile labels like "retro" or "vintage" when discussing the sartorial choices of Pope Benedict XVI.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2008 | 5:56 am

Global Update: A How-to Book for Everything From Water Filters to Fly Traps

“A Community Guide to Environmental Health,” took eight years and $1.6 million to put together, according to its authors.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Jul 2008 | 5:50 am

Cases: Her Skin Erupted, and the Detective Work Began

Making the effort to understand a medical condition and the details of how best to treat it really pays off.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Jul 2008 | 5:42 am

Eco-tourism: Carbon 'offsets', a good idea that's not working

Top airlines and tour operators keen to shore up their green credentials nowadays offer customers carbon "offsets" to compensate holiday pollution. The problem is that few...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2008 | 5:32 am

Study says multiple jabs have not made troops sick

LONDON (Reuters) - A British study has found no link between illness among British troops sent to Iraq and multiple vaccinations. Instead, it says the troops tend to blame poor health on...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Jul 2008 | 4:57 am

National Briefing | Washington: Delay in Medicare Cuts for Doctors

Medicare will delay processing doctors’ claims to give Congress time to pass legislation that would block a scheduled 10 percent cut in payments.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Jul 2008 | 4:51 am

Scientist at Work | David Pritchard: The Worms Crawl In

Can hookworms protect against allergies? In a quest to find out, David Pritchard infected himself.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Jul 2008 | 4:51 am

Medical Helicopter Crashes Stir Concern

The last two months have been one of the deadliest periods in the history of the fast-growing industry of medical helicopters.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Jul 2008 | 4:49 am

Really?: The Claim: Mayonnaise Can Increase Risk of Food Poisoning

Food poisoning typically spikes this time of year, and mayonnaise always attracts suspicion.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Jul 2008 | 4:39 am

Myriad Genetics Stops Work on Alzheimer’s Drug

Flurizan, a drug developed by Myriad Genetics to treat Alzheimer’s disease, failed in a closely watched late-stage clinical trial, dealing another blow to efforts to combat the illness.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Jul 2008 | 4:38 am

Black Lawmakers Seek Restrictions on Menthol Cigarettes

The Congressional Black Caucus is demanding that menthol cigarettes, heavily favored by African-American smokers, not be exempted from a bill that would ban flavored cigarettes.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Jul 2008 | 4:37 am

Well: Diabetes: Underrated, Insidious and Deadly

Vision, hearing, sexual function — you name it, diabetes harms it.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Jul 2008 | 4:35 am

Officials Praise New Test for Drug-Resistant TB

The World Health Organization said that the new test promises to help significantly improve treatment and prevent the spread of the airborne infection.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Jul 2008 | 4:20 am

Medication managers, drug stores merge networks (AP)

AP - The drug store and pharmacy benefit management industries on Tuesday will announce a combination of their information systems in order to boost electronic prescribing by physicians.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jul 2008 | 4:15 am

Health Tip: Keep Calm During Pregnancy (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Hormones, anxiety, emotions and all the changes that come along with pregnancy and expectant parenthood can make any mother-to-be experience mood swings.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:46 am

Clinical Trials Update: June 30, 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:46 am

Promising Cancer Treatment Ready for Human Trial (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- A clinical trial will examine whether a new cancer treatment is as effective in humans as it's proven to be in mice, say researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:46 am

Population-Based Strategy Urged to Cut U.S. Obesity Rate (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing the high rate of obesity in the United States requires a comprehensive, population-based strategy, says a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:46 am

U.S. Medicare Proposes Changes for Imaging, Dialysis

The U.S. government proposed payment changes in the Medicare health insurance program on Monday that could impact reimbursement of medical imaging, diagnostic testing and dialysis providers.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:06 am

Peptide Vaccine Shows Some Promise in Hard-To-Treat HCV

The synthetic peptide vaccine IC41 induces a T-cell response specific to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients with chronic HCV infection refractory to standard therapy, German researchers report.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:04 am

No Link Found Between Vaccinations and Illness in Deployed UK Military Personnel

Multiple vaccinations administered on a single day have not caused health problems in British military personnel deployed to Iraq since 2003, according to a report in the July 1 issue of BMJ Online First.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:01 am

Existing Recommendations for Bacteriuria Screening Upheld

In a report published this week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmed its 2004 recommendation that clinicians screen for asymptomatic bacteriuria with urine culture in pregnant women at 12 to 16 weeks' gestation or at the first prenatal visit, if the visit occurs after 16 weeks.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Jul 2008 | 2:56 am

Excellent Results With Early, Aggressive Treatment in RA

Continuous methotrexate and intra-articular corticosteroids can achieve "excellent clinical response and disease control after 2 years" in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Danish investigators report in the June issue of the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Jul 2008 | 2:53 am

Eosinophilic Esophagitis Prevalent in All Age Groups

Eosinophilic esophagitis affects people of all ages, though its features are different in children and adults, according to a U.S.-based study.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Jul 2008 | 2:52 am

