Cricketers get skin cancer tests

All of the Professional Cricketers Association's members will be screened for skin cancer for the first time.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 May 2009 | 12:35 pm

Clinical Data & Innovation Will Shift PCI and CABG Procedures in Europe

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 May 2009 | 12:07 pm

Restaurants and Foodservice Establishments Can Now Earn Green Seal Certification

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 May 2009 | 12:05 pm

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 May 2009 | 12:03 pm

NewCardio to Introduce Technology at Heart Rhythm Society Conference

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 May 2009 | 12:00 pm

BioMS Medical to participate in panel session at Bio International Convention 2009

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 May 2009 | 12:00 pm

Quark Pharmaceuticals Presents Data on Synthetic siRNAs for Prevention of Ocular and Inner Ear Sensory Cell Damage

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 May 2009 | 12:00 pm

Palomar Wins Two European Hair Removal Patent Opposition Hearings

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 May 2009 | 12:00 pm

Varian Medical Systems Introduces Fast and Precise Brachytherapy Planning System at GEC-ESTRO in Portugal

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 May 2009 | 12:00 pm

Siemens Hearing Celebrates 10th Annual National Women's Health Week

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 May 2009 | 12:00 pm

Oncothyreon reports first quarter 2009 financial results

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 14 May 2009 | 12:00 pm

Climate 'biggest health threat'

A leading medical journal describes climate change as the single largest threat to health in the 21st century.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 May 2009 | 10:14 am

Marijuana potency exceeds 10 percent, U.S. says

The average potency of marijuana, which has risen steadily for three decades, has exceeded 10 percent for the first time, the U.S. government will report on Thursday.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 14 May 2009 | 9:21 am

Products May Revolutionize How Men Monitor Their Reproductive Status

A medical home test kit based on a protein discovered at the University of Virginia Health System SpermCheck Vasectomy has begun shipping to zip codes across the U.S., marking the launch of a new product line that could revolutionize the way men around the world monitor their reproductive status.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 May 2009 | 9:00 am

New Tool Can Help Predict Risk Of Alzheimer's In Elderly

A new tool can help predict whether people age 65 and older have a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Research on the tool is published in the May 13, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 May 2009 | 9:00 am

New York Times Editorial, Column Discuss Health Care Reform

Two "powerful reminders" -- a Medicare trustees report about the program's looming insolvency and a pledge from several health care industry groups to help slow health care spending -- illustrate to lawmakers the "critical need for them to pass the strongest possible reforms to bring down health costs and cover" uninsured U.S. residents, a New York Times editorial states.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Canadian Blood Services Announces Steering Committee Of Prominent Canadians

Canadian Blood Services announced that it has struck a Steering Committee made up of prominent Canadians to guide the development of the strategy for a national system for organ and tissue donation and transplantation (OTDT) in Canada.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 May 2009 | 9:00 am

NAMI Magazine Cover Story Features President Obama

The 2009 spring issue of the NAMI Advocate Magazine features a cover story about two conversations Matt Kunz of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) had with President Barack Obama on the mental health needs of America's veterans.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Washington Post Opinion Pieces Comment On Supreme Court Nomination

The Washington Post on Wednesday published two opinion pieces about President Obama's impending nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Summaries appear below.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Republicans Might Have Little Traction To Oppose Obama Supreme Court Nominee Based On Abortion

Republican leaders might have little traction to use abortion issues to oppose President Obama's nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, even though the president is expected to select a nominee who supports abortion rights, Slate reports. According to Slate, Sens. Orrin Hatch (Utah) and Jeff Sessions (Ala.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Nine New Cases Of Novel H1N1 Influenza Identified - Alabama Department Of Public Health

The Alabama Department of Public Health has identified 9 new cases of novel H1N1 influenza. This brings the total number of probable and confirmed cases to 41, of which 27 have been confirmed.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 May 2009 | 9:00 am

ExcellGene And Kühner Achieved Milestone In Development Of Novel 250 Liter Mammalian Cell Culture Bioreactors

ExcellGene SA, Monthey and Adolf Kühner AG, Birsfelden announce that they achieved an important milestone in the development of a revolutionary cell culture technology for scale up and manufacturing from suspension cultured mammalian cells.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 May 2009 | 9:00 am

