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18 and Under: The Marks of Childhood or the Marks of Abuse?A medical specialty is created to help the young and defenseless.Source: NYT > Health | 12 May 2009 | 2:27 pm News Analysis: Obama’s Push for Health Care Cuts Faces Daunting OddsIf history is a guide, the commitments of doctors, hospitals, drug makers and insurance companies may not produce their promised savings.Source: NYT > Health | 12 May 2009 | 2:03 pm Federal Soda Tax WeighedLawmakers to ponder federal excise tax on soda and other sugar-laden drinks to pay for health care.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 May 2009 | 1:40 pm ARVO 2009: Trabeculectomy May Be More Effective Than Medical Therapy in Reducing Intraocular Pressure in Glaucoma PatientsTrabeculectomy surgery, except when done concurrently with cataract extraction, achieved significantly greater intraocular-pressure reduction over 12 months than medical therapy in glaucoma patients, according to results from the India Glaucoma Outcomes and Treatment Trial.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 1:30 pm Johnson & Johnson to Host Analyst Conference Call To Review Six-Month Trial Results From NEVO RES ISource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 May 2009 | 1:30 pm G. Scott Dillon Named President and CEO of MEDSSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 May 2009 | 1:30 pm Brain's Willpower Spot FoundScientists may have discovered the seat of willpower and self-restraint in the brain.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 12 May 2009 | 1:28 pm UPDATE 2-Icahn says Biogen should weigh splitting in twoNEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants the board of Biogen Idec Inc to consider splitting the biotechnology company into one firm focused on neurology and another focused on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 May 2009 | 1:27 pm Cell Therapeutics to Exchange up to $89.2 million of Its Outstanding Convertible Notes in a 'Modified Dutch Auction' Tender OfferSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 May 2009 | 1:26 pm Taxes, Economy and Rising Premiums Force Employers to Take Long Hard Look at Health Care BenefitsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 May 2009 | 1:26 pm Study: Mexico has thousands more swine flu cases (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 May 2009 | 1:21 pm IMFAR 2009: Research Helps Pinpoint Mutations Associated With AutismEvidence is accumulating rapidly that a particular region of the human genome is associated with the development of autism. This information could help enormously in the development of treatments for the condition.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 1:20 pm UPDATE 1-Genta sees running out of funds in JuneMay 12 (Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company Genta Inc said it expects to run out of funds in June and could be required to reduce its workforce or file for bankruptcy, among other options, if it is unable...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 May 2009 | 1:15 pm Cardium Announces Conference Call and Webcast to Review Recent Developments and Future Plans for the Excellarate(TM) Clinical Development ProgramSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 May 2009 | 1:15 pm CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Maersk swings to Q1 loss, can't rule out year loss(Corrects to delete out of date reference to share price falling in paragraph 1)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 May 2009 | 1:14 pm Think Eye Protection This Season and All Year-RoundSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 May 2009 | 1:09 pm RPT-Canada venture capital investment hits 6-year lowTORONTO, May 12 (Reuters) - Activity in Canada's venture capital market fell to a six-year low in the first quarter of 2009 as the weak economy depressed the appetites of potential investors, according...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 12 May 2009 | 1:08 pm Learning to be happy in tough economic timesThe state of the economy may be out of people's hands, but their happiness isn't, according to a group of researchers meeting at an international conference on happiness this week.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 May 2009 | 12:25 pm Had a stroke? The elderly may not know, or remember (Reuters)Reuters - Older adults often do not realize or may even forget they have had a stroke and may not be a reliable source of medical information, U.S. researchers said on Monday.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 May 2009 | 12:23 pm ACOG 2009: Gene Linked to Premature BirthNew research has uncovered a link between the premature rupture of membranes and a single gene, MMP3.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 12:13 pm Repeat deployments put strain on troopsThe killing of five comrades by a U.S. soldier on Monday in Iraq is no surprise and illustrates the mental toll that the current wars take on troops, the leader of a veterans group said.Source: CNN.com - Health | 12 May 2009 | 11:42 am Baby Boomers Support The Equality Bill And Will Expect Better Treatment In Their Old Age, UKIn response to new Equality and Human Rights Commission research into 'baby boomers' expectations of ageism in later life, Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director for Age Concern and Help the Aged says: 'Baby boomers' are quite right to fear ageism, as our own research shows age discrimination is the most common from of prejudice experienced in Britain.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 am Structural Changes In Tourette's Revealed By New Imaging TechniqueMagnetization Transfer Imaging, MTI, has been used to visualize previously unknown alterations in the cerebral architecture of patients with Tourette's syndrome. The researchers, writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience, also found a correlation between the extent of some of the structural changes and symptom severity.