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Dignitas defends assisted suicideThe founder of Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas tells the BBC that suicide is a "marvellous possibility".Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Apr 2009 | 11:37 am Male bulimiaOne man's website to help othersSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Apr 2009 | 10:06 am Tests nipped risk of tainted pistachios in bud (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:42 am Depuy Spine And Advanced Technologies And Regenerative Medicine, Llc, Begin Testing Genetically Engineered Human Protein For Degenerative Disc DiseaseDePuy Spine, Inc., in collaboration with Advanced Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, LLC, announced today it has begun testing of a genetically engineered human protein in patients with moderate to severe low back pain.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Cardima Receives CE Mark Approval For Its Surgical Ablation Probe With Stabilization SheathCardima, Inc. (OTCBB: CADM), a medical device company focused on the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) and manufacturer of the Cardima Surgical Ablation System, today announced that it has received CE Mark approval for its Surgical Ablation Probe with Stabilization Sheath.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Novocell Awarded Seminal Stem Cell PatentNovocell, Inc., a stem cell engineering company, today announced that it has received U.S.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Stand Up For Autism: World Autism Awareness Day - 2 April 2009Twenty autism charities are uniting on World Autism Awareness Day (2 April 2009) to call on people across the UK to Stand Up for Autism. Celebrities including Jane Asher, Eamonn Holmes, Ruth Langsford, Michelle Collins, DJ Judge Jules and Brit award-winning band Elbow, are amongst those who have already pledged their support.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Recommends Accelerated Approval Of Avastin For Previously Treated Brain Cancer (Glioblastoma)Genentech, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted unanimously that the response seen with Avastin® (bevacizumab) in people with previously treated glioblastoma is of sufficient magnitude to be reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Men Are The Weaker SexNurses in the maternity ward often say that a difficult labor is a sign of a baby boy. Now, a Tel Aviv University study provides scientific proof that a male baby comes with a bigger package of associated risks than his female counterparts. In a study of 66,000 births, Prof.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Hythiam Announces Results Of Two Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Studies On Impact Of Prometa(R) Treatment Program For Alcohol DependenceHythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ: HYTM) announced the final results of two double-blind, placebo-controlled studies that help complete the Company's data set on the impact of the PROMETA® Treatment Program (PROMETA) on alcohol dependent subjects. The first set of results includes data from the full 14-week double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted by leading alcoholism expert Raymond Anton, M.D.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Combination Adult Stem Cell Therapy Improves Severe Limb IschemiaTCA Cellular Therapy's Medical Director Gabriel Lasala, M.D. presented preliminary results of an adult stem cell treatment for severe limb ischemia Sunday at the American College of Cardiology's first annual i2 Summit. Lower limb ischemia is a condition where plaque build-up causes decreased circulation in the lower leg. Symptoms of the condition include intense pain and swelling.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Taking Cues: Sometimes Environmental Cues Can Activate Thrifty BehaviorConsumers are constantly bombarded with subtle and even subconscious cues from their environment. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines whether these cues activate goals that affect behavior in the long term or momentary desires that fade away.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am New Zenith(R) TX2(R) TAA Endovascular Graft With Pro-Form™ Offers Enhanced Control And Safety During Thoracic Aneurysm RepairPatients undergoing endovascular repair of thoracic aneurysms can now receive the clinical benefits of Cook Medical's new Zenith® TX2® TAA Endovascular Graft with Pro-Form™ for more controlled treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Elan, Wyeth abandon top dose of Alzheimer's drug (Reuters)Reuters - Irish drugmaker Elan and its U.S. partner Wyeth have decided to stop testing the highest dose of their experimental Alzheimer's drug bapineuzumab in final-stage Phase III studies, they said Thursday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Apr 2009 | 7:41 am Morning Rounds: Economic Stress, Hospital Ratings and a Cancer ‘Zen Center’Health news from around the Web.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Apr 2009 | 6:36 am China Reports Hepatitis Infections From HospitalAt least 64 people have been infected with hepatitis C after receiving transfusions of tainted blood at a hospital in southern China.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Apr 2009 | 6:27 am Doctors Are Opting Out of MedicareMany people, just as they become eligible for Medicare, discover that the insurance rug has been pulled out from under them.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Apr 2009 | 5:49 am Study Finds Many on Medicare Return to HospitalPresident Obama’s budget calls for lower payments to hospitals with high rates of readmitted patients.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Apr 2009 | 5:42 am A World of Hurt: In Workplace Injury System, Ill Will on All SidesNearly a century after the workers’ compensation system was introduced, employers and employees remain at odds, each suspecting the other of dishonesty.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Apr 2009 | 5:25 am Health Critic Brings a Past and a WalletRichard L. Scott has emerged as the most visible conservative opponent to the president’s health care effort. Less visible is his role in massive health care fraud.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Apr 2009 | 5:09 am Skin Deep: Heads Up, BotoxBotox may be bracing for a new wrinkle on the block with the arrival of Reloxin, another injectable made from the botulinum toxin.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Apr 2009 | 4:30 am Doctors Urge End to Corporate TiesA group of prominent physicians and researchers urged professional medical groups to “wean” themselves from industry support.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Apr 2009 | 3:53 am Health Tip: Calming Chickenpox (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Chickenpox, and its trademark itchy, red spots, is a common disease in children.