In Chronic Viral Infection Immune Exhaustion Driven By Antigen

One main reason why viruses such as HIV or hepatitis C persist despite a vigorous initial immune response is exhaustion. The T cells, or white blood cells, fighting a chronic infection eventually wear out. Researchers at Emory Vaccine Center have demonstrated that exhaustion is driven by how the immune system detects infecting viruses.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 14 May 2009 | 9:00 am

South Asian children miss dentist

South Asian children often fail to get good dental care in England, research shows.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 May 2009 | 8:20 am

Soothing sounds

How music is helping people with dementia
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 May 2009 | 8:16 am

Out-of-Wedlock Birthrates Are Soaring, U.S. Reports

Unmarried mothers gave birth to 4 out of every 10 babies born in the United States in 2007, a share that is increasing rapidly both here and abroad, according to government figures released Wednesday.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 May 2009 | 7:21 am

Fitness: Striking a Pose for Girth

Typically, yoga studios are not havens for the plus-size set, but classes that cater to the overweight have spread across the country over the last decade.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 May 2009 | 7:06 am

World Briefing | HEALTH: Swine Flu Is Now in 33 Countries, W.H.O. Says

Swine flu has reached 33 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, and there have been deaths in four nations: Mexico, the United States, Canada and Costa Rica.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 May 2009 | 6:30 am

Immigration plans 'will hurt NHS'

Patient safety could be jeopardised as immigration rule changes could lead to a doctor shortage, a union warns.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 May 2009 | 6:12 am

Warning Signs: A New Test to Predict Alzheimer's (Time.com)

Time.com - Researchers develop the first screening tool to predict which patients age 65 and older are at risk for memory loss
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 May 2009 | 6:10 am

Skin Deep: Confused by SPF? Take a Number

The SPF arms race is leading some dermatologists to complain that this is merely a numbers game that confuses consumers.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 May 2009 | 6:09 am

Inside Lineman's Helmet, Doubts and Depression

Shawn Andrews, the Philadelphia Eagles' two-time Pro-Bowl offensive lineman, has done something athletes almost never do: he opened up about his struggles with depression.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 May 2009 | 6:09 am

Chicago Bans Bottles With BPA Plastic

Chicago has passed the nation’s first municipal ban on baby bottles and cups that contain the chemical bisphenol-A.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 May 2009 | 6:08 am

An Experimental Drug Eases Poisonous Scorpion Stings in Children, a Study Finds

Hundreds of children are hospitalized each year following scorpion stings. An antivenom manufactured in Mexico works quickly and effectively to treat them, according to a small clinical trial.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 May 2009 | 6:08 am

Trial Puts Spotlight on Merck

A class-action lawsuit over the strategies that Merck used to market its painkiller Vioxx in Australia is earning the American drug maker some bad publicity.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 May 2009 | 5:01 am

The Fix: Clearing the Air

Indoor pollution is, in a word, potent. And our attempts to combat it often make it worse.


Source: NYT > Health | 14 May 2009 | 4:26 am

Productivity Takes a Hit From Obesity, Diabetes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Obese workers with diabetes are less productive than their normal-weight co-workers, says a U.S. study.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 May 2009 | 3:50 am

Health Tip: Wear Your Seat Belt During Pregnancy (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- As a mom-to-be who is driving a car or a passenger, you're buckling up for two.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 May 2009 | 3:50 am

Clinical Trials Update: May 13, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com and CenterWatch:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 May 2009 | 3:50 am

More Single Women Are Having Babies (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- The number of unmarried women having children has risen sharply in the United States and several other countries, according to U.S. health officials.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 May 2009 | 3:50 am

Report: Climate Change Threatens Health

cientists say global warming will increase malaria and other diseases.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 May 2009 | 3:12 am

Skin Reactions Lead to Face Paint Recall

Fun Express Inc. recalls certain face paints made by Shanghai Color Art Stationery Company Ltd.
WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 May 2009 | 3:12 am

Chicago City Council approves BPA baby bottle ban (AP)

AP - Chicago on Wednesday became the first U.S. city to adopt a ban on the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups containing the chemical BPA.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 14 May 2009 | 3:09 am

New HRS Consensus Statement on Lead Extraction Sets Volume Benchmarks for Operators

Physicians trained in lead extraction should extract a minimum of 40 leads as the primary operator under the supervision of a qualified training physician and should extract a minimum of 20 leads annually as the lead operator. These numbers, however, are a "bare-bones" minimum, say researchers, stressing that patient care should always be individualized.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 14 May 2009 | 2:32 am

