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Common Dietary Supplements Don't Help ArthritisThe natural supplement combo of glucosamine and chondroitin, taken to relieve arthritis pain, has struck out again.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:28 pm InformationWeek Puts Roche Diagnostics on Top 500 Innovative Tech Users ListSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:15 pm Eli Lilly and Company Resolves Investigation Involving Numerous StatesSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:06 pm Health Care Stakeholders Release 'How-To' Guide to Help Clinicians Switch from Paper to E-Prescribing SystemsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:03 pm Brick Mountain Trucking Acquires A-Diamond Delivery ServiceSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm DecisionView Named 'Best Market Solution' by IDCSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm New Survey Uncovers Critical Need for Education on Key Issues in Parkinson's Disease ManagementSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm Data Show Aerovance's Aerovant(TM) Inhalation Powder is Well Tolerated in Asthma PatientsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm Premier Inc. Expands Deployment of MicroStrategy to Enhance Hospital Performance ToolsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm Dental One Acquired by MSD Capital and North Peak CapitalSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm In Vivo Data on Taligen Therapeutics' Pipeline Candidates Presented at the XXII International Complement WorkshopSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm Fan use linked to lower risk of sudden baby death (AP)AP - Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for preventing SIDS, a still mysterious cause of death.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:40 am Meat 'ups prostate cancer risk'Eating meat and dairy products may increase the risk of developing prostate cancer, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:16 am C. Difficile Infection Not Always Associated With Antibiotic Use, CMAJCommunity-acquired Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection occurred in a significant proportion of people with no recent exposure to antibiotics, with 53% having no exposure in the 45 days preceding hospitalization and 46% having no exposure in the preceding 90 days, according to a new study published in CMAJ. While C.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am In Wake Of Hurricane Ike, APS Sets Aside $50,000 To Help Students, Post-Docs,The American Physiological Society has established the Hurricane Ike Relief Fund to provide unrestricted grants of up to $2,000 to support physiology graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Ike. The powerful storm hit the Texas coast on Sept. 13 and also affected other areas of the country.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Traumatic Brain Injury Common Amongst Homeless People, CMAJTraumatic brain injury is common amongst homeless people and is associated with poorer health, found a study of more than 900 homeless men and women in Toronto. Health problems include an increased risk of seizures, mental health problems, drug problems, and poorer physical and mental health status.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Genetic Test Brings Baby JoyA delighted family are among the first in the country to have had two children using a pioneering genetic testing technique at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Adam and Joanne Henry were devastated when their first child Jasmine died soon after birth from a chromosome abnormality.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am U Of T Researchers Reveal Epstein-Barr Virus Protein Contributes To CancerResearchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that the EBNA1 protein of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) disrupts structures in the nucleus of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells, thereby interfering with cellular processes that normally prevent cancer development.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Red Wine May Lower Lung Cancer RiskModerate consumption of red wine may decrease the risk of lung cancer in men, according to a report in the October issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "An antioxidant component in red wine may be protective of lung cancer, particularly among smokers," said Chun Chao, Ph.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Empatic™ Shows Long-Term Weight Loss, Improved Quality Of Life Contrave(R) Reduces Rate Of Metabolic Syndrome By HalfOrexigen Therapeutics, Inc.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am 50 Percent Lower Risk Of Heart Attacks Linked To Pneumococcal VaccinePneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccination was associated with a 50% lower risk of heart attacks 2 years after vaccination, suggests a large hospital-based case-control study published in CMAJ. http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg773.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Royal College Of Nursing To Launch Dignity Practice Support Pack And Dignity Influencing ResourceEducation Centre of the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool Tuesday 14 October 2008, 11am- 3pm The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is leading the way in supporting nurses to further incorporate dignity into care for patients with the launch of two new resources as part of its successful Dignity Campaign.