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 am Medical Students Compete For Scholarship By Testing Their Skills In "Next Top Doc"--A New Radio Quiz ShowReachMD, a leading multi-media provider of advanced healthcare education and information, in partnership with the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), announced the launch of their newest specialty programming series: ReachMD's "Next Top Doc," a game show in which specially selected medical students from across the country compete for the title of ReachMD's "Next Top Doc.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 am Source Of And Solutions To Health Care Crisis The Focus Of A 7-Part Series In Annals Of Family MedicineToo often, America's health care system doesn't help people avoid illness and doesn't heal patients who are ill. In a health care system focused on selling goods and services, the basic elements of healing - relationships and personalized care - can be hard to find.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 am Nurses And Doctors Call For "Florence Nightingale Day Protest" Against Max Baucus And Health Insurers: May 12Baucus Again Calls Senate Finance Hearing Without Information on "The Nurses' and Doctors' Plan" for Healthcare Reform: Single-Payer Healthcare What: Activist, registered nurses, and physicians are calling for a "Florence Nightingale Day Protest" against Sen. Max Baucus and his Senate Finance Committee hearings on healthcare.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 am Recession Has Little Effect On Growth Of Concierge PracticesThe current economic recession has had little effect on the growth of concierge medical practices, the New York Times reports. The practices, also known as boutique practices, typically charge at least $1,500 annually for enhanced services, such as physicians giving out their cell phone number to patients or access to same-day appointments.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 am Stigma, Gender Violence Placing Women In Caribbean At Increased Risk Of HIVInter Press Service on Thursday examined how an increasing number of women living with HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean face stigma, discrimination and gender-based violence that is linked to the spread of the disease. UNAIDS reports that women overall now account for half of the population living with HIV in the Caribbean, compared with 30% in 1999.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 am Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Control In Out-Patient Clinics And OfficesWhile infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, are usually associated with in-patient settings, the potential for infection in out-patient clinics and offices exists.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 am Clients Of Ontario Dietitians To Benefit From Enhanced Scope Of PracticeClients of Registered Dietitians in Ontario will have better access to timely nutrition care as a result of the Premier Dalton McGuity's announcement on changes to the scope of practice of dietetics.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 am SPINE Trial Shows That Acupuncture Eases Chronic Low Back PainAcupuncture can help people with chronic low back pain feel less bothered by their symptoms and function better in their daily activities, according to the largest randomized trial of its kind, published in the May 11, 2009 Archives of Internal Medicine. But the SPINE (Stimulating Points to Investigate Needling Efficacy) trial raises questions about how the ancient practice actually works.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 12 May 2009 | 11:00 am Hospital hails 'scarless' successAberdeen Royal Infirmary becomes the first in Europe to remove a spleen using a "virtually scarless" technique, it is claimed.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 May 2009 | 9:43 am Swine flu could hit one in threeA third of the world's population could be infected with swine flu, expert projections suggest.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 May 2009 | 9:00 am Worry over weight: Poll finds health disconnect (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 May 2009 | 7:10 am Emotional intelligence helps women get the most out of sexWomen who are more "emotionally intelligent" benefit in the bedroom, work suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 May 2009 | 6:17 am Letters: The Holier-Than-Thou Effect (1 Letter)To the Editor:.Source: NYT > Health | 12 May 2009 | 5:47 am Letters: A Noninvasive Option (1 Letter)To the Editor:.Source: NYT > Health | 12 May 2009 | 5:47 am Personal Health: Program Tries to Identify Problem Drinkers Before Problems StartThe alcohol institute estimates that 30 percent of people 18 and older drink at levels that raise their risk of alcoholism.Source: NYT > Health | 12 May 2009 | 5:43 am Global Update: Sexual Abuse: New Study Documents Rape’s Grim TollRape and coerced sex with young girls and teenagers is linked to a host of problems later in life, according to a new study.Source: NYT > Health | 12 May 2009 | 5:42 am Vital Signs: Patterns: It May Not Be Caffeine Keeping You AwakeA study has found that once people get through the caffeine withdrawal, they feel just as wide-awake on a placebo as they do on caffeine.Source: NYT > Health | 12 May 2009 | 5:40 am Vital Signs: Childhood: Order of Vaccinations Helps With PainThe order in which vaccinations are given to infants may help to alleviate the amount of pain they feel.Source: NYT > Health | 12 May 2009 | 5:40 am Vital Signs: Aging: Sleep Deprivation Easier on Older PeopleIt may seem that Grandpa keeps falling asleep in his easy chair, but a small study suggests that sleep-deprived young people are much more likely to nod off.Source: NYT > Health | 12 May 2009 | 5:39 am Cases: Do Everybody a Favor: Take a Sick DayRest and hot tea — not antibiotics and work — may be the remedy for a quick recovery.Source: NYT > Health | 12 May 2009 | 5:38 am Multidisciplinary Information Technology Program May Help Improve Blood PressureIn a randomized controlled trial, a multidisciplinary information technology program, which provided feedback to patients and healthcare providers, significantly improved blood pressure levels in a primary care setting.