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Researchers find novel method to mimic symptoms of anaphylaxis in miceTORONTO - Researchers in Chicago who work on mice have come up with a new way to mimic the symptoms of a person having a reaction to peanuts. It means they have a new tool to help themSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:17 pm Experts draw link between tainted milk, kidney stonesHONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in China and Hong Kong have established for the first time in a study that consuming the plastic-making chemical melamine can cause kidney stones in people.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm UPDATE 1-FDA declines to approve OTC heartburn drug: SantarusJan 13 (Reuters) - Santarus Inc , a specialty pharmaceutical company, said U.S. health regulators declined to approve the marketing application for the over-the-counter version of its heartburn drug Zegerid...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:47 am Finger length may be guide to your earning powerThe length of a man's fingers may predict his success in the city, research findings suggest.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:11 am Data Published in Nature Cell Biology Reveal Novel Function of Drug Target EpCAM in Cancer Cell SignallingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Woman's Hospital Selects rL Solutions for Improved Adverse Event and Patient Safety ReportingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am GeneNews granted U.S. patent for Chagas disease based on Sentinel Principle(TM) platformSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Cepheid Announces Preliminary 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Revenue ResultsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Malaysia may ask Tenaga to cut power tariffs-reportKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Malaysia may ask national power utility Tenaga to lower electricity tariffs before a scheduled review in June following the sharp fall in fuel prices, state news agency...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:49 am UPDATE 3-Infosys Q3 net jumps, sees no Satyam fallout* Q3 net up 33 pct, beats street view, shares rise over 6 pctSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:44 am UPDATE 1-Arseus sales growth eases in Q4, sees slower 2009(Adds details, shares, analyst comment, conference call)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:34 am Officials: Toss salmonella-linked peanut butter (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:14 am Critical Data From Pfizer Contributes To URMC Drug Safety InitiativePfizer Inc. has agreed to provide the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) with a unique set of electrocardiographic data that will help researchers develop new methods to ensure the safety of experimental drugs.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Bavarian Nordic's Case Against Oxford BioMedicaBavarian Nordic owns several United States patents relating to an attenuated strain of the company's core technology, MVA-BN®, which is the basis for its smallpox vaccine, IMVAMUNE®. MVA-BN® also holds promise as a vector for delivering recombinant vaccines. Bavarian Nordic has asserted three US patents as a basis for its infringement action.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Cumulative, Not Current, Lead Linked To Cognitive Problems In Workers Tested At Age 55 And OlderBoth the developing brain and the aging brain can suffer from lead exposure. For older people, a buildup of lead from earlier exposure may be enough to result in greater cognitive problems after age 55, according to a follow-up study of adults exposed to lead at work. A full report appears in the January issue of Neuropsychology, which is published by the American Psychological Association.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Elderly May Have Higher Blood Pressure In Cold WeatherOutdoor temperature and blood pressure appear to be correlated in the elderly, with higher rates of hypertension in cooler months, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Annals Of Family Medicine Tip Sheet, January/February 2009Colorectal Cancer Screening: Opportunity and Challenges in Primary Care Four articles and an editorial in the January/February issue of Annals look at the issue of colorectal cancer screening and the role of primary care in early detection.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am New NICE Guidance May Do Little To Improve Availability Of Expensive Drugs, BMJ, UKNew NICE guidelines to help improve access to end of life drugs for terminally ill patients are unlikely to lead to acceptance of all the drugs provisionally refused, argues a senior researcher on bmj.com today.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Switchboard In The Brain Helps Us Learn And Remember At The Same TimeThe healthy brain is in a constant struggle between learning new experiences and remembering old experiences, a new study in this week's PLoS Biology reports. Virtually all social interactions require the rapid exchange of new and old information.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Relapses More Frequent In Patients Diagnosed With Pediatric-Onset Multiple SclerosisPatients who develop multiple sclerosis before age 18 appear to experience more relapses of symptoms than those diagnosed with the disease as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Although the clinical onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) typically occurs between ages 20 and 40 years, 2.7 percent to 10.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Glaucoma May Be Linked To Higher Rates Of Reading Impairment In Older AdultsGlaucoma appears to be associated with slower spoken reading and increased reading impairment in older adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Glaucoma [a common eye condition, which can damage the eye and cause loss of vision] affects 2 percent of U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Software Helps ID Terrorists Carrying Out AttacksRice University researchers have created a sophisticated new computer program that rapidly scans large databases of news reports to determine which terrorists groups might be responsible for new attacks. During the Thanksgiving Day attack in Mumbai, India, for example, researchers used the program to rapidly identify the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as the most likely culprit.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am HRT 'can shrink women's brains'Some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can shrink the brain, US research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:25 am Recipes for Health: New Options for Allergy-Free PastasAn allergy to gluten used to mean a life without pasta, but no more. A gluten-free pasta e fagiole shows how much noodles have changed.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:21 am Big Health Insurer Agrees to Update Its Fee DataNew York’s attorney general ordered an overhaul of the way insurers decide what to pay for out-of-network care.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:03 am Cases Without Borders: For Gaza Psychologist, Hope Amid DespairGaza has never been easy and two weeks after the bombings started it is hard to find hope. Yet in the midst of despair, psychologists do find some.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 6:07 am 18 and Under: Making Room for Miss Manners Is a Parenting BasicManners are another side of the journey every child makes from helplessness to autonomy.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 6:06 am Book Is Rallying Resistance to the Antivaccine CrusadePaul A. Offit sees a fiery debate on autism as being hijacked by vaccine opponents peddling false hope.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 6:05 am Study Links Obesity to Ovarian CancerAmong older women who have never taken hormone replacement therapy, obesity is tied to a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, researchers reported.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 6:05 am In F.D.A. Files, Claims of Rush to Approve DevicesDocuments in an internal investigation show that agency scientists call managers too lenient with device makers.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 6:00 am Congress Set to Renew Health Care for ChildrenThe House Democratic leader said the bill, which will provide health insurance to millions of low-income children, was similar to legislation twice vetoed by President Bush.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 5:59 am Abbott Labs Buys RivalAbbott will pay about $1.36 billion plus debt for Advanced Medical Optics in an effort to expand its eye care offerings.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 5:54 am F.D.A. Eases Off-Label Drug RulesHealth officials completed guidelines that let pharmaceutical companies tell doctors about unapproved uses of their medicines.Source: NYT > Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 5:46 am Vicks VapoRub can harm children under 2 (Reuters)Reuters - Vicks VapoRub, a common cold remedy, can cause respiratory distress in children under 2 when inappropriately applied directly under the nose, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jan 2009 | 5:29 am Health Tip: Losing Your Hair? (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Hair loss can be triggered by many things, including hormonal changes, medications, radiation or your genetic makeup.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Gene Fusions May Drive Certain Cancers (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have discovered genes in prostate cancer cells that fuse when their chromosomes trade places with each other, an occurrence that may initiate the development of some cancers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have discovered a gene variant on the X chromosome that appears to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jan 2009 | 4:48 am Minnesota case offers clue to salmonella outbreakFederal and state health officials said Monday that salmonella linked last week in Minnesota to King Nut peanut butter was caused by the same strain of bacteria responsible for an ongoing outbreak of 410 salmonella cases in 43 states.Source: CNN.com - Health | 13 Jan 2009 | 1:19 am Preventing colds may be as easy as vitamin ZZZ (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:48 am Chronically ill elderly 'to rise'The UK's ageing population is set to cause a huge rise in the number of people with long-term illnesses, campaigners say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:11 am Lack of sleep 'raises cold risk'Sleeping less than seven hours a night greatly raises the risk of catching a cold, US research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:10 am Call for More Research on CV Effects of Hormonal ContraceptionA review of hormonal contraception concludes that, for young women, it is still safer than pregnancy in terms of the risks of cardiovascular events. Nevertheless, much more research is needed, particularly with newer formulations, say the researchers, who also offer prescribing advice to doctors about how to use such contraception in women at risk of heart disease.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 11:12 pm "It's Amazing What You Find When You Look": Imaging CABG Results Can Minimize Graft DefectsRoutine angiography after CABG surgery--made possible by a hybrid cath-lab/operating room--suggests that more than one in 10 grafts have important defects that can, in most cases, be fixed before closing, a new report shows.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 11:11 pm Blood Glucose Management for Type 2 Diabetes ReviewedA review provides recommendations for managing blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 10:55 pm Oral Contraceptives Increase Risk of PlaquesOtherwise healthy young women who are past users of oral contraceptives have a 20% to 30% increased risk for carotid or femoral atherosclerosis vs women who have never used the pill.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 10:17 pm Hormone therapy linked to brain shrinkageNot too long ago, millions of postmenopausal women were taking estrogen as part of hormone therapy to protect their hearts, prevent cancer, and keep their brains sharp.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 Jan 2009 | 10:17 pm Low Back Pain Normal Part of Adolescence, Researchers SayTwo thirds of teenagers questioned in a recent study reported having aches and pains in the last month, but in most cases such symptoms are not a harbinger of serious disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Link Between Ovarian Cancer, BMI May Vary by Hormone Therapy UseThe risk for ovarian cancer is significantly increased for obese women compared with normal-weight women but only among women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Can Older, Sicker Patients Reap Primary-Prevention-ICD Survival Benefits?In patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction who received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, there were significantly fewer deaths, regardless of age and major comorbid conditions.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Blood Glucose Management for Type 2 Diabetes ReviewedA review provides recommendations for managing blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 10:00 pm Govt pushes electronic family tree for good health (AP)AP - It happens all the time: Filling out that clipboard at the doctor's office, you can't remember what cancer killed Aunt Sally or when Dad had his heart attack.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jan 2009 | 8:28 pm Second-in-Command Assumes Temporary Helm at FDAFrank Torti, MD, MPH, will take the helm as acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration when current commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, MD, steps down January 20, President-Elect Barack Obama's inauguration day.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 6:08 pm Gerberding Resigns as CDC HeadJulie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, resigned as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a Friday night email to employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the umbrella agency for CDC.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 5:53 pm Baby girl born to 'dead' motherAn ice-skating star's baby has been born two days after she collapsed and died from a brain haemorrhage.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jan 2009 | 2:46 pm Woman keeps rare conjoined twinsA woman pregnant with a rare form of conjoined twins plans to press ahead with the pregnancy.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jan 2009 | 2:43 pm Should Cell Phones Be Banned While Driving?The National Safety Council called on lawmakers to ban the use of cell phones and text-messaging devices while driving.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Jan 2009 | 2:18 pm Top Army recruiter weighs fat camp for recruits (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Jan 2009 | 2:08 pm How Viruses Work: Natural Motors RevealedNew images reveal how a molecular motor works inside of a virus.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 Jan 2009 | 1:41 pm Paying tributeA GP's voluntary efforts to fight HIV are recognisedSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 Jan 2009 | 11:59 am
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