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Phase II Results of COL-144 Presented at European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress 2008Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:45 am Functional Food Delicious And HealthyLinseed is said to protect against cancer but not everybody likes the taste. Researchers have now isolated the valuable components of the flax seeds. Incorporated in bread, cakes or dressings, they support the human organism without leaving an unpleasant aftertaste.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Digirad Corporation Developing New Cardiac Imaging System With Distortion CorrectionDigirad Corporation (Nasdaq: DRAD), a leading provider of medical diagnostic imaging systems and services to physicians' offices, hospitals and imaging centers, announced the initial clinical trial of a new imaging system incorporating new proprietary technology to correct attenuation, or image distortion, an inherent issue in cardiac SPECT imaging.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Viral Process That Prepares Cells For HIV Infectionbiology Decoded By ResearchersWith the publication of a study led by Yuntao Wu, assistant professor in George Mason University's Department of Molecular and Microbiology, the medical community is one step closer to understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks cells in the immune system.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Lower Than Predicted Global Sea-Rise Levels By 2100, Suggests CU-Boulder StudyDespite projections by some scientists of global seas rising by 20 feet or more by the end of this century as a result of warming, a new University of Colorado at Boulder study concludes that global sea rise of much more than 6 feet is a near physical impossibility.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Breakthrough In Investigation By University Of Leicester/Northamptonshire Police - Fingerprint Find In Decade-Old Double Murder ProbeA decade old US double murder probe has received a new breakthrough following investigations by a University of Leicester forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am NSF Funds 3-Year Study Of Weather, Climate Change Computation In Collaboration With NCAR, COLA And UC-BerkeleyThe development of powerful supercomputers capable of analyzing decades of data in the blink of an eye mark a technological milestone capable of bringing comprehensive changes to science, medicine, engineering, and business worldwide.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Dental Fillings Without GapsTooth cavities are usually closed with plastic fillings. However, the initially soft plastic shrinks as it hardens. The tension can cause gaps to appear between the tooth and the filling, encouraging more caries to form. For the first time, researchers have simulated this process.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Patients Will Face Delays In Getting Diagnostic Scans Due To Severe Shortage Of Imaging Agents, UKA global shortage of medical isotopes* used in over 80% of routine diagnostic nuclear imaging procedures such as heart imaging, bone scans and some cancer detection procedures, will cause delays and cancellations to diagnostic examinations across the UK and Europe in the next few weeks, predict experts on http://www.bmj.com today.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Apobec3 Gene And Neutralizing Antibody Response To Retrovirus Linked By StudyScientists have uncovered new evidence that strengthens the link between a host-cell gene called Apobec3 and the production of neutralizing antibodies to retroviruses. Published in the Sept. 5 issue of Science, the finding adds a new dimension to the set of possible explanations for why most people who are infected with HIV do not make neutralizing antibodies that effectively fight the virus.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Changes To Embryonic Stem Cells Caused By Down Syndrome Revealed By ScientistsScientists investigating the mechanisms of Down Syndrome (DS) have revealed the earliest developmental changes in embryonic stem cells caused by an extra copy of human chromosome 21 - the aberrant inheritance of which results in the condition. Their study is published online in the American Journal of Human Genetics.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 6 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am CTI Receives NASDAQ LetterSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am Health Tip: Getting Ready for Cancer Treatment (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Treatment for cancer takes an emotional and physical toll on your body. But you can take steps to prepare for the treatment that will help make the process easier.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:46 am Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Fever in young children can be reduced for a longer period of time by giving them ibuprofen, according to British researchers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:46 am Obesity Worsens Asthma (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that obese people who have asthma are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for the problem and to have lower quality of life and worse control of the disease than those with asthma who are normal weight.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Sep 2008 | 3:46 am FDA posts list of potential problem prescription drugs on websiteprescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems, in an effort to better inform doctors and patients. The first list is a bare-bones compilation naming 20...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Sep 2008 | 2:21 am Media mogul Ted Rogers to deliver $1 million donation to Woodstock, Ont. hospitalWOODSTOCK, Ont. - Media mogul Ted Rogers will be in Woodstock, Ont., Saturday to deliver a $1 million donation to the Woodstock Hospital Foundation. It's a deeply personal gift in...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Sep 2008 | 2:03 am Regina family gets precautionary vaccination after rabid bat found in homeREGINA - Members of a Regina family are being vaccinated as a precaution after finding a rabid bat in their home. Medical officials say the vaccination doesn't mean anyone in the houseSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Sep 2008 | 1:44 am Manitoba's aboriginal kids with special needs won't be caught in funding fightWINNIPEG - Aboriginal children with special needs in Manitoba won't be caught in government disputes over who should pay for their care. The province has reached an agreement with...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Sep 2008 | 1:44 am Independent review panel criticizes Great Lakes health studyseven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute of...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:28 am Stroke recovery'I can dance better than I can walk'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am With Child, With CancerWhat we are learning about the interplay of hormones, breast cancer, chemotherapy and the pregnant body.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:28 pm Federal government urged to adopt national strategy on suicide preventionWINNIPEG - A national suicide prevention group wants the federal government to develop a countrywide strategy that could help save lives. Dr. Marnin Heisel, a clinical psychologist in...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:09 pm FDA posts list of potential problem drugs (AP)AP - The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:08 pm Isotope shortage may delay scansHundreds of important NHS hospital tests could be put on hold due to a worldwide shortage of a radioactive isotope.