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 4:21 am USPSTF Recommends That Women Capable of Bearing Children Receive Folic Acid SupplementsA US Preventive Services Task Force statement and review of new observational evidence and a randomized trial suggest that folic acid–containing supplements lower the risk for pregnancies affected by neural tube defects.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 4:03 am Health Tip: Keep Medications Away From Children (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Youngsters seem to get into everything -- often things they aren't supposed to, such as medications.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 May 2009 | 3:49 am More Cancer Tests Mean More False-Positive Results (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- The more cancer screening tests you undergo, the higher your risk of having at least one false-positive result, researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 May 2009 | 3:49 am Children sanitation alert issuedMillions of children are being put at risk each year because not enough is spent to improve poor sanitation, a charity says.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 12 May 2009 | 12:35 am Obama praises health industry's vow to cut costs (AP)
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News: Health News | 11 May 2009 | 11:30 pm Chemical clue to dementia declineSpinal fluid compounds may give an early warning of how fast patients with mild dementia will decline.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2009 | 11:01 pm Vitamins 'undo exercise efforts'Taking vitamins after exercise may undo some of the beneficial effects of the workout, experts believe.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2009 | 11:00 pm Dual-Acting Receptor Antagonist Superior to ARB for Treatment of HypertensionAfter 12 weeks of treatment with a dual-acting receptor antagonist, 60% of patients treated with the highest dose of the agent achieved blood-pressure control, whereas just 32% of patients treated with high-dose irbesartan achieved the same degree of control.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 May 2009 | 10:25 pm New Studies Identify Genetic Variants Associated With Blood Pressure and HypertensionInvestigators who presented their results separately identified 13 genes associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 May 2009 | 10:25 pm Study: Bad boy doesn't always get the girl (AP)AP - Apparently the bad boy doesn't always get the girl. At least in a South American tribe with the highest known murder rate, it turns out that the most aggressive guys end up with fewer wives and children than milder men, according to a report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 May 2009 | 10:05 pm Gene Variants Affecting Response to Clopidogrel Not a Factor With PrasugrelThe genetic variant that appears to confer resistance to clopidogrel does not seem to affect patient response to prasugrel, according to the first analysis to specifically examine this issue.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 May 2009 | 10:04 pm ACCOMPLISH: Systolic Blood Pressure With 24-Hour Monitoring No Different in Treatment ArmsACCOMPLISH: Systolic Blood Pressure With 24-Hour Monitoring No Different in Treatment ArmsHeartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 May 2009 | 10:04 pm Fix and Ship: No Mortality Penalty When STEMI Patients Transferred Back to Referring Hospitals Post-PCIA unique strategy of "repatriating" stable STEMI patients back to their referring hospitals post-PCI has no downside in terms of mortality and may help hospitals improve door-to-balloon times, clear out their PCI wards, and share the burden--and rewards--of patient care.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 11 May 2009 | 10:04 pm HBO Gets Deadly Serious With Alzheimer'sAlzheimer's disease is getting spotlight treatment from a new HBO series.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 May 2009 | 9:45 pm Fish, olive oil, nuts good for eyes tooDo you want to keep your vision clear as the years go by? Put fish, olive oil, and nuts on the menu, but stay away from trans fats, according to new research from Australia.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 May 2009 | 9:20 pm Scientists offer thalidomide clueAberdeen scientists say they have "solved the 50-year puzzle" of how and why limbs are targeted by thalidomide.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2009 | 9:00 pm U.S. Now World Leader in Swine Flu CasesThe U.S. has now vaulted past Mexico as the nation most affected by the swine flu virus.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 May 2009 | 8:07 pm Critics: WHO slow on generics for swine flu (AP)AP - As poor countries face a possible swine flu pandemic with only enough Tamiflu to treat a tiny fraction of their populations, some experts are calling for a simple but contentious solution: massive production of generics.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 May 2009 | 6:48 pm Obama welcomes healthcare pledgeUS health industry leaders agree to implement spending cuts, freeing up funds for President Obama's health reform plans.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 11 May 2009 | 6:41 pm China confirms mainland swine flu caseA 30-year-old male student enrolled in the United States has been confirmed as China's second H1N1, or swine flu, case, and its first on the mainland, according to the information office of the Chinese Health Ministry.Source: CNN.com - Health | 11 May 2009 | 4:25 pm Hypothyroidism linked to liver cancer in women (Reuters)Reuters - Women with long-standing hypothyroidism, commonly referred to as an "underactive thyroid," are at increased risk of liver cancer, the results of a new study suggest. By contrast, hypothyroidism is not significantly associated with this malignancy in men.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 11 May 2009 | 4:20 pm Your Blood Cells Are Crawling Inside YouWhite bloods cells crawl along your blood vessels, new research findsSource: Livescience.com - Health | 11 May 2009 | 2:52 pm Conflicts of Interest Taint Medical StudiesOne-third of cancer research published in high-profile journals had a conflict of interest.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 11 May 2009 | 2:37 pm
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