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Natural Childbirth Moms More Attuned to Babies' CryFinding may help shed light on postpartum depression in those choosing CaesareansSource: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:15 pm Health Tip: Preparing for Pregnancy (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- At least three months before you try to get pregnant, you should start making sure that your body has the nutrients it needs to conceive a healthy baby.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:01 pm Milestone Scientific to Showcase STA(TM) System at the CDA Fall Scientific SessionSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm Lavender may take the terror out of a trip to the dentistLavender oil may make dental patients less anxious, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:05 pm Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. Announces a $4.5 Million Registered Direct Common Stock OfferingSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:03 pm Mid Rogue eHealth Services Now Offers Electronic PrescribingSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:03 pm China vows 'serious punishment' after dairy recalls baby formulaBEIJING - China has vowed "serious punishment" after a major dairy recalled 635 tonnes of milk powder linked to a rash of illnesses in infants, reigniting fears about Chinese product...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:02 pm European Arc Therapy Pioneers Select RapidArc(TM) Technology from Varian Medical Systems to Handle Increasing Patient WorkloadSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Bionovo to Present at Merriman Curhan Ford's Investor Summit 2008 on September 15thSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Exosome Diagnostics Appoints Johan Skog, Ph.D., as Director of Genetics ResearchSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Bionovo Reports on Metabolic Studies Related to Its Menopausal Hot Flash Drug CandidateSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Acologix Presents Preclinical Data on Cartilage Regeneration by AC-100 at the 30th ASBMR Annual MeetingSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Two New Colors Added to Top-Selling OneTouch(R) UltraMini(R) Blood Glucose Meter CollectionSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Japan centenarians at record highThe number of Japanese living over 100 has reached more than 36,000 - breaking new records.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:21 am Near-Death Experiences: What Really Happens?Scientists aim to study what really happens to the brain and consciousness when someone is on the verge of dying.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:56 am New Phase II Data Show Novartis Investigational Meningitis B Vaccine May Also Protect Infants Six Months And OlderNew data show the investigational Novartis Meningitis B vaccine may be the first to also protect infants six months and older against multiple strains of potentially deadly meningococcal B bacteria. This second successful study of the vaccine in infants supports its potential to provide broad serogroup B strain coverage for both younger and older babies.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Leading British Artists Unite Against Prostate CancerMore than 40 of Britain's leading male artists have united in the fight against prostate cancer, donating their works for the Everyman Men Only exhibition to be held at Liberty in London from 8 to 11 September.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Millions Unaware Of Heart Risk Says New ResearchNew research claims that nearly four million people in the UK may be unaware they are at high risk of heart disease. One in three of those most at risk over the next 10 years remain undiagnosed, the study estimates. A team from the University of Oxford screened more than 71,000 people aged over 18 across England, Wales and Scotland. There are 7.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am American Diabetes Association Announces New Latino Diabetes ToolkitTo celebrate the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month and to recognize those in the Hispanic/Latino American population who have, or are at risk for, diabetes, the American Diabetes Association, through a grant from the Abbott Fund, is introducing its new Adult Prevention Toolkit designed specifically for community-based and faith-based organizations in Hispanic/Latino communities.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am A TAU Researcher Illuminates The Unseen World Of "Skin Vision" In HumansFeeling blue? According to Prof. Leonid Yaroslavsky from Tel Aviv University, the saying may be more than just a metaphor. Prof. Yaroslavsky believes that humans may have an ability to "see" colors and shapes with their skin.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Education Researchers Recommend Mobile Phone Ban In Schools Be ReassessedAsk a teacher to name the most irritating invention of recent years and they will often nominate the mobile phone. Exasperated by the distractions and problems they create, many headteachers have ordered that pupils must keep their phones switched off at school. Others have told pupils to leave them at home.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Making Snack Food Choices: Are "Bad Intentions" Stronger Than "Good Intentions?"People who are asked whether they would choose between a "good" snack and a "bad" snack might not follow their intentions when the snacks arrive. In an article in the September/October 2008 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Dutch researchers found that there is a substantial inconsistency between healthful snack choice intentions and actual behavior.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Nutrients For A Stronger Future In Old AgeExperts at The University of Nottingham are to investigate the effect of nutrients on muscle maintenance in the hope of determining better ways of keeping up our strength as we get old.