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Exercise Improves Kids' AcademicsAerobic exercise improves a student's fitness level and test scores, too.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:06 pm Zimbabwe cholera deaths pass 1,500The number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe continues to increase, a World Health Organization spokesman said Monday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Dec 2008 | 2:57 pm Many teens don't keep virginity pledges, study finds (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who take virginity pledges are just as likely to have sex as teens who don't make such promises -- and they're less likely to practice safe sex to prevent disease or pregnancy, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2008 | 2:02 pm Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Obese teenagers who have gastric bypass surgery not only lose weight but see their type 2 diabetes disappear, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2008 | 2:02 pm Perrigo Announces FDA Final Approval for Ibuprofen PMSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2008 | 2:01 pm UPDATE 3-More directors quit troubled Satyam; shares riseBANGALORE, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Three more directors quit India's Satyam Computer Services on Monday, but its shares rose after the firm said it would consider more options to improve shareholder value...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm YWCA Survey Reveals Women Want a Modern First LadySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm Video: Dermatologists Recommend Dietary Supplements for Healthy SkinSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2008 | 1:18 pm Soap characters 'immune to their unhealthy living'Soap characters with unhealthy lifestyles should be shown reaping the consequences, say doctors.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Dec 2008 | 1:16 pm Stereotaxis to Raise $20 Million in Registered Direct Offering of Common Stock and WarrantsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2008 | 1:12 pm UPDATE 2-Venture, Dana say Grouse oilfield starts production* Grouse is Venture's 3rd oilfield in production in 2008Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2008 | 1:11 pm Russian court dismisses Telenor $2.8 bln fineMOSCOW, Dec 29 (Reuters) - A Russian appeals court dismissed on Monday a $2.8 billion fine against Norwegian telecoms company Telenor it had been ordered to pay Russian mobile operator Vimpelcom , a Telenor...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm Ocean Spray(R) Announces Sugar-Free Drink Mixes - A Sweet Way for Dieters to 'Stick' to Their ResolutionsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm Abaxis, Inc. to Present at Needham & Company's Eleventh Annual Growth Stock ConferenceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm Health Robotics Announces Partnership in the People's Republic of China With The Devon International GroupSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 29 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm Windpipe transplant patient speaks after operation"You're going to speak with the miracle woman, right?" asks a neighbor as we search for her house, cameras in tow.Source: CNN.com - Health | 29 Dec 2008 | 12:12 pm Cholera deaths soar in ZimbabweThe latest UN figures reveal that two-thirds of Zimbabwe's cholera victims have died this month.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Dec 2008 | 11:50 am 'Youngest' baby has brain glue opA UK baby has become one of the youngest to undergo an operation using glue to reduce the size of a brain tumour.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Dec 2008 | 11:07 am The Risks Of Head Banging For Rock GroupsHead banging increases the risk of head and neck injury, but the effects may be lessened with reduced head and neck motion, head banging to lower tempo songs or to every second beat, and using protective equipment such as neck braces, finds a study in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am African Thicket Rat Malaria Linked To Virulent Human FormEven though the most deadly form of malaria for humans, Plasmodium falciparum, has been linked to malaria found in chimpanzees, this group has been fairly isolated on the malarial family tree - until now.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Should The Pope Be Worried That Wales Won The Rugby Grand Slam This Year?Doctors in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com today are urging the Vatican's medical team to keep a special watch over the Pope this Christmas, after their research investigating the link between papal deaths and Welsh rugby performance suggests that he has about a 45% chance of dying by the end of 2008.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am The Effect Of Parental Education On The Heritability Of Children's Reading DisabilityParental education is a strong predictor of socioeconomic status and children's educational environment. Nevertheless, some children continue to experience reading failure in spite of high parental education and support for learning to read. University of Colorado at Boulder psychologists Angela Friend, John C. DeFries and Richard K.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am SNPs Of ABC Transporter Genes Linked To Lung Cancer RiskIndividuals with particular variants of certain genes involved in metabolizing the most potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the February 1, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am PAION And ERGOMED Complete Enrolment Of Phase IIa Study With CNS 5161 In Opioid-Refractory Cancer PainThe biopharmaceutical company PAION AG (ISIN DE000A0B65S3; Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Prime Standard: PA8; London AIM: PAI) and ERGOMED Clinical Research Limited today announce the completion of an open-label, single-centre Phase IIa study with PAION's intravenous NMDA receptor antagonist CNS 5161.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Contraception Doesn't Go Better With Coca-ColaOne of the reasons why Coca-cola is not an effective spermicide is because sperm are faster and may reach an egg in time to fertilise it, says an expert in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com today.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Medical Myths - True Or False?Does sugar make kids hyperactive? Do we lose most of our body heat through our head? Will eating at night make you fat? Do suicides increase over the holidays? Are poinsettias toxic? Hangovers cures, do they work? These are some of the common myths that are fictitious, according to an article in the Christmas issue published on bmj.com today.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Staying Resolved In The New YearNew Year resolutions: they are easy to make, but often doomed to failure, which comes as no surprise to Queensland University of Technology psychologist Professor David Kavanagh. Professor Kavanagh, from the School of Psychology and Counselling, said if you were serious about changing your behaviour, there were steps you could take to make sure the changes lasted more than a day or two.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am UM Nobel Laureate Researcher Discovers Antioxidant Activity Of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone AntagonistsResearchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have discovered the antioxidant activity of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) antagonists in cancers. This discovery could lead to novel therapies against various cancers as well as neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's. The results of the study, by Nobel laureate Andrew V. Schally, Ph.D., M.D.h.c., D.Sc.h.c.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 29 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Country Doctor of Year: 50 years of house calls (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2008 | 8:47 am Can a Sleep Disorder Predict Parkinson's? (Time.com)Time.com - Scientists say a rare sleep disorder may be a precursor of the eventual onset of severe symptoms of the diseaseSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2008 | 7:00 am 'The shakers'Humours helps husband and wife with Parkinson'sSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Dec 2008 | 6:52 am Lung cancer link to food additiveCommonly-used food additives may fuel the growth of lung cancers, research in animals suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Dec 2008 | 6:01 am Smiles and scowls 'in our genes'The facial expressions we make to show or hide our emotions are hardwired into our brains, a study concludes.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Dec 2008 | 6:00 am Study: Obesity surgery reverses diabetes in teens (AP)AP - Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2008 | 5:07 am Study: Family behavior key to health of gay youth (AP)AP - Young gay people whose parents or guardians responded negatively when they revealed their sexual orientation were more likely to attempt suicide, experience severe depression and use drugs than those whose families accepted the news, according to a new study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2008 | 5:02 am Lung Cancer: Still the Biggest Cancer Killer, by Far (HealthDay)HealthDay - SATURDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- It's the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, killing more people each year than breast, prostate, colon, liver, kidney and melanoma cancers combined.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 29 Dec 2008 | 4:47 am Psychiatric manual's update needs opennessDecember 28, 2008 Chicago TribuneSource: PsycPORT.com | 29 Dec 2008 | 2:34 am Thiamine 'reverses kidney damage'Doses of vitamin B1 reverse early kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, research has found.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 29 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am Economic Blues Trickle Down to PhysiciansPhysicians are feeling the pinch of the recession; bolstered Medicaid and Medicare spending and improved marketing may help in 2009.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 28 Dec 2008 | 7:56 pm
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