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Dr. Michael E. DeBakey Is Dead at 99Dr. DeBakey’s innovative heart and blood vessel operations made him one of America’s most influential doctors.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Jul 2008 | 3:14 pm Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2008 | 3:02 pm Former White House press secretary Snow dies (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2008 | 2:11 pm Scientists Predict New Uses For Existing Drugs From Their Side EffectsResearchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) discovered a new way to make use of drugs' unwanted side effects. They developed a computational method that compares how similar the side effects of different drugs are and predicts how likely the drugs act on the same target molecule. The study, published in Science this week, hints at new uses of marketed drugs.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2008 | 2:00 pm Study targets troops' mental-health needsMcClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted July 12, 2008 This region's patriotism has prompted many to join the National Guard and military Reserve units and sent many to war.Source: PsycPORT.com | 12 Jul 2008 | 1:38 pm Analysis: Help candidates can do withoutAssociated Press July 12, 2008 WASHINGTON - Former Republican Sen. Phil Gramm isn't the first friend to give a presidential candidate heartburn. And based on recent history, another one will be along before John McCain or Barack Obama know it.Source: PsycPORT.com | 12 Jul 2008 | 1:38 pm Private Healthcare Provider Fined For Breaching Conditions Of RegistrationThe Healthcare Commission has secured the conviction of Orthopaedic and Spine Specialty Clinic Ltd, a company which runs an orthopaedic hospital in Peterborough, and Mr Ahmed Shair, an orthopaedic surgeon and sole director of the company which owns the hospital.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm 50th American Association Of Physicists In Medicine Meeting, July 27 To July 31Later this month, thousands of scientists and health professionals from the field of medical physics will meet at the 50th meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in Houston, Texas. There, from July 27 to July 31, they will present the latest technologies for imaging and treating diseases and discuss the ethical and regulatory issues facing the field today.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm American Diabetes Association Applauds U.S. Congress For Extending Special Diabetes ProgramsThe American Diabetes Association (ADA) applauds the U.S. Congress for voting in favor of extending the Special Diabetes Programs (SDP) for two more years. Today, the U.S. Senate voted in support of a Medicare package that included a two-year extension of the Special Diabetes Programs. The measure recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives as well.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm Alcohol's Impact On Heart And Stroke Risk May Differ For Men, WomenThe volume of alcohol consumption may have a significantly different effect on heart and stroke risk in men and women, according to a study of Japanese people published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. "An amount of alcohol that may be beneficial for men is not good for women at all," said Hiroyasu Iso, M.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm BioAlliance Pharma Launches Loramyc(R) In The UK, Germany And DenmarkBioAlliance Pharma SA (Euronext Paris - BIO), the specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of opportunistic infections in cancer and HIV, announced the launch of its lead product Loramyc® on the British, German and Danish markets.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am Smoking May Be Responsible For Alaskan Eskimos' High Rates Of Artery PlaqueAlaskan Eskimos' significantly higher rates of fatty artery plaque than the general U.S. population may be due to unhealthy lifestyle habits, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am Postmarketing Studies Are Becoming The Norm In The U.S., Europe, And Japan, According To Tufts Center For The Study Of Drug DevelopmentPost-approval study commitments, in which drug developers, as a condition of regulatory approval, agree to conduct research on newly marketed prescription drugs, are becoming routine in the United States, Europe, and Japan, according to a recently completed analysis conducted by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. Seventy-five percent of new drugs approved in the U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Glenn Foundation For Medical Research Commits $5 Million To Study AgingThe Glenn Foundation for Medical Research, founded by philanthropist Paul F. Glenn, has announced a $5 million commitment to the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) to provide grants to scientists studying the biology of aging and age-related diseases.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am British Dental Association Response To Review Of The National Dental Contract In WalesThe British Dental Association has welcomed the publication of the Welsh Assembly Government Task and Finish Group's Review of the Dental Contract in Wales. The report notes issues around the new dental contract including concerns about the system of units of dental activity and problems encountered by local health boards in commissioning dental care.