Comorbidity Erodes Benefits of Tight Glucose Control in Elderly

In elderly type 2 diabetics with comorbid illness or functional impairment, the benefit of intensive glucose control to a maximum hemoglobin A1c of 7% (versus moderate control to HbA1c 7.9%) appears to be only modest, according to research reported in the July 1st issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Jul 2008 | 2:49 am

Review of the psychology of physical attraction

The Journal of Social Psychology June 30, 2008 Originally Published:20080601.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 1 Jul 2008 | 2:22 am

Credit crunch bad for mental health

The Scotsman June 30, 2008 RISING numbers of Scots are seeking help for depression and anxiety brought on by the global credit crunch, experts claim.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 1 Jul 2008 | 2:22 am

Treatments for ADHD evolve

McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted June 30, 2008 GUILFORD COUNTY ??- The causes of Attention Deficit Disorder have been studied for several decades.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 1 Jul 2008 | 2:22 am

Your brain lies to you

International Herald Tribune June 30, 2008 False beliefs are everywhere. Eighteen percent of Americans think the sun revolves around the earth, one poll has found. Thus it seems slightly less egregious that, according to another poll, 10 percent of us think that Senator Barack Obama, a Christian, is instead a Muslim. The Obama campaign has created...
Source: PsycPORT.com | 1 Jul 2008 | 2:22 am

3-D mammograms, cameras may improve breast exams (AP)

AP - Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jul 2008 | 1:18 am

Surprising fact: Half of gun deaths are suicides (AP)

AP - The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on gun ownership last week focused on citizens' ability to defend themselves from intruders in their homes. But research shows that surprisingly often, gun owners use the weapons on themselves.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Jul 2008 | 1:18 am

Dutch smoking ban goes into force

A ban on the smoking of tobacco - but not marijuana - in cafes, bars and restaurants comes into force in the Netherlands.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Jul 2008 | 1:09 am

Bush administration delaying Medicare fee cut (AP)

AP - The Bush administration said Monday it will delay paying doctors for treating Medicare patients in early July to give Congress more time to block a scheduled 10.6 percent fee cut.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2008 | 11:56 pm

Caffeine 'could help prevent MS'

Animal research in several countries suggests caffeine may help reduce nerve damage associated with multiple sclerosis.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2008 | 11:27 pm

Mother's junk food 'harms child'

Eating a poor diet when pregnant or breastfeeding may cause long-lasting health damage to the child, animal studies suggest.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2008 | 11:08 pm

'Good' cholesterol dementia risk

Too little of one type of cholesterol has been linked by research to memory loss and Alzheimer's disease.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2008 | 11:06 pm

Population-Based Strategy Urged to Cut U.S. Obesity Rate

Heart association seeks policy, social changes that boost healthier eating, exercise
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Jun 2008 | 9:13 pm

Caffeine Could Stave Off Multiple Sclerosis

Finding may help scientists develop drug to treat autoimmune disease, researcher says
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Jun 2008 | 9:12 pm

Entecavir May Be Effective for Hepatitis B Refractory to Lamivudine

A randomized controlled trial shows that entecavir is effective in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection refractory to lamivudine therapy.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm

USPSTF Reissues Recommendations for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Screening in Adults

The US Preventive Services Task Force has issued a reaffirmation recommendation statement about screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults; nonpregnant women and men do not need screening.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm

Subtle Neurological Abnormalities Appear to Predict Mortality Risk in Older Adults

Having 3 or more subtle neurological abnormalities doubled the risk of dying within 8 years, in a study of community-dwelling, healthy older individuals.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 9:00 pm

"Good" cholesterol may protect memory, study finds (Reuters)

Reuters - Middle-aged people with low levels of so-called good cholesterol may be at higher risk for memory decline that could foreshadow Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, European researchers said on Monday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Jun 2008 | 8:48 pm

Research Links Low HDL Levels With Memory Loss

But experts aren't ready to embrace the findings as fact
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Jun 2008 | 8:20 pm

Study: World Gets Happier

Despite anxieties of the day, happiness has been on the rise around the world in recent years.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 30 Jun 2008 | 4:42 pm

Quality ranking key to NHS funds

Patients' rating of the quality of their care will directly affect funding of NHS services in England, the government says.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2008 | 3:38 pm

Woman, 55, who advertised for an egg donor on a bus gives birth

A 55-year-old woman who advertised for an egg donor on London buses gives birth to a healthy baby girl.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 30 Jun 2008 | 3:14 pm

Mower season risky for eyes, toes, fingers

Andre Rives no longer mows his own lawn and it's not because he's too busy. The thought of cutting his grass brings back some bad memories. Rives is one of 100,000 people in the United States in 2006 who suffered an injury in a lawn mower accident. He lost three toes. The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, which tracked the statistics, said the problem is more common than people think.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:11 pm