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Number of uninsured drops; Poverty holds steady (AP)AP - The Census Bureau reports that the number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Aug 2008 | 2:14 pm Eat your fluids to stay hydratedIf your water bottle travels with you everywhere, sip on this thought: Drinking water isn't the only way to stay hydrated. Food can significantly affect your daily fluid needs.Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 1:25 pm Epilepsy Increases Drowning RiskPeople with epilepsy have a 15- to 19-fold higher rate of drowning compared with those in the general population.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:59 pm Taxanes May Increase Risk for Significant Psychologic SymptomsPatients who receive taxane-based chemotherapy have delayed emotional recovery and a higher rate of probable clinical depression than patients on similar regimens without taxanes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:28 pm Novavax Announces Favorable Results from Phase I/IIa Pandemic Influenza Vaccine ProgramSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Joint Commission Resources Challenges Hospitals to Increase Flu Vaccination Rates Among Health Care WorkersSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Online Career Site Assists Academia in Its ReachSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Idenix Pharmaceuticals to Present at the 2008 Thomas Weisel Healthcare ConferenceSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Tufts Health Plan Looks Toward Rhode Island for ExpansionSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Mindray Appoints Jie Liu as Chief Operating OfficerSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Leading Health Plan Shares How MEDai has Impacted Its Underwriting and Care Management WorkflowSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Health Care Service Corporation Named Best Company for Blacks in TechnologySource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Veterinary Pet Insurance Announces First Winner in Monthly Contest Highlighting Bizarre Pet AccidentsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Oridion Expands its OEM Partnerships - New Agreement with Spacelabs HealthcareSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:30 am HIV-Positive Women In Swaziland Protest Royal Family's Use Of FundsMore than 1,500 mostly HIV-positive women on Thursday protested against a foreign shopping trip taken by eight of King Mswati's 13 wives in what appeared to be the first demonstration in the country by HIV-positive people questioning how money should be spent, AFP/Khaleej Times reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Obama Chooses Sen. Biden As Running Mate, Prompts Criticism From Catholic LeadersDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) on Saturday announced that he has chosen Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) to be his running mate in the presidential election, the New York Times reports. The announcement was made ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which starts on Monday in Denver (Nagourney/Zeleny, New York Times, 8/24).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am HHS Releases Proposed Rule On Conscientious Objections That Would Protect Providers Who Refuse To Perform AbortionsHHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Thursday announced plans to implement a regulation intended to protect health care providers and other workers from disciplinary measures if they refuse to provide abortions or refer patients to other providers for abortions because of personal, religious or moral reasons, the Washington Post reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Study links preterm births, simmering infections (AP)AP - Infections may play a bigger role in premature birth than doctors have thought, says a new study that found almost one in seven women in preterm labor harbored bacteria or fungi in their amniotic fluid.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:55 am Drugs 'slash' Malawi Aids deathsDistributing Aids drugs in Malawi has massively cut the death rate, an official says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:27 am Why a daily fry-up may be bad news for your healthA breakfast fry-up every day raises the risk of bowel cancer by 63%, researchers have calculated.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:12 am Palliative Care Must Be A Priority For DementiaAlzheimer Scotland welcomes the attention drawn to 'inconsistencies' in palliative care for different conditions in the recent Review of palliative care services in Scotland report from Audit Scotland. This report has prompted a pledge from the Scottish Government for a national plan to improve palliative care provision.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am Normalizing Tumor Vessels To Improve Cancer TherapyChemotherapy drugs often never reach the tumors they're intended to treat, and radiation therapy is not always effective, because the blood vessels feeding the tumors are abnormal "leaky and twisty" in the words of the late Judah Folkman, MD, founder of the Vascular Biology program at Children's Hospital Boston.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am Scientists Discover Leptin Can Also Aid Type 1 DiabeticsTerminally ill rodents with type 1 diabetes have been restored to full health with a single injection of a substance other than insulin by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Since the discovery of insulin in 1922, type 1 diabetes (insulin-dependent diabetes) in humans has been treated by injecting insulin to lower high blood sugar levels and prevent diabetic coma.