High Insulin Levels Raise Risk Of Breast Cancer In Postmenopausal Women

Higher-than-normal levels of insulin place postmenopausal women at increased risk of breast cancer, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report. Their findings, published in the January 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, suggest that interventions that target insulin and its signaling pathways may decrease breast cancer risk in these women.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am

Free Early Education Program To Lower Infertility Rates

Young women may not be quite ready to have a baby now, but they should be seeking the answers to essential questions that may determine if they'll be able to have a baby when they are ready. The best time to seek these answers? For women in their 20s, infertility prevention is often ignored until it's too late.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am

Intestinal Lymphatic Tissue Important For The Absorption And Spread Of The Scrapie Prion

Scrapie is a transmissible, degenerative and ultimately fatal disease of the nervous system of sheep. The cause of the disease is a prion protein, and absorption from the intestine is assumed to be the natural route of infection. Lymphatic tissue associated with the intestine is important for the early accumulation of prion protein and its subsequent spread to the central nervous system.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am

Chances Of Surviving Cardiac Arrest Depend On Where Patients Are Treated

Efforts to fight the toll of cardiac arrest have typically focused on pre-hospital factors -- bystander CPR education and improvement, public defibrillation programs, and quicker EMS response.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am

GSK And XenoPort Resubmit New Drug Application For Solzira(TM) In Restless Legs Syndrome

GlaxoSmithKline and XenoPort, Inc. announced that GSK has resubmitted the New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting approval of Solzira(TM) (gabapentin enacarbil) Extended Release Tablets for the treatment of moderate-to-severe primary Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). The FDA had requested that the data in a single study be reformatted.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am

Five Treats For Healthy Winter Feet

Most people get concerned about the health and appearance of their feet during the summer months. But by the time winter rolls around, feet are all but forgotten, shoved back into boots and heavy sneakers.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am

Menthol Cigarettes Are More Addictive

Menthol cigarettes are harder to quit, particularly among African American and Latino smokers, according to researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). That is the finding of a study which examined the effects of menthol on quit rates among a diverse group of nearly 1,700 smokers attending a Tobacco Dependence Clinic at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am

Lupus Is A Significant Cost To Employers, According To Thomson Reuters Study

A study published in The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (http://tinyurl.com/9x2ebc) found that the mean annual price tag for lupus - including medical expenditures, absence from the job, and short-term disability costs - was nearly $20,000 per patient.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am

Researchers Unlock Molecular Origin Of Blood Stem Cells

A research team led by Nancy Speck, PhD, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has identified the location and developmental timeline in which a majority of bone marrow stem cells form in the mouse embryo.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am

The Archdiocese Of Philadelphia And Independence Blue Cross Team Up To Address Childhood Obesity

An inherent piece of the American dream -- that children have more opportunities and a better life than their parents -- is seriously at risk as the incidence of obesity among children continues to rise, and the current generation of children could become the first in this country's history to have a shorter lifespan than their parents.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 10 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am

Gastroenterologist Shortage Is Forecast

The United States will need more than 1,000 additional gastroenterologists by 2020, according to a new estimate.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jan 2009 | 7:54 am

Study: Alzheimer’s Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Elderly

Long-term use of antipsychotic drugs may greatly increase the risk of death in Alzheimer’s patients, researchers found.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jan 2009 | 7:04 am

CDC director is out, government e-mail says (AP)

In this Thursday, July 31, 2008 file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Julie Gerberding prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gerberding has resigned as director of the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and will be replaced as of Jan. 20, 2009 by a deputy who will serve as interim director. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The woman who led the nation's public health agency in a post-Sept. 11 world of bioterrorist fears is out, her resignation announced in a Friday night e-mail to employees.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jan 2009 | 6:15 am

Winter cycling cool in Quebec

Avoiding packed public transit and rush hour gridlock, more and more people in this Canadian city, with one of the world's heaviest winter snowfalls, are braving extreme cold to commute by...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 5:37 am

Health Tip: See Your Doctor Before Pregnancy (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- When you're pregnant, certain medical conditions can be dangerous for you and your developing baby, but you might not even be aware of some of these potential health risks.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am

Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs face a higher risk of death than similar patients not given these medications do, British researchers report.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am

Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have identified a rare subtype of a childhood leukemia that does not respond well to treatment.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am

Glaxo to curb U.S. TV ads- WSJ

NEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline plc Chief Executive Andrew Witty said Friday the drug company is cutting back on its U.S. television advertising as it tries to avoid the criticism aimed at...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 4:39 am

Asthma & Allergy Foundation CEO Appointed to NIH Council


Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 4:01 am

FDA scientists allege mismanagement at agency

Nine scientists at the Food and Drug Administration have written a letter to President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team, alleging gross mismanagement at the agency that has "placed the American public at risk."

Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Jan 2009 | 3:16 am

Elan CEO says not in talks with Pfizer- Bloomberg

NEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Elan Corp Plc Chief Executive Kelly Martin told Bloomberg Friday that the Irish drugmaker is not negotiating to sell itself to Pfizer Inc , or any other drug company, even...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 3:09 am

Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Minnesota health officials issued a product alert for peanut butter on Friday after finding a jar that was contaminated with a strain of salmonella linked to an...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 2:52 am

CES-Hollywood cuts back glitz at gadget show

LOS ANGELES/LAS VEGAS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Hollywood is toning down the glitz at the annual Consumer Electronics Show as studios seek cheaper, more practical ways to sell movies and television programs.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 2:50 am

CDC director resigns effective January 20

Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave her post by noon on January 20, a CDC spokeswoman said Friday.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 10 Jan 2009 | 2:32 am

Salmonella has now been reported in 42 states; Minnesota eyes peanut butter

ATLANTA - Federal officials have not yet identified the cause of a salmonella outbreak striking almost 400 people in 42 states. However, state officials in Minnesota say they believe...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 2:02 am

Morning Rounds: F.D.A. Mismanagement, Gaza’s Ambulance Runs and New Support for a Cholesterol Drug

Health news from around the Web.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jan 2009 | 1:41 am

Medical Journal Changes Its Policy After Criticism by Group

The accreditation group said The New England Journal of Medicine had failed to disclose an author’s financial conflicts.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jan 2009 | 1:34 am

US doctors pay to hear Ore. town's vaccine views (AP)

Tyre Dawn and her son, Lukyan, 4, are seen outside an organic food store, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in Ashland, Ore. There are so many parents in this outdoorsy, Zen-loving, organic-eating town who won't get their kids vaccinated that federal doctors are paying just to hear their side of things. On Saturday, Jan. 10, locals will get $50 apiece to talk about their worries over the risks of childhood shots. This town doesn't trust the government. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)AP - There are so many parents in this free-spirited, unconventional small town who won't get their kids vaccinated that federal researchers are paying money just to hear their side of things. On Saturday, 80 locals will get $50 apiece to talk about their worries over the risks of childhood shots.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jan 2009 | 1:23 am

Salmonella in 42 states; Minn. eyes peanut butter (AP)

Salmonella is seen under high magnification in a colorized scanning electron micrograph. (CDC/Handout/Reuters)AP - Federal officials have not yet identified the cause of a salmonella outbreak striking almost 400 people in 42 states, but state officials in Minnesota said Friday they believe peanut butter may be involved.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 10 Jan 2009 | 1:23 am

Salmonella in 42 states; Minn. eyes peanut butter

Federal officials have not yet identified the cause of a salmonella outbreak striking almost 400 people in 42 states, but state officials in Minnesota said Friday they believe peanut butter
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 1:23 am

Disgraced US pastor Haggard says better Christian

LOS ANGELES, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Ted Haggard, the powerful U.S. evangelist who fell from grace in 2006 amid a gay sex scandal, returned to the spotlight on Friday saying his faith was stronger but he wished...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 1:09 am

UPDATE 2-US advisers back 1st drug from DNA-altered animals

(Recasts first paragraph, adds FDA and company comments, detail on the drug)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 10 Jan 2009 | 1:00 am

Daschle Lays Out a Plan to Overhaul Health Care

At a confirmation hearing, Tom Daschle said the task had become more urgent because of the recession.


Source: NYT > Health | 10 Jan 2009 | 12:24 am

Nursing care

The help specialist lung cancer nurses can provide
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am

Surgery success

Boy becomes smallest patient to have brain implant
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 10 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am

Consumer group says FDA melamine guidelines unsafe (AP)

A newborn baby holds onto his mother's finger at a hospital in Beijing. Chinese police have released five parents of children sickened by melamine-tainted milk, a day after detaining them to prevent them holding a press conference, their lawyer has told AFP.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AP - The decision by the Food and Drug Administration to allow U.S.-manufactured infant formula contaminated with melamine or its byproducts onto store shelves is "seriously flawed" and medically risky because parents may feed their babies more than one product, scientists at the nonprofit group Consumers Union said Friday.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jan 2009 | 11:23 pm

Parental History of Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Delayed Type 1 Diabetes Onset

