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S Africa fear over killer diseaseMore than 100 people in South Africa are under medical observation over suspected haemorrhagic fever fears.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 11:25 am Lawsuit claims Pfizer massaged Neurontin studiesLONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc tried to suppress medical studies that did not support the use of its epilepsy drug Neurontin, internal Pfizer documents submitted in a U.S. lawsuit against...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:50 am Nursing shortage partly to blame for rescheduling OR sessions at N.L. hospitalST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland health authority admits a nursing shortage is partly to blame for the rescheduling of some operations at the Janeway children's hospital in St. John's.Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:43 am Vical Expands Applications of Vaxfectin(R) Adjuvant for Infectious Disease and Cancer Vaccines; 80% to 100% of High-Dose Responders in H5N1 Clinical Trials Still Responding at 6 MonthsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:30 am Don't mess with our hoummus, warn LebaneseA battle over hoummus and tabbouleh is shaping up between Lebanon and Israel -- two neighbours still technically at war -- with efforts underway to clearly identify such dishes as...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:22 am Fears over electronic cigarettesFears are being raised about the boom in sales of so-called electronic cigarettes.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:02 am The Next Generation of Arch Expansion has ArrivedSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:00 am ILC Dover Introduces 'Patient Friendly' Respiratory Protection for Health Care MarketSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Oct 2008 | 10:00 am Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. Grants to Top Tier Global Pharmaceutical Company an Option to License Certain Alzheimer's Patents and Patent ApplicationsSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:45 am Don't mess with our hommus, warn LebaneseA battle over hommus and tabbouleh is shaping up between Lebanon and Israel -- two neighbours still technically at war -- with efforts underway to clearly identify such dishes as...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:16 am Painkillers 'cut breast cancer'Regular use of common painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen reduces the risk of breast cancer, a study finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:09 am Holiday Gift Giving: How You and Your Budget can Survive the SeasonSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:09 am OneWorld Health Sends Delegates To The UK To Discuss The Control And Treatment Of Diarrheal Diseases In The Developing WorldThe Institute for OneWorld Health (iOWH), the US-based non-profit pharmaceutical company that develops drugs for people with infectious diseases in the developing world, announced that a delegation of US experts in diarrheal disease is meeting in the UK from October 6-9, 2008.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am The Lilly TB Drug Discovery Initiative Gets New Compounds For Early-Stage TB Drug PipelineThe Lilly TB Drug Discovery Initiative has announced its first acquisition of compounds for further development into tuberculosis (TB) drug candidates. Agreements were reached with Summit plc (LSE: SUMM) of Oxfordshire, UK, and the Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation (MCRF) of Tokyo for two compounds that have shown potential in initial testing.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Medipattern's B-CAD(R) Increases Diagnostic Accuracy On Small Breast Cancer Lesions By 44%The Medipattern Corporation (TSX VENTURE:MKI), a pioneer in the development of medical software solutions that help improve imaging workflow and productivity, is pleased to announce that a study abstract, showing a statistically significant increase in diagnostic accuracy when using B-CAD Version 2 oSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Study Shows PillCam(R) ESO Reduces Prison Health Care Costs By 90% For Cirrhotic PatientsGiven Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIVN) today announced data from a pilot study that demonstrate the Company's PillCam® capsule endoscopy of the esophagus can significantly reduce health care costs in a prison population through on-site evaluation of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Turning Cancer Friend Into Cancer FoeBurnham Institute for Medical Research has announced that scientists have created a peptide that binds to Bcl-2, a protein that protects cancer cells from programmed cell death, and converts it into a cancer cell killer. The research, which was published as the featured article in the October 7 edition of Cancer Cellmay lead to new cancer treatments.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am University Of Houston Examines Ability Of Sweat Patches To Monitor Bone Loss - $780,000 NASA Study Could Aid Longer Space MissionsSome health assessments that are routinely carried out on Earth are not practical when the "patients" are free-floating astronauts on long space flights, such as missions to Mars or the Moon.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am New Lab Manual Focuses On Essential Methods For Purifying And Characterizing ProteinsA new, user-friendly laboratory manual for protein purification and analysis has just been released by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Compliance For Life™ Medication Dosing Reminders Go GlobalCompliance for Life™ is going global. iReminder, LLC, announces that Compliance for Life now delivers dosing reminders anywhere in the world by phone and SMS text message, as well as email.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Circassia Acquires North American and Japanese Rights to DopexamineSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Government Response To Health Select Committee Report On Dental Services Published, UKThe British Dental Association has today acknowledged the pledge by the Department of Health to work more closely with the profession as it seeks to resolve the issues with dentistry identified by the Health Select Committee's report on dental services. The commitment is made in the Government's Response to the Health Select Committee Report on Dental Services.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am CMS Acknowledges Legal Concerns With Definition Of 'Multiple Source Drug', USAThe following is a statement issued today by National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) CEO and Executive Vice President Bruce Roberts, RPh, and National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President and CEO Steven C.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Don't use cold drugs in kids under 4: manufacturers (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:55 am China sets melamine levels for milk products (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Oct 2008 | 8:09 am Experts Conclude Pfizer Manipulated StudiesThe drug maker manipulated the publication of studies to bolster use of its epilepsy drug Neurontin, according to expert witnesses in a lawsuit against the company.Source: NYT > Health | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:42 am N.F.L. Sets an Active Example on FitnessThe N.F.L., full of 300-pound men and reliant on the schools that promote large boys, would seem an incongruous standard-bearer in the fight against childhood obesity.Source: NYT > Health | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:21 am Circumcision Benefit in AIDS Is DividedCircumcision does not protect gay and bisexual men from H.I.V., researchers reported.Source: NYT > Health | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:12 am Child Warning Added to Cold RemediesManufacturers of pediatric cough and cold medicines said Tuesday that they would voluntarily change their products’ labels.Source: NYT > Health | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:05 am World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Unidentified Disease Kills 3A mysterious disease that causes internal bleeding killed three people, prompting health officials to take precautions against any further contagion.Source: NYT > Health | 8 Oct 2008 | 7:01 am Protein key in new TB vaccineResearch by scientists in Wales and Russia is being used to develop a new vaccine for tuberculosis.