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8 States Cut From System That Tracks Rate of H.I.V.The federal money is awarded on a competitive basis, and states judged to have the most reliable systems for tracking the disease will continue to be financed.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Aug 2008 | 12:12 pm *** Democratic National Convention Media Alert - Photo Opportunity ***Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Research Agenda For Environmental MercuryEmbracing the belief that an interdisciplinary and coordinated research agenda can have a profound impact on advancing science and influencing policy, a group of experts has developed a roadmap for improving our understanding of how mercury moves through the marine ecosystem and into the fish we eat.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am Pain Perception It's All In The GenesPrevious studies have shown that women experience more severe postoperative pain and require more narcotics than men in the early postoperative period. A study featured in the September issue of Anesthesiology investigates women's pain perception and relief after Caesarean section and the impact of genetics on these outcomes. The study, authored by Alex T. Sia, M.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am CHADD And AACAP Applaud Michael Phelps For Addressing Stigma Of ADHDChildren and Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) applaud Olympic gold-medalist Michael Phelps and his mother, Mrs. Deborah Phelps for educating the public about succeeding with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD). "Congratulations to Michael Phelps for winning eight Olympic gold medals.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Healthcare Systems Experts Discuss Campaign IssuesA nationally recognized healthcare policy expert at UC San Diego School of Medicine is available to discuss campaign issues related to healthcare plans/promises. Richard Kronick, Ph.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Study Identifies Genetic Mutation That May Cause Malignant HyperthermiaAfter a surgical procedure, an 18-year old cheerleader from Florida died as a result of malignant hyperthermia, a condition triggered by certain anesthetics where the body heats up to dangerous levels. A study published in the September issue of Anesthesiology has identified a genetic mutation that could cause malignant hyperthermia (MH), this rare but potentially deadly condition.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Inhibiting Blood Vessel Growth Shows Promise In Rat Model Of Deadly Brain TumorIn a landmark study, Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee report that drugs used to inhibit a specific fatty acid in rat brains with glioblastoma-like tumors not only reduced new blood vessel growth and tumor size dramatically, but also prolonged survival. The study is the featured cover story of the August, 2008 Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am ETH Zurich Study On Salmonella Self DestructionETH Zurich biologists, led by Professors Martin Ackermann and Wolf-Dietrich Hardt, in collaboration with Michael Doebeli of the University of British Colombia in Vancouver (CN), have been able to describe how random molecular processes during cell division allow some cells to engage in a self-destrucSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am LSUHSC Research Reports New Method To Protect Brain Cells From Diseases Like Alzheimer'sNew research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides evidence that one of the only naturally occurring fatty acids in the brain that has the ability to interact with the receptors originally identified as the targets of THC (the psSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am The Smart Way To Keep Athletes In Top Physical ConditionMedical care for athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics involves more than just basic emergency care during the events. Pre-treatment and a thorough understanding of sports trauma, physiology, cardiology and biochemistry are all a requisite to ensure that the world's top athletes are able to compete, safely and at the highest levels.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am The Older The Fatter: Longitudinal Study About Overweight ChildrenFast food and coke instead of fruits and vegetables: the consequences can already be seen in children more and more of them suffer from overweight and adiposity. But what are the reasons? In what way are they connected, for example, with social status and body weight of the parents? On the trail of overweight, the health scientist Prof. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Recipes for Health: Zucchini ‘Pasta’A dish that looks like fettuccine, but packs a healthier punch.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Aug 2008 | 7:20 am Ralph D. Feigin, 70, Children’s Diseases Book Editor, DiesDr. Feigin’s two-volume work, “Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases,” is intended to aid diagnosticians and remains the standard in its field.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Aug 2008 | 6:58 am Drug to Help Blood Clot Is ApprovedThe Food and Drug Administration approved Nplate for patients with a disorder that causes the body to attack its own platelets, tiny components of blood that help with clotting.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Aug 2008 | 6:49 am Boy bodybuildersWhy experts are worried about teens bulking upSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Aug 2008 | 5:01 am Fermented herring, a smelly Swedish specialtyChrister Baeckstroem picks up a soft, rolled thin-bread whose contents emit a nauseating, putrid odour. "Ahhh, delicious!," he exclaims as he takes a bite of fermented herring, a Swedish...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Aug 2008 | 4:40 am FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. drug regulators said Thursday that they were investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin might be linked to cancer.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am Health Tip: When Your Diabetic Child Takes a Trip (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Having diabetes shouldn't cause your child to miss out on the fun of sleepovers and school field trips.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am Computer-Based Method IDs Alzheimer's Protein Structures (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- A new method of identifying protein structures related to Alzheimer's disease has been developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 22, 2008 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am The Doctor’s World: At Meeting on AIDS, Focus Shifts to Long HaulAt 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 | 23 Aug 2008 | 2:46 am PharMEDium to be Provider of HealthTrust Hospitals' Outsourced Compounded Pharmacy PreparationsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2008 | 11:42 pm Vancouver Island health officials battle continued C. difficile outbreakNANAIMO, B.C. - Officials say eight patients at Nanaimo General Hospital are currently infected with the C. difficile bacterium. Vancouver Island Health Authority spokswoman Lesley MossSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2008 | 11:11 pm Sculptures Honor Pioneer MidwivesSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2008 | 11:03 pm Hope over 'early