New way to spot bowel cancer could save lives: study (AFP)

AFP - Researchers in Britain have developed a more accurate technique for spotting the most aggressive forms of bowel cancer, according to a new study.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:30 am

Spain holds wanted French surgeon

A French cosmetic surgeon accused of having mutilated dozens of patients is arrested in Spain.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:20 am

The Evidence Gap: Drug Makers’ Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines’ Fast Rise

Drug makers call the rapid deployment of a vaccine against cervical cancer education, but their critics call it marketing.


Source: NYT > Health | 20 Aug 2008 | 10:12 am

Fruits & Veggies - More Matters Helps Moms Instill Healthy Eating Habits

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:20 am

Can Olympians bank their gold after the Games?

BEIJING (Reuters) - Olympic heroes Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt are set to make their fortunes after Beijing but spare a thought for the winners of the other 293 gold medals.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:11 am

Silver Is The Key To Reducing Pneumonia Associated With Breathing Tubes

People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are giving critically ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal. In a study published in the Aug. 20, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Karolinska Institute To Test Vical's Vaxfectin(R) Adjuvant With Preventive Vaccine Against HIV

Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL) announced a research collaboration with the Karolinska Institute, a leading European medical university, and the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (SMI), a governmental expert agency, to evaluate Vical's Vaxfectin(R) adjuvant with the Biojector(R) 2000 needle-free injection system (Bioject Medical Technologies Inc.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Life In A Temperate Polar Sea: A Unique Taphonomic Window On The Structure Of A Late Cretaceous Arctic Marine Ecosystem

Fossils from Devon Island in the High Canadian Arctic provide a glimpse of a marine community that inhabited a more temperate Arctic, around 73 million years ago.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Arsenic Exposure Could Increase Diabetes Risk

Inorganic arsenic, commonly found in ground water in certain areas, may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study found that individuals with diabetes had higher levels of arsenic in the urine compared to individuals without diabetes.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

New Report: Adult Obesity Rates Rise In 37 States, Obesity Rates Now Exceed 25 Percent In More Than Half Of States

Adult obesity rates increased in 37 states in the past year, according to the fifth annual F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America, 2008 report (http://healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2008) from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Don't Balls-Up Chance To Address Men's Health, Testicular Cancer - British Medical Association Wales

WELSH rugby captain, Ryan Jones' backing of the testicular cancer campaign is highly commendable and has the full support of BMA Cymru/Wales.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

America's Second Harvest Provides Emergency Food And Water To Tropic Storm Fay Evacuees

America's Second Harvest -- The Nation's Food Bank Network is prepared to provide food, water, grocery products and cleaning supplies to member food banks in Florida that serve people affected by Tropical Storm Fay. The network stages supplies throughout the country so that they will be readily accessible and quickly moved in the event of a disaster.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Prolonged Release Oxycodone/Naloxone Provides Effective Pain Relief And Reduces Opioid Induced Constipation In Patients With Severe Chronic Pain

Prolonged release oxycodone / naloxone is as effective as oxycodone alone in providing pain relief for patients with moderate to severe chronic pain while reducing the risk of opioid-induced constipation (OIC), according to new phase II and III data presented today at the 12th World Congress on Pain in Glasgow, Scotland.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Molecular Clues To Wilson Disease Discovered By Rice Lab

Using a combination of computer simulations and cutting-edge lab experiments, physical biochemists at Rice University have discovered how a small genetic mutation -- which is known to cause Wilson disease -- subtly changes the structure of a large, complex protein that the body uses to keep copper from building up to toxic levels.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Most Deaths In 1918 Influenza Pandemic Caused By Bacterial Pneumonia

The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Instead, most victims succumbed to bacterial pneumonia following influenza virus infection.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 20 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am

Arpida Reports Interim Results for Six Months to 30 June 2008

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Aug 2008 | 8:56 am

Alexander technique does help back pain: study

LONDON (Reuters) - Chronic back pain can be eased by teaching the Alexander technique, an alternative therapy involving learning better posture, British researchers said on Wednesday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Aug 2008 | 7:29 am

Kissing-crazy 'Pokemon' teens shock Chilean society

A band of kissing-crazy, spiky-haired teenagers known as the Pokemons, who have a penchant for alcohol-free afternoon raves, is sending shockwaves through conservative Chile.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Aug 2008 | 6:22 am

War-scarred children begin to heal at Gaza summer camps

Huda Ghalia, still haunted by the explosion on a Gaza City beach that killed most of her family, has found a place to heal at a new UN-run summer camp along with other war-scarred...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Aug 2008 | 6:06 am

Clinical Trial Touches Off Drug Access Fight

A family says a drug company led them to believe that their 16-year-old son could participate in a clinical trial for an experimental muscular dystrophy drug, but then went back on its word.


