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Special infant formulas cut long-term allergy risk (Reuters)Reuters - Hypoallergenic infant formulas may help lower the long-term risk of allergies in children who are genetically vulnerable to them, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:26 pm Small Business Is Latest Focus in Health FightStates are taking various approaches to help businesses unable to provide health insurance for their employees.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:15 pm AMA apologizes to black doctors for past racism (AP)AP - The American Medical Association on Thursday issued a formal apology for more than a century of discriminatory policies that excluded blacks from participating in a group long considered the voice of U.S. doctors.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:08 pm Nepal On Track To Meet HIV/AIDS Target, MDGs, Minister SaysNepal is on track to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by 2015 -- including targets related to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care -- Minister for Health and Population Giriraj Mani Pokharel said recently, Xinhua News Agency reports. Pokharel was speaking at the Third National AIDS Conference, themed "Towards Universal Access.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:00 pm Advocates Protest Catholic Church's Position On Condoms, Contraception Prior To Pope's Visit To AustraliaMembers of the group NoToPope Coalition on Wednesday protested Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Sydney, Australia, for Catholic World Youth Day, in part because of the Roman Catholic church's ban on condom use and contraception, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports (Gelineau, AP/International Herald Tribune, 7/9).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:00 pm Many Web Sites Still Offering Controlled Substances Without Prescription, Report FindsMany Internet sites that advertise or sell controlled medications do not require a prescription, a situation that is contributing to the rise in abuse of prescription drugs, according to a report by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, the New York Times reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:00 pm Olympus Grants An Additional $500,000 For Research In Minimally Invasive SurgeryThe Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research™ (NOSCAR™), a joint effort of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), has announced Olympus' continuing commitment to fundingSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:00 pm UTC Contributes $1 Million to Smilow Cancer HospitalSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:51 pm Proposed Medicare Regulations Threaten to End Millions of Free Meals Offered to Seniors During Education SeminarsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:41 pm Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) Names Dr. Derek Winstanly Chair-ElectSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:35 pm Lack of Access to Specialty Care, Insufficient Research Funds Plague HeadacheTwo new studies suggest that US patients with headache lack access to specialty care and that the field is suffering from a serious shortage of research funding.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:34 pm Merit Medical Pre-Announces Record Sales and Earnings for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2008Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:30 pm Maintain Beta Blockers at Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure, Registry ConfirmsData from a "real-world" population support what guidelines recommend based on atypical clinical-trial experiences, researchers say.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:19 pm Corgenix Announces Expansion of Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Product Development ProgramSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:15 pm Isabel Healthcare Adds Hospitals in Wisconsin & MinnesotaSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:15 pm AMA apologizes to black doctors for racismThe American Medical Association on Thursday issued a formal apology for more than a century of discriminatory policies that excluded blacks from participating in a group long considered...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:14 pm New Study Shows Physicians Use Numerous Sources to Inform Prescribing Decisions for PatientsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:12 pm Mutation in Gene for ANP Causes Familial AFUS researchers have found that a mutation in the gene that encodes atrial natriuretic peptide appears to be responsible for hereditary atrial fibrillation, the first time a hormone has been found to be associated with AF. The results could have important implications for a drug discovery program, say the researchers.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:04 pm Pharmaceutical Marketing Done Right: Archi-Tech Systems Unveils Version of Proven Analytics Solution for Campaign ManagementSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:03 pm Skin Deep: Cancer-Specific Products: An Unnecessary Balm?It’s now easier than ever for cancer patients (and their relatives who come bearing presents) to find skin-care lines made specially for them.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:02 pm Johnson & Johnson Announces Commitment To Adopt Revised PhRMA Marketing Code for Responsible Interactions With Healthcare ProfessionalsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:02 pm A Young Life Lost to Prescription Drug Abuse (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- In 2006, when he was 17, Harrison Neal of Tulsa, Okla., died in his sleep after knowingly ingesting prescription drugs meant for someone else.