Study shows families' financial strain from autism (AP)

AP - More than half a million U.S. children have autism with costly health care needs that often put an unprecedented financial strain on their families, national data show.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Dec 2008 | 3:36 pm

Some doctors may give up vaccines because of cost (AP)

AP - About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Dec 2008 | 3:28 pm

Morning Rounds: Rising Stress Levels, Limited Health Insurance and Health Care Waste

Health news from around the Web.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Dec 2008 | 2:57 pm

Holidays challenges for those with eating issues

Kris Shock pulled a tray of sugar cookies from the oven and sat down with her son to frost them. Then, she did something that might have been unthinkable for her a few years ago: she took a bite. Shock, like millions of people across the country, is recovering from an eating disorder; long holiday seasons often present a mine-field of challenges. But there are strategies to get through them.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 Dec 2008 | 2:38 pm

AIDS in 2008: Much accomplished, much to do

When we commemorated the first World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988, we had little to celebrate.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 Dec 2008 | 2:17 pm

Scans Show Sound-Processing Deficits in Autistic Kids (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Children with autism spectrum disorder process sounds a fraction of a second slower than other children, an abnormality that offers insight into listening and language issues linked to the condition, a new study says.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Dec 2008 | 2:01 pm

COLUMN-Bleak outlook for U.S. oil refiners: John Kemp

-- John Kemp is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own --
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:53 pm

Exxon Baytown hydrofiner shut for planned work-filing

NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp shut a hydrofining unit at its 562,500 barrel per day Baytown, Texas refinery on Sunday for planned maintenance, the company said in a filing.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:42 pm

CANADA STOCKS-TSX poised to open lower as commodities slump

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:32 pm

PREVIEW-Nokia seen outlining smartphone, services push

BARCELONA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - World cellphone leader Nokia is expected to bolster its offering of high-end phones at a media and industry event in Barcelona on Tuesday, where it is also due to outline...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:28 pm

TSMC cuts Q4 sales and margin forecasts

TAIPEI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - TSMC , the world's top contract chip maker, cut its fourth-quarter sales and profit margin forecasts on Monday, blaming weaker shipments caused by the slowdown in the global economy...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:22 pm

UPDATE 1-J&J to buy breast implant firm Mentor for $1.1 bln

NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it would acquire breast implant maker Mentor Corp for $1.07 billion as the giant diversified healthcare company pushes into the market...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:21 pm

TNK-BP's CEO Dudley steps down, Summers interim CEO

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Russia's TNK-BP, half-owned by oil major BP , said on Monday Chief Executive Robert Dudley has submitted his resignation.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:21 pm

Brazil stocks fall almost 4 pct on global downturn

SAO PAULO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's main stock index slumped almost 4 percent early on Monday, tumbling with global financial markets as nagging concerns about the world economy weighed on investor sentiment...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:15 pm

Telekom Austria CFO says buybacks may resume in Q1

VIENNA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Telekom Austria may resume share buybacks in the first quarter if net debt falls below twice core earnings and if market conditions stay the same, its chief financial officer...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:14 pm

US STOCKS-Futures slide on economy, consumer worries

* For up-to-the-minute market news, please click on [STXNEWS/US] (Updates with retailers outlook, energy and financial shares, data schedule, prices)
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:13 pm

Some Brains Are Wired for Change

Innovation-oriented people may have stronger connections between their memory and reward brain centers.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:01 pm

'No water' in cholera-hit Harare

Much of Zimbabwe's capital Harare is without water reportedly due to a lack of purification chemicals, during a cholera outbreak.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm

UK NICE Recommends Erlotinib Use in NSCLC After Price Reduction

Erlotinib is now recommended for second-line use in non-small-ell lung cancer in the United Kingdom, but only after the manufacturer offered a discounted price.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:38 pm

Web searches feed health fears

Health information online is breeding a generation of cyberchondriacs, say researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:03 pm

Improving Occupational Safety And Health Worldwide - International Conference To Be Held In Dresden In January 2009

Enormous differences exist worldwide in the protection of workers' safety and health. How these differences might be reduced will be the subject of an international strategy conference to be held from 28 to 30 January 2009 at the Academy Dresden of the DGUV.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Students Invited To London Lecture - The British Psychological Society

The impact of size zero media ideals on body image is just one of the fascinating topics up for discussion by local students at The British Psychological Society's upcoming student lecture on Tuesday 9 December 2008.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Study Shows How Shift Workers Can Improve Job Performance And Implement A Realistic Sleep Schedule