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Research Provides Hope For Thousands Living With Type 1 DiabetesJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundation dedicated to finding the cure for the condition and its complications Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the leading charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research worldwide, today called for more recognition of the progress being made in finding the cure for this condition.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Doctors' worries over legal highsExperts are warning that so-called 'herbal highs' sold at festivals and in shops often contain synthetic chemicals which could damage people's health.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:08 am Business Cool Toward McCain’s Health Coverage PlanBusiness leaders fear that John McCain’s proposal to revamp taxation of health benefits would help to erode employer-sponsored health insurance.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 7:34 am In ‘Sweetie’ and ‘Dear,’ a Hurt for the ElderlyStudies find that speaking to older people in the belittling style known as elderspeak can have health consequences.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 7:27 am Fan in Room Seems to Cut Infants’ Risk of Crib DeathThe finding is the latest evidence to suggest that a baby’s sleep environment is a critical factor in the risk for sudden infant death syndrome.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 7:23 am Personal Health: An Autoimmune Disorder, in CamouflageSjögren’s disease, in which the body attacks its own secretory glands and tissues, is common but hard to detect.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 7:03 am Essay: Campaign Myth: Prevention as Cure-AllWhy do both presidential candidates champion one of medical care’s most pervasive myths?Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 7:02 am Global Update: H.I.V. Spreads in China, Affecting New PopulationsInfection with the AIDS virus in China is spreading beyond the country’s original high-risk groups and the virus has spread to all provinces.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 7:02 am Vital Signs: Aging: New Guidelines on Colorectal ScreeningA task force has recommended stopping colorectal cancer screening at age 75 for people who have no evidence of disease.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am Vital Signs: Treatment: Flu Vaccine for Pregnant Women Is 2 for 1A clinical trial has shown that pregnant women who receive the influenza vaccine provide immunity to their newborns as well.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 7:00 am Vital Signs: Children: Acetaminophen in Babies May Raise RisksThe use of acetaminophen in the first year of life is associated with an increased risk for asthma, eczema and allergic runny nose later in childhood, a study suggests.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 6:59 am Books: Between Covers, an Anticancer InfomercialDavid Servan-Schreiber wants you to buy into a way of life: a way of staying cancer-free by paying careful attention to what you eat and how you behave.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 6:59 am Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Men who are overweight and who have high insulin levels when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer may be more likely to die from the disease, research shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:48 am Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Free prescription drug samples distributed to pediatric patients may be unsafe, research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:48 am For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Exposing your children to the joys of pet ownership may, in some cases, also mean exposing them to infections and injuries.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:48 am New Test Detects Rare Leukemia More Quickly (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new technique may help doctors diagnose a rare form of leukemia in a matter of hours instead of weeks, researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:48 am Task force: Colon cancer screenings can stop at 75 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Oct 2008 | 1:23 am Latest warning highlights dangers of microwaving (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Oct 2008 | 1:15 am Dementia patients 'suffer stigma'The stigma surrounding dementia makes life much harder for many patients suffering the condition, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Oct 2008 | 11:21 pm Smoking 'costs the NHS billions'Smoking is costing the NHS in England £2.7bn pounds a year, up from £1.7bn a decade earlier, a report claims.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Oct 2008 | 11:21 pm Halloween sparks hunt for healthier treatsRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 6 Oct 2008 | 9:50 pm 'Safer' test developed for Down'sScientists develop a blood test that could tell a pregnant women if her unborn baby has Down's syndrome.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Oct 2008 | 9:14 pm Simple Interventions Help Decrease Narcotic-Related Pediatric Adverse Drug EventsA study shows that implementation of various simple interventions decreases narcotic-related adverse drug events in hospitalized children.