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:01 pm UNITAID Endorses Creation Of Panel To Examine Drug Patent IssuesThe drug purchasing agency UNITAID is endorsing the formation of a panel of experts to examine the viability of a "patent pool," the New York Times reports. The pool in theory would hold licenses on patented drugs, and the licenses could be used to produce the medicines at lower costs for developing countries, according to the Times.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm New York Times Examines McCain's Plan To Expand Federal Support For State High-Risk PoolsThe New York Times on Wednesday examined a plan by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) to expand high-risk health insurance pools as part of his plan to provide greater access to health insurance in an "invigorated individual market.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Examines Pa.'s Decision To Refuse Title V Abstinence-Only Education FundsThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday examined the decision by Pennsylvania officials to refuse more than $5.8 million in federal Title V abstinence-only education funding since 2003. Pennsylvania is one of many states that are refusing Title V funds.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm Anti-Tobacco Campaign Tests Lung Capacity, Determination And Tobacco Awareness In 'Miley Mania Adventure'Pop culture, anti-tobacco awareness and physical endurance merged last Friday in The TRUTH's 'Miley Mania Adventure' in Salt Lake City. Twenty parent-child teams faced six anti-tobacco riddles that lead them to scavenge over 50 miles of the Wasatch Front with nothing more than their own two feet and the local public transit system.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm Realities of One-Night Stands RevealedWomen seek one-night stands even though they feel crappy the morning after.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:27 pm US outbreak of salmonella spreadsMore than 1,000 people in more than 40 US states are now confirmed to have become ill with salmonella since April.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:18 pm Depression After Stroke: A Neglected ProblemPeople who have had a stroke and the people who are close to them need more support in order to manage the consequences of stroke. As well as the physical disabilities, the psychological burden is difficult to cope with. It is not only stroke patients who become depressed: their friends and relatives often become depressed too.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm Men And Women Benefit From Gender Specific Kidney TransplantsThe gender of donor and recipient plays a larger role in kidney transplants than previously assumed. Female donor kidneys do not function as well in men - due to their smaller size. Women have a higher risk of rejecting a male donor kidney. Therefore, in the future, gender should be considered more in the allocation of donor kidneys, say researchers from Basel and Heidelberg.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm Active lifestyle may prevent cancer: Japan study (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2008 | 8:55 am As Outbreak Affects 1,000, Experts See Flaws in LawSome food safety experts tied problems in tracing the source of the salmonella outbreak to what they say are shortcomings in the Bioterrorism Act of 2002.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2008 | 8:41 am More suspects in frustrating salmonella probe (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2008 | 8:30 am Fitness: Samba Lines at the GymZumba, the exercise class defined by its Latin rhythms, is a cardio-dance workout with a party atmosphere.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2008 | 5:26 am Drug Industry to Announce Revised Code on MarketingThe pens, pads, mugs and other gifts that drug makers have long showered on doctors will be banned from their marketing campaigns under a guideline that the industry is expected to announce Thursday.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2008 | 4:59 am F.D.A. Revises Its Letter for Nonapproval of DrugsDrug makers whose products are not ready for approval in the U.S. will soon get the word from regulators in a new format intended partly to avoid scaring investors.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jul 2008 | 4:53 am Seniors Having More Sex Than Ever (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to sex, grandma and grandpa are having more of it these days, new Swedish research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:47 am Increased Capsaicin Receptor-Expressing Nerve Fibers Seen in Irritable Bowel SyndromePatients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have a high number of rectosigmoid sensory fibers that express the capsaicin receptor TRPV1, according to a report in the July issue of Gut.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:21 am Bronchiolitis Disease Burden in Infants Is Substantial and IncreasingRates of all types of medical visits for bronchiolitis are increasing and the total burden of the disease is "substantial," according to results of a retrospective, population-based study of full-term, normal birth weight infants enrolled in the Tennessee Medicaid program in 1995-2003.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:14 am Newest fertility treatment may be a diet (Reuters)Reuters - The newest low-tech fertility treatment may be a diet, researchers said on Wednesday after learning that obese men have more abnormal sperm and make less semen.