|
|
|
|
How to Cheat DeathA combination of positive lifestyle changes is shown to work. For a while, anyway.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 1:24 pm China: 'Out of control' dairy system led to abuse (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2008 | 1:08 pm Heart Attack Care Often Delayed for the Poor (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Poorer Americans, including those on Medicaid, are more likely to take much longer to get to the hospital when a heart attack strikes compared to more affluent people, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2008 | 1:01 pm Rosetta Genomics Announces Transfer of MicroRNA-based Liver Therapeutics Project With Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Regulus Therapeutics LLCSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:30 pm WBFF 'Face Of Muscle Pharm' WinnersSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm Sinovac Initiates Development of Vaccine Against Hand, Foot, and Mouth DiseaseSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Bostwick Laboratories Improves Response Time for Patients and Physicians with Level 3's IP NetworkSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Insmed and Premacure Cite Study Results Demonstrating Potential Effectiveness of IPLEX(TM) in Preventing Blindness in Premature InfantsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm The USC Stevens Institute for Innovation Names Dr. Richard Hull Senior Director of Innovation Advancement and Business Development for the USC Health Sciences CampusSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Phosphagenics Announces Initiation of Phase 1 Clinical Trial in Humans for Its Transdermal LidocaineSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Are You Ready to Experience a New Superior State of Clean?Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Codexis Names Vice President, Intellectual PropertySource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Fujitsu PalmSecure and HT Systems' PatientSecure Selected by BayCare Health System to Protect Patient Confidentiality and Prevent Medical Identity TheftSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm Chinese milk fears spread in AsiaCountries across Asia are testing Chinese dairy products, and sometimes banning them, as fears spread over tainted milk.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Sep 2008 | 11:12 am Toxic herbs 'kill 13 in S Africa'Thirteen members of a South African family are found dead after apparently taking herbal medicine, local media say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:26 am Izmir babies died 'of infection'A bacterial infection is believed to have caused the deaths of 13 babies within 24 hours at a hospital in Izmir, Turkey, doctors say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:02 am 'New Innovator' Award From NIH Received By Wistar Institute ResearcherA Wistar Institute researcher's novel approach to understanding genetic causes of human disease has earned him an NIH Director's New Innovator Award and grant from the National Institutes of Health. Ken-ichi Noma, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Wistar's Gene Expression and Regulation Program, is working to develop a new method of mapping the three-dimensional structure of the human genome.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Major International Children's Conference In Cardiff Next WeekA major international conference will bring children's experts from across the world to Cardiff next week. WorldForum 2008 will consider the best ways of intervening early when children have problems.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am World-Renowned Ear Surgeon Posts Free Educational VideosDr. William H. Lippy, one of the foremost expert surgeons in the field of hearing restoration today, announced that his non-profit foundation, the Warren Hearing Foundation, has posted twenty-four separate streaming videos providing education, insights and surgical examples from Dr. Lippy and Dr. Leonard Berenholz. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Researchers Appeal For Volunteers To 'Road-Test' Exercise Programmes Prescribed By East Kent GPs, UKSport and exercise academics are launching an appeal for local volunteers to 'road-test' East Kent GPs' exercise referral programmes. Dr Kate Woolf-May and her team from the University's Department of Sports Science aim to find out if exercise programmes prescribed by GPs are successful at enhancing health and reducing body weight.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Children With Hay Fever More Likely To Experience Headaches, Facial PainChildren who suffer from bouts of allergic rhinitis (hay fever) are also more likely to suffer from headaches, facial pain, and ear aches than children without these allergies, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Nanobiotix Announces Issue Of European Patent Protecting Its NanoXray™ Anticancer PlatformNanobiotix, an emerging nanomedicine company focused on cancer therapy, announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued Patent No. 1744789 to the Company, related to its "novel activable particles that can be used in the health sector.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Awards Presented At International Music And Health Conference, Which Is Heralded A Huge SuccessAn international two-day conference, which presented overwhelming evidence that music has a profound effect on health and wellbeing, has been heralded a huge success. The event was organised by Canterbury Christ Church University's Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am New Zealand: Combining Advanced Medical And Information Technologies Offers Pathway To Lower Health Care CostsIntegrating sophisticated medical technologies for patient monitoring with advanced information systems and clinical expertise has the potential to significantly improve medical care while lowering treatment costs.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am The Prostate Cancer Charity Announces First Ever Prostate Cancer Awareness MonthThe Prostate Cancer Charity is pleased to announce it is extending Prostate Cancer Awareness Week to a month long event. The inaugural Prostate Cancer Awareness Month will run in March 2009, with a four week programme of events, partnerships and awareness-raising activities.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Wirelessly Enabled Cardio Implants Serving As Flagship Application For Remote Patient MonitoringAs new-generation cardiac devices and monitoring products converge with wireless networks, medical professionals are acquiring the capability to monitor key patient parameters and implanted device data in near-real time. Depending on the architecture, these new communication-enabled devices are capable of sending data continuously or on a timed or exception basis.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 23 Sep 2008 | 10:00 am Designer vagina trend 'worrying'Despite growing popularity, there is little evidence cosmetic vaginal surgery works, a leading doctor warns.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Sep 2008 | 9:07 am China vows export crackdown amid milk crisis (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2008 | 7:49 am City Plans to Increase Health Care for the PoorOver the next four years, the city plans to invest $26 million toward an effort to expand primary health care facilities in 11 high-poverty areas.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 6:42 am Health Dept. Distributes Matchbooks With Grim AlertIn an effort to scare smokers into quitting New York City will begin distributing matchbooks carrying grisly images of decayed teeth and smoke-ravaged lungs.