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Hematology Professionals From Developing Nations To Pursue TrainingThe American Society of Hematology (ASH) is proud to announce Drs. Ritesh Pamnani and Irina Panovska-Stavrides as 2008 participants in its Visiting Trainee Program, which allows hematologists and medical professionals from developing countries to receive valuable clinical laboratory or technological training on a specific topic at a host institution under the mentorship of an ASH member.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Hurricane Ike Tracked By ESA's EnvisatResidents along the Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Ike as it travels over the Gulf of Mexico after ripping through Cuba and Haiti. ESA's Envisat satellite is tracking the storm, which is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast by 13 September. Knowing the strength and path of hurricanes is critical for issuing timely warnings.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am 'Do I look?'How should you react on seeing disfigurement?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 9:38 am AP Enterprise: Drugs affect more drinking water (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:26 am Arthritis knee op 'does not work'An operation offered to ease the symptoms of arthritis makes no difference, say Canadian doctors.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:03 am Dancing deathStrasbourg, 1518 - why the odd compulsion?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:38 am China to punish baby milk makersChina has vowed to severely punish makers of defective baby milk formula, after an infant died and dozens fell ill.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 6:47 am Men 'unhappy' with their bodiesExperts claim one in five young men are deeply unhappy with their bodies.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 6:32 am Health Care Issue, Not Quite Hot, Remains StrongAs energy and the economy consume the political discourse, health care is an issue that can seem to vacillate in importance by the day.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Sep 2008 | 6:18 am Detailed Study on Spread of H.I.V. in U.S.A study of people newly infected with H.I.V. has confirmed that the majority of new cases occur among gay and bisexual men and that blacks are most at risk.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Sep 2008 | 6:16 am Girl Talk Has Its LimitsSharing is good, but researchers discuss if it can spin out of control for teenagers.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Sep 2008 | 5:16 am More Asthma Among Those Near 9/11 SiteAdults who were near the World Trade Center around the time it was attacked in 2001 have been twice as likely to develop asthma as the general population, a new study has found.Source: NYT > Health | 12 Sep 2008 | 4:44 am FDA: Infant formula from China tainted by chemical (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Sep 2008 | 4:40 am Health Tip: Depression in Seniors (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Depression isn't a normal part of aging. But it is common in people older than age 65, and symptoms of depression can be different for seniors than for younger people.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:47 am Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Bullying is the top "health" concern among parents with overweight and obese children, according to a new report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:47 am Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 11, 2008 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:47 am Huge split in child death ratesUnicef says progress in reducing death rates among children under five is still 'insufficient' in some parts of the world.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:56 am Rituxan Linked to Fatal PML CaseClinicians advised to consider PML in rituximab-treated patients presenting with new-onset neurologic manifestations.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:39 am Heart damage prevention hopeUS researchers have identified a protein which reduces the extent of damage caused by a heart attack.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:33 am NHS bill from lawyers 'soaring'Fees being charged by solicitors acting for patients in NHS compensation claims are soaring, the BBC has learned.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:01 am Mediterranean diet helps ward off strokes, cancer: study (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Sep 2008 | 11:09 pm Autism may have helped swimmer surviveWalter Marino shouted to his 12-year-old son, Christopher, as he drifted farther away in the Atlantic Ocean.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:59 pm Trace drugs in drinking water affect 46 millionRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:51 pm How to talk to your doctor about GodDo you believe in miracles? Do you think God can save someone when medical science can't? If so, there's a good chance your doctor disagrees with you. To learn how to overcome the "faith gap," read this week's Empowered Patient from CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:32 pm NCEP Definition of Metabolic Syndrome Better Predictor Than IDF of Diabetes in WomenResearchers say the launch of a new definition of metabolic syndrome may have been "premature."Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:12 pm Lifestyle, Not Drugs, for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: "Gladiatorial" Debate ConcludesDiabetes experts witnessing the contest, held just miles from the ancient Roman Coliseum, declared lifestyle interventions the clear winner, on the grounds that they tackle the root cause, rather than the consequences, of glucose abnormalities.