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Oct 2008 | 6:18 am University: Stem-cell study used falsified data (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:59 am Small Type and Large Loopholes in New Labeling LawsLabeling laws that are supposed to tell shoppers whether their tomatoes, apples or chicken are homegrown or imported have taken effect.Source: NYT > Health | 8 Oct 2008 | 5:05 am Study Suggests Red Wine May Protect Against Lung Cancer (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Men who drink a moderate amount of red wine may lower their risk of lung cancer, even if they smoke, researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Oct 2008 | 3:48 am Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 7, 2008 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Oct 2008 | 3:48 am Scientists go chatting to hear kids' drug concerns (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Oct 2008 | 2:42 am No cold medicine for kids under 4, drug companies say (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Oct 2008 | 12:58 am Get moving: Guidelines set healthy activity levels (AP)AP - Get moving: New exercise guidelines released Tuesday set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that's 2 1/2 hours a week. How much physical activity you need depends largely on age and level of fitness.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 8 Oct 2008 | 12:58 am Probiotics 'do not ease eczema''Friendly' bacteria found in yoghurt and health drinks have no effect on the symptoms of eczema, evidence suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:41 pm Circumcision HIV impact doubtedThere is no hard evidence that circumcision protects gay men from contracting HIV, research shows.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:33 pm First-Line Chemo for Small-Cell Lung Cancer is Not Superior to Second-LineA meta-analysis has found that platinum-based regimens do not offer significant benefit in survival or overall tumor response, compared with second-line nonplatinum-based regimens.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 10:58 pm End-of-Life Discussions May Reduce Aggressive Care in Terminally Ill PatientsA study shows that patients who are terminally ill experience less stress and less aggressive medical care if they have end-of-life discussions with their clinicians.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm Societies Confront GI Risks of Antiplatelets, NSAIDs in Consensus DocumentIn a consensus document, proton pump inhibitors should be the mainstay of treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal tract ulcers and bleeding in high-risk patients receiving antiplatelet therapy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors May Not Increase Fracture RiskIn a case-control study, use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors did not appear to increase the risk for fractures in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm Combined Oral Contraceptive May Help Reduce AcneA study shows that use of 3-mg drospirenone/20-micrograms ethinyl estradiol 24/4 is effective in significantly reducing acne lesion counts in girls and women aged 14 to 45 years.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm Pediatric Use of Antipsychotics Linked to Metabolic and Cardiovascular EventsA retrospective cohort study suggests that the use of antipsychotics in children and teens may increase the risk for adverse metabolic and cardiovascular events.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm Cough, Cold Drugs Not for Kids Under 4Makers of over-the-counter cough and cold medication are voluntarily labeling their products to warn parents.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:14 pm Diagnosis, Staging, and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: An Expert Interview With Carol A. White MS, RN, ANPC, GNPC, DNP(c)Part 2: Despite optimal management, pressure ulcers are not always avoidable; consistency in care and thorough documentation are crucial.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:04 pm Overview of Pressure Ulcer Management: An Expert Interview With Carol A. White MS, RN, ANPC, GNPC, DNP(c)Part I: Presentations regarding pressure ulcers at the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners highlighted education, documentation, and prevention.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:04 pm Study: 8 in 10 Americans feel money stressIf you're lying awake at night, feeling angry or fatigued, because of stress, you're in the majority, according to a nationwide report released Tuesday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 6:41 pm Drug makers: No cough, cold meds for kidsRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 6:21 pm 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 | 6:11 pm Discoverers of AIDS and Cancer Viruses Win NobelThree European scientists who discovered viruses behind two devastating illnesses, AIDS and cervical cancer, will share the Nobel Prize for Medicine.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 6:01 pm Recipes for Health: Greek Swiss Chard PieIn a dish similar to Spanakopita, chard retains its dark green color and fresh flavor.Source: NYT > Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 5:45 pm Exercise goal: Sweat for 2½ hours a weekRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 5:43 pm Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Responds to Linezolid, at High CostExtensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is an emerging disease with a very poor prognosis and limited response to existing treatments, including linezolid. The best second-line treatments have moderate efficacy and immoderately high toxicity.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 4:40 pm Disease warning on climate changeClimate change may hasten the spread of diseases that can move from wild animals to humans, researchers warn.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Oct 2008 | 4:08 pm 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 | 4:00 pm 'Thirty children' die in hospitalAt least 30 children have died from infections in an Indian hospital in one week, doctors say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:25 pm Premature ejaculation may be a genetic problemMen who climax prematurely may be able to blame their genes, work suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:22 pm Lunches go organic in some schoolsRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 1:32 pm Are creativity and mood disorders linked?There have been more than 20 studies that suggest an increased rate of bipolar and depressive illnesses in highly creative people. Writer David Foster Wallace, who committed suicide September 12, is but one example. Experts ponder the link between art and mood disorders.Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Oct 2008 | 1:14 pm Web of loveDating sites show a world of difference among couplesSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:49 pm 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
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