A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses and a strict sleep schedule can help night-shift workers create a "compromise circadian phase position," which may result in increased performance and alertness during night shifts while still allowing adequate nighttime sleep on days off.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

MRI Shows New Types Of Injuries In Young Gymnasts

Adolescent gymnasts are developing a wide variety of arm, wrist and hand injuries that are beyond the scope of previously described gymnastic-related trauma, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Over 5 Chlamydia Tests A Day Since Clamelle Launch

Customers have already begun to use the NPA Chlamydia Test and Treat service since Clamelle (OTC Azithromycin) was officially launched as a Pharmacy medicine earlier this month. Between 5 and 10 tests a day are being received by GLG Laboratories, the NPA partner in this service. 70% of NPA members are now signed up to provide the NPA service.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Breast Cancer Treatment Offers Better Outcome To Women With Implants

Women with early-stage breast cancer who have undergone breast augmentation may be treated successfully with a partial-breast radiation treatment called brachytherapy, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Antibiotics: Single Largest Class Of Drugs Causing Liver Injury

Antibiotics are the single largest class of agents that cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI), reports a new study in Gastroenterology, an official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. DILI is the most common cause of death from acute liver failure and accounts for approximately 13 percent of cases of acute liver failure in the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Marked Improvement In Body Image, Physical Stamina, Post-Surgical Pectus Patients Report

Patients who have had the common chest wall deformity known as pectus excavatum corrected report improved body image and ability to exercise, according to a study published December in the journal Pediatrics. The study, conducted at 11 North American hospitals, involved telephone interviews of more than 200 patients between the ages of 8 and 21 who had pectus excavatum surgery.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Bariatric Surgery May Resolve Liver Disease

Obesity is a growing epidemic in the U.S. with a significant increase in prevalence from 15 percent to 32.9 percent from 1980 to 2004. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging problem related to the obesity epidemic, becoming one of the most common causes of liver disease in the nation.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

High Levels Of Prenatal Smoking Exposure Affect Sleep Patterns In Preterm Neonates

A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to show that high levels of prenatal smoking exposure strongly modify sleep patterns in preterm neonates, which places infants at a higher risk for developmental difficulties that could persist throughout early and middle childhood.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm

Papua mulls chips for HIV victims

Papua province in Indonesia mulls the introduction of a law allowing microchips to be implanted in people living with HIV.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 11:52 am

HIV legacy

What impact has the virus had on attitudes in the US?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 8:58 am

Group therapy 'beats depression'

Group-taught meditation is as effective as medication for stopping people slipping back into depression, say scientists.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 8:54 am

In pictures

A day in the life of Lesotho's HIV poster-boy
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 8:21 am

Cancer Rates Drop in the U.S. (Time.com)

Time.com - For the first time in a decade, researchers say cancer rates are falling in the U.S. - at the same time that cancer death rates are also on the decline
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Dec 2008 | 7:10 am

Learning to live from dying son

As a mother prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of her seven-year-old death, she talks about how he taught her to truly live.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 6:50 am

Books: Magnificent Medical Miracles, and Everyday Ones, Too

Two new health books go a long way toward explicating medical miracles pursued and those that unfold against all expectations.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Dec 2008 | 5:08 am

Cheap sex - the credit crunch is biting under the sheets

As the credit crunch hits, Britons may turn to sex as a cheap way to pass the time a charity survey suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:49 am

Blood brothers

Transplant first for boys with rare gut disease
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:19 am

Antioxidants 'cannot slow ageing'

Diets and creams which claim their antioxidant properties could cheat the advances of time may be worthless, researchers suggest.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:17 am

Swiss approve pioneering legal heroin program (AP)

AP - The world's most comprehensive legalized heroin program became permanent Sunday with overwhelming approval from Swiss voters who simultaneously rejected the decriminalization of marijuana.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2008 | 10:10 pm

Swiss back heroin prescription for addicts (Reuters)

Reuters - Swiss voters on Sunday backed a scheme allowing heroin addicts to obtain the drug under prescription, angering conservatives who believe crime will rise as result.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2008 | 9:34 pm

China pledges to fight AIDS discrimination (AP)

AP - Chinese health authorities and the U.N. AIDS agency pledged to fight discrimination against people with the disease in China with the unveiling Sunday of a massive red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, at the Olympic Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2008 | 5:01 pm

Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so (AP)

AP - As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 30 Nov 2008 | 4:58 pm

Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders

November 30, 2008 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 30 Nov 2008 | 3:36 pm