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Whales mourn if a family member is takenAustralian Broadcasting Corporation: News Online August 10, 2008 Tasmanian scientists are examining the teeth of 100 whales and believe their research shows whaling impacts the mental health of other whales in the pod.Source: PsycPORT.com | 10 Aug 2008 | 2:23 pm Test developed for borderline personality disorderHouston Chronicle August 10, 2008 Aug. 10--Using brain imaging devices and a computer game, Houston researchers have developed an objective test for borderline personality disorder, a serious mental illness whose sufferers are unable to form and maintain stable relationships.Source: PsycPORT.com | 10 Aug 2008 | 2:23 pm More Than Temperature Puts Elderly at Risk in Heat (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Because aging affects the body's ability to respond to summer heat, older adults are particularly at risk for heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke, heat fatigue, heat cramps and heat exhaustion, according to the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA).Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Aug 2008 | 1:01 pm Expanding Fields Of Vision - New Virtual Reality Goggles Create An Equal Opportunity Eye TestVisual field tests are widely used by eye doctors and neurologists. By determining the health of the retina, optic nerve and the visual pathway throughout the brain, the test can uncover glaucoma and conditions such as optic neuritis or brain damage.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Edinburgh Clinical Dental Technician Course A UK FirstThe first stand-alone course for clinical dental technicians in the UK will begin in Edinburgh later this year following provisional approval from the General Dental Council. The course is open to GDC-registered dental technicians. The GDC gave provisional approval to the 37-week course at the Edinburgh Dental Institute at a recent meeting.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Cryoservice And Medical Research Council Put Safety First In Definitive Publication On Liquid Nitrogen, UKTwo leading UK organisations have joined forces to develop and launch a ground-breaking new publication which is set to provide a benchmark for safety and operating practices associated with liquid nitrogen.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am The Hottest Topic In Soft Tissue - Double-Bundle ACLPublished recently in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume (JBJS-Br) is an annotation discussing the evidence for and against double-bundle arthroscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament which will no doubt court controversy.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Urethral Stricture TipsUroToday.com - Urologists in practice will likely be confronted with bulbous urethral stricture disease. Certainly there will be other patients who present to the office, but most of the techniques for dealing with strictures, other than in the bulbous urethra, are more than the general urologist in practice may want to tackle.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Eastern Chad: MSF Treats Victims Of Unexploded Ordnance - Accidents With Abandoned Grenades And Other Devices Are Leaving Children Dead And WoundedOn Sunday, August 3, three children from an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp were severely wounded by an unexploded ordnance device (UXO) they found near an airstrip in Gozbeida, Chad. All three children were brought to the hospital run by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), where they are now stable and remain under MSF care.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am UCLA And Biotech Company Develop First Blood Test To Measure Key Hormone That Regulates IronUCLA and Intrinsic LifeSciences, a San Diego biotech company, developed the first method to measure the hormone, hepcidin, which regulates the absorption of dietary iron and its distribution in the body. This new blood test will help clinicians manage chronic conditions affecting millions of people worldwide such as anemias and iron overload diseases.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am CMS Seeks Cosponsors For Educational Conference On E-Prescribing Incentive Payment Program, USAThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a conference to educate physicians and other stakeholders about a newly enacted federal program of incentive payments to encourage the use of electronic prescribing. CMS is requesting interested public and private sector organizations to join the agency as cosponsors of the conference, which will be held Oct.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Yellow Fever In Cote D'IvoireThe Ministry of Health of Côte d'Ivoire has declared a yellow fever outbreak in the capital, Abidjan. The outbreak was laboratory confirmed at the beginning of May 2008.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Meeting Highlights From The Paediatric Committee, 29-31 July 2008 - European Medicines Agency (EMEA)Opinions on paediatric investigation plans adopted The Paediatric Committee (PDCO) adopted positive opinions on paediatric investigation plans (PIPs) for the following medicines: -- Dabigatran etexilate, from Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, in the therapeutic area of haematology andSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Advocates Share Ideas in Teaching About AIDSAt the 17th International AIDS Conference advocates said that they had to be increasingly more imaginative in their efforts to educate the public about the disease.Source: NYT > Health | 10 Aug 2008 | 5:20 am African 'tree of life' recast as European superfruitIn Senegal, villagers have always known about the health benefits of baobab fruit, which only now have been discovered by Europe in what could spell magic for localities like Fandene.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Aug 2008 | 5:02 am Manila's public transport system shows the strain as prices soarBelching thick clouds of black exhaust smoke, a dilapidated "jeepney" minibus brims with commuters jammed together like sardines during rush hour in Manila. Crawling on to...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Aug 2008 | 4:59 am Organic Alliance Officially Retracts Announcement on Addition of Dr. Gail Morrison to the Medical Advisory BoardSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Aug 2008 | 4:34 am Track champions in clover at Australian racehorse retirement homeHorseracing can be a tough, unsentimental sport, but an equine retirement home in Australia is giving champion thoroughbreds that excelled at tracks across Asia a chance to relax in clover.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Aug 2008 | 4:17 am East Team Rallies in Ninth Inning for 4 - 2 Comeback Win Over West in 2008 Aflac All-American GameSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Aug 2008 | 2:17 am No conjugal visits for gay inmates in Costa Rica: courtHomosexual inmates in Costa Rica do not have the right to conjugal visits, the nation's highest court has ruled in a case that could be revisited if Congress passes a bill legalizing gay...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Aug 2008 | 1:39 am Shared stories'My epilepsy means I can surf but I can't have a bath'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Aug 2008 | 11:37 pm Low marks linked to schizophreniaPoor performance at school could indicate an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, a study says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Aug 2008 | 11:03 pm Finns reign in sauna world championshipsFinland held onto its reign in 2008 Sauna World Championships by sitting in a piping hot sauna for longer than competitors from Belarus and Belgium. Bjarne Hermansson who wonSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Aug 2008 | 9:17 pm Global AIDS prevention gives short shrift to gays (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Aug 2008 | 9:09 pm Democrats adopt goal of health care guarantee, heading off divisive debatePITTSBURGH - Democrats shaped a set of principles Saturday that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all, heading off a potentially divisive debate and edging the party closer...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:24 pm Dear Parents: Your Child Is Fat (Time.com)Time.com - A new plan by English schools to keep parents informed about their children's weight draws fire for being too softSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:10 pm Should Clinical Trials Be Outsourced? (Time.com)Time.com - Western drug makers are increasingly outsourcing human clinical drug trials - and India is getting the lion's share of the market. Is it putting millions at risk?Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Aug 2008 | 8:10 pm Recipes for Health: Sautéed Beet Greens With Garlic and Olive OilHow to use the most nutritious part of the beet.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Aug 2008 | 7:57 pm Recipes for Health: Clear Summer BorschtA refreshing, lemony summer borscht infused with garlic makes for a refreshing, even thirst-quenching, meal.Source: NYT > Health | 9 Aug 2008 | 7:20 pm Global AIDS prevention gives short shrift to gaysJorge Saavedra's moment of truth came in the middle of an impassioned speech to 5,000 people about the paltry amount of money being spent to stop the spread of AIDS among gay men. The...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Aug 2008 | 5:55 pm Dopamine's role linked to locationScience News August 09, 2008 Originally Published:20080802.Source: PsycPORT.com | 9 Aug 2008 | 2:23 pm HPV Vaccine Deemed Safe and Effective, Despite Reports of Adverse EventsQuestions over the safety of the human papillomavirus vaccine have been raised by consumers, parents, healthcare professionals, and others. But having analyzed the available data, the CDC and FDA offer reassurance.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Aug 2008 | 1:38 pm
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