Psychologists determine what it means to think 'green'

USA TODAY August 14, 2008 Those who make human behavior their business aim to make living "green" your business.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:21 pm

Decision making myth debunked

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News Online August 14, 2008 Sleeping on a big decision like buying a house or a car does not help you make a better choice, say researchers, and you may be better off deliberately weighing up the pros and cons.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:21 pm

Going on Vacation? Here's how to stay healthy

If you're planning on traveling abroad, don't leave without reading our tips. In this week's Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen tells you how to prepare for your trip, and what to do if disaster strikes when you're in the middle of nowhere.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:45 pm

Bill Seeks to Improve Outcomes, Reduce Spending, for Medicare Cancer Patients

The Oncology Care Quality Improvement Act has been introduced to the House of Representatives with the goal of improving the quality of care for Medicare cancer patients and, at the same time, increasing efficiency and reducing spending.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:29 pm

National Briefing | Science and Health: Transplant Study Revives Questions Over When to Declare Donors Dead

Three heart transplants involving babies have provoked an ethical debate over the circumstances under which organs should be removed.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:29 pm

No Increase in Long-Term Mortality After Febrile Seizures, but Some Short-Term Risk

Results of a large study in Denmark provides some reassurance that long-term mortality is not increased in children with febrile seizures, although there was a small excess in mortality within 2 years of complex febrile seizures.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:03 pm

Health Tip: Don't Do Your Child's Homework (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A proper home atmosphere for doing homework is important for learning and keeping up in school.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:02 pm

Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- When elderly patients complain they have a lack of energy, doctors shouldn't dismiss it as a normal part of aging, say researchers who found that lack of energy (anergia) is associated with several health problems and higher rates of hospitalization and death.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:02 pm

Moisturizers Spur Skin Cancer in Mouse Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Common moisturizing creams helped skin cancers spread and tumors grow in mice exposed to UV radiation, researchers at Rutgers University reported Thursday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:02 pm

More Than A Quarter Of Hispanics In U.S. Have No Regular Health Care Provider, According To Study

Twenty-seven percent of Hispanic adults in the U.S. do not have regular health care providers, although many of those adults have health insurance and speak English, according to a study released on Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

Supporters Of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Question McCain's Support, The Hill Reports

Supporters of increased federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research are concerned that Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) would do an "about-face" on the issue to appeal to abortion-rights opponents if he is elected, The Hill reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

Study To Look At Health Care System Trust Among Hispanics With HIV

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in September will begin a two-year study to determine whether a lack of trust of the U.S. medical system is a factor behind a higher mortality rate among Hispanics with HIV/AIDS, the Winston-Salem Journal reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

BJOG Release: Stop Smoking If You Are Pregnant

New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology examines the results of maternal smoking on birth outcomes. Previous studies have focused on the consequences of smoking during each pregnancy, in isolation.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

Report Finds Patient Involvement Critical To Overall Care

The person who has the most at stake when it comes to healthcare decisions-the patient-should be involved in research, advocacy and all segments of the health care system, according to a key finding of a report released by The National Working Group on Evidence-Based Health Care.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:00 pm

Dental CAD/CAM Production Outsourcing Jumps 15% Over 2007

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:07 pm

Democrats Opposing Supreme Court Decision In Favor Of Pre-Emption Pandering To Tort Lawyers, Wall Street Journal Editorial Says

The U.S. Supreme Court's "sensible" 8-1 ruling in the case of Reigel v.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Religious Groups, Abortion-Rights Opponents React To Proposed Democratic Party Platform

Some religious groups are expressing "qualified support" for new language on abortion in a draft platform adopted by the Democratic Party Platform Committee, the Chicago Tribune reports (Brachear/Ramirez, Chicago Tribune, 8/13).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Serial Killers, Excessive Drinking And Lifestyle Timebombs At The BA Festival Of Science

The BA Festival of Science will take place 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 happening throughout the city as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Relative to Their Population Size, New England States Should Support Largest Markets for Dyslipidemia Drugs