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am Study finds arsenic threats in SE Asia (AP)AP - Myanmar's cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta and Indonesia's Sumatra island face high risks of arsenic contamination in groundwater that could cause cancer and other diseases in residents, according to a new study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2008 | 7:59 am Pioneering US heart surgeon diesDr Michael DeBakey, the heart surgeon who gained fame for his procedures developing bypass surgery, dies aged 99.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jul 2008 | 7:47 am Thai tourists cancel Cambodia trips over security fearsAbout a thousand Thais have cancelled visits to Cambodia's famous Angkor Wat ruins since an ownership dispute erupted between the two neighbours over another temple, a tourism chief said...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2008 | 6:20 am Psychiatric Group Faces Scrutiny Over Drug Industry TiesProbing into the financial relationship between drug companies and psychiatrists, senators are demanding that the American Psychiatric Association give an accounting of its financing.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Jul 2008 | 6:13 am Study: As gas prices go up, auto deaths drop (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2008 | 5:33 am Afghan play raises ghosts of brutal pastUnsure, Sardar takes his head in his hands: should he undergo the operation that will enable him to express the horrors of Afghanistan's past 30 years at the risk of reviving unbearable...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2008 | 5:31 am Airport kite flyers pose dilemma for Indonesia: reportKite-flying children are endangering planes landing at Jakarta's international airport, but authorities must give them parks to play in rather than threaten them with fines, a report said...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2008 | 5:22 am Green Olympics yield mixed record on green buildingBEIJING (Reuters) - It's been billed as the "Green Olympics", but do the showpiece venues that will host the Games' key events live up to the theme?Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2008 | 4:26 am Endometriosis Drug Significantly Reduces Pain in TrialRepro Therapeutics Inc. said its lead experimental drug Proflex significantly relieved pain in women suffering from endometriosis, a condition affecting the uterus, according to the interim analysis of a mid-stage trial.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jul 2008 | 3:46 am Efalizumab for Psoriasis May Trigger Psoriatic ArthritisResults of a study published in the June issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism suggest that treatment with efalizumab for moderate to severe psoriasis may trigger psoriatic arthritis.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jul 2008 | 3:44 am Clinical Trials Update: July 11, 2008 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2008 | 3:43 am Workshop Helps Parents, Kids Talk About Sex (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Teach parents how to talk about sex with their teen, and they will tackle this tough subject more readily and often, a new study says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2008 | 3:43 am Computer-Assisted Oral Anticoagulant Dosage May Reduce Adverse EventsCompared with dosage determined by medical staff, computer-assisted oral anticoagulant dosage reduces clinical adverse events, according to the results of a multicenter trial.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jul 2008 | 3:41 am Avoid Caves in Uganda After Marburg Case: WHO AdviceThe World Health Organisation (WHO) urged Ugandans and tourists on Friday to avoid entering caves with bats in the East African country after a Dutch woman returned home with deadly Marburg haemorrhagic fever.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jul 2008 | 3:38 am Autologous HSCT May Be Alternative for Refractory Systemic VasculitisAutologous non-myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for patients with refractory systemic vasculitis with neurological involvement can be an effective treatment strategy, according to a study by U.S. researchers published in the July issue of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jul 2008 | 3:36 am Abnormal Body Fat Distribution Despite Seen in Women With RAWomen with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased odds of having abnormal body fat distribution, sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity, especially those with a normal weight, compared with men with RA or women without the disease, according to researchers in Baltimore, Maryland.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jul 2008 | 3:34 am India's diamond traders move house and dream bigMUMBAI (Reuters) - The ambitions of Mumbai's diamond traders are grand, even if their offices are not.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2008 | 2:00 am Emageon Selects Jefferies & Company and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey as AdvisorsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2008 | 2:00 am Bands eager to be on "Madden Football" teamDENVER (Billboard) - Twenty years ago, it's likely nobody in the music industry even noticed the introduction of a videogame called "John Madden Football." Times certainly have changed.