Pass it on

Could now actually be a good time to catch swine flu?
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 14 May 2009 | 12:05 am

NHS flu absence 'may reach 85%'

Concerns are being raised about how the health service will cope if there is a flu pandemic.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 May 2009 | 11:01 pm

CHAMPION Trials With Cangrelor Stopped for Lack of Efficacy

The trials' interim analysis review committee has decided that the study would not demonstrate the "persuasive" clinical efficacy needed for regulatory approval.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 May 2009 | 10:28 pm

Epinephrine Plus Dexamethasone May Reduce Hospitalizations for Children With Bronchiolitis

In a randomized controlled trial, combined epinephrine plus dexamethasone significantly reduced hospital admissions in children with bronchiolitis seen in the emergency department.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 May 2009 | 9:38 pm

APS 2009: Managing Variability in Pain Responses

Understanding the sometimes striking individual differences in pain response can be elusive, but pain specialists are working to provide an explanation.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 May 2009 | 9:27 pm

Doctor Falsified Study on Injured G.I.’s, Army Says

A former Army surgeon who is also a consultant for a medical company has been accused of overstating the benefits of a product used in treating soldiers.


Source: NYT > Health | 13 May 2009 | 9:17 pm

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Slow Decline in Long-Term Cancer Survivors

Long-term older survivors of colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer can benefit from diet and exercise interventions, which have been shown to reduce functional decline Even modest changes, such as increasing daily fruit and vegetable consumption by 1.24 servings, produced improvements in physical function and other health-related quality-of-life domains.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 May 2009 | 8:59 pm

Cardiac anomalies seen in poorly controlled diabetes (Reuters)

Reuters - Girls with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes are more likely to have structural and functional cardiac abnormalities than are their healthy peers or even girls with type 1 diabetes, according to a study in of Diabetes Care.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 May 2009 | 7:28 pm

US prescription drug use fell in 2008, study says (AP)

AP - Prescription drug use in the U.S. fell last year, although total spending on drugs increased as prices rose sharply on brand-name products, pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions said Wednesday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 May 2009 | 6:43 pm

No Significant Reduction of CV Events With Aspirin in Peripheral Artery Disease

A meta-analysis of trials assessing the effects of aspirin with or without dipyridamole in patients with PAD finds no significant benefit in reducing overall cardiovascular events, although there was a significant reduction in stroke as a secondary end point.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 May 2009 | 6:29 pm

Lawsuit filed over gene patents

Patents on two human genes linked to breast and ovarian cancers are being challenged in court by the American Civil Liberties Union, which argues that patenting pure genes is unconstitutional and hinders research for a cancer cure.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 13 May 2009 | 6:16 pm

Births to unwed moms rising, N. Europe beats US (AP)

AP - The percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States has been rising sharply, but it's way behind Northern European countries, a new U.S. report on births shows.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 May 2009 | 4:58 pm

Claim: Swine Flu Possibly Created in Lab

This strain might have evolved in eggs scientists in some unknown lab used to grow viruses.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 13 May 2009 | 4:58 pm

WHO Avoids Assigning Severity Scale to H1N1 Flu

The World Health Organization (WHO) said today it is unable to assign a severity scale to the influenza A (H1N1) epidemic for the reason that disease characteristics and responses of countries vary.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 May 2009 | 4:50 pm

ARVO 2009: Lutein, Zeaxanthin Supplements May Result in Better Macular Function in Early AMD

Although no statistically significant difference was seen in best corrected distance visual acuity at 12 months, oral supplementation with lutein and zeaxanthin with coantioxidants may improve functional and morphologic outcomes at 36 months in patients at high risk for progression to late age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 13 May 2009 | 4:39 pm

Swine flu fears evident as world's cases top 6,000 (AP)

AP - In China, mask-wearing police cordoned off more hotels Wednesday, quarantining anyone who came in contact with swine flu patients, no matter how mild their symptoms. Not so in Mexico, where the health secretary encouraged tourists to come relax in their favorite vacation spots despite a growing swine flu caseload.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 May 2009 | 2:53 pm

Surprise! Daydreaming Really Works the Brain

Parts of brain involved in problem solving become active during daydreaming.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 13 May 2009 | 1:53 pm

Commentary: We don't need more doctors

Vowing not to "continue down the same dangerous road" of rising health care costs, President Obama announced on Monday a coalition for reform that included some of health care's most powerful stakeholders.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 13 May 2009 | 1:13 pm