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Physicians Expect to Shift More Time to Online Professional Resources in the Coming Years

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Ancient Sheep Help Pinpoint Brain Timing Mechanisms Linked To Seasonal Affective Disorder

New research by Aberdeen scientists suggests that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) relates to an ancient timing mechanism in the brain dating back millions of years.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Shriners Hospitals for Children Selects Level 3 to Provide Data Center Connectivity

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

22% Of Survey Respondents Have Reduced Number Of Physician Visits To Save Money During Economic Downturn, Survey Finds

Twenty-two percent of respondents to a survey have reduced the number of times they visit their physician because of the current economic climate in the U.S., according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

Abbott and AstraZeneca Expand Relationship to Include Co-Promotion of CRESTOR(R)

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

China Sky One Medical, Inc. Develops Nasal Spray for Rheumatic Disease

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

febit and TGen Collaborate to Study New DNA Capture Method

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm

ZyGEM Enhances Technical Support for its DNA Extraction Kits With Appointment of Technical Director and Release of Application Notes

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Aug 2008 | 11:45 am

Medical Device Seminar Offers Diverse Best Practices from FDA, Hospital Buyers and Industry Experts

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Aug 2008 | 11:40 am

XTL Biopharmaceuticals Announces First Half 2008 Financial Results

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 Aug 2008 | 11:35 am

Hope for arthritis vaccine 'cure'

A single injection of modified cells could halt the advance of rheumatoid arthritis, say UK scientists.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Aug 2008 | 11:12 am

Personal Fitness: Said the Doctor to the Cancer Patient: Hit the Gym

Gyms and fitness centers have begun stepping in to meet a small but growing demand for programs designed for cancer patients.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 Aug 2008 | 6:42 am

Recipes for Health: Soft Black Bean Tacos

Black beans bring flavor (and flavonoids) to these simple, easy-to-make tacos.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 Aug 2008 | 5:21 am

When Action Figures Come Out to Play

The bodies of athletes in the Beijing Olympics are proof of how the shape of human perfection continues to evolve.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 Aug 2008 | 4:49 am

Factor VII Curbs Bleeding in Non-Hemophiliac Trauma, Surgical Patients

Use of recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) reduces the need for blood transfusion in patients without hemophilia and may also reduce mortality, according to pooled data from randomized placebo-controlled trials involving more than 3000 participants, Canadian researchers report.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:51 am

Argentine senate declares obesity a disease (AP)

AP - Argentine senators have approved a bill declaring obesity and other eating disorders diseases covered by the nation's public and private health care programs.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:49 am

Early Monitoring Needed for Infantile Hemangioma

The rapid early growth of infantile hemangiomas requires close observation in the first months of life, according to a report in the August issue of Pediatrics, and any treatment should be undertaken promptly.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:49 am

Chronic Aspiration Shifts Th1 Immune Response to Th2, Typical of Asthma

Chronic gastric acid aspiration, as occurs with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), "has a profound effect on the nature of the immune response to aerosolized allergens" in a mouse model of airway hypersensitivity, Duke University researchers have shown.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:47 am

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 13, 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am

Healthy Sex Life Can Extend Into 80s (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A satisfying sex life is possible as you age into your 70s and 80s, new research suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am

Poor Coordination in Childhood Tied to Adult Obesity (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A lack of physical control and coordination in childhood may be tied to an increased risk of obesity in later life, a new study says.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am

Cell Infusion Prevents Rejection in Presensitized Kidney Transplant Recipient

Infusion of donor-derived transplant acceptance-inducing cells (TAICs) prior to kidney transplantation can prevent acute graft rejection in presensitized recipients and may allow for simpler immunosuppressive drug regimens, the results of a case report suggest.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:44 am

Attrition Rate Higher Among Older Surgery Residents

Nonacademic factors more strongly predict attrition than do than academic variables among surgery residents, according to findings reported in the July issue of the Archives of Surgery.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:41 am

