Few options remain when job insurance disappears (AP)

AP - Leah Smith shells out more than $730 a month for health insurance but you won't hear her complaining.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:42 pm

Teen pregnancies tied to tastes for sexy TV shows (AP)

AP - Groundbreaking research suggests that pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior than among those who have tamer viewing tastes.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:39 pm

Doctor and Patient: Medical Student Burnout and the Challenge to Patient Care

Students, just like doctors, need to take care of themselves in order to take care of patients.


Source: NYT > Health | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:32 pm

How to keep anger from bubbling over

Experts are predicting a record voter turnout for tomorrow's presidential election. That means long lines, and many people stewing over the amount of time they have to wait to cast their ballots. We all get angry at times, but it's what sets us off and how we manage that anger that set us apart.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:28 pm

Violent video games linked to child aggression

About 90 percent of U.S. kids ages 8 to 16 play video games, and they spend about 13 hours a week doing so (more if you're a boy). Now a new study suggests virtual violence in these games may make kids more aggressive in real life.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:18 pm

Health Tip: Obesity and Your Child (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If your child is at an unhealthy, or even dangerous weight, and weight-loss efforts at home aren't successful, you may want to try a professional weight-loss program.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:02 pm

Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Medication use among children across the United States is dramatically increasing as more kids are being treated for diabetes, asthma and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers report.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2008 | 2:01 pm

UPDATE 1-JP Morgan downgrades Animal Health, MWI Veterinary

Nov 3 (Reuters) - J.P. Morgan Securities downgraded animal
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:40 pm

UPDATE 1-News Corp sells stake in Polish broadcaster Puls

WARSAW, Nov 3 (Reuters) - News Corp has agreed to
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:38 pm

SXC Health Solutions announces PBM services agreement with Health Plan of San Mateo

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:35 pm

UPDATE 1-Russian October oil output highest in year

MOSCOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Russian oil production in October
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:31 pm

Two Metabolex Projects Recognized in Windhover's Top 10 Lists for Partnering Opportunities

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

Emdeon Selected by the Maryland Hospital Association to Power the Maryland Transaction Data Interchange

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

Medgenics Announces Encouraging Preliminary Data For Phase I/II Clinical Trial of EPODURE In Renal Anemia

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

CVS/pharmacy Launches Beauty 360

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

Top-Line Preliminary Data From Phase II/III Study of Corthera's Relaxin in Acute Heart Failure to be Presented in Satellite Symposium at AHA Scientific Sessions 2008

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

Insulet Announces Sponsorship of International Diabetes Federation's World Diabetes Day Campaign

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 pm

Doctors Stress Pressing Need For Research Into The Best Treatment For Medication Overuse Headaches

There is a critical need to review current treatment strategies for the increasingly common problem of medication overuse headaches (MOH), according to a series of international papers in the November issue of Cephalalgia.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Lactobacillus Colonization Status In Infants With Urinary Tract Infection

UroToday.com - This study from Korea evaluated the potential protective role of lactobacillus agents to help colonize and help prevent urinary tract infections. The group collected lactobacillus cultures on stool and urine specimens as well as periurethral and vaginal swabs of infants who had febrile urinary tract infections.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Laparoscopic Extravesical Ureteroneocystostomy By A New "Y" Flap Technique

UroToday.com - A study by Dr. Jamil Rehman, et al., evaluated a new "Y" flap technique for laparoscopic extravesical ureteroneocystostomy. They treated three patients who underwent laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy for distal ureteral strictures.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Nurses Agree Collaboration With Hospital Support Service Functions Is Key To Patient Safety, Survey

With patient safety growing as a top concern for both hospital leaders and patients, a new survey reports that according to nurses the entire patient care team must be focused on safety.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Health Research Spending Tops US$ 160 Billion, Yet Investment Fails To Meet The Needs Of Developing Countries

A report launched today by the Global Forum for Health Research reveals global expenditure on health research in 2005 was US$ 160.3 billion - the greatest sum ever spent on health research, up from US$ 125.8 billion in 2003. Yet despite the high investment levels research is failing to address the significant health needs of low- and middle-income countries.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

