Health and Medical News Headlines for August 12, 2008

Hospitals facing superbug fines

Hospitals which breach hygiene rules could be fined up to £50,000, says the government.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm

Exercise Pill: The Couch Potato's Dream?

Couch to kitchen and back before you need a breather.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 12:07 pm

Surprise! Half of overweight adults may be heart-healthy (AP)

AP - You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people about half have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:47 am

Senior U.S. Government Officials Travel To Africa To Advance Initiatives Fighting Spread Of HIV/AIDS And Malaria

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt and a high-level delegation will visit the African nations of Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Mali next week to review cooperative efforts to reduce the spread of diseases including HIV/AIDS, malaria and highly pathogenic avian influenza. Dr.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Meeting To Address Ways To Lessen Earthquake Damage

The earthquake that hit the lower Midwest on April 18 this year was a hearty 5.2 on the Richter scale and got the attention of the St. Louis region.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Reading And Rhythm Relationship Explored - The British Psychological Society, UK

A study published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology adds weight to the theory that a child's reading ability is linked to their sensitivity to the rhythm of speech. Lead researcher Andrew Holliman from The Open University said: 'The link between children's reading ability and their ability to distinguish speech sounds - their phonological awareness - is well researched.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

World-Class MS Information At The Touch Of A Button

People affected by the debilitating neurological condition multiple sclerosis (MS) now have world-class information at their fingertips thanks to a UK first by the MS Society.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Designer RNA Fights High Cholesterol, Researchers Find

Small, specially designed bits of ribonucleic acid (RNA) can interfere with cholesterol metabolism, reducing harmful cholesterol by two-thirds in pre-clinical tests, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Copy Massachusetts' Health Reform? Not So Fast, Researchers Say

Citing the failure of seven state-based health reforms over the past two decades - initiatives that bear a strong resemblance to the Massachusetts health reform of 2006 - a group of Massachusetts-based researchers cautions that early declarations of the latter's success may be premature.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Minister Hoctor Welcomes The HSE Announcement Of The Establishment Of A National Research Centre For The Protection Of Older People, Ireland

MÃ¡ire Hoctor TD, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with responsibility for Older People welcomed the HSE announcement of the establishment of a National Research Centre for the Protection of Older People. The Centre, which will be located within the Department of Nursing Studies in University College Dublin, is expected to be operational by September 2008.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

GE Healthcare Recognizes First Magnetic Resonance Imaging System To Receive Ecomagination Certification

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced its Signa HDe 1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system as the first medical imaging product from GE Healthcare to be recognized as an ecomagination offering after completing the company's rigorous internal environmental and operational evaluation, recognizing it as one of the most energy efficient 1.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Asthma In Older Adults Satellite Broadcast Program, Australia

Up to one-third of older people with asthma remain undiagnosed due to a combination of under-reporting of symptoms and complexity of diagnosis. COPD in the older person is also under-diagnosed.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

Is Responsibility Key To CBT Success?- The British Psychological Society, UK

Cognitive behaviour therapy may fail if the client believes their therapist is responsible for the outcome. This is the finding of a study published in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am

In Some Henna Tattoos, a Harmful Dye

Henna is a vegetable dye that can be brown, red or green, and it wears off in a matter of days. But to produce a darker color, some tattoo artists add a chemical called para-phenylenediamine, or PPD.

Source: NYT > Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 10:46 am

Cases: Having Cancer, and Finding a Personality

I wanted to be someone, a recognizable personality, a full-blooded, memorable human being, and not just a cancer patient. I had already lost the person I used to be.

Source: NYT > Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 10:46 am

Really?: The Claim: Vitamin B Can Ward off Mosquitoes

Is a common vitamin the answer to fending off mosquitoes?