Skin Deep: Want a Face-Lift? First, Better Stop Smoking

Smoking can, among other things, increase the risk of infection after a cosmetic procedure.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:14 am

As Swimming Records Fall, Technology Muddies the Water

Some officials ask whether so many records devalue each one, and whether technology unduly aids performance.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 Aug 2008 | 2:30 am

Hope over 'quick' bird flu test

UK experts developing a testing machine for bird flu say it could save lives by cutting the time it takes to detect outbreaks.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:46 am

Obesity 'equal to terror threat'

The threat to Britain and its health service from obesity is as grave as that posed by terrorism, a government adviser says.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:27 am

Drugs as good as stents for many heart patients (AP)

AP - People with chronic chest pain who are not in big danger of a heart attack now may have even less reason to rush into an artery-opening angioplasty: There's more evidence drugs should be tried first and often are just as effective.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Aug 2008 | 11:42 pm

Doctors debate when to declare organ donors dead (AP)

AP - A report on three heart transplants involving babies is focusing attention on a touchy issue in the organ donation field: When and how can someone be declared dead?

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Aug 2008 | 11:42 pm

Angioplasty not always preferable, study says

Read full story for latest details.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:16 pm

Childhood Dairy Consumption May Benefit Adolescent Bone Health

In the 12-year Framingham Children's study, more than 2 servings of dairy daily in childhood was associated with better bone mineral content and bone area in adolescence.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

More Evidence That Vitamin-D Deficiency Ups Mortality

Another study has found that that low levels of low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels seem to be linked to an increased risk for death, this time in a nationally representative cohort.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

High Frequency of Opioid Use Disorders Found in Patients Receiving Opioid Therapy

In a large cohort of patients, frequency of opioid use disorders in patients receiving opioid therapy from their primary care clinician was 4 times higher than that in the general population.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

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 | 13 Aug 2008 | 7:27 pm

Los Angeles Stages a Fast Food Intervention

The yearlong moratorium on new fast food restaurants in Los Angeles raises questions about when eating stops being a personal choice and becomes a public health concern.


Source: NYT > Health | 13 Aug 2008 | 7:05 pm

Rat-brain robot aids memory study

A robot controlled by rat brain cells could help the study of diseases such as Alzheimer's that wipe out memories.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Aug 2008 | 5:25 pm

Student witnesses poverty, death in India

The USC fellows were invited to join 1,000 or so others at an incredible ceremony and event held by the Deshpande family for their son, a graduate of MIT.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 13 Aug 2008 | 4:32 pm

Students work to improve water quality in India

The World Health Organization reports that 88 percent of the 1.8 million deaths resulting from diarrhea can be attributed to unsafe water or inadequate hygiene or sanitation.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 13 Aug 2008 | 4:27 pm

Model health checks are abandoned

An idea to force models to produce health certificates at London Fashion Week has been ruled out a year after being recommended.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Aug 2008 | 4:14 pm

Recipes for Health: Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

An easy summer salad makes the most of seasonal chickpeas, another in a series of healthy dishes featuring beans.


Source: NYT > Health | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:47 pm

Study targets Somalis' mental-health care

McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted August 13, 2008 Aug. 13--Cultural misunderstandings and language barriers can turn a mental-health crisis into a disaster that professionals can avoid with training, advocates said yesterday.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:21 pm

Research: Some troops more prone to drinking

Read full story for latest details.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 13 Aug 2008 | 2:57 pm

How to talk to your doctor about chronic pain

Good chronic pain treatment can be hard to find. A chronic pain patient has every right to believe that his or her doctor will listen sympathetically and prescribe the appropriate treatment, but that is not always the reality. Here are some tips for explaining how to you feel to a medical professional.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 13 Aug 2008 | 2:20 pm

Married Folks Still the Healthiest

But long-time bachelors are making gains, study finds
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 13 Aug 2008 | 1:44 pm

Why using the pill may put women off the scent of Mr Right

The contraceptive pill could lead to women choosing the wrong partners, scientists believe.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Aug 2008 | 1:31 pm