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:14 am Alendronate Use Linked to Low-Energy Femoral FracturesProlonged use of the bisphosphonate alendronate may increase the risk of low-energy fractures of the femoral shaft, according to physicians at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Jul 2008 | 3:04 am Brazil MPs reject abortion reformA congressional commission in Brazil rejects a bid to legalise abortion in the world's most populous Catholic nation.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:56 am More people over 70 enjoying sexThe Independent - London July 09, 2008 Over-70s are having more sex than ever - but more women than men are enjoying itSource: PsycPORT.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:41 am Age associated memory impairment in boomer generationCanada NewsWire July 09, 2008 TORONTO, Jul 9, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- "Not all memory problems are Alzheimer's disease"Source: PsycPORT.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:41 am Drinking halt can lead to depressionThe Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C. July 09, 2008 Jul. 9--CHAPEL HILL -- New research by UNC scientists shows that stopping drinking -- including at moderate levels -- may lead to health problems including depression and a reduced capacity of the brain to produce new neurons, a process called neurogenesis.Source: PsycPORT.com | 10 Jul 2008 | 2:41 am 'New CJD type' discovered in USA new form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) may have been uncovered in a handful of patients in the US.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jul 2008 | 12:07 am Rates of Mantle Cell Lymphoma are Steadily RisingThe incidence of mantle cell lymphoma increased between 1992 and 2004, with a significantly higher incidence in men, white Americans, and people older than 50 years. Most patients were diagnosed with stage 4 disease. Mortality rates also increased during this time period.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:57 pm Nurses Step Up Efforts to Protect Against AttacksAdvocates for nurses are lobbying for increased penalties for violent patients and urging that all incidents be reported.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:47 pm If you had salmonella, would you know?Dan Kruse started to feel weak one day while hanging out with his friends in a park. The next day, the eighth-grader woke up completely jaundiced -- the whites of his eyes were yellow -- and he urinated blood.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:33 pm Biomarkers Predict Risk for Prostate Cancer RecurrenceA blood test that screens for a panel of 7 biomarkers can accurately predict whether a patient will experience disease recurrence, researchers suggest.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:20 pm Salmonella Illnesses Now Top 1,000Health officials add hot peppers and cilantro as suspect foods, along with tomatoesSource: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:11 pm Ankle-Brachial Index Improves CV Risk PredictionThe authors of a new meta-analysis suggest that a new equation incorporating the ankle-brachial index and Framingham scores could more accurately predict risk, and they intend to develop such a model.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm Fructose Intake Has Increased to More Than 10% of Daily Energy in US DietHigh fructose intake may worsen levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, and uric acid as well as increase the risk for obesity and cardiovascular disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm Study: Medical students show racial biasEdna sits on an examining table ready and alert -- she wants answers about the lump in her breast.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jul 2008 | 8:22 pm Study finds addictive drugs easily ordered online (AP)AP - More than three-quarters of Web sites that offer highly addictive medications do not require a prescription, according to a study released Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jul 2008 | 7:25 pm Group calls for zero tolerance of doctor bullies (AP)AP - Bullying doctors can make nurses afraid to question their performance, resulting in medical errors, according to a hospital group that announced new requirements for cracking down on intimidating behavior.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jul 2008 | 7:08 pm Good Diet, Exercise Keep Brain HealthyA balanced diet and exercise can protect the brain and ward off mental disorders.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Jul 2008 | 6:52 pm Heat Exposure a Dangerous Summer ThreatThe poor, the elderly and people without health insurance especially vulnerable, study saysSource: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Jul 2008 | 6:13 pm McCain Plan to Aid States on Health Could Be CostlySenator John McCain’s plan to expand federal support for state high-risk pools could run into his pledge to balance the budget.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jul 2008 | 5:06 pm Watch your waistline: Fat men have bad sperm (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jul 2008 | 4:14 pm Doctors support more 20mph zonesThe British Medical Assocation calls for 20mph zones in residential areas as routine to protect children.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Jul 2008 | 2:17 pm FDA orders 'black box' label on some antibioticsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday ordered the makers of certain antibiotics to add a "black box" label warning -- the FDA's strongest -- to alert patients of possible tendon ruptures and tendonitis.Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Jul 2008 | 1:57 pm
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