Health and Medical News Headlines for September 9, 2008

If you want a date, don't beat about the bush

Telling someone you fancy 'I really like you' could make him or her find you more attractive, research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Sep 2008 | 11:50 am

Hallucinogen’s Popularity May Thwart Medical Use

The use of salvia was once limited to revelation seekers in Mexico. Now, the drug is available legally across the U.S.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 11:23 am

As Presidential Debates Approach, American Dietetic Association Says Prevention is Key to National Health-Care Reform

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2008 | 11:15 am

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

American Diabetes Association Survey Identifies Issues Every Man With Diabetes Should Know

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

Home Is Where the Sneeze Is! ACAAI Program Meets Need for Indoor Allergy Education

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

Mom with Diabetes Invents Device to Make Insulin Injections Easier

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

Ohio Recognized as National Leader for Business Development and Job Creation

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am

Amphetamine use on the rise in Asia, Mideast (AP)

AP - Demand for amphetamines, Ecstasy and other synthetic drugs appears to have stabilized in the West, but the problem is worsening in Asia and spreading to new markets in the Middle East, a U.N. report said Tuesday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2008 | 10:47 am

Amphetamine use on the rise in Asia, Mideast

Demand for amphetamines, Ecstasy and other synthetic drugs appears to have stabilized in the West, but the problem is worsening in Asia and spreading to new markets in the Middle East, a...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2008 | 10:47 am

Cardica Receives 510(k) Clearance to Market PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis System for Use in Cardiac Bypass Surgery

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2008 | 10:45 am

RAD001 Granted Priority Review in the US Based on Potential to Fill Unmet Medical Need in Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2008 | 10:28 am

TiaLinx, Inc. Launches Eagle-5 UWB RF Imager for Precision Target Detection

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 9 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am

Mental care escapes 'horrifying'

A BBC investigation finds there were at least 116 escapes from medium and low secure psychiatric hospitals in 2007.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:52 am

Cancer didn't dash Olympic swimmer's dream

For Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau, the last two months have been a whirlwind. "Full of the best moments and the scariest moments of my life," says the 24-year-old Olympic swimmer.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:29 am

2008 Da Vinci Awards For Wheelchair Enhancing Ideas - National MS Society Celebrating New Adaptive, Assistive Technologies

Sometimes great ideas arrive in simple packages. Such is the case with the 2008 da Vinci Award winning Brake-Well system, and the Pushrim Activated Power Assisted Wheelchair. This year's da Vinci Awards, presented by the UAW-GM, have recognized uniquely functional, yet simple and affordable technologies which assist those who depend on the "traditional" wheelchair for mobility.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

Nursing Home Prescribing Remains A Cause For Concern

Research launched at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manchester has shown that 51% of nursing home patients are taking inappropriate psychoactive drugs. A separate study at BPC describes how inappropriate prescribing of psychoactive drugs may be influenced by organisational and/or treatment culture.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

Coated Catheters Reduce Infection Risk

A new coating for urinary catheters could reduce the risk of infection, according to research presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manchester. The use of medical devices inserted into a patient's body is now routine in healthcare management within hospitals and nursing homes.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

Portion Sizes Are Getting Bigger, UK

Portion sizes are getting larger - fast food supersize options, huge popcorn tubs and fizzy drinks at cinemas and bigger ready meals. This has been linked to rising obesity levels and increased risk of heart disease and stroke, but what can we do about it? What is an acceptable portion size? It's easier than you think to overeat protein sources - we should aim for 2 portions a day.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

New Diet Unveiled To Save Millions Of PMS Sufferers

PMS charity announces new findings after years of research Figures released from the UK's only PMS Charity NAPS (The National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome) show that 97% of women in Britain are affected by PMS - with 13% taking time off work, costing British business millions of pounds per year*.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

Pharmacists Reduce Hospital Visits For Respiratory Patients

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience 55% fewer hospital admissions and 50% less visits to accident and emergency departments when clinical pharmacists intervene in their care, research launched at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manchester has shown.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

AIDS Research At Yale Boosted With $11 Million Continuation Grant

Yale University's Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) has received an $11 million grant to support another five years of HIV prevention and health services research. CIRA is one of eight HIV research centers in the United States funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

New HIV Protection For Women

Vaginal rings, similar to those used for contraception and hormone replacement therapy, could protect women from sexually-transmitted HIV, according to research presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manchester.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

DOE JGI Extends The Capabilities Of The Integrated Microbial Genome System

The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has extended the capabilities of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system, updated the content of the IMG/M metagenome data management and analysis system, and has launched its educational companion site, IMG/EDU. Version 2.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

Record $181 Million Grant To Evaluate Health, Poverty And Gender Programs Worldwide, Received By UNC

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill up to $181 million to continue its MEASURE Evaluation project. The award is the largest ever received by UNC.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 9 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am

Recipes for Health: What to Do With Stale Bread? Pudding, for Starters

Don’t throw away that old bread. It’s the secret ingredient in a variety of light dishes.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 7:56 am

Too posh to push? Iran seeks to curb C-sections (AFP)

AFP - Shirin does not consider herself too posh to push, but she is against natural childbirth. Like many other women in Iran, the 32-year-old has opted to have her baby by Caesarian section.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2008 | 7:45 am

Drug abuse growing in developing countries, UN warns (AFP)

AFP - The use of synthetic drugs such as amphetamine, methamphetamine (meth) and ecstasy is growing in developing countries, notably in Asia and the Middle East, and in the Gulf states in particular, a top UN body warned Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2008 | 7:29 am

NI Abortion Act campaign to begin

A campaign calling for the 1967 Abortion Act to be extended to Northern Ireland is being launched later.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Sep 2008 | 6:33 am

Group seeks end to gridlock on health reform (Reuters)

Reuters - Frustrated by the political bickering that has blocked U.S. health care reform for years, a coalition of business and labor groups has joined with an advocacy group for the elderly to try to break the gridlock and achieve success under the next president.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2008 | 5:40 am

Cases: Perhaps Death Is Proud; More Reason to Savor Life

A staff nurse tells her first experience with “Condition A,” the sudden death of a patient.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 5:29 am

Personal Health: Curbing Binge Drinking Takes Group Effort

Steering college students away from alcohol can help them succeed in school, and live until graduation day.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 5:18 am

Exercise trumps obesity gene in study (Reuters)

Reuters - Vigorous physical activity can help even people genetically prone to obesity keep the weight off, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2008 | 5:15 am

Rwanda: Orphaned by Genocide and AIDS, a Generation Poor and Depressed

A survey finds that depression is quite common among the young orphans of Rwanda.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am

A Look at Nonsmokers Who Get Lung Cancer

Up to 15 percent of lung cancer cases occur in nonsmokers. Is there any reason why?

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 4:49 am

Got a fat gene? Get active for 3-4 hours a day (AP)

AP - CHICAGO (AP Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there's a way to overcome that family history just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day. Sound pretty daunting? Not for the Amish of Lancaster County, Pa., who were the focus of a new study on a common genetic variation that makes people more likely to gain weight. It turns out the variant's effects can be blocked with physical activity lots of it.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2008 | 4:47 am

Urology Field Slowly Altered, by Women

It turns out that the field of urology is undergoing a gender transformation.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 4:45 am

Vital Signs: Risks: For Heavy Snorers, Artery Concerns

Heavy snorers may have 10 times the risk for carotid artery narrowing as compared to the lightest snorers.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 4:44 am

Vital Signs: Aging: Lack of B12 Linked to Brain Shrinkage

Low levels of the vitamin B12 may lead to a reduction in brain volume, a new study shows.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 4:44 am

Vital Signs: Nutrition: Nuts May, in Fact, Help Avert Diverticulitis

Eating nuts and seeds may not increase the risk of complications associated with diverticulosis. In fact, they may lower the risk of developing the disease.

Source: NYT > Health | 9 Sep 2008 | 4:43 am

New cervical cancer test beats pap smear (Reuters)

Reuters - A new way to test for cervical cancer is more accurate than a pap smear and identified more dangerous lesions, an Italian study showed on Tuesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Sep 2008 | 4:15 am

NHS insurance voucher plan mooted

A state-funded insurance plan would introduce more competition into the NHS, a think tank argues.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 9 Sep 2008 | 1:45 am

Exercise 'blunts fat gene effect'

Vigorous physical activity could blunt the effects of a common gene linked to obesity, claim US researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 11:26 pm

Child exercise estimates 'wrong'

Parents vastly overestimate the amount of time their children spend exercising, according to researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 11:21 pm