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:12 pm Methadone Dosages Correlate Poorly with Serum LevelsA new study shows a poor correlation between dosages of methadone given to chronic pain patients and resulting serum levels. The findings, researchers say, complicate any cause-and-effect conclusions in the rising number of deaths associated with methadone use.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Sep 2008 | 9:05 pm Intensive Family Therapy Helps Stabilize Depression in Bipolar TeensThe first randomized controlled trial of psychotherapy for teens with bipolar disorder found that adding family-focused therapy to standard medications alleviates depressive symptoms.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm FDA Safety Changes: Viramune, Agrylin, Keflex, Furadantin, MycobutinThe FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for nevirapine tablets and oral solution, anagrelide HCl capsules, cephalexin capsules, nitrofurantoin oral suspension, and rifabutin capsules.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Pain May Be a Nonmotor Feature of Parkinson's DiseaseResults of case-control study suggest that pain begins at the clinical onset of Parkinson's disease and support the hypothesis that pain should be considered a nonmotor feature of the disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Ten Years Later, UKPDS Shows Intensive Glucose Lowering, but Not Tight BP Control, Reduces MI, All-Cause MortalityMonitoring from a landmark study indicates that intensive glucose lowering has significant effects on major diabetes endpoints and on the risks for myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Retinopathy Camera Helps Screen Primary Care Patients for Diabetic RetinopathyA study shows that use of a retinopathy camera in primary care settings is effective for screening patients for diabetic retinopathy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Phys Ed: Unhappy FeetPlanter fasciitis, stress fractures, bunions — unglamorous ailments that we all too often ignore. The care and feeding of your lowliest appendages.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 8:24 pm FDA hires 1,300 new doctors and scientists (AP)AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it has hired more than 1,300 professional staffers in a move that officials hope will help the beleaguered agency better protect the public health amid rapid technological and scientific change.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Sep 2008 | 8:14 pm Middle-Term Stroke Risk Similar After Carotid Stenting or Surgery: SPACE, EVA-3S PublishedLonger follow-up from 2 randomized trials comparing carotid stenting with endarterectomy for stroke prevention have shown rates of ipsilateral stroke are low, at about 1% or less, and similar between strategies at 2- and 4- year follow-up.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 Sep 2008 | 7:51 pm Spiritual Beliefs Part of Health Care for SomeMost are happy to discuss subject with eye docs, says researcherSource: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:19 pm Time Teaches Brain to Recognize ObjectsResearch could pave way for enhanced computer vision systems, MIT study suggestsSource: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:19 pm 9/11 survivors troubled by asthma, PTSDOn September 11, 2001, Kathryn Freed watched from two blocks away as a plane hit the World Trade Center's north tower.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:07 pm Strange New Source of Bladder Pain DiscoveredA painful bladder condition known as interstitial cystitis is not at all what it seemed.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 5:46 pm "Condom" ring-tone a hit in India (Reuters)Reuters - A ring-tone that sings "condom, condom, condom" has attracted over 270,000 downloads since its launch last month and has spread the message of safe sex to many more mobile phone users in India and abroad.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:40 pm Why Thin Will Always Be InThe effects of supply and demand, evolution and health favor thinness.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:38 pm Recipes for Health: GazpachoHere’s what to do with that last bit of baguette, too hard to eat, and the last of this summer’s tomato crop.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:17 pm Natural Cures Pack Dangerous ChemicalsMore than 20 percent of ayurvedic cures contained dangerous amounts of lead, arsenic and mercury.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:04 pm Doctor and Patient: Healing the Doctor-Patient DivideTransplant surgeon Dr. Pauline W. Chen on the widening gulf between doctors and patients.Source: NYT > Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 2:41 pm Studies: Too many knee surgeries for arthritis?Read full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 Sep 2008 | 2:38 pm 70,000 may suffer post-9/11 stress disorderSeptember 11, 2008 NEW YORK - New data from a public health registry that tracks the health effects of 9/11 suggest that as many as 70,000 people may have developed post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the terrorist attacks.Source: PsycPORT.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 2:36 pm Law enforcement learns how to help vets in crisisSeptember 11, 2008 Sep. 11--Faced with the rising number of Iraq and Afghanistan war vets battling mental wounds, Central Florida law-enforcement officials are beefing up crisis-intervention training, or CIT, with an eye to getting troubled veterans help instead of putting them in jail.Source: PsycPORT.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 2:36 pm Sex differences in response to common antidepressantSeptember 11, 2008 Women with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive antidepressant drug, a new national study finds. But many members of both sexes may find that it helps ease their depression symptoms (see also University of Michigan Health System).Source: PsycPORT.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 2:36 pm
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