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California Bars Restaurant Use of Trans FatsUnder a new law, the fats long linked to health problems must be excised from restaurants and retail baked goods.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jul 2008 | 1:04 pm Fruitless Mating Rituals The Result Of 1 Missing GeneMale fruit flies missing a gene for one particular odor receptor become clueless in matters of love, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered. Because they lack the ability to read important chemical cues, these flies will indiscriminately attempt to have sex with other males, and with females who have already mated.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm The Costs Of Climate ChangeClimate change will carry a price tag of billions of dollars for a number of U.S. states, says a new series of reports from the University of Maryland's Center for Integrative Environmental Research (CIER). The researchers conclude that the costs have already begun to accrue and are likely to endure.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am California becomes first state to ban trans fats (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jul 2008 | 10:43 am Drug Test a Success for AmgenThe biotechnology company reported a successful trial for an experimental osteoporosis drug that reduced the risk of bone fractures in post-menopausal women.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jul 2008 | 10:12 am How Carrots Help Us See The Color OrangeOne of the easiest ways to identify an object is by its color - perhaps it is because children's books encourage us to pair certain objects with their respective colors.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Wikipathways Created To Foster Research Collaboration, Enable Data Exchange Of Biological PathwaysThe rapid accumulation of biological data today is a significant challenge for researchers. That challenge is prompting some scientists to focus on new ways to better manage that data and to make it readily available. The laboratory of Bruce Conklin in the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease has created a new collaboration tool, WikiPathways to focus on the use of biological pathways.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am Researchers Use New Tools To Combat Skin CancerThere's something new under the sun at South Dakota State University: Researchers are working with molecules that protect against skin cancer and may even help undo the sun's damage. Distinguished professor Chandradhar Dwivedi, head of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department in the College of Pharmacy at SDSU, said the work could be commercialized within 10 years.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Corporate Donors Support American Red Cross Response To Hurricane DollyHurricane Dolly made landfall on Wednesday, July 23, pounding Southeastern Texas with torrential rains and 100-mph winds. The hurricane downed trees, caused massive power outages and flooded communities.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Binge Drinking Teens, Catastrophic Megafloods, And The Importance Of TouchThe BA Festival of Science will be in Liverpool from 6-11 September, bringing over 350 of the UK's top scientists and engineers to discuss the latest developments in science with the public. In addition to talks and debates at the University of Liverpool, there will be a host of events throughout the city as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Study Provides Support For Use Of Microbicide Vaginal Gels For Protection From HIVA new study by a Tulane University research team gives support for the use of vaginal microbicide gels as a way to protect women against sexual transmission of HIV. The team, led by Ronald S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am 'Green' Potato Health Risk Can Be Eliminated By Cutting Away Affected AreaPotatoes that have turned 'green' can potentially contain a naturally occurring toxin called Glycoalkaloids (GA) and pose a risk to public health according to a review paper published in the latest online issue of SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (JSFA).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Amgen Announces Positive Top-Line Results For Denosumab Pivotal Postmenopausal Osteoporosis TrialAmgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced findings from the pivotal fracture trial evaluating its RANK Ligand inhibitor, denosumab, in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am FDA: Avoid jalapenos from Mexico, not US (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jul 2008 | 7:41 am What’s Lurking in Your Countertop?As the popularity of granite countertops has increased, so have reports that some are emitting radiation and radon at surprisingly high levels.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jul 2008 | 6:47 am Salmonella warning limited to Mexican peppersOnly Mexican-grown jalapeños and serrano peppers have been linked to the salmonella outbreak, a spokesman for the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Jul 2008 | 6:17 am Singapore visitors fall for first time in 51 months: govtThe number of visitors to Singapore fell 4.1 percent in June, the first monthly decline after more than four years of gains, the city-state's tourism board said. "Prior to...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jul 2008 | 6:01 am Weight Drives the Young to Adult Pills, Data SaysA growing number of children are taking drugs for a wide range of chronic conditions related to childhood obesity.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jul 2008 | 5:11 am Clinical Trials Update: July 25, 2008 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Jul 2008 | 3:47 am California bans restaurants from using trans fatsCalifornia on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Jul 2008 | 3:26 am Trans-fats banned in CaliforniaCalifornia becomes the first US state to ban trans-fats, chemically altered vegetable oils linked to heart disease.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jul 2008 | 3:14 am European Drug Watchdog Supports New Pill by BayerBayer’s experimental anticoagulant Xarelto, its biggest new drug hope, has been recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Jul 2008 | 3:04 am Deaf boy speaksNotebook find could end 350-year-old UK science disputeSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:42 am Warning over blood-taking methodA UK expert has warned people who take blood not to allow patients to tightly clench their fists as it can confuse results.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:22 am Klafter & Olsen LLP Announces That It Has Filed a Class Action Lawsuit Against ArthroCare Corporation on Behalf of Common Stock Holders and Certain Traders in ArthroCare OptionsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:55 pm EPA Confirms That Granite Countertops Pose No Significant Health Risk, Undercutting 'Junk Science' Fear Mongering, Says Marble Institute of AmericaSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:21 pm Howard L. Bachrach, 88, Early Polio Researcher, Is DeadDr. Bachrach was a biochemist who helped produce an early vaccine to prevent foot and mouth disease in livestock and did important early research on the polio virus.