New research indicates that patients with type 1 diabetes and a parental history of type 2 diabetes have a delayed onset of the disease. This parental history is also associated with increased rates of metabolic syndrome and a metabolic syndrome related to insulin resistance.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jan 2009 | 10:28 pm

Beta-Blocker Benefit Questioned in Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function

A registry analysis suggests that beta blockers, a cornerstone of heart-failure therapy, may not improve clinical outcomes in the huge proportion of HF patients who have preserved systolic function.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jan 2009 | 10:18 pm

Brown’s Anatomy

In this novel, Pietro Brnwa, contract killer, becomes Dr. Peter Brown.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jan 2009 | 10:10 pm

FDA Approvals: Fludarabine Phosphate and Degarelix

The FDA has approved fludarabine phosphate tablets and degarelix for injection.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

Deep Brain Stimulation Bests Medical Therapy for Advanced Parkinson's Disease

In Parkinson's disease, deep brain stimulation increased "on" time without dyskinesias and improved motor function and quality of life at 6 months but at the cost of increased serious adverse events.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

Parental History of Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Delayed Type 1 Diabetes Onset

A parental history of type 2 diabetes is associated with a later onset of type 1 diabetes, the metabolic syndrome, and a metabolic profile related to insulin resistance.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm

Wall Street Journal Highlights 2008 Appointment of Dr Sidney Wolfe, Drug-Safety Crusader, to FDA Post

Dr Sidney Wolfe was appointed to the FDA Safety and Risk Managemnet Committee in August 2008, according to the WSJ.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jan 2009 | 9:24 pm

Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight (Reuters)

Subway riders walk through the turnstiles while leaving the U.S. Open in New York September 4, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government.



Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jan 2009 | 8:48 pm

Statin Pretreatment Reduces Mortality in Cardiac-Surgery Patients Without CAD

Combined with previous findings in coronary artery bypass graft and patients with coronary artery disease, the beneficial effects of preoperative statins may be generalizable to most patients undergoing cardiac surgery, say investigators.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jan 2009 | 8:41 pm

Can Older, Sicker Patients Reap Primary-Prevention-ICD Survival Benefits?

A prospective cohort study suggests that the devices reduce mortality about as well in clinical practice as in randomized trials, even though patients in the "real world" tend to be older than trial patients and have more comorbidities.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jan 2009 | 8:03 pm

Slashing Carbs Cuts Medication Use, Improves or Reverses Type 2 Diabetes, Study Says

Researchers say almost all of the obese diabetics randomized to a diet of <20 g carbs per day lost weight, improved their HDL, and reduced or eliminated their diabetes meds. Others highlight the high dropout rate and, with the researchers, call for fat-vs-carb trials.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jan 2009 | 7:43 pm

The Recession Could Make You Fat

Experts fear the recession could cause more U.S. residents to gain weight as they cut corners on food purchases.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Jan 2009 | 7:29 pm

Health | White Plains: Vans Take H.I.V. Tests to Neighborhood Spots

The mobile units will bring testing to the streets of Westchester, which has the highest rate of H.I.V. infections in the state outside New York City.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jan 2009 | 7:26 pm

FDA Approvals: Fludarabine Phosphate and Degarelix

The FDA has approved fludarabine phosphate tablets and degarelix for injection.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 9 Jan 2009 | 7:25 pm

Generations: In the Gym to Banish Ho-Hum With Gung-Ho

Evolving into the New Middle-Aged Woman is not just exhausting, it’s confusing.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jan 2009 | 6:42 pm

Alzheimer's risk upped in senior smokers (Reuters)

Reuters - Older adults who smoke may face an elevated risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 9 Jan 2009 | 5:19 pm

Schools: Moving From Team Sport to Lifelong Fitness

Addressing the alarming statistics about childhood obesity, schools are adopting programs that focus on health rather than competition.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jan 2009 | 4:56 pm

Women Can Smell a Man's Intentions

At least subconsciously, a woman can also tell a man's in the mood by the scent of his sweat.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Jan 2009 | 3:20 pm

Doctor and Patient: In Search of a Good Doctor

Leading physicians share their advice on researching doctors and diseases online.


Source: NYT > Health | 9 Jan 2009 | 3:16 pm

Alzheimer's drugs double death risk in elderly

January 09, 2009 LONDON - Anti-psychotic drugs commonly used to treat Alzheimer's disease may double a patient's chance of dying within a few years, suggests a new study that adds to concerns already known about such medications.
Source: PsycPORT.com | 9 Jan 2009 | 2:36 pm

Smarter Men Have More Sperm

Intelligence could indicate a person has a lot of good genes and traits.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 9 Jan 2009 | 2:03 pm