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Robots May Come to Aging Boomers' Rescue (HealthDay)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- In the not-so-distant future, American seniors may turn to helpful, uncomplaining robots to fill the worrisome "care gap" that many face today.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2008 | 2:02 pm Action urged to prevent 'infectious' tooth decay in childrenTORONTO - Ontario parents and politicians are being urged to do more to help prevent what a dental group calls an 'urgent problem' of tooth decay in children The Ontario Dental...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2008 | 1:02 pm NSAIDs Lower PSA, But May Not Reduce Prostate Cancer RiskThe use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is significantly associated with lower prostate-specific antigen levels, but it is unclear if they are having any effect on the development of prostate cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 18 Nov 2008 | 1:01 pm Protests Over a Rule to Protect Health ProvidersA Bush administration rule would protect health care providers who cite religious or moral objections.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 12:45 pm Are you mad?Where does the line between sanity and madness lie?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Nov 2008 | 12:14 pm Repsol wins Canadian offshore exploration rightsMADRID, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Spanish oil and gas group Repsol said on Tuesday that, as part of a consortium, it has won the exploration rights for oil and gas in three blocks in Canada's Newfoundland and...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:56 am Iran ready for gas venture with Russia, QatarTEHRAN, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Iran is ready to set up a joint firm with Russia and Qatar but has no plans to export Iranian gas to Qatari plants so that it could be turned into liquefied natural gas (LNG),...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:55 am UPDATE 2-Wellstream "more cautious" for 2009, shares diveLONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - British oil pipemaker Wellstream Holdings Plc said it was "more cautious" on its outlook for 2009, as falling crude prices and the credit crunch prompt oil companies to defer...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:50 am American Healthcare System Buckling at the Knees Under the Weight of Current Economic Crisis, Says DoctorSolveSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:50 am UPDATE 1-Barclays cuts target on 30 oil service companiesNov 18 (Reuters) - Barclays Capital cut its price target on thirty oil service and drilling companies, as it believes the outlook for worldwide exploration and production spending, and oil service company...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:46 am ABM Launches New Rich Media Websites for Laboratory Equipment and Chromatography TechniquesSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:45 am Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Announces Issuance of 30th U.S. PatentSource: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:30 am Five MedCath Hospitals Ranked Among Nation's Top 100Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:30 am IDM Pharma Receives Recommendation for Approval of Mifamurtide (MEPACT(R), L-MTP-PE) for the Treatment of Patients with Non-Metastatic, Resectable Osteosarcoma in Europe from the Committee for Medicinal...Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:30 am First 3-D View Of Human Coronary ArteriesFor the first time researchers are getting a detailed look at the interior of human coronary arteries, using an optical imaging technique developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Psychological Interventions Associated With Breast Cancer SurvivalA new study finds that breast cancer patients who participate in intervention sessions focusing on improving mood, coping effectively, and altering health behaviors live longer than patients who do not receive such psychological support.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Statement From The American Diabetes Association On Court Ruling To Deny Care To Children With DiabetesThe American Diabetes Association (ADA) is extremely disappointed with the recent California Superior Court ruling striking down a provision of an agreement between the ADA and the California Department of Education that would ensure students with diabetes are safe at school and during school activities.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Rheumatoid Arthritis - Cimzia(R) Studies Show Significant Clinical Benefits For Mono- And Combination TherapyUCB today announced the results of two phase III studies, published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Online, showing Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol), the only PEGylated anti-TNFalpha (Tumour Necrosis Factor alpha), provided significant clinical benefits as monotherapy, and in combination with methotrexate, in adults with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Silence On Drug Options "distresses" Cancer PatientsCancer patients want their oncologists to be more up-front about available drug treatments and include them in decision making, even if they cannot afford the treatment, according to new Australian research presented to the Clinical Oncolgoical Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting today (18/11) in Sydney.