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 6:34 am New Salvo in Splenda SkirmishA new university study financed by the Sugar Association is likely to fuel questions about the relationship between the private sector and academia.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 5:43 am Global Update: Hookworm Infection Linked to Anemia Among Pregnant Women in AfricaA quarter to a third of all pregnant women on the subcontinent are infected with hookworm, a new analysis suggests.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 4:58 am Shorter radiation course works for breast cancer (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2008 | 4:53 am Well: The Doctor’s Hands Are Germ-Free. The Scrubs Too?Amid growing concerns about hospital infections and a rise in drug-resistant bacteria, the attire of health care workers is getting more attention.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 4:46 am Patient Voices: Armed With Knowledge, Driven to FightDr. Ron Davis speaks about major health care issues while battling pancreatic cancer, which is the nation’s fourth-leading cause of cancer death.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 4:42 am Vital Signs: Nutrition: Soda Ban in Schools Has Little ImpactA new study suggests that banning soft drink sales in elementary schools only slightly reduces how much soda children drink.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 4:36 am Vital Signs: Behavior: As People Age, the Thrill Is (Almost) GoneA study has found that as people age, their brains respond less strongly to rewards mainly because of differences in the response of the brain to dopamine.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 4:35 am Vital Signs: Exercise: Athletes’ Asthma Tied to Sweat LevelsPeople who suffer from a form of asthma caused by exercise appear to produce less sweat, saliva and tears than people without the problem, researchers say.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 4:35 am Personal Health: An Itchy Torment, Often MisdiagnosedScabies is frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated, partly because its symptoms mimic so many other skin diseases.Source: NYT > Health | 23 Sep 2008 | 4:31 am Caregivers Face Multiple Strains Tending Older Parents (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged adults who regularly help their elderly parents get by experience a drop in health and well-being in their own lives, a new study shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2008 | 3:46 am Resetting immune system in bid to beat scleroderma (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 23 Sep 2008 | 1:08 am 'Dramatic results' in eye gene opGene therapy produces significant improvements to the vision of patients with a severe inherited sight disorder.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 23 Sep 2008 | 12:07 am EPA against limiting rocket fuel in drinking waterRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:22 pm Some MOMENTUM for Continuous Aortic Flow Therapy in Heart FailureChronic heart-failure patients with nonischemic etiology and without kidney dysfunction or severe N-terminal pro-brain-natriuretic peptide expression appear to benefit from the device. The data are hypothesis generating at this point, say investigators, and decisions will need to be made about where to go next with the aortic flow therapy.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:17 pm Paracetamol Linked to Later Risk for Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis, and EczemaA study shows that use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) during the first year of life and in later childhood may increase the risk for asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema at ages 6 to 7 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Management of Atypical Moles ReviewedA review article discusses clinical features of atypical moles and treatment recommendations of these lesions.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Severe Hypothyroidism Ups Risk of HFA new study has found that older adults with severe subclinical hypothyroidism have almost double the risk for the development of heart failure vs older adults with normal thyroid function.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm New Guidelines for Identification of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus InfectionThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new recommendations for identification and public health management of chronic hepatitis B virus infection.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Antibiotics Given During Labor May Affect Childhood HealthOne study shows a limited effect of antibiotics for women with preterm rupture of membranes on the health of children at age 7 years; another study shows an increased risk for cerebral palsy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:00 pm Radiation Added to ADT Halves Risk for Prostate Cancer DeathIn men with locally advanced prostate cancer, adding radiation to androgen deprivation therapy cuts in half the risk of dying from the disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:46 pm Cancer drug death 'like murder'The mother of a man who died during a cancer drugs trial says she feels like he has been murdered.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 22 Sep 2008 | 6:38 pm Doctors: infection led to Turkish newborn deaths (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 22 Sep 2008 | 6:18 pm Dialysis Patients Diagnosed With Depression Have Poorer OutcomesPatients on chronic hemodialysis and diagnosed with depression are twice as likely as their nondepressed counterparts to die or be hospitalized within a year, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 4:58 pm Melanoma Risk Associated With Gene Related to Vitamin D MetabolismA naturally occurring variant of a gene involved in vitamin D metabolism appears to be associated with an increased risk for skin cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 4:40 pm JAK2 Mutations Seen With Down's Syndrome-Associated LeukemiaMutations of the Janus kinase (JAK2) gene appear to be a common molecular event in Down's syndrome-associated cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), according to a report in the September 20th online issue of The Lancet. The authors believe that this finding could have therapeutic implications.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 3:45 pm China: 53,000 infants ill from tainted milkAs the number of Chinese infants reported sickened by tainted milk increased to 53,000, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called manufacturers "heartless" and promised stricter laws to protect the public.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Sep 2008 | 2:36 pm Are genetic tests right for kids?Read full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Sep 2008 | 2:21 pm Zumba zooms to the top of the exercise worldLatin music pulses from the stereo as 40 women jump, shimmy and sway to the beat.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Sep 2008 | 2:13 pm How to accident-proof your kidsThe thought of a freak accident is never far from any parent's mind. Nobody can watch a child at every moment. But that doesn't mean it hurts to step up your game. Check out these seven situations that can turn frightening in a flash -- and learn how to keep them as uneventful as possible.Source: CNN.com - Health | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:29 pm
|