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Apr 2009 | 3:49 am Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic mutation may explain why blacks are more likely than whites to have a more aggressive form of colorectal cancer, U.S. researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Apr 2009 | 3:49 am Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- In the "maintenance" phase that occurs after initial weight loss, the popular Ornish and South Beach diets seem to be easier on the heart than the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins regimen, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Apr 2009 | 3:49 am Clinical Trials Update: April 1, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Apr 2009 | 3:49 am 9 patients made nearly 2,700 ER visits in Texas (AP)AP - Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report. The patients went to hospital emergency rooms 2,678 times from 2003 through 2008, said the report from the nonprofit Integrated Care Collaboration, a group of health care providers who care for low-income and uninsured patients.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Apr 2009 | 1:19 am The Way We Live Now: Your Old ManMen might have biological clocks, too. What happens when they hear them tick?Source: NYT > Health | 2 Apr 2009 | 12:50 am Sisters 'make people happy'Sisters spread happiness in families while brothers breed distress as they internalise problems, experts believe.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Apr 2009 | 12:03 am Stem cell 'deafness cure' closerStem cells that could be used to restore hearing have been successfully created, scientists say.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Apr 2009 | 11:58 pm Tobacco tax rise for US smokersThe largest federal tobacco tax increase in US history goes into effect, almost tripling the tax on a packet to more than $1.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Apr 2009 | 11:52 pm Many over-45s 'ignore STI risks'Many middle-aged people are still being irresponsible about sexually transmitted infections, warn experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Apr 2009 | 11:32 pm 1 in 5 Medicare patients readmitted within month (AP)AP - One in five Medicare patients end up back in the hospital within a month of discharge, a large study found, and that practice costs billions of dollars a year. The findings suggest patients aren't told enough about how to take care of themselves and stay healthy before they go home, the researchers said. A few simple things like making a doctor's appointment for departing patients can help, they said.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Apr 2009 | 10:13 pm Plan seeks to slash industry influence on doctors (AP)AP - In a drastic proposal for limiting drug company influence on doctors and patient care, a group of prominent physicians says medical associations and their leaders should reject almost all industry funding.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Apr 2009 | 9:39 pm GlaxoSmithKline seeks new approval for breast drug (AP)AP - GlaxoSmithKline PLC on Wednesday applied for approval in the U.S. and Europe to sell an existing breast-cancer drug as a first-line treatment.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Apr 2009 | 9:28 pm Democrats Agree on a Health Plan; Now Comes the Hard PartThe insurance industry has made several major concessions, while the chairmen of five Congressional committees reached a consensus on the main legislative points.Source: NYT > Health | 1 Apr 2009 | 9:24 pm NKF 2009: Vitamin D Supplementation Benefits Dialysis PatientsOver-the-counter vitamin D supplementation improved serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in dialysis patients without raising serum calcium or phosphorus levels.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm ACC 2009: Studies Support Statin Preloading, Even a Statin Reload, Prior to PCIAtorvastatin given prior to percutaneous coronary intervention reduced the risk for major adverse coronary events and the incidence of periprocedural myocardial infarction.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm FDA Safety Changes: Tracleer, Nexium, Nexium IV, TygacilThe FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for bosentan tablets, esomeprazole injection, esomeprazole magnesium delayed-release capsules and oral suspension, and tigecycline injection.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm ACC 2009: ACTIVE-A: Clopidogrel and Aspirin Reduce CV Events in Atrial FibrillationIn patients with atrial fibrillation who cannot take warfarin, the combination of clopidogrel and aspirin reduced major vascular events, particularly stroke, vs placebo.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Apr 2009 | 9:00 pm AAN 2009: Hormones Appear to Protect Women from Parkinson'sResults from the Women's Health Initiative show that longer exposure to naturally occurring hormones may have a protective effect against Parkinson's.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Apr 2009 | 8:17 pm 5 Things You Must Know About SleepLearn five recent findings that might help you rest easier.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 1 Apr 2009 | 7:46 pm Death Rate Lower, Rebleeding Higher with Coils vs Clips After Aneurysm RuptureLong-term follow-up of the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial shows that the risk of death at 5 years was significantly lower for patients receiving coils vs clipping after rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. The risk for recurrent bleeding was higher with coils vs clips, but the risk was small.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Apr 2009 | 7:07 pm European Data Show Increase in Proportion of "Cured" Cancer PatientsNew data from the EUROCARE-4 study show that the proportion of cancer patients who are considered cured is "rising steadily," but wide variations in individual countries remain, and survival rates are lower than in the United States.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Apr 2009 | 6:41 pm Smokers feeling abused as federal tax hike hitsLarry Jukes said he remembers when he could buy 10 cigarette packs for $2.50.Source: CNN.com - Health | 1 Apr 2009 | 4:45 pm NKF 2009: Lanthanum Carbonate Reduces Mortality in Older Patients With Late-Stage CKDLanthanum carbonate reduced mortality in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and had no negative effect on vitamin D levels in patients with stage 3 or 4 CKD.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Apr 2009 | 4:05 pm Stimulus Package Could Convert More Physicians to EHRsThe $787 billion economic stimulus package sets aside at least $17 billion in incentive payments to physicians and hospitals that adopt electronic health records, but not everyone is eager to jump on the bandwagon.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Apr 2009 | 4:00 pm ACC 2009: Studies Support Statin Preloading, Even a Statin Reload, Prior to PCIIn one trial, an atorvastatin reload given to statin-treated patients 12 hours prior to PCI reduced the risk of major adverse coronary events, while another showed that atorvastatin 80 mg loaded 24 hours prior to PCI in statin-naive patients reduced the incidence of periprocedural MI.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 1 Apr 2009 | 3:52 pm Birth Defects Tied to Season of ConceptionSpring and early summer is the nation's season of risk for conceiving a child with birth defects, a new study finds.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 1 Apr 2009 | 2:41 pm Drug Quells Urge to StealA drug given to kleptomaniacs took some of the fun out of stealing.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 1 Apr 2009 | 2:04 pm Viennese asylumsHow enlightenment changed 19th century designsSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Apr 2009 | 11:57 am
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