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:56 pm For the Brain, Remembering Is Like RelivingFor the first time, scientists have recorded individual brain cells fetching a spontaneous memory.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:54 pm Research Foundation Salutes Stand Up to Cancer, Urges Improved Prostate Cancer ImagingSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:32 pm Update: CVS Caremark Presents Influenza Vaccine Data at 2008 DMAA Annual MeetingSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:30 pm Statin Discontinuation Following AMI Doubles Mortality RiskPatients who discontinue statin therapy after having an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are at twice the risk of dying during the following year compared with patients who have never used statins, new research findings suggest.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:18 pm Dietary Linoleic Acid May Help Prevent HypertensionThe results of a study published in the August issue of Hypertension suggest that there is an inverse relationship between dietary linoleic acid and blood pressure. This relationship is appears stronger in patients who are not receiving a dietary or medical intervention.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:09 pm CO-Releasing Molecule Relieves Arthritis in Murine ModelA carbon monoxide releasing molecule (CORM-3) reduces joint inflammation and erosion in mice with collagen-induced arthritis, European researchers report in the September issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 10:05 pm FDA posts list of drugs under investigationRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:20 pm Dose-Ranging Study of Novel Anticoagulant PromisingThe addition of apixaban to antiplatelet therapy resulted in an increase in bleeding, but there was also an observed trend toward a reduction in clinically relevant ischemic events, a new dose-ranging study has shown.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:12 pm Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study (AP)AP - Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:06 pm List of medications with potential safety problems (AP)AP - List of medications with potential safety problemsSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:01 pm Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Increased Stroke RiskA new study shows that the risk for stroke increases with use of antipsychotic drugs and might be even higher in patients taking atypical antipsychotics or in patients with dementia.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Bone Metabolism Defects Common in Untreated Children With Celiac DiseaseA new study shows that in children with celiac disease, bone metabolism is negatively affected but is returned to a healthy state after children are given a gluten-free diet.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Clinical Practice Guidelines Issued for Managing Earwax ImpactionThe American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation has issued clinical practice guidelines for managing cerumen (earwax) impaction.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm FDA Safety Changes: Mirena, Zyvox, OrenciaThe FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine contraceptive; linezolid tablets, oral suspension, and injection; and abatacept intravenous infusion.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Empiric Antibiotics Are Effective for MRSA Breast AbscessesA study shows that community-acquired, puerperal breast abscesses or mastitis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus may resolve with empiric antibiotics.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Urban Surprise: More Bicyclists Means Fewer AccidentsIt appears that motorists adjust their behavior.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 8:24 pm Disadvantaged Low-Birth-Weight Children More Likely to Have Attention ProblemsIn a longitudinal study, low-birth-weight children had modestly increased levels of psychiatric problems throughout childhood, but those living in a disadvantaged community had more attention problems.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 5 Sep 2008 | 6:38 pm Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85Study finds risk is greatest for those overweight or obese at age 45Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 6:18 pm Autism and Vaccines: Why Bad Logic Trumps ScienceThe link between childhood autism and vaccines has, once again, been refuted.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 5:39 pm Recipes for Health: Cold Steamed Eggplant With Sesame Soy DressingCold eggplant can be delicious, if you know how to dress it.Source: NYT > Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 5:06 pm Obesity Worsens AsthmaSufferers more likely to be hospitalized, have lower quality of life, study findsSource: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:11 pm Universal flu vaccine tests startA universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 4:00 pm Musical tastes reveal your personalitySeptember 05, 2008 London (dpa) - A British study investigating the link between musical tastes and personality has found that classical music listeners and heavy metal fans share vital character traits such as creativity and shyness.Source: PsycPORT.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:25 pm Prescription drugs a gateway for teen drug abuseSeptember 05, 2008 Sep. 5--A new national survey that shows a continued decline in teen substance abuse mirrors trends in the Houston area, local experts say.Source: PsycPORT.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:25 pm Gunman's rampage shows pitfalls for mentally illSeptember 05, 2008 SEATTLE - Isaac Zamora's mother begged him to get help when he was released from jail a month ago. State and federal laws prevented her from doing much more for the man who has now been arrested after a shooting spree in rural northwest Washington that left six people dead...Source: PsycPORT.com | 5 Sep 2008 | 3:25 pm When sex becomes an addiction"Californication" star David Duchovny made headlines for voluntarily entering rehab last week. But it wasn't for drugs or alcohol. It was for another dependency, one that affects millions of Americans but is seldom discussed: sex addiction.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 2:31 pm Future Doctors Could Sniff Out CancerThe scent of skin cancer has been sniffed out for the first time.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 2:15 pm Breaking a tabooIs Greece set to change its stance on organ donation?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 2:07 pm Network TV stands up to cancerRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 1:43 pm The Common Cold: Myths and FactsSurprising truths about the common cold.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 5 Sep 2008 | 1:01 pm Gene domino effect behind brain, pancreatic tumors (AP)AP - Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for one person's brain tumor were different from the culprits for the next patient, making the puzzle of cancer genetics even more complicated.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 5 Sep 2008 | 12:49 pm New wheelchairReinventing the wheel to help disabled peopleSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:47 am Team sports blamed for health gapToo much team sport in schools is stopping pupils from learning about individual physical exercise, say researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 11:37 am Hearing risk for festival goersFestival goers could be seriously damaging their hearing, a leading charity has warned.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:37 am Filling the gapThe lure of Hungarian dentistsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 5 Sep 2008 | 9:11 am
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