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Trial for Vaccine Against H.I.V. Is CanceledA trial of a vaccine against the AIDS virus was canceled because officials said it was unlikely to prove effective.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:54 am News From Weill Cornell Medical College June/July 2008New Cancer Stem Cell Identified - A Potential Metastatic Disease Target? Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have identified a type of cancer stem cell that might initiate metastatic cancer, which spreads beyond the original, primary tumor site and to other locations within the body.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am Researchers Find Better Way To Identify MelanomaUniversity of Rochester Medical Center researchers found a new protein produced excessively in malignant melanoma, a discovery that is particularly relevant as skin cancer rates climb dramatically among young women.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition Comments On NIAID Decision Not To Move Forward With PAVE 100 TrialThe AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) has urged Dr. Anthony Fauci and the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to act swiftly to clarify the path ahead suggested by the announcement that NIAID would not go forward with the proposed PAVE 100 AIDS vaccine trial but would, instead, consider a smaller trial of the same candidate.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am Doctors' Orders Lost In TranslationWhen patients are discharged from the emergency department, their recovery depends on carefully following the doctors' instructions for their post care at home. Yet a vast majority of patients don't fully understand what they are supposed to do, and most are not even aware of the chasm in their understanding.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am Increased Triglyceride Levels In Asian-Americans With Genetic VariantA genetic variant found almost exclusively in individuals of Asian descent increases the risk of elevated triglycerides over four-fold, reports a comprehensive study in the August Journal of Lipid Research. In fact, all 11 subjects who carried both copies of this rare variant for apolipoprotein A-V had extremely high and dangerous triglyceride levels in their blood.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am F.D.A. Lifts Tomato WarningCertain peppers are still suspected in the salmonella outbreak, according to the agency.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:46 am China says post-quake health situation still grimBEIJING (Reuters) - The health situation in parts of China hit by the massive earthquake in May remains grim though there have been no epidemics, the government said on Friday.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:37 am How breastfeeding releases a trust hormone in mothersScientists have for the first time shown how a "trust" hormone is released in the brains of breastfeeding mothers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:35 am Food safety worries change buying habitsTroubled by the tainted tomato scare, nearly half of Americans are concerned they may get sick from eating contaminated food and are avoiding items they normally would buy, an Associated...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:05 am Food safety worries change buying habits (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:05 am Guidelines Highlight Key Differences Between Child And Adult StrokeStatement Highlights: This is the first guidance on stroke in children from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke risk, symptoms and treatment in children are different from those in adults. The clot-busting drug t-PA is not generally recommended for treating children, especially newborns.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Cost-Effectiveness Of 64-Slice CT Scanner In Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients Shown By StudyA recent study led by Rahul Khare, MD, emergency department physician and assistant director of operations at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, sought to determine the cost-effectiveness of utilizing a CT scanner to evaluate low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency room.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am ESOF 2008, Europe's Largest Interdisciplinary Science Conference: Access To Scientific Research By Developing CountriesAccess to Research Initiative has announced that on July 19th at 14:30 it will hold a special panel discussion, "Bridging the Digital Divide by 2015: partnering to provide the developing world with critical research" at the 3rd EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF 2008) in Barcelona, Spain.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Standards In Stem Cell ResearchStandards in stem cell research help both scientists and regulators to manage uncertainty and the unknown, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Efforts to standardise practices across different labs is, however, a balancing act where the autonomy of scientists and fragility of living material need to be weighed against the need for comparable data.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am New Study By Researchers At Yale Explores Bullying-Suicide LinkResearchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am FDA declares it's OK to eat tomatoes again (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jul 2008 | 9:19 am Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jul 2008 | 8:23 am China denies Olympic ban on drug sales (Reuters)Reuters - China denied on Friday that pharmacies had banned the sale of everyday products such as cold medication and rash cream to prevent accidental doping during the Olympics, and sought to assure that drugs would meet standards.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jul 2008 | 8:16 am China denies Olympic ban on drug salesBEIJING (Reuters) - China denied on Friday that pharmacies had banned the sale of everyday products such as cold medication and rash cream to prevent accidental doping during the Olympics,...