arthritis test'A new way of scanning joints which may reveal early warning signs of arthritis is being developed by US experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Aug 2008 | 11:00 pm Beckman Coulter to Present at the Morgan Stanley Healthcare Unplugged ConferenceSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2008 | 10:41 pm Audits of Medicare drug plans lacking (AP)AP - Nearly three years into the Medicare drug benefit, federal officials have yet to ensure that private drug plans enacted programs to deter fraud and abuse, government investigators say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Aug 2008 | 9:51 pm Z Trim Restates Financials - Improves Numbers for 2007Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2008 | 9:45 pm Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. Files Replacement Shelf Registration StatementSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2008 | 9:05 pm Matrixx Initiatives to Webcast 2008 Annual Stockholder Meeting Tuesday, August 26, 2008Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2008 | 9:04 pm Strontium Ranelate May Be Helpful for Postmenopausal OsteoporosisA study shows that strontium ranelate effectively reduces the risk for vertebral fracture in younger postmenopausal women aged 50 to 65 years with severe osteoporosis.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm Age Alone Not an Exclusion Factor for Spine SurgeryThe results of a literature review support the belief that advanced age, in and of itself, should not be a contraindication for lumbar spinal surgery.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm FDA Safety Changes: Amitiza, Aldurazyme, Most AntibioticsThe FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for lubiprostone capsules (Amitiza), laronidase injection (Aldurazyme), and a variety of antimicrobial medications.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm Bariatric Surgery Improves Survival in Obese PatientsIn a prospective, controlled cohort study, bariatric surgery in severely obese subjects was associated with long-term weight loss and decreased overall mortality.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm Obesity Linked to Risk for Colorectal AdenomaA retrospective cohort study shows that obesity is associated with the risk for colorectal adenoma, and body weight reduction is suggested to decrease this risk.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm Low LDL Cholesterol, but Not Statin Use, Associated With an Increased Risk of CancerA study shows an inverse and significant association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and cancer in statin-treated patients, even after adjustment for age and other variables.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm Leading Biopharmas Will Deliver Case Studies on Achieving Productivity Excellence through Engagement, Technology, Other ToolsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 22 Aug 2008 | 8:15 pm Budesonide/Formoterol Appears Safe, Effective for Asthma Control at 1 YearA 52-week study showed safety and better asthma control with budesonide/formoterol versus budesonide pressurized metered-dose inhaler in asthma patients.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Aug 2008 | 7:50 pm FDA Looking Into Vytorin and Cancer Risk, but Interim Analysis Reassuring For Patients to Continue With MedicationAt this point, the review, based on SEAS and an interim analysis of two large trials involving the ezetimibe and simvastatin combination, should not prompt patients to stop taking Vytorin or any other cholesterol-lowering drug, says the FDA. Full recommendations, based on the all the SEAS data, are expected in 2009.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Aug 2008 | 7:01 pm Prostate cancer risk increased in obese men: study (Reuters)Reuters - Use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings of a new study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Aug 2008 | 6:17 pm Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for SnoringEar infections, dogs in the home, and large families all contribute, study findsSource: Livescience.com - Health | 22 Aug 2008 | 6:17 pm FDA OKs zapping greens for safetyRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Aug 2008 | 5:52 pm Sex and sleep better for older women on HRT: study (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Aug 2008 | 5:26 pm Bad Jokes Could Be Bad News for the TellerTelling a bad joke could bring you dirty looks and hostility.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 22 Aug 2008 | 3:58 pm Widespread, Newborn Screening for Fragile X Under WayThe launch of a pilot program to screen newborns for the genetic mutation that results in fragile X is expected to pave the way for universal screening for all infants in the United States.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Aug 2008 | 3:45 pm PTC124 May Suppress Nonsense Mutations Linked to Cystic FibrosisA new phase 2 drug reduced the epithelial electrophysiological abnormalities caused by the CFTR dysfunction in patients with cystic fibrosis, which may signal a paradigm shift for treatment.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Aug 2008 | 3:32 pm 'How do I say no' to the limbless?"My life was sad before because I had to crawl on the ground," recalls Caesar Morales, a 24-year-old father in Mexico who, until recently, had only one limb and couldn't walk.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Aug 2008 | 3:27 pm 5 Keys to HappinessIf you're depressed or just want something to improve your day. Here are five ways to help get that much-needed mood boost.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 22 Aug 2008 | 2:16 pm 30 years after Love Canal, schoolkids still at riskThirty years ago this summer, America learned the name Love Canal. The working-class Niagara Falls neighborhood built atop tons of chemical waste became a synonym for environmental disaster. Despite the outcry over Love Canal, little has been done to make schoolchildren safer from hazardous or toxic waste, says one advocate for environmental causes.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Aug 2008 | 2:15 pm Choosing to forgive -- or notBob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Aug 2008 | 1:22 pm Genes may make some people more prone to anxietyAugust 22, 2008 Inborn differences may help explain why trauma gives some people bad memories and others the nightmare of post-traumatic stress. Scientists in Germany and the United States have reported evidence linking genes to anxious behavior. The findings appear in the August issue of Behavioral Neuroscience, published by the American Psychological Association...Source: PsycPORT.com | 22 Aug 2008 | 12:06 pm Helping people with mental illness quit smokingAugust 22, 2008 Aug. 22--BENNINGTON -- Most people suffering from mental illnesses smoke, and don't know many people who don't, Todd Hill, a licensed social worker and alcohol and drug counselor with the Vermont Department of Health, said while giving a presentation Wednesday at United Counseling Services.Source: PsycPORT.com | 22 Aug 2008 | 12:06 pm Anorexia's destructive behaviorAugust 22, 2008 ST. LOUIS - Twenty years ago, when Cheryl Bergin was a teenager and in the throes of anorexia nervosa, she weighed a mere 54 pounds.Source: PsycPORT.com | 22 Aug 2008 | 12:06 pm Face transplant patient can smile, blink again (AP)
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