Studies: Elderly fare well in open-heart surgery (AP)

AP - Eighty-year-olds with clogged arteries or leaky heart valves used to be sent home with a pat on the arm from their doctors and pills to try to ease their symptoms. Now more are getting open-heart surgery, with remarkable survival rates rivaling those of much younger people, new studies show.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:41 pm

Decibel danger

Sudden noise puts two sisters' lives at risk
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:16 pm

Girl wins right to refuse heart

A terminally ill teenager can die at home after a hospital dropped its court bid to force her to have a heart transplant.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 11:55 am

TABLE-Thai IRPC posts big Q3 net loss

BANGKOK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Three months to Sept. 30, 2008.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:37 am

Thai PTT Chemical Q3 profit down, meets forecasts

BANGKOK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - PTT Chemical PCL
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Nov 2008 | 10:11 am

UPDATE 2-Crucell posts maiden quarterly profit, shares soar

AMSTERDAM, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Dutch biotechnology company
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:48 am

AMA supports trans-fat bans

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Medical Association threw its weight behind legislation to ban the use of artificial trans fats in restaurants and bakeries nationwide on Monday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:47 am

ONGC to seal Imperial buy in 2- mths - co source

NEW DELHI, Nov 11 (Reuters) - India's Oil and Natural Gas
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:31 am

Thai Hot Stocks-Index down 2.8 pct on global economic worries

index was down 2.8 percent at 443.50 at 0920 GMT on
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:30 am

UPDATE 1-Hungary's Richter Q3 net profit rises 77 pct

BUDAPEST, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Hungarian drug maker Richter
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:27 am

UPDATE 2-Yell reiterates forecast, sees lower sales in Q3

* Reiterates f/cast for broadly flat full-year core earnings
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:05 am

UPDATE 2-Sonova H1 profit up 26 pct, cuts sales guidance

* Sonova H1 profit 135.1 mln sfr vs forecast of 131 mln
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:02 am

Pharmacokinetics Of Oxybutynin Topical Gel: Effects Of Showering, Sunscreen Application, And Person-to-Person Transference

MONTEREY, CA, USA (UroToday.com) - An interesting study was presented by Kim Caramelli, evaluating the pharmacokinetics of topical oxybutynin gel as affected by showering, sunscreen application, and person-to-person transference. While neither showering nor sunscreen application diminished clinical effects of the topical gel, person-to-person transference was demonstrated in the study.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Defining Success Following Sling Surgery: Association Of Satisfaction With Patient Reported Outcomes

MONTEREY, CA, USA (UroToday.com) - One increasingly common and somewhat controversial topic of discussion revolves around what outcomes measures should be assessed following anti-incontinence procedures. Additional dialogue concerns the specific definition of success, which is far from being established.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

GSK Will Overtake Pfizer To Become World's Largest Pharmaceutical Company By 2012 - URCH Publishing

There will be major changes in the global pharmaceutical market and key changes in the top ten company list by 2012, says a new report from URCH Publishing, a leading provider of pharmaceutical industry business information.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Three Years Follow Up Of The ARIS™ Trans-Obturator Tape

MONTEREY, CA, USA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Saad Juma presented his experience in 234 patients who had completed a 12 to 26 month (mean 23.3) questionnaire follow up after placement of an Aris™ transobuturator sling. The group reported resolution of SUI in 90.61% of the patients, of urge incontinence in 61.81%, and only 2.51% (n=2) with de novo urgency symptoms.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

The Effect Of Pudendal Nerve Stimulation On Cystometric Parameters In Patients With Refractory Urge Incontinence

MONTEREY, CA, USA (UroToday.com) - The Stanford University group, headed by Dr. Craig Comiter, reported on their experience with effects of pudendal nerve stimulation on urodynamics parameters in patients with refractory urinary urgency and frequency.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Bladder Dysfunction After Artificial Urinary Sphincter Insertion

MONTEREY, CA, USA (UroToday.com) - Dr. Ferreira-Mehdizadeh from the Tower Urology Institute for Continence presented her group's retrospective examination of thirty-four patients who underwent artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placement for treatment of post-prostatectomy incontinence - with specific attention to postoperative voiding dysfunction.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Horse Drawn Hearse and Ash Scattering by Balloon - Hello LAFuneralGuide.com!