Source: NYT > Health | 20 Aug 2008 | 6:01 am

A whiter shade of pale: skin-lightening in the Arab world

Marwa wants a paler face and is willing to try a whole range of lightening creams that promise beauty, love and success to Arab women. But such products have also been slammed as "racism in
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Aug 2008 | 5:51 am

Trace arsenic in water may be linked with diabetes (AP)

AP - A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The study's limitations make more research necessary. And public water systems were on their way to meeting tougher U.S. arsenic standards as the data were collected.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2008 | 5:23 am

Positive Findings Published on Emergent Technology for Treating Chronic Pain

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Aug 2008 | 5:00 am

Beijing's Olympic quest to delete 'Incense of Furious Bullfrog'

For seven years, David Tool has patrolled Beijing's streets hunting for embarrassing signboards, inspecting menus and teaching residents English to help the city prepare for the Olympics.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Aug 2008 | 4:53 am

California Licenses 2 Companies to Offer Gene Services

Two closely watched companies that offer consumers information about their genes have received licenses that will allow them to continue to do business in California.


Source: NYT > Health | 20 Aug 2008 | 4:14 am

ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A daily dose of the erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil (Cialis) helped relieve lower urinary tract symptoms in men with signs of enlarged prostates, according to a new study.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2008 | 3:47 am

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 19, 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2008 | 3:47 am

Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A majority of seniors who visit the Medicare Web site find getting the information they need a frustrating experience, University of Miami researchers report.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2008 | 3:47 am

Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity epidemic in America has gotten worse -- not better -- in the last year, despite public service campaigns warning about the health risks posed by carrying too much weight, a new report found.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 20 Aug 2008 | 3:47 am

London double-decker cruises to new life in Japan

The double-decker Routemaster bus, a phased-out London icon, is gaining a second life in a Japanese city that believes the red road giant fits right in. Families and tourists
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 20 Aug 2008 | 3:43 am

WellCare to Pay $35.2 Million Amid Medicaid Probe

WellCare Health Plans Inc said on Monday it agreed to pay $35.2 million to the U.S. Attorney related to a government probe into accounting errors in its Florida Medicaid behavioral health contracts.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 3:08 am

Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension May Respond to Sildenafil Over Long Term

Long-term use of sildenafil may have beneficial effects in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), results of a pilot study indicate.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 3:06 am

Heart Rate Variability Useful in Management of Fetal Growth Retardation

Short-term fetal heart rate variation (STV) appears to be helpful in detecting fetal compromise and for timing delivery of severely growth-retarded fetuses, Spanish and UK researchers report in the August issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 2:55 am

HAART Improves Syphilis Serologic Response Rates in HIV Patients

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) reduces syphilis serological failure rates in patients co-infected with HIV, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 2:53 am

Chicken Collagen Reduces Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Oral administration of small amounts of type II collagen derived from chickens is nearly as effective as low-dose methotrexate in reducing pain and stiffness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Chinese investigators report in the July 15 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 20 Aug 2008 | 2:51 am

Study probes water-arsenic-diabetes link

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Aug 2008 | 10:13 pm

Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tube Reduces Risk for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

In a randomized trial, use of a silver-coated endotracheal tube significantly reduced the incidence of microbiologically confirmed ventilator-associated pneumonia, without apparent adverse events.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Bariatric Surgery May Improve Obstructive Sleep Apnea

A study shows that it is the severity of obstructive sleep apnea, not bariatric surgery, that determines whether sleep apnea will resolve.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Radical Prostatectomy Reduces Prostate Cancer Mortality and Distant Metastases

Long-term results confirm earlier findings from what is, to date, the only randomized trial to show benefits for radical prostatectomy vs "watchful waiting" in men with localized prostate cancer.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Mild Cognitive Impairment Linked to Diabetes Duration, Severity

A new study suggests an association between mild cognitive impairment with an earlier onset, longer duration, and greater severity of diabetes mellitus.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Anastrozole Associated With Joint Symptoms in Patients With Breast Cancer

In women with breast cancer, the risk factors for joint symptoms include past hormone replacement therapy, hormone receptor positivity, past chemotherapy treatment, obesity, and anastrozole treatment.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 19 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm

Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report

At least 20% of adults are obese in every state except Colorado
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 19 Aug 2008 | 8:13 pm

Survey: Many believe in divine intervention

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Aug 2008 | 8:12 pm

Christina Applegate: I'm '100 percent clear'

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Aug 2008 | 8:08 pm

Stem cell advance may help transfusion supplies (AP)

AP - Scientists say they've found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the laboratory. The promise of a virtually limitless supply is tantalizing because of blood donor shortages and disappointments in creating blood substitutes.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Aug 2008 | 7:13 pm

The Doctor’s World: At Meeting on AIDS, Focus Shifts to Long Haul

At the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, there were renewed calls for strong advocacy and financing to sustain gains already made.


Source: NYT > Health | 19 Aug 2008 | 7:11 pm

American Diets May Lack Vitamin D

Cases of bone-deforming rickets have increased, but nobody is sure why.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 19 Aug 2008 | 5:17 pm

College chiefs urge new debate on drinking age

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 19 Aug 2008 | 4:19 pm

Rise in free prescriptions issued

Official figures show the first year of free prescriptions in Wales saw the number of items dispensed rise by 5%.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Aug 2008 | 4:07 pm

New study backs angioplasty through the wrist (AP)

AP - The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 19 Aug 2008 | 11:47 am

Dead certain

Can your risk of dying really be as high as 114%?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 19 Aug 2008 | 10:34 am