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am Genetic Predisposition May Play A Role In Anxiety DisordersFinnish scientists have identified genes that may predispose to anxiety disorders. Research conducted under the supervision of Academy Research Fellow Iiris Hovatta have focused on genes that influence human behaviour, and some of the studied genes show a statistical association with specific anxiety disorders.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am New Hope For Stroke PatientsIf a stroke patient doesn't get treatment within approximately the first three hours of symptoms, there's not much doctors can do to limit damage to the brain. But now researchers report a technique that potentially could restore functions to patients weeks or even months after a stroke.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am New Evidence On Addiction To Medicines Diazepam Has Effect On Nerve Cells In The Brain Reward SystemAddictions to medicines and drugs are thought to develop over a relatively long period of time. The process involves both structural and functional changes in brain nerve cells that are still poorly understood. However, a single drug or alcohol dose is sufficient to generate an initial stage of addiction.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am 8 Of Every 10 Spanish Adolescents Who Play A Sport Do Not Smoke, And More Than 40% Do Not Practice Any Physical ActivitySports and tobacco consumption are directly related, according to a study carried out by researchers of the University of Granada, the Spanish National Research Council- CSIC, the Universities of Murcia, Zaragoza and Cantabria, and the Nuestra Señora de la Consolación School of Granada.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am War Veterans’ Concussions Are Often OverlookedThe complications from concussions, a signature injury of the Iraq war, often are not recognized in singular ways.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 6:58 am Why We Are All InsaneHumans remain prone to acting mental because, in non-extreme forms, mental ‘illnesses’ can help ensure survival.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 5:04 am Books: A Doctor Transformed, Into a PatientDr. Thomas Graboys’ memoir of dealing with Parkinson’s disease stands out as a small wonder.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 4:59 am Britain’s Thatcher Has DementiaFormer Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been suffering from dementia for at least the past eight years, according to a memoir published by her daughter.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 4:47 am Stanford to Limit Drug Maker FinancingStanford University is concerned about the practice that has led drug makers to pay for the annual refresher courses of most of the country’s doctors.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 4:23 am Recipes for Health: Yogurt: Not Just for BreakfastYogurt is a bona fide superfood with live bacterial cultures that make it unique. Today’s recipe for drained yogurt makes a great spread or dip.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 4:20 am Warfarin Use Not Associated With Osteoporosis Risk in MenWarfarin use does not appear to increase the risk of osteoporosis in elderly men, according to a report in the July issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 4:02 am Two Lots of Noven, Shire ADHD Patch RecalledNoven Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday that its marketing partner, Shire Ltd, is voluntarily recalling two batches of its skin patch to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, because of difficulties removing the release liner when the patch is peeled open.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:59 am Tracheostomy Tube Malposition a Common Barrier to Ventilator WeaningImproperly positioned tracheostomy tubes appear to be a "common and important" complication in patients being weaned from mechanical ventilation, clinicians report in August issue of the journal Chest.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:57 am Stereotactic Radiotherapy Shows Promise in AcromegalySingle-session stereotactic radiotherapy (SR) can be a safe and effective treatment for acromegalic patients with residual or recurrent growth-hormone secreting adenoma, Italian researchers report.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:54 am Renal Recovery After Acute Kidney Injury Less Likely in Elderly PatientsElderly patients have impaired recovery of kidney function after acute kidney injury, according to study results published in the August issue of the American Journal of Kidney DiseasesReuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:51 am Global Update: Virus That Infects Mosquitoes Could Lead to Weapon Against DiseaseA new virus that infects the world’s most dangerous mosquito could one day be manipulated to kill it or prevent it from transmitting malaria.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:49 am Immunosuppressive Therapy Contributes to Fetal Loss in Juvenile SLEIn unplanned pregnancies in young women with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE), inadvertent exposure to cyclophosphamide is the main cause of fetal loss, according to findings from a Brazilian study published in the July issue of the Journal of Rheumatology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:48 am Health Tip: When Your Child Worries (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- No one is immune from worry -- even children. So it's important for parents to help them deal with their concerns in healthy ways.