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:16 pm U.S. tries to put together system to trace food items from field to forkSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2008 | 11:05 pm Recipes for Health: Roasted Tomato SoupThe latest in a series of daily recipes for the health-conscious. Today, a rich-tasting tomato soup.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:57 pm Delaying motherhood linked with more c-sections (Reuters)Reuters - The increase in the rates of cesarean sections reported by many countries appears to be associated, in part, to more and more women deciding to have children later in life, according to a report in the current issue of PLoS Medicine.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:33 pm Delaying motherhood linked with more c-sectionsNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The increase in the rates of cesarean sections reported by many countries appears to be associated, in part, to more and more women deciding to have children...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:33 pm Cake may be the answer to kids' egg allergyNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - To desensitize young children to their allergy to eggs, physicians from Greece say "let them eat cake."Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:30 pm Breast cancer mortality increases with body mass index (Reuters)Reuters - A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower survival rates in women with breast cancer, according to a report in the July 10th issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:25 pm Breast cancer mortality increases with body mass indexNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower survival rates in women with breast cancer, according to a report in the July 10th issue of the Journal...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:25 pm Mom's abdominal fat linked with birth defect riskNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who are obese before they become pregnant may be at increased risk of having a baby with defects of the brain and spinal cord, especially if they tend to...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:24 pm Austrian hotels see less guests than expected during Euro 2008The Euro 2008 did not have the anticipated effect in Austria of bolstering the number of overnight stays hotels, which dipped 4.1 percent compared to the prior year, hoteliers in the...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Jul 2008 | 10:19 pm Inhaled Steroids Improve Bronchodilator Response in Latino AsthmaticsAmong patients with persistent asthma, use of inhaled corticosteroids is associated with enhanced bronchodilator responsiveness to albuterol in Latinos but not African Americans, researchers report in the June issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:45 pm Dual Treatment May Eliminate Macrophage Reservoir of M. AviumMycobacterium avium-infected macrophages are selectively killed by fludarabine, Italian researchers report. They suggest that antibacterial agents could then be used to eliminate bacteria released from the killed cells.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:42 pm Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery May Allow Incisionless OperationsNOTES allows for appendectomy through the mouth as well as other procedures through natural orifices without abdominal incisions, although laparoscopic assistance is often used.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:33 pm Low-Glycemic-Load Diet May Improve Acne in Young MenIn a randomized controlled trial, a low-glycemic-load diet was associated with reduced acne lesions in male patients aged 15 to 25 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm Pain May Be Undertreated in Nearly Half of All Cancer PatientsA large review shows that in patients with cancer, important pain determinants include geographic area, countries with lower economic levels, and setting not specific for cancer care and management.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm Bilateral, Revision Surgery May Increase Cardiac Risk After Joint ReplacementIn addition to confirmation of previously documented risk factors, a case-control study identified bilateral and revision surgery as 2 new cardiac risk factors after total joint replacement.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm Recommendations for Screening, Treatment of STIs During PregnancyThe recommendations for treating sexually transmitted infections during pregnancy include screening for HIV, but not for trichomoniasis or bacterial vaginosis, in asymptomatic women.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm HCV-Infected Pregnant Women May Have Worse Neonatal and Maternal OutcomesA population-based birth cohort study shows that pregnant women infected with hepatitis C virus appear to be at risk for adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm Long-Acting Insulin Enhances Glycemic Control Only SlightlyAn analysis suggests that the newer long-acting insulin preparations used to provide basal insulin replacement in patients with type 1 diabetes offer only slightly better glycemic control.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm New AACE Guidelines for Prediabetes ManagementThe management of prediabetes involves intensive lifestyle management and setting treatment goals for blood pressure and lipid level control matching those for diabetes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Jul 2008 | 9:00 pm Tracing tomatoes from field to fork a new system (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2008 | 8:57 pm ADHD children have greater risk of being overweight (Reuters)Reuters - Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk for being overweight, regardless of whether or not they are currently receiving medications for the condition.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Jul 2008 | 7:29 pm 5 Painful Facts You Need to KnowAbout 75 million U.S. residents endure chronic or recurrent pain.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Jul 2008 | 5:59 pm Wellness investment pays offLincoln Industries looks like a typical blue-collar plant -- workers cutting, bending, plating and polishing steel for products such as motorcycle tailpipes and truck exhausts amid the din of machinery. But the 565-employee Nebraska company is different. Lincoln Industries has three full-time employees devoted to "wellness," and offers on-site massages and pre-shift stretching.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Jul 2008 | 4:00 pm
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