Source: NYT > Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 10:42 am

NHS neglects elderly depression

Close to two million older people may be denied treatment because depression is wrongly seen as a natural part of getting older, says a charity.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 10:41 am

Wellcorps International Releases Breakthrough Multi-Benefit WellCapAM(TM) Activation Complex

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Aug 2008 | 10:15 am

Shamir Optical Industry Ltd. to Host Conference Call Announcing Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Results

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Dermatologists Score Healthy First for Fans at Final Tennis Tournament Before U.S. Open

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am

Optos Encourages Parents to Get Back to School Eye Exams for Their Children

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Aug 2008 | 9:18 am

Kids Eat Healthy With Help From the Munch Crunch Bunch!

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Aug 2008 | 9:13 am

Video: Ochsner Medical Center 'Drives' Mobile P.E. Class to New Orleans Schools in Fight Against Child Obesity

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Aug 2008 | 9:06 am

American HealthChoice Announces Launch of OmniBody Scan

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Harvest of death

Doctors struggle as millions die in remote DR Congo
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Aug 2008 | 8:24 am

Japanese 'dream grapes' fetch nearly 1,000 dollars

Guests at an upscale Japanese hotel had a special treat after dinner: "dream grapes" that are fresh, juicy -- and cost nearly 30 dollars a pop. Kagaya, a renowned...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Aug 2008 | 7:58 am

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 soft
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Aug 2008 | 7:25 am

Recipes for Health: Tuna and Bean Salad

Canned beans may be the closest thing to instant nutrition in your pantry. This salad is a fine way to get them onto your kitchen table.

Source: NYT > Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 7:22 am

Well: Early Test for Cancer Isn’t Always Best Course

While some cancer screening tests — like the Pap smear for cervical cancer or mammography for breast cancer — clearly save lives, the benefits of other screening tests are less clear.

Source: NYT > Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 7:01 am

Diary aims to shed light on gay Vietnam

His name means bravery, and that's what it took for Nguyen Van Dung to talk about life in "the third world" -- a reference in Vietnam not to poverty but to the gay and lesbian community.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Aug 2008 | 6:37 am

DSM Biologics and MorphoSys AG to Manufacture Fully Human Antibody

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Aug 2008 | 6:00 am

Scientists Create Mice Resistant to Obesity (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have developed a strain of mice resistant to diet-induced obesity.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 11, 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am

Researchers Hunt Normal Cells That Give Rise to Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Learning more about normal cells that give rise to cancer may hold the key to understanding and treating cancer, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers who identified cells linked to a deadly brain cancer.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am

Personal Health: Living Better With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis does not have to mean an end to the things you love.

Source: NYT > Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 2:00 am

Program Reduces Falls by Elderly, Study Finds

Adjusting treatment, assessing risk and educating patients can substantially reduce the amounts of serious falls, a common source of injuries among the elderly.

Source: NYT > Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 1:57 am

Essay: Condolences, Felt but Not Expressed

By necessity maybe, some doctors have a strange way of grieving their patients.

Source: NYT > Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 1:57 am

Vital Signs: Prevention: Stomach Cancer and a Common Germ

Destroying a common bacterium in the stomach after stomach cancer may lower the rates of recurrence.

Source: NYT > Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 1:55 am

Vital Signs: Childbirth: Highway Proximity Linked to Birth Weight

Mothers living near highways in wealthy neighborhoods are more likely to give birth to preterm or low-birth-weight babies.

Source: NYT > Health | 12 Aug 2008 | 1:55 am

Restoration of Autophagy Improves Liver Function in Aged Rodents

Restoring the autophagy mechanism that removes altered proteins from cells may help older organs function as if they were new, the results of an animal study suggest.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Aug 2008 | 11:51 pm

Running 'can slow ageing process'

A jog round the park on a regular basis can slow the effects of ageing, research shows.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Aug 2008 | 11:48 pm

Probiotic Yogurt May Help Reverse Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy

In cirrhotic patients, minimal hepatic encephalopathy may be ameliorated with probiotic yogurt supplementation, results of a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology indicate.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Aug 2008 | 11:35 pm

Pain 'linked with low vitamin D'