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Non-surgical Minimally Invasive Treatment For Stress Incontinence

MONTEREY, CA, USA (UroToday.com) - The Pelvic Floor Medicine session of the Western Section American Urological Association (WSAUA) opened with a State-of-the-Art lecture by Dr. Rodney Appell. Dr. Appell spoke about his experience with radiofrequency therapy of the proximal urethra/bladder neck (PU/BN) for nonsurgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Sun Health And Power3 Medical To Present Results Of NuroPro® Alzheimer's Blood Test Clinical Validation Trial

Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTCBB:PWRM) announced today that Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, Chief Medical-Scientific Officer of Sun Health and Dr. Ira L. Goldknopf, President and Chief Scientific Officer of Power3, have jointly submitted an abstract entitled "Development of a novel biomarker approach for detection of Alzheimer's disease" for presentation by Dr.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Rheumatoid Arthritis Breakthrough - Plos Biology

Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful, inflammatory type of arthritis that occurs when the body's immune system attacks itself. A new paper, published in this week's issue of PLoS Biology, reports a breakthrough in the understanding of how autoimmune responses can be controlled, offering a promising new strategy for therapy development for rheumatoid arthritis.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Live Web Chat Examines Healthy Eating And Weight Management In Lupus

An estimated 1.5 million Americans and at least five million people worldwide are living with some form of lupus, an unpredictable and potentially fatal autoimmune disease. While medications are important to managing lupus, there also are a number of lifestyle adjustments people with lupus can make to help keep the physical symptoms of the disease under control.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 11 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am

Recipes for Health: What to Do With the Rest of That Celery

This Italian salad may seem plain, but there’s something about the combination of textures and the tart and savory flavors that really works.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:21 am

The Neediest Cases: A Beacon of Hope for Patients With Cancer

A survivor leaves a trail of hope and influence at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Nov 2008 | 8:10 am

Small hours heart risk peak clue

US scientists may have uncovered a reason why heart attacks and strokes occur most often in the early hours.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 7:55 am

When You Just Have to Get a Flu Shot... at 3 A.M.

New York’s first round-the-clock health clinic aims to capitalize on its many night owls, workaholics and insomniacs.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Nov 2008 | 7:31 am

Test Drug Does Well Against Hospital Infection

The clinical trial results could represent a significant step in the fight against the bacterium, which is commonly spread in hospitals and is becoming more deadly.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Nov 2008 | 5:54 am

Patient Voices: Speaking Out for a Group Once Unheard-Of: Aging With AIDS

In the developed worlds, AIDS has become a chronic condition to be managed but a diagnosis still comes with its own challenges.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Nov 2008 | 5:52 am

Personal Health: When Families Take Care of Their Own

Relatively little official attention has been paid to those people who provide the overwhelming bulk of services for those who are unable to care for themselves.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:56 am

Vital Signs: Aging: A Law Reduces Driving Deaths, but Why?

A Florida law requiring drivers 80 and older to have their vision tested appears to have reduced the number of driving deaths among older people.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:56 am

Vital Signs: Risks: First Month After a Heart Attack Is Crucial

People who survive a heart attack are at much higher risk of sudden cardiac death in the next 30 days, researchers have found.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:55 am

Landscape Evolves for Assisted Suicide

Washington is the second state where physicians are allowed to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill people who want to die.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:54 am

Global Update: Gibraltar Suffers Fast-Spreading Measles Outbreak

A measles outbreak in Gibraltar has infected almost 1 percent of the territory’s residents in just three months, according to a recent report.


Source: NYT > Health | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:54 am

Health Tip: Protect Baby From Diaper Rash (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Your baby's bottom may be prone to a nasty rash if the diaper isn't changed frequently or if the skin isn't cleaned properly.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:48 am

Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Change is coming to the lifesaving asthma medications known as "rescue" inhalers.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:48 am

Poor Sleep, Hypertension a Dangerous Combination (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Getting less than 7.5 hours of sleep a night may increase the risk of heart disease in elderly people with high blood pressure, say Japanese researchers.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 Nov 2008 | 4:47 am

Women 'ignorant' of stroke risk

The Stroke Association is warning women to be more aware of blood pressure and lifestyle issues that can lead to strokes.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:30 am

Frozen embryos' health benefit

More evidence has emerged that babies born from frozen embryos are healthier, researchers say.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 Nov 2008 | 12:26 am

Icy Slush Chills Blood to Save Lives

A bio-compatible ice slurry is injected right into the body.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:35 pm

Five Generic Ethex Products Recalled Because of Overdose Risk

Oversize tablets may contain up to double the amounts of the active ingredient.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:30 pm

Rerouting urinary nerves may help spina bifida (AP)

AP - It's a delicate and daring experiment: Could doctors switch a leg nerve to make it operate the bladder instead? Families of a few U.S. children whose spina bifida robs them of the bladder control that most people take for granted dared to try the procedure — and early results suggest the surgery indeed may help, in at least some patients.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Nov 2008 | 11:00 pm

AMA acts against trans fats, texting while driving (AP)

AP - The American Medical Association on Monday took a stand against two unhealthy habits — eating foods made with artificial trans fats and text-messaging while driving.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:56 pm

Blood pressure gap leads to deaths of 8,000 blacks (AP)

AP - The lives of nearly 8,000 black Americans could be saved each year if doctors could figure out a way to bring their average blood pressure down to the average level of whites, a surprising new study found. The gap between the races in controlling blood pressure is well-known, but the resulting number of lives lost startled some scientists.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:44 pm

Brain-Fitness Program May Counteract Chemobrain

The use of a brain-fitness program helped breast cancer survivors experiencing cognitive dysfunction related to chemotherapy improve memory and speed up thinking.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:32 pm

Blood pressure race gap cited in deaths

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:22 pm

Study: Corn key component of fast food

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:14 pm

AHA 2008: JUPITER Hits New Orleans: Landmark Study Shows Statins Benefit Healthy Individuals With High CRP Levels

In a study of individuals with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol but elevated C-reactive protein levels, investigators show that rosuvastatin 20 mg significantly reduced the primary endpoint.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm

Extended Agonist Therapy Substantially Improves Outcomes in Opioid-Addicted Youth

Extended therapy with buprenorphine-naloxone improves outcomes in opioid-addicted youth and may offer clinicians a new, significantly more effective treatment option for this patient population.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm

AHA 2008: No Benefit of Vitamin C or E for Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events: Physicians' Health Study II

Results from the Physicians' Health Study II found no effect of either supplement on a composite of nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or cardiovascular death after 8 years of treatment.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm

Vitamin D Insufficiency Linked to Increased Body Fat

A cross-sectional study in young women shows that vitamin D insufficiency is associated with increased body fat and decreased height but not with changes in peak bone mass.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm

Alcohol Screening in a Pediatric Setting Welcomed by Most Parents

Alcohol screening of parents in the pediatric office was effective and accepted by parents.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm

Prolonged Breast-Feeding May Improve Subsequent Lung Function

In a prospective birth cohort study, infants who were breast-fed for at least 4 months had improved lung function at age 10 years vs those who were not breast-fed.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm

Vitamins don't prevent heart ills, studies say

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Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 9:52 pm

AAO/SOE 2008: Ganciclovir Gel Allows Fewer Relapses in Patients With Herpetic Keratitis

Compared with patients being treated with 3% acyclovir ophthalmic ointment for herpetic keratitis, patients receiving 0.15% ganciclovir ophthalmic gel had fewer relapses and tolerated the drug better.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 8:58 pm

Advanced-Practice Psychiatric Nurse Intervention for HIV and Psychotropic-Medication Adherence: An Expert Interview With Nancy P. Hanrahan, PhD, RN

Intervention by an advanced-practice psychiatric nurse may improve adherence to HIV and psychotropic medication among individuals with a mental Illness and HIV infection.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 10 Nov 2008 | 7:48 pm

Massive malaria vaccine trial to begin in Africa (AP)

AP - Researchers trying to create the world's first malaria vaccine are launching a massive medical trial as early as next month involving 16,000 children that could be the largest such trial ever conducted on children in Africa.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Nov 2008 | 7:46 pm

Agent Orange exposure linked to prostate cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - A study of Vietnam War era veterans shows that exposure to Agent Orange is associated with more than a two-fold increased risk of prostate cancer, earlier disease onset, and prostate cancer with more aggressive features.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Nov 2008 | 5:16 pm

Cholesterol drugs may cut heart disease risk

Healthy men and women with good cholesterol levels could significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, better known as statins, according to a study released Sunday.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 5:14 pm

Wilson may have had Alzheimer's in office, study suggests

An analysis of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson's speeches suggests he may have had early Alzheimer's disease while still in office.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 3:54 pm

Stop now

Can a recovering alcoholic enjoy the occasional drink?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:19 pm

Obama Could Lift Stem Cell Funding Ban

A federal ban on funding research into embryonic stem cells could be lifted.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 2:07 pm

Shark swim helps vets feel whole again

Retired Army Spc. Scott Winkler had many scary encounters while serving in Iraq, but they were nothing compared with his recent experience at the world's largest aquarium. He's one of more than two dozen disabled veterans who went swimming alongside a massive whale shark. "It's like you're in space," Winkler said. "It's like you're an able body again. It makes you feel so free."

Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Nov 2008 | 1:35 pm