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am American Association Of Kidney Patients Saddened By Passing Of Kris Robinson, Former Executive Director/CEOThe American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is deeply saddened to announce the passing of its former Executive Director/CEO, Kris Robinson. Ms. Robinson died peacefully this morning in her parents Clearwater, Fla., home. She led the patient organization for 18 years and worked diligently to improve the lives of all kidney patients.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am New AHRQ Preventive Health Guides For Spanish-Speakers Over 50 Could Help Reduce Health Care Disparities, USAHHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released two new checklists to help Spanish-speaking men and women over the age of 50 keep track of when they should have potentially life-saving screening exams done. Not having diseases detected, or detected when a disease is advanced, can contribute to potentially avoidable hospitalizations and quality-of-life consequences.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, Nov. 18, 2008, Issue1. New ACP Guideline Looks at Effectiveness of Drugs Used to Treat Depressive Disorders Second generation treatments for depression are all equally effective according to a new clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians (ACP). The guideline is published today in Annals of Internal Medicine, the ACP's flagship journal.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am The Future Of Physician Customer Service Portals - Report Reveals Market Data And Best Practices For Biopharma CompaniesOver the past year, physician visitation to customer service portals decreased while interest in using them actually increased.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am Extending Chemotherapy Improves Control Of Lung CancerA new Australian study has found that extending the use of chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer better controls the disease, as well as providing a modest improvement in survival. The study will be reported today (18/11) to the Clinical Oncolgoical Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting in Sydney.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 18 Nov 2008 | 11:00 am F.D.A. Detains Chinese Imports for TestingProducts from China that contain milk will be held at the border until tests prove that they are not contaminated.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 9:03 am Addicted doctorsA specialist service set up to offer much needed helpSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Nov 2008 | 8:44 am A Cascade of Influences Shaping Violent TeensNeither genetic nor environmental factors alone fully explain why some children become aggressive, according to a new study.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 8:19 am Scientists find prehistoric "nuclear family" (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2008 | 8:01 am Birth Defects Tied to Fertility TechniquesInfants conceived with techniques commonly used in fertility clinics are two to four times more likely to have certain birth defects than are infants conceived naturally, a study found.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 7:09 am F.D.A. Scientists Accuse Agency Officials of MisconductIn a letter to Congress, federal scientists said that officials ignored their concerns and approved unsafe or ineffective medical devices.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 6:54 am Micro needles aid bionic advancesScientists are developing microscopic needles which could help amputees move artificial limbs with brain power.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Nov 2008 | 6:43 am Survey: Half of primary-care docs want to quitNearly half the respondents in a survey of U.S. primary care physicians said that they would seriously consider getting out of the medical business within the next three years if they had an alternative.Source: CNN.com - Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 6:03 am Global Update: More Children Sleep Under Malaria Nets, but Millions Still Do NotEven though the supply of insecticide-treated mosquito nets has increased sharply, 90 million children are still unprotected.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 5:40 am Sen. Kennedy returns to work after June surgery (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2008 | 5:30 am Q & A: Timely ToothpasteWhat happens if you use toothpaste that’s past its expiration date?Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 5:27 am Personal Health: Caring for Family, Caring for YourselfCaregivers should not feel guilty about looking out for No. 1.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 5:26 am Cases: To Treat Properly, First Deal With the FearIn a profession where anxiety is often the starting point of a doctor-patient relationship, the standard patient questionnaire will never go deep enough.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 5:24 am Vital Signs: Vitamins Seen as No Help in Heart DiseaseA large long-term trial has found that vitamins C and E work no better than placebos at reducing a person’s risk of heart disease.Source: NYT > Health | 18 Nov 2008 | 5:23 am Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 17, 2008 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 18 Nov 2008 | 4:47 am Motor neurone disease clue foundScientists have identified a molecule which could be key to understanding the cause of motor neurone disease.