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jul 2008 | 8:16 am Deal Seeks to Offer Drug for Malaria at Low PriceThe Clinton Foundation announced an agreement among several drug makers that it hopes will assure a supply of a crucial malaria medicine at reasonable prices for the world’s poor.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Jul 2008 | 7:44 am Alzheimer's vaccine stopped plaque but not dementia, study findsbuilds up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease could be removed, they could be saved. But a new vaccine that did just that suggests the theory is wrong. British...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jul 2008 | 7:27 am Rise Seen in Medical Efforts to Treat the Very OldSome doctors are hailing surgery for centenarians, but others say such procedures can be wasteful and barbaric.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Jul 2008 | 7:08 am While the U.S. Spends Heavily on Health Care, a Study Faults the QualityA new study highlights the stark contrast between what the United States spends on its health system and the quality of care it delivers.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Jul 2008 | 6:59 am Bringing music from Nazi death camps to lifeThe idea of collecting music written in internment camps before and during World War II may not occur to everyone. But that has been Francesco Lotoro's quest since 1991. ...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jul 2008 | 6:16 am Northwest Biotherapeutics to Present at Next Generation Vaccine ConferenceSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am Pakistan polio case despite trucePakistani health officials say they have recorded a new case of polio in Swat district despite local militants pledging to not resist vaccinations.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jul 2008 | 5:12 am Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Your odds of surviving cancer depend on which country you live in. And, in the United States, it also depends on whether you're black or white, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jul 2008 | 3:48 am Gene Mutation Puts Some Kids at Risk for Tobacco Addiction (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- People with certain common genetic variations that affect their nicotine receptors seem to be at higher risk for becoming life-long nicotine addicts if they begin smoking before they turn 17, a new study says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jul 2008 | 3:48 am U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite wide-ranging efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new report found.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jul 2008 | 3:48 am Record number of babies born last yearMore babies were born in the United States last year than ever before, according to preliminary data, but it's not another baby boom just yet. About 4,315,000 children were born in 2007,Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jul 2008 | 3:44 am True Olympic spirit found in those who come lastTrue Olympic spirit is often found away from gold medallists with their agents and sponsorship deals -- it is found in its purest sense in those that come last. Swimmer Eric...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jul 2008 | 2:26 am Alzheimer's drug trial 'promise'A drug once used to treat hayfever "improves" symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jul 2008 | 1:31 am Hospitals 'could aid crime fight'Hospitals should share information with police when patients are admitted because of a violent attack, a crime expert says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jul 2008 | 1:25 am Family sues co. for muscular dystrophy drug (AP)AP - A Minnesota family is trying to force a New Jersey drug company to give their son an experimental drug for a fatal form of muscular dystrophy, saying he'll die without it.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Jul 2008 | 1:13 am J&J found not liable in Calif. Motrin lawsuitLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Thursday won a lawsuit brought by the family of an 11-year-old girl who became blind after using the drug Children's Motrin in 2003.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jul 2008 | 1:08 am LifesaverDevice revives man after swimming pool heart attackSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:57 am Public heart shock scheme successA scheme to provide defibrillators in public places in England and Wales should be extended, researchers say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:56 am William F. McMurry - Lead Class Counsel Obtains $16.4 Million Settlement for Elderly ClientsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:39 am Men and women have different brains, research revealsThe Scotsman July 17, 2008 THE saying goes that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but scientists believe the real explanation for differences between the sexes lies in the structure of their brains.Source: PsycPORT.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:49 pm Bullying: Words can really hurtSchool Psychology Review July 17, 2008 Originally Published:20080601.Source: PsycPORT.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:49 pm Medicare changes impact patients' access to mental health careAssociated Press July 17, 2008 The major goal of the new Medicare law passed this week was to block a scheduled cut in fees paid to doctors. But there's also plenty in the law that directly affects Medicare beneficiaries.Source: PsycPORT.com | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:49 pm Low-Fat Milk OK for Some ToddlersPediatricians look to help those at risk of obesity or with high cholesterolSource: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:16 pm Russian antihistamine drug does well in Alzheimer's test (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jul 2008 | 11:10 pm Palivizumab May Prevent RSV Infections in Infants With Cystic FibrosisData from the prospective Palivizumab Outcomes Registry indicate that prophylactic treatment with the monoclonal antibody prevents respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection among infants with cystic fibrosis.