5 Tips: How to Keep Your New Year's Resolution

Whatever you resolve to do differently in 2009, vow also to develop a strategy to make it happen.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 31 Dec 2009 | 7:03 pm

What Science Says about Enlightened Sex

Another year, another batch of boring resolutions. So why not resolve to have better sex?
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:57 pm

Exercise Improves Kids' Academics

Aerobic exercise improves a student's fitness level and test scores, too.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 29 Dec 2009 | 2:06 pm

'Snowbirds' Beware the Climate Changes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) --- Seniors who head south each winter to escape the cold often feel better just thinking about the warmer climes.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:02 pm

Health Tip: Help Stop Thumbsucking (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Many children suck their thumbs, but it can cause dental problems if children continue to suck their thumb beyond age 4.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:02 pm

Pandemic flu advice for UK doctors

GP surgeries have been told to prepare for seeing nearly 200 extra patients a week during the height of a flu pandemic.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:56 pm

China alert over bird flu death

Chinese authorities shut down and clean poultry markets in Hebei province, after the first human death in nearly a year.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:55 pm

Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says (AP)

AP - Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report released Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:32 pm

Melanoma doubles risk of new cancer: study (AFP)

AFP - People who have been treated for a melanoma have more than twice the risk of developing another form of cancer, according to a study published Wednesday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:53 pm

RPT-UPDATE 3-Satyam chief quits, fraud scandal hammers shares

* banker Merrill Lynch terminates Satyam ties (Adds details)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:37 pm

RPT-PKN to suffer cut in gas supplies of up to 28 pct

WARSAW, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Poland's top oil refiner PKN Orlen will see its gas supplies cut by as much as 28 percent starting later on Wednesday as the country's gas distribution group reduces deliveries...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:29 pm

IOC output down 30 pct due to oil worker strike-secy

NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Crude processing by Indian Oil Corp has fallen 30 percent due to the strike by officials at state-run oil firms, India's oil secretary said on Wednesday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm

PKN to suffer cut in gas supplies of up to 28 pct

WARSAW, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Poland's top oil refiner PKN Orlen will see its gas supplies cut by as much as 28 percent starting later on Wednesday as the country's gas distribution group reduces deliveries...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:26 pm

Brain Food: How to Eat Smart

Five things you should know about feeding your brain.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm

UPDATE 2-STMicro, Infineon in EU smart chip cartel probe

BRUSSELS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Chipmakers STMicroelectronics and Infineon Technologies said on Wednesday the European Commission had raided their premises in October as part of a cartel investigation concerning...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:12 pm

UPDATE 1-Natco sees FY09 profit below analysts' estimate

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Natco Group Inc forecast 2009 earnings below analysts' estimates, amid uncertainty in global commodity markets.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm

CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post (AP)

AP - President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:52 am

SimplySmart makeup remover towelettes recalled due to bacteria

EASTON, Md. - Some lots of a makeup remover that's packaged as a single towelette have tested positive for a bacteria that could cause eye infections, prompting a recall of the product in
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:44 am

New research finds brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but there are risks

CHICAGO - Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:40 am

Stem Cell Treatment Leader Tiantan Puhua Adds Experienced International Medical Staff for Expanding Numbers of Patients

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:35 am

Intradigm Closes Final Tranche of $21.4 Million Series B Financing

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:30 am

New Drug Shows Promise For Treatment Of Adults With Fragile X Syndrome

A study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute has found that an oral drug therapy, called fenobam, shows promising results and could be an effective new treatment for adults with fragile X syndrome.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

Do Babies With Febrile Seizures Need Spinal Taps?