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Nov 2008 | 12:09 am Drug-resistant ward bug concernHospitals need to be vigilant against an emerging drug-resistant bacterium, warn infection control experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 18 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Pupils targeted in superbug fightSchools are being urged to teach pupils about infection control as experts step up the fight against superbugs.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2008 | 11:59 pm Medicare wants limits for weight loss surgery (Reuters)Reuters - Medicare, the U.S. government's largest payer of health care, said on Monday it does not plan to cover weight-loss surgery in diabetic patients who are not dangerously overweight, saying there is not enough evidence to show it can improve their health.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2008 | 11:12 pm Family history can trump breast cancer gene test (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2008 | 10:32 pm Healthiest U.S. City: Lincoln, NebraskaHuntington, W.V. is deemed the least healthy U.S. city, according to a report by the CDC.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2008 | 10:32 pm Rifampin May Be Better Tolerated Than Isoniazid for Latent TuberculosisA randomized trial showed that treatment of latent tuberculosis with 4 months of rifampin was associated with fewer serious adverse events and better adherence than 9 months of isoniazid.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2008 | 10:16 pm General and Abdominal Adiposity Linked to Mortality RiskA study supports the use of waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio in addition to body mass index to help assess the risk for death.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Experts Identify New Risk Factors for Perioperative Death and StrokeIn the most clinically detailed population-based study of carotid endarterectomy to date, researchers outline 11 risk factors for poor outcomes, and the results may influence guideline updates.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Calcium and Vitamin D Not Protective Against Breast Cancer but Hope RemainsCalcium and vitamin D supplements do not appear to reduce breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm Cigarette Smoking Linked to Hot FlashesCigarette smoking is associated with higher androstenedione levels, higher total androgen-to-total estrogen ratio, and lower progesterone levels in women who are not postmenopausal.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm ASHG 2008: Genomewide Association Study Finds Genetic Predictors of Warfarin Required DoseGenetic information enables researchers to predict 50% or more of individual variation in required warfarin dosage.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm CDC: IVF May Boost Birth Defect RiskCertain birth defects may be two to four times more common in babies conceived through in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2008 | 9:51 pm AHA 2008: Negative Thinking Predicts Depression in Heart-Failure PatientsNegative thinking may play a major role in the development of depression in patients with heart failure, new research suggests.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 17 Nov 2008 | 9:48 pm Study: Vitamin C or E Pills Do Not Prevent CancerVitamin C or E pills do not help prevent cancer in men, concludes a big study.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Nov 2008 | 9:25 pm Doctors hoping for new era of artificial ankles (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2008 | 8:38 pm Burlington, Vt., is healthiest city, CDC says (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2008 | 7:05 pm Counseling on alcohol key to teens' sexual health (Reuters)Reuters - When health care providers are talking with adolescents about sexual health, alcohol must be a part of the conversation, conclude two researchers from the UK based on a survey of boys' and girls' attitudes about sexual relationships.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 17 Nov 2008 | 6:48 pm Teens have fewer aids for kicking the habitSmoking habits are usually established during the teen years. The CDC estimates that 20 percent of high school students smoked cigarettes last year. While researchers have a good idea how to help adults kick the habit, little information is available on what to do to assist teenage smokers.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Nov 2008 | 4:44 pm Burlington, Vt., Is Nation's Healthiest CityWhat's the healthiest city in America? It appears to be Burlington, Vt.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Nov 2008 | 3:23 pm Fast food puts Med diet on 'endangered list'Famed for keeping people slim, healthy and living longer, the Mediterranean diet has followers all over the world.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Nov 2008 | 2:52 pm Can you recognize Alzheimer's?November 17, 2008 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - If you've ever forgotten the name of a business associate or lost your keys, you might have wondered, even just fleetingly, if you have the beginnings of Alzheimer's disease.Source: PsycPORT.com | 17 Nov 2008 | 2:07 pm More Britons seeking suicide helpThe UK has the third highest number of people registered with Swiss suicide charity Dignitas, a BBC investigation finds.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 17 Nov 2008 | 12:53 pm Vermont city is healthiest in U.S., CDC saysRead full story for latest details.Source: CNN.com - Health | 17 Nov 2008 | 12:46 pm The Healthiest City in AmericaIt appears to be Burlington, Vt.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 17 Nov 2008 | 12:19 pm
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