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:34 pm More Americans Obese, Government FindsMore than a quarter of all Americans are now obese, the latest U.S. government figures show.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:32 pm L.A. City Attorney Sues Blue Shield of CaliforniaThe city attorney of Los Angeles on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Blue Shield of California, accusing the health insurer of unlawfully canceling policies after patients became hospitalized or seriously ill.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:30 pm Incentives Expected to Spur U.S. Docs to E-PrescribeMore U.S. doctors are expected to throw away their paper pads and begin to prescribe drugs electronically under a new Medicare measure offering them financial incentives to go high-tech, according to experts.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:27 pm Clarithromycin, Ciprofloxacin Similar as Add-Ons for Mycobacterial Lung InfectionsClarithromycin or ciprofloxacin as adjuncts to rifampicin and ethambutol produce similar outcomes in patients with opportunistic mycobacterial pulmonary infections, according to results from the largest randomized trial on this subject.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:23 pm Balamuthia Amebic Encephalitis Cases Reported in CaliforniaFrom 1997 to 2007, the California Encephalitis Project identified 10 cases of encephalitis that were caused by the free-living ameba Balamuthia mandrillaris, according to findings appearing in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for July 18.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:21 pm Astellas Wins Japan Approval for Once-Daily Formulation of TacrolimusAstellas Pharma Inc said on Thursday it had won approval to sell a new version of its key transplant drug in Japan, the second major region where it has gained approval although it is facing delays in the United States.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:20 pm FDA Shifts Stance on Mercury in Dental AmalgamThe FDA has reopened the period of public comment on proposed rule changes that would tighten controls on dental amalgam, a mercury-containing material used in dental fillings.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:09 pm CDC survey: South leads nation in obesityRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:06 pm FDA lifts warning on tomatoesTomatoes are again safe to eat, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, weeks after the food was blamed as the source of a salmonella outbreak in several states.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:39 pm Tomatoes Cleared, Hot Peppers Still Being Investigated for SalmonellaThe FDA and CDC have eliminated tomatoes as a source for the ongoing Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak, but serrano and jalapeno peppers are still being investigated.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:29 pm Donor kidneys removed with single bellybutton cut (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:18 pm FDA Says It's Safe to Eat TomatoesSalmonella outbreak may be winding down; peppers remain suspectSource: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:18 pm Zinc Supplementation May Be Effective in Childhood DiarrheaA systematic review shows that zinc supplementation is effective in children aged 6 months and older, particularly in geographic areas where mortality rates from diarrhea are high.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm US set to overturn HIV travel banThe US Senate votes to lift a long-standing ban on allowing HIV-positive visitors to enter the US.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:46 pm UN in call for basic sanitationThe number of people without clean drinking water drops sharply - but sanitation remains a huge problem, the UN says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:22 pm Don't become the victim of a surgical errorA surgeon in New Jersey removes the wrong lung. Minnesota doctors remove a healthy kidney from a cancer patient and leave the diseased one behind. A California surgeon removes an appendix from the wrong patient. From coast to coast, surgical errors are making headlines. In this week's Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen gives you five ways to make sure you're not the next victimSource: CNN.com - Health | 17 Jul 2008 | 6:29 pm Meat Eaters Live a LiePerceptual biases found in our taste buds.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Jul 2008 | 5:36 pm TV surgeon pays patient damagesA plastic surgeon who has appeared on TV pays substantial damages to a woman who suffered a stroke while he performed her face lift.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 5:26 pm Healthy Diets Shown to Have Benefit Despite Modest Weight LossesThe results of a tightly controlled dieting experiment highlight the difficulty of weight loss and that most diets just don’t work very well.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jul 2008 | 5:20 pm Patient death GP action 'illegal'A doctor broke the law by prescribing sleeping pills to a suicidal patient, a medical hearing is told.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Jul 2008 | 5:13 pm Low-carb diet beats other diets in studyRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Jul 2008 | 2:17 pm Temptation: How Men and Women DifferTemptation shows that, once again, men are from Mars and women are from Venus.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:57 pm Problems Persist With Red Cross Blood ServicesDespite $21 million in fines and repeated vows to improve its methods, the American Red Cross is still falling short.Source: NYT > Health | 17 Jul 2008 | 12:03 pm
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