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Tell donor children early in lifeChildren conceived using sperm donors should be told of their origins at an early age, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:30 am Innovative Program Focuses On Improved Care For Children With ADHDAn innovative program is helping busy primary care physicians improve the care they provide for school-aged children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a study led by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and published in the July edition of Pediatrics.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Slow Exercise Is Better For Menopausal Women Than Fast ExerciseIt's an inevitable truth: as we get older, our muscles deteriorate and we become weaker. Not only can this be an immensely frustrating change, but it can also have many other, more serious implications. We become clumsier and begin to have more falls, often resulting in broken bones or even more severe injuries.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Risk Factors For Deadly Form Of LymphomaA new study indicates that the incidence of mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is on the rise, most frequently striking men, Caucasians and older individuals. The study, published in the August 15, 2008 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, also reveals that most patients are diagnosed with advanced stages of the disease.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Causes Early Heart Disease DeathVietnam veterans who experienced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were twice as likely to die from heart disease as veterans without PTSD, a new Geisinger study finds. In a study published in the July issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, Geisinger Senior Investigator Joseph Boscarino, PhD, MPH examined the prevalence of heart disease, PTSD and other problems in more than 4,000 Vietnam veterans.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am A Baby's Smile Is A Natural HighThe baby's smile that gladdens a mother's heart also lights up the reward centers of her brain, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the journal Pediatrics. The finding could help scientists figure out the special mother-infant bond and how it sometimes goes wrong, said Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Newborn Vitamin A Reduces Infant MortalityA single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is published in the July 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Update Of Salmonella Saintpaul Situation In CanadaPublic Health officials in Canada have reported a case of a Salmonella Saintpaul infection that matches those associated with the outbreak in the United States. The individual involved has indicated that he recently travelled to the United States. Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) officials will continue to work with their colleagues in Canada and the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Health And Safety Executive Statement On 20th Anniversary Of Piper Alpha, UKCommenting on the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster where 167 people lost their lives in a major offshore explosion, Judith Hackitt, Chair of the Health and Safety Executive said. "On the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster we remember all those who were involved; those who lost their lives, their families and those who were injured.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Asthma Study Reinforces Pharmacists' Role In Primary Health CareAn asthma-management study published in today's edition of the Medical Journal of Australia highlights the valuable role pharmacists can play in primary health care and chronic disease self-management, according to the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Pediatricians Told To Taper Meds In Kids With Stable AsthmaA study of how pediatricians prescribe asthma medications suggests that while most would readily increase a child's medication if needed, many are reluctant to taper off drug use when less might be best. A report on the study, led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers, appears in the July issue of Pediatrics.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Macau Set to be Medical Tourism DestinationSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:05 am A New President at the Head of the Genethon LaboratorySource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Away from meeting, G8 protesters stun Japanese farmersProtesters from punk rockers to indigenous activists camped out Monday near the secluded resort where the world's top leaders are gathering, stunning farmers but getting no closer to the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jul 2008 | 6:55 am Diabetes forcing many amputationsAround 100 people a week in the UK have a limb amputated as a result of diabetes, a charity has claimed.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jul 2008 | 6:48 am Teva says higher dose of MS drug no more efficient(Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said data from a late-stage trial showed an increased dose of its multiple sclerosis drug, glatiramer acetate (GA), was not more efficient...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jul 2008 | 6:47 am Age of Riches: Challenges of $600-a-Session PatientsWealthy patients, used to getting what they want, can present countless challenges for their therapists.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jul 2008 | 6:44 am Healthy Eating Helps to Get the Bogeys Out of a Golfing DietYou are what you eat, they say, and in golf, it may be more true than you think.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:40 am Comoros regime tightens screw on 'un-Islamic' trendsThe Comoros has in recent weeks launched a crackdown on "loose morals", prompting concern among women and intellectuals that the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago was poised to become a Sharia...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:40 am Complete Study Results Comparing CTI's OPAXIO(TM) With Gemcitabine or Vinorelbine in Performance Status (PS 2) NSCLC Patients Published in Journal of Thoracic OncologySource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:30 am Doctors Press Senate to Undo Medicare CutsAds by the American Medical Association blame Senate Republicans for a 10.6 percent cut in payments to doctors who care for older Americans.