Low vitamin D levels may contribute to chronic pain among women, say scientists.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Aug 2008 | 11:34 pm

HCV Not Tied to Poor Immune Restoration With Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV

Among patients with HIV started on antiretroviral therapy, co-infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) does not appear to lessen gains in CD4 counts -- contrary to some previous reports.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm

Everolimus Effective in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

The proliferation signal inhibitor everolimus is effective and safe in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who have an inadequate response to methotrexate, according to trial results reported in the August issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. However, development of everolimus for this indication is not being pursued.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Aug 2008 | 11:29 pm

Balancing brain time-out in concussion recovery (AP)

AP - Your brain needs more of a time-out than just missing the next game to recover from a concussion. New research suggests student athletes who are too active not just on the field, but at home and school may hinder their recovery.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Aug 2008 | 11:09 pm

Experts: Take time out for concussions

Read full story for latest details.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Aug 2008 | 9:46 pm

Girls' Most Dangerous Sport: Cheerleading

For high school girls and college women, cheerleading is far more dangerous than any other sport.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Aug 2008 | 9:14 pm

Anastrazole May Be More Effective Than Tamoxifen for Early Breast Cancer

A meta-analysis shows that anastrazole is more effective than tamoxifen in adjuvant hormonal treatment of early breast cancer.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Proton Pump Inhibitors May Increase Risk for Hip Fractures

A study shows that proton pump inhibitors are associated with an increased risk for hip fractures after 5 years of continuous use.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Low Birth Weight Associated With Salt Sensitivity

Children who had low birth weights were more likely to show increased blood pressure with higher intakes of salt and to have smaller kidneys than children with normal birth weights, in a new study.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Exercise May Not Lower Anxiety, Depression in Everyone

New research shows that in some individuals exercise does not have a positive effect on mental health outcomes such as depression or anxiety.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Perioperative Epidural Anesthesia Not Safe for Improving Survival

In a population-based cohort study, epidural anesthesia and analgesia were associated with a small improvement in 30-day survival, but this effect should be interpreted cautiously.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

CRT Not Always Being Used in the Right Patients

There is a large variation in the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy throughout the US, and this technology is not always used according to the guidelines, a new registry study shows.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Aug 2008 | 8:22 pm

Brain imaging may allow Alzheimer's diagnosis (Reuters)

Reuters - An imaging method known as a PET scan may enable doctors to determine whether a person has "plaques" in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, according to a Finnish study published on Monday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Aug 2008 | 8:05 pm

Calif. lawmakers weigh chemical ban in baby items (AP)

AP - Responding to growing consumer anxiety, California lawmakers are considering enacting what could be the first statewide restrictions on a chemical found in plastic baby bottles and infant formula cans.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Aug 2008 | 7:18 pm

More beef recalled amid E. coli fears

Read full story for latest details.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Aug 2008 | 6:57 pm

Athlete: Steroids made woman into man

Heidi Krieger proved herself one of the world's top athletes in the 1980s, winning medal after medal in the shot put for East Germany.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Aug 2008 | 5:39 pm

Olympic swimmer battles testicular cancer

He's certainly not the star of the team or even a medal favorite, but Eric Shanteau has earned as much respect as any of the U.S. swimmers at the Olympic Games.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Aug 2008 | 4:21 pm

Pole dancing helps strip off pounds

Pole dancing isn't just for exotic dancers, as Angela Edwards shows in her studio PoleLaTeaz. Women of many professions use the dance classes to get a good workout. At the studio, where participants may choose to wear lingerie-like outfits, losing weight and boosting confidence are just some of the benefits reported.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Aug 2008 | 2:03 pm

Anxiety is in the genes

The Independent - London August 11, 2008 Some people are more prone to extreme anxiety because of a genetic mutation that they have inherited, according to one of the first studies to investigate the genetic basis of personality differences that can lead to stress disorders.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 11 Aug 2008 | 1:51 pm

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