Vitamin 'can prevent memory loss'

A vitamin found in meat, fish and milk may help stave off memory loss in old age, research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Sep 2008 | 11:19 pm

Exercise blocks effect of genetic variation

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:59 pm

Many don't get follow-up after colon cancer

Read full story for latest details.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:52 pm

FDA Warns Against Cutting Cables of Battery-Operated Lavage Systems

Cutting the cable on disposable battery-operated lavage systems can cause sparks, toxic fumes, fire, and even explosion.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:29 pm

Brains Wired Differently in Men vs. Women

Study of brain tissue shows men have more synapses packed into part of brain than women.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:02 pm

Humans Have Astonishing Memories, Study Finds

A new study found the brain can remember a lot more than previously believed.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:01 pm

Exercise May Improve Cognition in Adults With Memory Impairment

Results of a randomized trial in older adults with subjective memory impairment but without dementia show a "modest" improvement in cognitive function after a 6-month exercise program.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm

Ibuprofen May Be Preferred First-Line Therapy for Children With Fever

To reduce the time that children spend with fever, ibuprofen should be used first; relative benefits and risks of using paracetamol plus ibuprofen for 24 hours should be considered.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm

Hyponatremia May Predict Mortality Among Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant

A study shows that the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease and the serum sodium concentration are important predictors of survival among candidates for liver transplantation.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm

New International Consensus Statement on Bipolar Depression

A new international consensus statement on bipolar depression summarizes the most recent knowledge about this condition in children and adults.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm

High Serum Calcium Linked to Higher Risk for Fatal Prostate Cancer

High serum levels of calcium may be a modifiable risk factor for prostate cancer, with a 3-fold increase in fatal prostate cancer in men found to have high levels 10 years before they were diagnosed.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm

Continuous Glucose Monitoring May Improve Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes

In a randomized controlled trial, continuous glucose monitoring was linked with improved glycemic control in adults 25 years or older.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm

Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity Linked to Stroke

Rheumatoid arthritis is a risk factor for stroke and the greater its severity, the higher the risk, new research indicates. The findings also suggest that drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis are not linked to stroke, with the exception of rofecoxib.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2008 | 7:56 pm

Video - Kids Health Issues

Source: Livescience.com - Health | 8 Sep 2008 | 7:53 pm

College Students Continue to Take up Smoking

An "unacceptably high" number of college students -- roughly one in five in 2006 -- continues to smoke cigarettes, according to an American Lung Association report released Monday. The association says aggressive tobacco industry marketing on college campuses is largely to blame.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2008 | 7:51 pm

More flu vaccine aimed at key flu spreaders: Kids (AP)

AP - Lots of youngsters on your street? Watch out: Flu may strike your community sooner and harder than it hits the hip singles neighborhood down the road. Flu-shot season begins this month, and for the first time vaccination is being pushed for virtually all children not just those under 5.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Sep 2008 | 7:15 pm

FISH Technology Holds Promise for Early Detection of Lung Cancer

Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of bronchoscopic brushes might be useful in identifying patients at high risk of developing non-small cell lung cancer, as well as helping to estimate prognosis and determine appropriate treatment.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Sep 2008 | 6:43 pm

59-year-old in France gives birth to triplets (AP)

AP - Hospital officials in France say a 59-year-old woman has given birth to triplets after going abroad to get donated eggs.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Sep 2008 | 6:33 pm

Obese children at risk for liver damage

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

More grandparents taking on parenthood

Rosa Foster sat down at the kitchen table, bowed her head and prompted her grandchildren to say the blessing. She's one of 2.5 million grandparents around the United States who are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren. "It has not been a picnic all the time," Foster said. "It's been hard."

Source: CNN.com - Health | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:24 pm

Researcher studies epidemic of student cheating

September 08, 2008 Sep. 8--Jason Stephens, a rising star in the field of academic dishonesty, believes that cheating in high school is rampant.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:06 pm

Fluctuations in serotonin transport may explain winter blues

September 08, 2008 TORONTO, Sep. 8, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Why do many Canadians get the winter blues? In the first study of its kind in the living human brain, Dr. Jeffrey Meyer and colleagues at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have discovered greater levels of serotonin transporter...
Source: PsycPORT.com | 8 Sep 2008 | 1:06 pm

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