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More U.S. than European kids take mental health meds (Reuters)Reuters - US children are substantially more likely to be prescribed drugs for mental conditions than their peers in the Netherlands and Germany, new research shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:31 pm Genetic tests may pinpoint who should get Avastin (Reuters)Reuters - Genetic tests could in future show who will respond best to Genentech and Roche's blockbuster cancer drug Avastin -- a positive development for patients but not necessarily for sales.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:30 pm Taiwanese 'brawl' over bad milkTaiwan's health minister is taken to hospital after being allegedly attacked by opposition MPs over the tainted Chinese milk scandal.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:39 pm FDA: Tiny bit of melamine in food usually OKFederal regulators say eating a tiny bit of melamine is not harmful, except in baby formula. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that trace amounts of the industrial chemical...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:14 pm EU plans longer maternity leaveBrussels proposes longer maternity leave in EU states, but critics say governments and small businesses will balk at the cost.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Oct 2008 | 2:09 pm Back to drawing board after N.B. nurses reject proposed contractFREDERICTON - The New Brunswick Nurses Union says members have narrowly rejected a tentative contract with the province. The union, representing 6,100 nurses, says the deal was rejectedSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:59 pm What's Cooking in Today's Retirement Communities?Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:39 pm AMDL, Inc. to Present at Maxim Group Growth Conference October 7, 2008Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:30 pm Research Into Colorectal Cancer Uncovers Early CluesResearchers believe a molecule abnormally found in the colon might be a key to colorectal cancer development; another study reveals the first genetic link between obesity and this cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:24 pm Studies Identify Factors Associated With Remission, Relapse in Alcohol-Dependent IndividualsThe findings of 2 new studies that identify factors associated with remission and relapse in alcohol-dependent individuals may ultimately aid in designing more effective treatment and prevention programs.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:21 pm Conquering the 'ewww' factor of the public pottyMost of us have them -- the personal ritual to deal with the "ick" of a public bathroom: wiping the seat with toilet paper, using a paper seat cover or even rolling up several pieces of toilet paper to create a thicker barrier between the skin and ... the unknown.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:13 pm Gut Reaction: Digestion Revealed in 3-DA study of nutrient transport and macro-micro mixing in the small intestine is going 3-D.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:12 pm Health Tip: Parenting a Child With ADHD (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often require special attention to help manage their behavior.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:01 pm Isolagen to Present at the JMP Securities Healthcare Focus ConferenceSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:00 pm Medco's 2009 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Options Help Seniors Bridge Gaps in Prescription Drug Coverage and CareSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:00 pm Influencing the Front-Line: Critical, Trainable Trait of an Effective Sales ManagerSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:00 pm Weis Markets Completes Rollout of New 90-Day $9.99 Prescription Plan for 350+ Generic PrescriptionsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:00 pm Natural Relief From Annoying Noise!Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:30 pm For Third Year Beryl Named 'Tech Titan': One of Texas' Fastest-Growing Technology CompaniesSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:30 pm Hepatitis B Virus Associated with Pancreatic CancerExposure to the hepatitis B virus could increase the risk for pancreatic cancer, and chemotherapy treatment might cause reactivation of the virus in cancer patients.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:01 pm Moths With A Nose For LearningMuch like Pavlov conditioned his dog to salivate in anticipation of food when a bell rang, insects can be trained to perform certain behaviors when enticed with different smells.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm How Civil War Refugees Cope With The UnknownA new study in the journal Family Relations focuses on the experiences of the Sudanese refugees who were separated from their parents during the Sudanese civil war. Often called the Lost Boys of Sudan, these children faced multiple traumatic events and chronic hardships.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm ADA Presents First Humanitarian Award At 149th Annual Session To Thomas S. Underwood, D.D.S.The American Dental Association (ADA) will honor its first ADA Humanitarian Award recipient at its 149th Annual Session and World Marketplace Exhibition in San Antonio. The ADA Board of Trustees selected Thomas S. Underwood, D.D.S., of Nashville, Tenn., for his three decades of providing humanitarian efforts to people in need of dental care. "I am delighted that Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm Latest Study Results Comparing VRI™ To Conventional Procedures Of Assessing Regional Lung Function MeasurementDeep Breeze Ltd, the innovator of the revolutionary pulmonary imaging technology, vibration response imaging (VRI™), announced the latest study results comparing VRI™ to conventional procedures of assessing regional lung function measurement. Prof.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm Michigan Dental Association Stops Illegal Practice Of Dentistry, Safeguards PublicAn Oakland County man has been stopped from illegally practicing dentistry, following a lawsuit filed by the Michigan Dental Association (MDA). Oakland County Circuit Judge Daniel O'Brien issued a preliminary injunction October 1 against Everett VanDenEeden, doing business as Smile-Rite Denture Center.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm University Of Minnesota Task Force Seeks Greater Transparency In Faculty Conflicts Of Interest With Pharmaceutical CompaniesA task force that examined conflicts of interest at the University of Minnesota Medical School has recommended that the university expand its disclosure policy regarding relationships between the school's faculty and the drug industry, the AP/Fargo Forum reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm EFPIA Welcomes High Level Pharmaceutical Forum Recommendations On Sector Competitiveness, But Urges ActionEFPIA, the voice of the research-based pharmaceutical industry in Europe, broadly welcomes the recommendations of the High Level Pharmaceutical Forum (HLPF). However EFPIA urges that some important measures have yet to be implemented, such as the non extra-territoriality of Member State price controls.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm Presence Of Safety Measures Affects People's Trust In The Safety Of Tourist DestinationsAccording to the asymmetry principle of trust, information on negative events decreases trust to a much higher extent than information on positive events increases trust. A new study in the journal Risk Analysis examined whether this notion holds true with respect to trust in the safety of tourist destinations.