Refusing whooping cough vaccine shown to raise risk (Reuters)

Reuters - One in 20 children whose parents do not get them vaccinated against whooping cough catch the highly contagious virus, researchers said on Tuesday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 May 2009 | 12:46 pm

Minn. cancer patient back home, sees doctor (AP)

AP - A 13-year-old cancer patient and his mother who spent nearly a week on the run to avoid chemotherapy must again place the boy's medical fate in the hands of a judge. And this time, an attorney said she believes they'll do what the court orders.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 May 2009 | 12:22 pm

Pfizer plans 4-part euro, stg benchmark bond -lead

LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. plans to sell a benchmark-sized four-part bond, denominated in euros and sterling, one of the banks managing the sale said on Tuesday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 May 2009 | 11:49 am

PRESS DIGEST - Canada - May 26

May 26 (Reuters) - The following are top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 May 2009 | 11:37 am

UPDATE 1-Bharti says MTN deal funding will not be onerous

* Indian finance minister welcomes proposed deal (Adds details, analyst comment)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 May 2009 | 11:33 am

UPDATE 1-Map Pharma migraine drug hits all goals in study

NEW YORK, May 26 (Reuters) - MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday its experimental orally inhaled migraine drug reached all four goals of a late-stage clinical study.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 May 2009 | 11:30 am

UPDATE 1-United Therapeutics gets FDA nod for oral PAH drug

May 26 (Reuters) - United Therapeutics Corp said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its orally administered drug tadalafil for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 May 2009 | 11:13 am

UPDATE 1-Atos wants to expand in Asia, keeps '09 goals

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) - French IT services group Atos Origin , which recently made a small acquisition in China, eyes further expansion in Asia, should opportunities arise, its chairman and chief executive...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 May 2009 | 11:11 am

Reyal Urbis not meeting business plan - bank

MADRID, May 26 (Reuters) - Spanish property firm Reyal Urbis has told its creditor banks it is not meeting the business plan it agreed for a debt refinancing plan, a director from savings bank Caja Madrid...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 May 2009 | 11:07 am

Oh Baby! Discovery Health's BABY WEEK Offers the Most Pregnancies, Births and Drama Anywhere on Television

Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 May 2009 | 11:00 am

Nikon to scale back stepper ops in restructuring

TOKYO, May 26 (Reuters) - Japanese precision equipment maker Nikon Corp said on Tuesday it would restructure its loss-making stepper business at home and abroad, cutting 1,000 jobs and putting its chase...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 May 2009 | 10:53 am

Mexico, US, Canada announce swine flu deaths (AP)

AP - Authorities in Mexico announced three more swine flu deaths and the United States and Canada one more death each as the world's largest vaccine maker signed a deal with the United States to produce a swine flu vaccine.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 May 2009 | 10:51 am

Intesa ready to help Fiat financially on Opel

MILAN, May 26 (Reuters) - Intesa SanPaolo is ready to give financial support to Fiat SpA for its Opel bid, the Italian banking giant's chief executive said on Tuesday.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 26 May 2009 | 10:35 am

Over-the-counter snoring 'cures' fail for majority

Nearly three-quarters of people who try over-the-counter remedies for snoring find they do not work, a survey reveals.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 May 2009 | 10:09 am

New Red Cross Survey Shows Nearly 50 Percent Of People Have Had A Drowning Scare In Their Lifetime

Approximately half of adults surveyed on water safety say they've had an experience where they nearly drowned in their lifetime, and one in four know someone who has drowned, according to an American Red Cross survey.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Two Types Of Urgency - Overactive Bladder - Urgency Is Not Just Urgency

UroToday.com - "Urgency" is the cornerstone of the diagnosis of overactive bladder (OAB) as well as a common complaint of patients with BPS/IC. What the term actually refers to when used by patients remains problematic and the subject of some controversy. The International Continence Society defines it as a "sudden compelling desire to void that is difficult to defer".
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Survey Suggests Higher Risk Of Falls Due To Dizziness In Middle Aged And Older Americans

A full third of American adults, 69 million men and women over age 40, are up to 12 times more likely to have a serious fall because they have some form of inner-ear dysfunction that throws them off balance and makes them dizzy, according to Johns Hopkins experts.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Internal Audit Of A Comprehensive IMRT Program For Prostate Cancer: A Model For Centers In Developing Countries?

UroToday.com - During the last economic boom of 2003-2007, cancer centers in second and third-tier countries across the globe made significant investments in radiotherapy infrastructure, acquiring state-of-the-art technologies such as intensity modulated radiotherapy, image-guided radiotherapy, proton therapy and stereotactic radiotherapy, to mention a few.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Gene Links Gum Disease And Heart Attack Risk

Scientists in Germany have discovered a gene that links the gum disease periodontitis and increased risk of coronorary heart disease (CHD) and although they don't yet fully understand the underlying mechanism of the link, they urged dentists to make sure they diagnose and treat cases of periodontitis as early as possible to mimimize the risk of heart disease.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Diet To Reduce Mild Hyperoxaluria In Patients With Idiopathic Calcium Oxalate Stone Formation: A Pilot Study

UroToday.com - You pass what you eat! If you eat wisely, passage shouldn't be painful. This may be especially true for stone formers. To be sure, high fluid intake resulting in a urine output of > 2 liters per day is key; however, what is eaten also plays a role.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am

NASCAR Fans Boost Blood Donations

For the second year in a row, the American Red Cross is encouraging loyal NASCAR fans to donate blood through the Red Cross by joining Red Cross Racing. Red Cross Racing is a program designed to increase the number of blood donors and the number of times they donate.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Pharmaceutical Marketing Society Launches New Digital Media Awards 2009