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:25 am When baby's smiling, reward centres in mom's brain are activated, MRI showsTORONTO - Parents might say a baby lights up their life, but a new study shows that an image of a smiling baby also "lights up" the reward centres of the mother's brain. Researchers...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:14 am Uncommonly Big Hearts May Not Harm AthletesDr. Paul Thompson, a cardiologist at Hartford Hospital, said it is now known that if the heart is healthy, there is never a point at which it is too big.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jul 2008 | 5:07 am Coffins are out, diamonds are ... foreverAt the end of their days, most people end up six feet under or up in flames, others get frozen or mummified. But some lucky ones are spending eternity as sparkling diamonds,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:34 am Media Talk: Ads Are a Reminder: It’s Not Just Soap; It’s a SoapboxA new ad from Dove tries to tie the company more closely to a self-esteem program for girls. Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:24 am Cholesterol Screening Is Urged for YoungPediatricians are recommending wider cholesterol screening for children, a move likely to stir controversy.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:21 am Edison Pharmaceuticals Receives Commendation From the City of San JoseSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:01 am BD Announces CE Marking of a New Molecular Test to Diagnose Patients with Clostridium difficile InfectionsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jul 2008 | 4:01 am Single-Port Laparoscopy Varicocelectomy DescribedIn a new report, clinicians from the Cleveland Clinic describe the first use, to their knowledge, of single-port laparoscopy to perform varicocelectomy in children.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:49 am SGA Children May Develop Visceral Adiposity Without Being OverweightChildren born small for gestational age (SGA) are prone to develop visceral adiposity, sometimes without being overweight, Spanish and Belgian researchers report in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:47 am High-Risk HPV DNA Detected in Human Breast MilkHuman papillomavirus-16 (HPV-16) DNA can be detected in human breast milk collected during the early postpartum period, researchers in Finland report in the June issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:45 am Education Reduces Children's Need for Anesthesia During RadiotherapyAmong young patients with cancer, a psychoeducational intervention reduces the percentage of patients requiring anesthesia during radiation treatment, Swiss researchers report in a June 4th issue of the BioMed Central journal Radiation Oncology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:41 am Early Laparoscopic Surgery Best for Acute CholecystitisIn patients with acute cholecystitis, performing laparoscopic gallbladder removal within 24 hours of admission, rather than waiting weeks to years after a course of antibiotics has been given, reduces the hospital stay without increasing the risk of complications, new research shows.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:38 am Combination Drug Appears Useful for Hand OsteoarthritisThe synergistic drug candidate CRx-102, which combines dipyridamole with low dose prednisolone, is a safe and effective treatment for reducing pain in patients with hand osteoarthritis, according to a report in the June 19th issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:35 am Biliary Complications More Common in Living Donors of Right Liver Lobe GraftsLiving liver donors are significantly more likely to experience biliary complications when donating a right lobe than a left lobe, results of a study from Japan suggest.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:34 am Q & A: Fruit, Cut and DriedHow does dried fruit compare with fresh fruit in nutritional value?Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:33 am "Better Treatment" Seen Needed for EndometriosisLocal laparoscopic excision of endometriotic lesions is associated with good short-term outcomes but has a high reoperation rate in the long run.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:31 am Khat concernsFears stimulant linked to mental health problemsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jul 2008 | 3:23 am 10-year battle highlights Lyme disease debateFor more than 10 years, Mandy Hughes drifted in an out of what she calls the horrible, debilitating pain of Lyme disease.Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Jul 2008 | 2:42 am Saving mothersG8 must stop childbirth deaths, says charity bossSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:27 pm Talking therapy plans under fireA UK government drive to increase the number of cognitive behavioural therapists is flawed, a group of experts warn.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:01 pm Hardwired for fat: scientists identify obesity gene (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:44 pm The Urge to End It AllIs suicide the deadly result of a deep psychological condition — or a fleeting impulse brought on by opportunity?Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jul 2008 | 7:52 pm Concerns over foreign transplantsA London hospital is referred to healthcare watchdogs over the number of liver transplants carried out on foreign patients.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jul 2008 | 6:58 pm Liver donor's family, recipient unite online (AP)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jul 2008 | 5:39 pm Male biological clock 'ticks too'Scientists say that they have found more evidence that men as well as women have biological clocks.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jul 2008 | 5:07 pm The Evidence Gap: Costly Cancer Drug Offers Hope, but Also a DilemmaAvastin, which can cost as much as $100,000 a year, has become one of the most popular cancer drugs, but studies show it prolongs life by only a few months.Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jul 2008 | 2:26 pm BMA urges tougher tobacco rulesThe British Medical Association's annual conference hears calls for a range of tough measures to rid the UK of smoking.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jul 2008 | 2:19 pm Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts (AP)
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