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm Tiotropium Induces Long-Term Improvement in Lung Function, QOL in COPD PatientsTiotropium improves quality of life and multiple parameters of lung function but does not slow decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm Using a Fan During Sleep May Help Prevent Sudden Infant Death SyndromeA population-based case-control study shows that the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome may be reduced by using a fan in an infant's sleeping environment.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm Procalcitonin May Help Detect Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile InfantsIn an observational study, use of procalcitonin was effective in detecting serious bacterial infections in young febrile infants, especially in detecting the most serious occult infections.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm Study: Fan use may lower the risk of SIDSRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 6 Oct 2008 | 7:56 pm Unclear how much pounding new hips, knees can take (AP)AP - One in 75 patients who gets a knee or hip replaced must get it replaced again within three years, new research finds, although the studies underscore a question: Just how much pounding can a new joint take if you want it to last?Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Oct 2008 | 7:43 pm Genomewide Study of Ulcerative Colitis Identifies Variants Contributing to Disease SusceptibilityThe gene for interleukin 10, an immunosuppressive cytokine, plays a clear role in ulcerative colitis susceptibility.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 7:43 pm Flu deaths up among kids for 2006-07 seasonRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 6 Oct 2008 | 6:55 pm Exotic animals, domestic pets pose risk for children: study (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Oct 2008 | 6:34 pm Black Patients Have Poorer Survival in Head and Neck CancerA new analysis shows that race and socioeconomic status have a significant affect on patient survival in head and neck cancer, even after adjustment for other factorsMedscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 6:00 pm New Finding May Improve Diagnosis of Juvenile LeukemiaAn abnormal signaling pathway that appears to be highly specific to juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia could allow for more rapid and accurate diagnosis and targeted therapies.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 4:59 pm Stroke More Common and More Deadly Among American IndiansAmerican Indians have a higher incidence of stroke compared with white or black Americans, and they are more apt to die from a first stroke, according to a study published online September 22 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 4:56 pm Doctors: No Hamsters or Exotic Pets for Young KidsChildren under 5 could contract diseases from exposure to "nontraditional" pets.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 6 Oct 2008 | 4:54 pm Severe Hypoglycemia Does Not Affect Teens' Cognitive FunctionFrequent severe episodes of hypoglycemia associated with intensive diabetes treatment do not adversely affect cognitive function in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, according to findings from the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT).Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 4:52 pm Melanogenesis Inhibition Sensitizes Melanoma Cells to RadiotherapyInhibition of melanogenesis sensitizes melanoma cells in culture to gamma radiation, according to a report in the September 15th International Journal of Cancer.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 4:24 pm AIDS, cancer scientists scoop medicine NobelTwo Frenchmen and a German won the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries of viruses that cause HIV and cervical cancer, the organization's Web site said Monday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 6 Oct 2008 | 3:43 pm 3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Oct 2008 | 3:26 pm Pollution linked to appendicitisAir pollution may increase risk of developing the life-threatening condition appendicitis, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Oct 2008 | 2:31 pm Stress from hurricane strains recovery of addictsOctober 06, 2008 Oct. 6--Houstonians are still confronting the lingering effects of Hurricane Ike: damaged homes, piles of debris, lost work and ends that won't meet. But for recovering alcoholics and addicts, coping with post-Ike realities may also mean reaching out to sobriety buddies instead of the bottle or drugs.Source: PsycPORT.com | 6 Oct 2008 | 1:51 pm AIDS, Cervical Cancer Virus Discoverers Win Medicine NobelResearchers who discovered viruses behind AIDS, cervical cancer win Nobel in Medicine.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 6 Oct 2008 | 1:29 pm New eraIs Dr Beetroot's fall a boost for South Africa's Aids fight?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Oct 2008 | 1:25 pm Ancient sport helps breast cancer survivorsDragon boat racing dates back to ancient China, but some modern-day participants are breast cancer survivors who are using the sport to paddle their way back to physical and emotional health.Source: CNN.com - Health | 6 Oct 2008 | 1:23 pm The mystery of freaky phobiasCarol Ann Carnese never considered herself an anxious person. Except when it came to wet wood.Source: CNN.com - Health | 6 Oct 2008 | 12:53 pm
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