The Pharmaceutical Marketing Society is pleased to announce the launch of an all new Digital Media Awards, to be held in October 2009 in London.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Intraoperative Radioguidance With A Portable Gamma Camera: New Technique For Laparoscopic Sentinel Node Localisation In Urological Malignancies

UroToday.com - Our first results of sentinel node mapping with intraoperative radioguidance in urological tumors are described in our abstract. We selected this movie to show the whole imaging procedure. In a patient with prostate cancer, the radiopharmaceutical is injected in 4 depots into the prostate.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am

UCD Researchers Reveal Six New Genome Sequences And Fundamental Insights To The Candida Fungus Family

An international research collaboration coordinated by UCD researchers and involving scientists at 21 institutes including the genome sequencing centres in the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK and the Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard, USA have defined six new genome sequences in the Candida fungus family and identified genetic differences in species that cause disease.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 May 2009 | 9:00 am

Footballer's fight

Danny Wallace on learning to live with MS
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 May 2009 | 8:54 am

Study IDs 2 big risk factors for girls on Internet

A history of childhood abuse and use of a provocative online identity increase the risk that girls will be victimized by someone they meet on the Internet, according to a study appearing in the June issue of Pediatrics.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 May 2009 | 5:52 am

Autopsies of War Dead Reveal Ways to Save Others

Since 2004, military personnel killed in Iraq or Afghanistan have been given CT scans, and since 2001, they have had autopsies. In previous wars, this was rare.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 May 2009 | 5:49 am

Vital Signs: Patterns: A Long, Bright Summer and Many Suicides

In Greenland, which has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, suicides peak in the long, bright days of summer, says a new study.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 May 2009 | 5:35 am

Books: Epidemics, Fearsome and Fascinating

An insatiable fascination with contagious illness is hard-wired into all of us, as two new books make clear.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 May 2009 | 5:31 am

US 'cancer battle' teen returns

A US mother and her cancer-stricken son return voluntarily after fleeing court-ordered chemotherapy for the boy.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 26 May 2009 | 4:54 am

Personal Health: A Brain Disorder Easily Missed

No one knows how often normal pressure hydrocephalus occurs because it is so often missed or misdiagnosed.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 May 2009 | 4:48 am

A Memory for Faces, Extreme Version

“Super-recognizers” have an uncanny ability to recognize and remember faces.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 May 2009 | 4:48 am

Global Update: Parasites: Giving a Deworming Drug to Girls Could Cut H.I.V. Transmission in Africa

An inexpensive deworming drug could substantially reduce H.I.V. transmission in rural Africa, researchers say.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 May 2009 | 4:48 am

Vital Signs: Childhood: Food Allergies May Be Linked to Obesity

Reducing childhood obesity may have yet another benefit: lowering the incidence of food allergies.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 May 2009 | 4:47 am

Vital Signs: Nutrition: Vaginal Infection Tied to Low Vitamin D

The most common vaginal infection in women of childbearing age is associated with vitamin D deficiency, a new study finds.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 May 2009 | 4:46 am

In a Time of Quotas, a Quiet Pose in Defiance

In the years before World War II, informal quotas limited the numbers of Jewish medical students and physicians.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 May 2009 | 4:45 am

Essay: Referral System Turns Patients Into Commodities

Referrals are the currency of day-to-day transactions in medicine.


Source: NYT > Health | 26 May 2009 | 4:45 am

Why Chimps, Monkeys Don't Develop Alzheimer's (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have long noticed a curious phenomenon among primates: Humans get the devastating neurological disorder known as Alzheimer's disease, but their closest evolutionary cousins don't.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 26 May 2009 | 3:48 am

Cancer-stricken boy, mother returned to Minnesota

A 13-year-old cancer patient and his mother who fled authorities to keep him from having to undergo chemotherapy have been returned to Minnesota, a spokesman for the Brown County Sheriff's Office said Monday.
Source: CNN.com - Health | 26 May 2009 | 12:17 am

Gene links heart and gum disease

German researchers have found a gene which links heart attacks and dental disease.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 May 2009 | 11:29 pm

Six names for six boys and girls

The parents of Ireland's first sextuplets name their brood, it has been announced.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 May 2009 | 11:11 pm

New Risk Index Predicts Dementia in Elderly

Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 May 2009 | 5:30 pm

Questions from end of stair-climbing wheelchair (AP)

AP - The nation's first stair-climbing wheelchair hit the market with a bang but disappeared with a whimper, a casualty of price that raises a big question: How much will society agree to pay for high-tech help for the disabled?

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 May 2009 | 4:23 pm

APA 2009: Family History Linked to Alcoholism, But Doesn't Predict Remission

Researchers find no relationship between a family history of alcoholism and the course of alcoholic drinking; behavioral characteristics may be more important in recovery.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 May 2009 | 3:50 pm

Is it Safe to Exercise in Your 70s?

If you want to begin a new exercise program, you should consult your physician.
Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 May 2009 | 2:10 pm

Clues found to menopause timing

Scientists have identified genetic variants which could affect when a woman reaches the menopause.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 May 2009 | 1:46 pm

Floppy baby breakthrough

Scientists believe they have made a breakthrough in treating a severe muscle disease that causes floppy baby syndrome.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 May 2009 | 12:04 pm

ATS 2009: Flu Vaccination May Triple Risk for Flu-Related Hospitalization in Children With Asthma

Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine was not an effective protection against hospitalization in pediatric populations, particularly in children with asthma; but experts agree that this is not a reason to stop vaccinating children with asthma, because the vaccine is still helpful in making protective antibodies.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 May 2009 | 11:11 am