When babies develop a fever high enough or abrupt enough to cause a seizure, frightened parents often rush them to the emergency room, where their workup frequently includes a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) to rule out bacterial meningitis.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

The Absent-Minded Professor: An Unusual Complication Of Melanoma

The patient is a geology professor who was evaluated in our multidisciplinary cutaneous oncology clinic for a new diagnosis of malignant melanoma with subsequent development of metastatic disease and melanoma-associated retinopathy. History The patient initially presented to our clinic in 1998.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

Understanding And Treating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Triple-negative breast cancer is a subtype of breast cancer that is clinically negative for expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER/PR) and HER2 protein. It is characterized by its unique molecular profile, aggressive behavior, distinct patterns of metastasis, and lack of targeted therapies.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

A 'Just Culture' Is The Right Culture For Improving Patient Safety

Human error occurs in the health care environment and sometimes those errors harm patients. In the December 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Celeste M. Mayer and Dale Cronin say that to improve patient safety, the health care industry must find ways to detect and learn from mistakes, holding the system accountable for errors, instead of focusing on the individual(s) responsible.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

ASTRO Changes Name To American Society For Radiation Oncology

After 26 years as the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, ASTRO is changing its name to the American Society for Radiation Oncology. With its new name, ASTRO has also unveiled a new logo that will keep the acronym ASTRO by having the "T" represent ASTRO's tagline, "Targeting Cancer Care.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

AARP Sets Priorities For 2009 To Promote Health And Economic Security, USA

At an event today where he outlined the organization's annual legislative and advocacy priorities, AARP CEO Bill Novelli pledged to work with Congress and the Administration to address our nation's most serious challenges. In outlining the AARP agenda for the 111th Congress, Novelli stressed the urgent need to provide economic relief for America and to fix our health care system.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

Rising PSA In Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer

Rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in nonmetastatic prostate cancer occurs in two main clinical settings: (1) rising PSA to signal failed initial local therapy and (2) rising PSA in the setting of early hormone-refractory prostate cancer prior to documented clinical metastases.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

New York State Web Site Lists Hospital Admission Rates By ZIP Code, Race, Ethnicity

Where a person lives, combined with race and ethnicity, can influence the kind of care they receive, according to a new Web site from the New York State Health Department, the Syracuse Post-Standard reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

MIT Neuroscientists ID Source Of Cognitive Decline In Aging Brains - Memory Suffers When Brain-communication Network Decays

As people age, memory and the ability to carry out tasks often decline. Scientists looking for ways to lessen that decline often have focused on the "gray matter" - the cortical regions where high-level functions such as memory are located.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 7 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am

Skin cancer 'ups new cancer risk'

Skin cancer patients have a higher chance of developing other forms of the disease, research suggests.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 10:28 am

Morning Rounds: Bird Flu, Fire Hazards and a Vaccine for Boys

Health news from around the Web.


Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jan 2009 | 8:24 am

China investigates baby's death

Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 6:57 am

Paterson Would Insure Dependents Up to Age 29

The proposal by Gov. David A. Paterson would amount to a wide expansion of health insurance coverage to some 800,000 people 19 to 29 who are uninsured.


Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jan 2009 | 6:31 am

Doubts raised over measles target

The UK is named as one of Europe's worst countries for measles, dashing global hopes of eradicating the disease by 2010.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 5:15 am

Difficult decisions

A prenatal autism test could mean the loss of great minds
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 5:03 am

Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of teens who use the social networking site MySpace have posted information about sexual behavior, substance abuse or violence, new research shows.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am

Cases: The Instincts to Trust Are Usually the Patient’s

Doctors can’t explain it, but every day in medicine there are people who know they are near death, no matter what the tests show.


Source: NYT > Health | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:07 am

Oprah's trainer: How not to gain it all back

Bob Greene points out a few common traps that cause people to fall off the weight-loss wagon.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Jan 2009 | 2:02 am

Sources: Dr. Gupta tapped for surgeon general

The Obama administration approached Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, about becoming U.S. surgeon general, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 7 Jan 2009 | 1:09 am

Radon gas action needed across UK

All new homes should be fitted with measures to prevent the build-up of the potentially harmful gas radon, say researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:31 am

Blocking it out - why Tetris can help combat traumatic stress

Playing the computer puzzle game Tetris might help reduce the effects of traumatic stress, say UK researchers.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:29 am

Study raises hope for obesity treatment (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. researchers may have found an obesity treatment that unlocks the fat-fighting promise of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone once hailed as the answer to the battle of the bulge.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 7 Jan 2009 | 12:11 am

Personal Health: More Isn’t Always Better in Coronary Care

Ira’s story is a classic example of invasive cardiology run amok.


Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:34 pm

Global Update: Hemorrhagic Fever Reappears in Congo

The Ebola virus, which causes a deadly hemorrhagic fever, has surfaced for the second time in less than two years in south-central Congo.


Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:27 pm

Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions (AP)

AP - Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm

Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks (AP)

AP - Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. The study, which followed patients for six months, offers the most hopeful news to date for Parkinson's sufferers. The new technique reduced tremors, rigidity and flailing of the limbs and allowed people to move freely for nearly five extra hours a day.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:17 pm

New Appropriateness Guidelines for Revascularizations Offer Help for 180 Possible Scenarios

The document comes amid growing debate over when physicians should or should not move ahead with either PCI or surgery.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:22 pm

Health Spending Slows, but Will It Last?

A slowdown in prescription drug spending is welcome news, but may be short-lived.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:15 pm

Teen years risky for kids with seizure disorder

Experts say that chronic seizures, like the ones that Jett Travolta experienced, can present a risk for adolescents, whose bodies and metabolism are changing.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:04 pm

FDA OKs New Acne Gel Epiduo

Epiduo used once a day combines two acne treatments: benzoyl peroxide and a retinoid.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:04 pm

FDA Safety Changes: Apidra, Ontak, Raptiva

The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for insulin glulisine [rDNA origin] injection (Apidra), denileukin diftitox (Ontak), and efalizumab (Raptiva).
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

No Antiarrhythmic Protection With Fish Oil, New Meta-Analysis Shows

Fish oil supplementation is associated with a significant reduction in death from cardiac causes but has no significant effect on arrhythmias, a new meta-analysis has shown.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

Childhood Physical Fitness May Be Linked With Less Obesity, Hypertension in Early Adulthood

In the Oslo Youth Study, childhood physical fitness had some inverse associations with obesity and blood pressure in early adulthood but much less so in middle age.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

Metabolic Syndrome May Predict Depressive Symptoms

In a prospective cohort study, metabolic syndrome, particularly the obesity and dyslipidemia components, predicted depressive symptoms.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

Metabolic Syndrome May Predict Depressive Symptoms

In a prospective cohort study, metabolic syndrome, particularly the obesity and dyslipidemia components, predicted depressive symptoms.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:58 pm

FDA Safety Changes: Apidra, Ontak, Raptiva

The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for insulin glulisine [rDNA origin] injection (Apidra), denileukin diftitox (Ontak), and efalizumab (Raptiva).
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:49 pm

Experts Weigh in on Steve Jobs' Disclosure of Hormonal Imbalance

Steve Jobs today posted a letter on the Apple web site stating that he has a "hormonal imbalance" that caused him to lose weight throughout 2008, and that he's being treated and staying on the job as Apple's CEO.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:32 pm

Fitness: Disease Invades a Body, and Endorphins Kick In

Many who are faced with a chronic condition or a terminal diagnosis find a new purpose in exercise, developing regimens that leave them in the best shape of their lives.


Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:33 pm

Vital Signs: A Note to the Wise on MySpace Helps

Teenagers often use social networking sites like MySpace to post intimate personal information they come to regret.


Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:58 pm

Vital Signs: Early Weight Problems Often Undiagnosed

Researchers said that especially with young patients who were overweight but not yet obese, doctors might be missing a good chance to intervene.


Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:57 pm

Nation's health spending rises, but not so much (AP)

AP - Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:14 pm

Study: Exercise Won't Cure Obesity

Exercise may not be a cure-all for obesity.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 3:14 pm

Why Smokers Can’t Quit Easily

Smokers that have just kicked the habit almost relapse immediately just by seeing photographs of people smoking. The cause is heightened brain activity that controls habitual responses.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 3:11 pm

Appeal for research brain donors

More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jan 2009 | 2:53 pm

Vital Signs: Gasping Misunderstood in Heart Attacks

A new study reports that the heart attack victims who gasp are more likely to survive -- especially if they are given chest compressions right away.


Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 2:39 pm

Mind: Some Protect the Ego by Working on Their Excuses Early

Recent research has helped clarify not just who is prone to self-handicapping but also its consequences -- and its possible benefits.


Source: NYT > Health | 6 Jan 2009 | 2:38 pm

Man has hiccups for two years

Christopher Sands says he's keeping his sense of humour despite not being able to stop hiccupping for nearly two years.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm