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Costs improve picture for stents vs surgery: studyORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Using drug-coated stents compares more favorably to bypass surgery in some heart patients with difficult-to-treat clogged arteries when economics and quality ofSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:58 pm ACC 2009: Quality-of-Life and Cost Analyses for SYNTAX Can Help Hone Treatment DecisionsCABG-treated patients have more angina relief at one year, but PCI is the more cost-effective strategy, at least in low- and moderate-risk patients. During the first month, quality-of-life analyses clearly favor PCI, but these differences evaporate over the first year. In high-risk patients, CABG remains the clear winner.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:42 pm Teen Leaders More Likely to Have Kids Later (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - We live in an age of overachieving young people. These kids do great in school, are sports team captains, have lots of friends who follow them around in awe, and get raises at their part-time jobs because they have the skills to get others to work hard too. Some of these kids are overworked and overwhelmed, but others seem to thrive. This sort of busy child will surely get into a good college (unless she burns out before filling out the applications), and those fine-tuned social skills will presumably pay off in terms of getting a decent job and making money. ...Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:32 pm Device proves option to warfarin in stroke studyORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A new device implanted in the heart proved in a large clinical study to be a potential alternative to a standard blood thinner for helping patients with...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:31 pm Device proves option to warfarin in stroke studyORLANDO, Fla., March 28 (Reuters) - A new device implanted in the heart proved in a large clinical study to be a potential alternative to a standard blood thinner for helping patients with irregular heart...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:12 pm Siemens Further Develops its syngo Dynamics SolutionSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm Senate takes on out-of-network insurance issue (AP)
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News: Health News | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm AHRQ-Funded Study Finds Lower Risk of Death and Heart Attack in Patients With Drug-Coated Stent Implants Compared to Those With Bare Metal StentsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am SYNTAX Analysis Finds Treatment With TAXUS(R) Express2(TM) Stents More Cost Effective Than Bypass Surgery in Many Patients With Complex Coronary Artery DiseaseSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am Amicus Therapeutics Presents Positive Results From Phase 2 Extension Study of Amigal(TM) for Fabry Disease at ACMG 2009 Annual MeetingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2009 | 11:15 am Transforming Medical Diagnosis With New Scanning TechnologyA new technology which dramatically improves the sensitivity of Magnetic Resonance techniques including those used in hospital scanners and chemistry laboratories has been developed by scientists at the University of York.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am As Physician Shortage Looms, Recognize Your Doctor On March 30, National Doctors' DayIn Michigan, there are not enough jobs in manufacturing and construction, but the one area in which demand continues to overshadow supply is health care, particularly physicians.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am New Test May Predict Breast Cancer MetastasisResearchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis called TMEM, for Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Discovery Of Tuberculosis Bacterium Enzyme Paves Way For New TB DrugsA team of University of Maryland scientists has paved the way for the development of new drug therapies to combat active and asymptomatic (latent) tuberculosis infections by characterizing the unique structure and mechanism of an enzyme in M. tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes the disease.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Study Examines Lead Exposure And Accelerated Decline In Cognition In Older WomenThe April 2009 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) reports on a study examining the association of chronic low-level exposure to lead and accelerated declines in cognition in women age 47 - 74 years.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Perot Systems To Announce New Electronic Health Records Service OfferingPerot Systems (NYSE: PER) (http://www.perotsystems.com), a leading health IT services provider, announced an upcoming webinar during which the company will outline a new service offering that is tailored to help hospitals achieve compliance with the guidelines for "meaningful use" found in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The webinar will be held on April 1 at 10:30 a.m.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Leading Autism Care Provider Invites MPs To Meet Residents And Staff For World Autism Awareness DayBrookdale Care, the independent provider of residential care services for people living with Autism and other Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD), is inviting MPs and care commissioners to spend a day with residents and staff at four of its residential locations in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, CambridgSource: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Plain-Language Guides Compare Insulin Treatments For Type 2 DiabetesThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a pair of plain-language guides for consumers and clinicians comparing the efficacy, effectiveness, and side effects of newer premixed insulin analogues to conventional insulin (human insulin) and other preparations used to control Type 2 diabetes.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am ArunA Biomedical Announces Commercial Release Of Its Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Mesenchymal CellsArunA Biomedical, Inc., announced that it will make its CELL-EZ(TM) brand hMC(TM) human mesenchymal progenitor cells commercially available to the research community in mid 2009. Derived from pluripotent human embryonic stem cells, ArunA's hMC lines will offer unique, highly proliferative uniform populations of mesenchymal cells in a feeder free monolayer culture.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Protein That Reactivates Latent HSV DiscoveredResearch in Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens appears to solve a long standing medical mystery by identifying a viral protein, VP16, as the molecular key that prompts herpes simplex virus (HSV) to exit latency and cause recurrent disease.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am The New Old Age: The Kindness of StrangersAdvice received at unexpected moments, often from strangers, has turned out to be the most effective counsel of all.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2009 | 6:02 am 3 Researchers at Harvard Are Named in SubpoenaThe researchers have been the focus of a Congressional investigation into conflicts of interest in medicine.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2009 | 5:45 am Patient Money: When the Stork Carries a Pink SlipMore discrimination charges are being filed, but pregnant women and new mothers have limited legal protection against layoffs.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2009 | 4:57 am Vital Signs: Vitamin D Pills May Prevent Fractures in Older AdultsIn a pooled analysis, researchers find that one type of vitamin D accounts for most of the reduction in fracture risk.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2009 | 3:58 am In the Home, a Four-Legged TripwireDogs and cats account for tens of thousands of falls each year, a new study finds.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2009 | 3:58 am Health Tip: Depression Among Seniors (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Depression affects more than 6 million people aged 65 or older in the United States, but only about 10 percent of them are treated, the Cleveland Clinic says.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Mar 2009 | 3:47 am Clinical Trials Update: March 27, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Mar 2009 | 3:47 am Microsurgery May Cut Swelling After Breast Cancer Treatment (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- Microsurgery can reduce the build-up of lymphatic fluid after breast cancer treatment, a new report shows.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Mar 2009 | 3:47 am Saskatchewan to hire up to 15 new workers to deal with increase in HIV casesREGINA - Saskatchewan says it will hire up to 15 new workers over the next several years to deal with what medical officials are calling an alarming increase in HIV cases. The provinceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2009 | 3:18 am Circumcision Is Found to Curb Two S.T.D.’sA study of men in Africa found lower rates of infection with herpes and human papillomavirus among men who were circumcised.Source: NYT > Health | 28 Mar 2009 | 2:26 am UPDATE 1-Ritchie Capital objects to Polaroid "fire sale"NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - Asset management company Ritchie Capital has objected in a court filing to a "fire sale" of bankrupt camera-maker Polaroid Corp, saying it will result in significantly less...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:52 am Experimental vaccine used in Ebola exposure case (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:08 am White House to set GM, Chrysler deadlines-NY TimesWASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - The Obama administration will set a strict deadline for General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC to reach cost-cutting deals with creditors and their major union even as it...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:37 am 'I felt alone'A website set up to help young people with MSSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:06 am Longer schooling 'cuts dementia'Changes to improve access to education over 50 years ago could go some way to reducing dementia rates in the elderly, a study has suggested.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:03 am Woman accused of illegally importing bear bile (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Mar 2009 | 11:57 pm Diet High in Red Meat Tied to Early Age-Related Macular DegenerationIn an Australian study, red meat intake was positively linked with early age-related macular degeneration, and high intake of chicken was inversely linked with late age-related-macular degeneration.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Whole-Body CT May Improve Survival for Patients With PolytraumaA retrospective, multicenter study shows that for patients with polytrauma, integrating whole-body computed tomography into early trauma care significantly increases the probability of survival.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Guidelines Updated for Management of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and TeensThe Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, and others have updated guidelines for prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Proteinuria May Not Help Predict Fetal or Maternal Outcomes in PreeclampsiaA systematic review shows that the estimation of levels of proteinuria in women with preeclampsia is not a clinically useful test to predict fetal or maternal outcomes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 9:00 pm Groups find common ground on health care overhaul (AP)AP - Groups often at odds over health care reform consumers, insurers, doctors, employers reached a broad agreement Friday that could serve as a starting point for lawmakers trying to overhaul the system.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 27 Mar 2009 | 8:56 pm EAU 2009: Urologists Get a Failing Grade at Managing Epididymo-Orchitis in Sexually Active Young MenThey miss sexually transmitted infections, don't use recommended antibiotics, don't refer to genitourinary medicine clinics for further evaluation, and just generally ignore the "clear and specific guidelines" set by the European Association of Urology, thereby putting the fertility of these young men at risk, British researchers say.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 7:03 pm Recipes for Health: Farro Salad With Beets, Beet Greens and FetaFarro is a sturdy grain that stands up well to such lusty ingredients as beet greens.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:38 pm EAU 2009: New Marker May Predict Clinical Course of Testicular SeminomaExpression in the serum of the free beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin, which is known to be associated with aggressive renal cancers, might be useful in predicting the clinical course of seminoma, Finnish researchers report.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:09 pm Lower Sodium Intake Recommendation for Almost 70% of US Adults in 2005 to 2006Healthcare providers and consumers should be aware of the sodium intake recommendation, and healthcare providers should inform patients that greater sodium intake is linked to higher blood pressure.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 5:36 pm Coffee Components May Improve Glucose ToleranceA randomized cross-over trial showed that during an oral glucose tolerance test, chlorogenic acid and trigonelline reduced early glucose and insulin responses.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 5:06 pm Economy Down, Vasectomy UpMore men are choosing permanent sterilization in these trying economic times.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 3:53 pm Students Give Up Wheels for Their Own Two FeetTo confront childhood obesity, traffic and car emissions, a city in Italy is encouraging its children to walk to school.Source: NYT > Health | 27 Mar 2009 | 3:19 pm Teen Leaders More Likely to Have Kids LaterLeadership and overachievement might be a good predictor of which kids will go on to become parents.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 27 Mar 2009 | 3:03 pm Top kipsTen ways to achieve a really great sleepSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 27 Mar 2009 | 12:50 pm
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