StuCNS Response REEG-Guidance For Resistant Depression Superior To APA Guidelines Most Commonly Used By Payers, Study

CNS Response, Inc. (OTCBB: CNSO) reported the results of a study by the Center for Health Economics, Epidemiology, and Science Policy at United BioSource Corporation, a global pharmacoeconomic research firm and one of the most experienced firms providing evidence-based review of innovative healthcare technologies.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

NV-128 Display Divergent Combined With Anti-ovarian Cancer Drug Display Lung-cancer Potential Benefits

Pre-clinical studies presented at the 9th International Conference on Membrane Redox Systems in Wellington New Zealand this week demonstrate that Novogen's NV-128 (a novel mTOR inhibitor), when used in combination with the Marshall Edwards, Inc.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Clinical Trial Design Is Key To Better Drug Development Efficiency

Improved protocol design, perhaps more than any other drug development stratagem, holds the key to faster and more efficient development, according to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Singapore Increases Number Of Clinics Offering Anonymous HIV Testing Following Rise In Tests

Singapore's Ministry of Health on Thursday reported that the number of anonymous HIV tests performed throughout the country increased by 46% to 8,251 last year, compared with 5,639 in 2005, Channel NewsAsia reports. In addition, 131 out of 423, or 30%, of HIV cases reported last year were detected through anonymous testing.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty In Children: Long-Term Outcome

UroToday.com - This study by Dr. M.S. Ansari, et al. assessed the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic pyeloplasty in a pediatric population. It prospectively analyzed 53 patients who underwent laparoscopic pyeloplasty. The mean age of the patients was 9.12 years and the group was comprised of a male to female ratio of 4.3:1.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am

Baby model

Meet Gertrude - the lifelike doll helping train medics
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 10:43 am

AP IMPACT: Flood of wounded GIs swamps care units (AP)

AP - In a rush to correct reports of substandard care for wounded soldiers, the Army flung open the doors of new specialized treatment centers so wide that up to half the soldiers currently enrolled do not have injuries serious enough to justify being there, The Associated Press has learned.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2008 | 9:35 am

Study links sex on TV to teen pregnancy

Researchers at RAND, a nonprofit organization, found that adolescents with a high level of exposure to television shows with sexual content are twice as likely to get pregnant or impregnate someone as those who saw fewer programs of this kind over a period of three years. It is the first study to demonstrate this association, RAND said.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 3 Nov 2008 | 7:28 am

Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity can wreck a person's health for many reasons. But for women, too much weight tacks on an additional danger: Studies have linked obesity and breast cancer in a variety of ways.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2008 | 4:47 am

Falls Are Leading Cause of Injury to Seniors (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's grandmother have suffered recent pelvic and hip injuries. And on Friday, author Studs Terkel died, following reports that a fall two weeks ago had hastened his decline.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2008 | 4:47 am

Calif. surgeon faces trial in organ donation case (AP)

AP - Ruben Navarro loved horror movies. He watched the "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" series with his mother, Rosa, and liked to visit Knott's Berry Farm when it was transformed every October to "Knott's Scary Farm."
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:49 am

Brain receptor schizophrenia clue

Scientists say they may have found why people with schizophrenia have abnormal electrical waves in their brains.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 1:23 am

Lithium tested for impact on MND

A new trial will assess the impact of mood stabiliser Lithium as a treatment for motor neurone disease.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 3 Nov 2008 | 12:30 am

Phys Ed: Stretching: The Truth

Forget everything you know about warming up. This is how it’s done.


Source: NYT > Health | 2 Nov 2008 | 11:27 pm

'Cut caffeine in pregnancy'

Pregnant women are advised to cut their caffeine intake after a study linked it to low birth weight.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Nov 2008 | 11:13 pm

Army reviews medical units for possible closing (AP)

AP - As the Army moves to reduce the number of wounded and ill soldiers admitted into its new coordinated care units, officials expect to be able to shut down or merge some of the centers.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Nov 2008 | 6:28 pm

AIDS-hit Swaziland promotes circumcision (AP)

AP - Nelson Mdlovu strides out of the small clinic with a spring in his step and a smile on his lips just minutes after being circumcised.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Nov 2008 | 3:49 pm