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2008 | 1:49 am Hospital error blamed for more infant overdoses (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jul 2008 | 12:56 am Central DuPage Hospital's Orthopedics Ranks in U.S. News Media Group's 2008 Edition of America's Best Hospitals for the Second Consecutive YearSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2008 | 12:07 am Mexico reports tests found no salmonella in Mexican tomatoesMEXICO CITY - Mexico's Agriculture Department says its tests found no salmonella in Mexican tomatoes. It says Mexican officials took samples from the same soil, water and tomatoes...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Jul 2008 | 12:02 am VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. Announces Board of Director ResignationSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Jul 2008 | 11:17 pm Virus helps show cancer spreadScientists have used a common cold virus to "light up" prostate cancer tumours in different parts of the body.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jul 2008 | 11:15 pm Primary ADT Does Not Improve Survival in Prostate CancerPrimary androgen-deprivation therapy, used instead of surgery and/or radiation, does not improve survival over conservative management.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm Alpha-Linolenic Acid Reduces Risk of Nonfatal MIOne study found that alpha-linolenic acid is protective against cardiovascular disease, whereas another study found that linoleic acid prevents high blood pressure.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm Diabetes Risk Directly Related to Glucose Level, Even Within Normal RangeNew research suggests that the risk for the development of type 2 diabetes is increased with plasma glucose levels much less than the current cutoff value for defining impaired fasting glucose.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm Extracorporeal Life Support Improves Survival in Cardiac ArrestExtracorporeal life support combined with conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation roughly doubles survival vs resuscitation alone in patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, a new study suggests.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm New genetic mutation tied to Alzheimer's disease (Reuters)Reuters - Scientists have found evidence that a mutation in a gene called CALHM1 that results in abnormal calcium signaling influences the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects early 18 million people in the world.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jul 2008 | 6:44 pm Nanoparticle Stops Cancer From Spreading'Smart bomb' curbs metastasis with fewer side effects, study findsSource: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Jul 2008 | 6:17 pm ED from prostate cancer hormone therapy treatable (Reuters)Reuters - A new study shows that a substantial minority of men receiving so-called androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT, for prostate cancer experience erectile dysfunction (ED). However, many respond well to ED therapy, doctors from Memphis have found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Jul 2008 | 4:47 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 | 11 Jul 2008 | 4:22 pm Teen pregnancy up for first time in 15 yearsTeen pregnancies rose in the United States for the first time since 1991, the National Institutes of Health reported Friday. The new data also show that eighth-graders smoke less, according to the report "America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2008."Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Jul 2008 | 4:19 pm Your Skin Produces Marijuana-Like SubstanceMarijuana-like substances made by the skin are necessary for a healthy complexion, a new study concludes.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Jul 2008 | 4:02 pm Youssif: 'I can do more'Youssif is in his bright orange Spiderman shirt -- and he's speaking in English. "Look I can jump, it's very scary," he says.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Jul 2008 | 3:24 pm Cave warning on Uganda bat virusThe WHO warns people not to enter Ugandan caves after a Dutch tourist contracts a deadly bat-carried virus.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jul 2008 | 2:31 pm Teen Birth Rates, Homicides on Increase, Report ShowsBut deaths from accidents and smoking among eighth-graders are down, researchers addSource: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Jul 2008 | 2:22 pm Adults misjudge weight problemsBritons are getting worse at judging when they are overweight, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Jul 2008 | 2:13 pm Autism law praised as model for other statesKnight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 11, 2008 Jul. 11--Autism advocates are hailing the long-awaited passage of a state bill that requires insurance companies to start covering autism treatments next July.Source: PsycPORT.com | 11 Jul 2008 | 1:38 pm Provision on gun sale ban to mentally ill in disputeMcClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted July 11, 2008 The state Senate moved Thursday to keep guns from those deemed so mentally ill that they pose an immediate threat to themselves and others.Source: PsycPORT.com | 11 Jul 2008 | 1:38 pm Mental activity may affect autism-linked geneswashingtonpost.com July 11, 2008 New research suggests that some cases of autism arise from defects in genes that can be turned on or off by mental activity, a finding that sheds light on the devastating condition and might eventually lead to strategies to treat it.Source: PsycPORT.com | 11 Jul 2008 | 1:38 pm
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