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm New Study In Journal Of Palliative Medicine Finds Palliative Care Access Varies Widely In The USThere has been rapid growth of new, innovative palliative care consultation services in the nation's hospitals. More than half of the 50-bed or larger hospitals in the U.S. offer palliative care services to ease pain and suffering for seriously ill patients and their families.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm Colonoscopy Associated With Reduced Colorectal Cancer IncidenceIncidence reduction in the proximal colon differs in magnitude and timing Patients who undergo a complete negative colonoscopy have a reduced incidence of colorectal cancer, confirms a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm Lawmakers make a final push for mental health bill (AP)AP - Talk about going out with a win.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Oct 2008 | 11:46 am Pandas at China zoo fed chicken soup for healthRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Oct 2008 | 11:45 am Belgians seize Africa-bound drugsA huge haul of fake drugs destined for Africa, including anti-malarial pills, are seized in Belgium, officials say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Oct 2008 | 9:58 am From BBC HealthThe signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancerSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Oct 2008 | 8:52 am Colonial clue to the rise of HIVThe arrival of colonial cities in sub-Saharan Africa at the dawn of the 20th Century may have sparked the spread of HIV.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Oct 2008 | 8:40 am The brain creates illusions and superstitions at times of stressThe mind naturally creates illusions and superstitions at times of stress - and this could be adding to the global financial crisis, say scientists.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Oct 2008 | 8:32 am Psychoanalytic Therapy Wins BackingResearchers are reporting that the “talking cure” can be effective against some chronic mental problems, including anxiety and borderline personality disorder.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Oct 2008 | 5:21 am New Class of Drugs Might Cause Congenital Heart Defects (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- An animal study raises a warning sign that a new class of drugs that shows promise against a variety of ailments ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's disease might cause congenital heart defects, researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:46 am Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients (HealthDay)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The inhaled steroids that are often used to treat asthma don't work as well in the overweight or obese, new research shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Oct 2008 | 3:46 am National Briefing | West: California: Suit in Detainee’s DeathA decision was upheld, allowing the family of a man who died of cancer while being detained in California to sue the government over accusations that he was denied medical care.Source: NYT > Health | 3 Oct 2008 | 1:38 am New twist in brain obesity riddleThe discovery of another way in which the body appears to control how much it eats could shed fresh light on obesity.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:19 am Sick leave 'link to early death'Staff missing work for psychiatric reasons face twice the risk of death from cancer as healthier people, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Oct 2008 | 12:18 am Ig Nobels honor weird scienceRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:53 pm Blind furyUnsighted fight to remain S Korea's masseursSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:28 pm FDA: No quick decision on cold medicines for kids (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2008 | 11:22 pm Adherence to Asthma Care Guidelines Suboptimal in Inner CitiesMany inner-city primary care providers "at the epicenter" of the current asthma epidemic do not adhere to national asthma practice guidelines published more than a decade ago, according to results of a survey reported in the September Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:15 pm Moxifloxacin Has "Incredibly Rapid" Response Rates in LeprosyMoxifloxacin is a "powerful" antimicrobial in the treatment of leprosy, researchers at the Leonard Wood Memorial Center for Leprosy Research in Cebu, Philippines, report in the September issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:13 pm Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy Still an Important Infection in AIDS PatientsProgressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) "continues to be one of the deadliest opportunistic infections in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients," Spanish investigators report in the September 1 issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:11 pm Surgical Short Bowel Syndrome Calamitous in Low Birth Weight BabiesVery low birth weight preterm infants suffer serious short- and long-term consequences from partial bowel resection, researchers report in the September issue of Pediatrics.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2008 | 10:10 pm You Can Find Dr. Right, With Some EffortWith more patients having to choose a doctor from a health plan’s list, there is growing demand for reliable information.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2008 | 9:56 pm The New Old Age: New Census Data: Aging AmericaAs the U.S. population ages, it's working-age citizens will be increasingly diverse, according to new projections.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2008 | 9:44 pm Half a Billion Have Genital Herpes VirusThe World Health Organization has published the first global prevalence and incidence estimates of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2008 | 9:02 pm Metformin May Help Delay or Prevent Diabetes in Women Who Had Gestational DiabetesA randomized controlled clinical trial shows that women with a history of GDM and impaired glucose tolerance may delay or prevent diabetes with a healthy lifestyle or metformin use.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm FDA Approvals: ProAir HFA and Nasacort AQThe FDA has approved expanded indications for an albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol (ProAir HFA) and triamcinolone acetonide nasal spray (Nasacort AQ).Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm Asia still finding tainted Chinese milk powder (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2008 | 7:35 pm FDA: No immediate ruling on kids' cold medsRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 2 Oct 2008 | 7:06 pm The cost of careEU wants a better deal for working mothersSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Oct 2008 | 6:05 pm Lawmakers make final push for mental health billOctober 02, 2008 WASHINGTON - Solving the nation's economic crisis may also help Americans struggling with getting treatment for mental illness. These patients often face an added burden: limited insurance coverage compared with people whose ills are physical. The massive economic bill coming before the House addresses that problem.Source: PsycPORT.com | 2 Oct 2008 | 4:36 pm Researchers study effect of stress on memoryOctober 02, 2008 Oct. 2--WHAT IF BEING REALLY SCARED -- the kind of scared that comes from jumping from an airplane at 9,000 feet -- could enhance memory by cementing details we might otherwise forget?Source: PsycPORT.com | 2 Oct 2008 | 4:36 pm Southern States Ranked Worst for Seriously SickThe South is the worst region in which to live if you're seriously ill.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 2 Oct 2008 | 3:02 pm Recipes for Health: Tuna RisottoYou can make something very close to a Venetian seafood risotto with just the ingredients in your pantry.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2008 | 2:57 pm
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