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am Long-Term Exposure to Incense Raises Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 25, 2008 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Safety warnings slowed the use of antipsychotic drugs in seniors with dementia. But the overall use of the drugs in the elderly increased, a finding which suggests that warnings may not be sufficient to protect patients, Canadian researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:46 am B. Cepacia Colonization Should Not Exclude CF Patients From Lung TransplantationColonization with Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) should not be an automatic contraindication to lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, according to a report from France in the August issue of Thorax.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:43 am Vital Statistics: Teenagers Changing Sexual BehaviorCompared with their peers in 1991, high school students today are less likely to be sexually active, and when they are, more likely to use condoms.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:29 am Personal Health: Living Longer, in Good Health to the EndGetting older doesn’t have to mean getting frailer.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:28 am Vital Signs: Prognosis: Chewing Gum May Help After SurgeryChewing gum after abdominal surgery may help in recovery, British researchers found in a review of several small studies.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:26 am Vital Signs: Nutrition: MSG Use Is Linked to ObesityConsumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Aug 2008 | 3:25 am Magnets 'could cut NHS drug bill'A new technique involving magnets could cut the cost of making cancer and arthritis drugs.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 Aug 2008 | 12:26 am Mums 'accept natural birth risks'First-time mothers are prepared to accept greater risks than their clinicians to have a natural birth, report researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Aug 2008 | 11:36 pm Caesarean babies' 'diabetes risk'Children born by Caesarean section have a 20% higher chance of developing type 1 diabetes, claim researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Aug 2008 | 11:26 pm Warning of epilepsy drowning riskPeople with epilepsy are 19 times more likely to die from drowning than the general population, a UK study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Aug 2008 | 11:25 pm FDA may set rules for food allergy warningsIt's one of the biggest frustrations of life with food allergies: That hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain the wrong ingredient.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:24 pm Obese Ohio death row inmate asks state for mercy (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2008 | 9:21 pm Radiographic Lumbar Spondylosis Is Highly Prevalent in Elderly PatientsA Japanese population-based cohort study shows that lumbar spondylosis is highly prevalent in the elderly and that disc space narrowing may be a risk factor for low back pain.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Aug 2008 | 9:00 pm How to clear confusion from food allergy warnings (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2008 | 7:58 pm After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis PatientsDoctors tout drugs called biologics during Psoriasis Awareness MonthSource: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Aug 2008 | 6:17 pm STDs common among arrested teenagers (Reuters)Reuters - Teenagers arrested for juvenile offenses have a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases, so screening these teens soon after arrest may help catch many cases, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Aug 2008 | 6:15 pm Back-to-school need not be back-to-stressAugust 25, 2008 TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Desjardins Financial Security's National Health is Cool Survey showsSource: PsycPORT.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 3:21 pm Therapists find business boomingAugust 25, 2008 Aug. 25--Back in the early 1980s, Minneapolis psychologist Gary Schoener and colleagues wondered if the recession was affecting the mental health of people living in Hennepin County. "We were convinced there was a problem," said Schoener, then chairman of the Council on Mental Health Programs.Source: PsycPORT.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 3:21 pm Restraining of mentally ill foster kids questionedAugust 25, 2008 Aug. 25--Last month, a 16-year-old Broward County girl was brought into Circuit Judge John A. Frusciante's courtroom for a hearing. She was handcuffed, her legs shackled with cloth restraints, with two armed deputies leading her by the arm.Source: PsycPORT.com | 25 Aug 2008 | 3:21 pm 'Tongue computing' could help disabledRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Aug 2008 | 2:07 pm Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete InjuriesCatastrophic damage blamed on gymnastic-type stunts now common in routines, study saysSource: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Aug 2008 | 1:17 pm Long-Term Exposure to Incense Raises Cancer RiskRates of respiratory tract cancers increase, lung cancer incidence does not, study findsSource: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Aug 2008 | 1:16 pm
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