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AP INTERVIEW: Kids may get swine flu shots first (AP)AP - Schoolchildren may be first in line for swine flu vaccine this fall and might even be able to get the shot right at school.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 3:03 pm Sparta Systems(TM) Outlines Tips and Tactics to Prepare for eMDR MandateSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:32 pm A Growing Number of Brits Cross the Atlantic for Donor Egg IVF Treatment at Shady Grove Fertility CenterSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:30 pm WHO probes report of bubonic plague in Libyan townCAIRO (Reuters) - Libyan authorities have reported an outbreak of bubonic plague in the Mediterranean coastal town of Tubruq, and the World Health Organization was sending a team to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:20 pm American Imaging Management Launches Program with RegenceSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:17 pm AMA adopts new policy against anti-aging hormones (AP)AP - The American Medical Association says there's no scientific proof to back up claims of anti-aging hormones.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:07 pm 17 of America's Most Promising Scientists Selected as 2009 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical SciencesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Photos: FDA Clears Hologic R2(TM) DigitalNow(TM) HD Software ApplicationSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Two Companies Expand in Ann Arbor Area With MEDC SupportSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm T-System Releases 2009 Update for the T System(R) Primary Care Charting SystemSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Ten Top Latin American Scientists Named 2009 Pew Fellows in the Biomedical SciencesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Abbott Initiates Trial of Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME(TM) Drug Eluting Stent, Building Upon Superior Outcomes from SPIRIT Family of TrialsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 16 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pm Health Tip: Choosing an Assisted Living Option (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Assisted living housing may be the ideal solution for an aging person who can't quite live alone, but who doesn't need the complete services of a nursing home.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 1:02 pm Summer Interns Arrive At Herman B Wells Center For Pediatric ResearchTwenty-nine students arrived at Indiana University School of Medicine's Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research to work a 10-week summer internship alongside top pediatric researchers. More than 250 applicants vied for the treasured research spots. Most of the candidates come from Indiana universities.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Care Quality Commission Sets Out The Parameters Of Its Review Of Take Care Now's Out-of-hours GP ServicesThe Care Quality Commission (CQC) today outlines the scope of its review of the provision and commissioning of out-of-hours GP services run by Take Care Now. The work was triggered by the tragic case of Mr David Gray, a patient who was treated by a locum doctor from Germany and died following the administration of 100mg of diamorphine.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Brain Energy Use Key To Understanding Consciousness, Yale Researchers FindHigh levels of brain energy are required to maintain consciousness, a finding which suggests a new way to understand the properties of this still mysterious state of being, Yale University researchers report. At its simplest, consciousness can be defined as the ability to respond meaningfully to external stimuli.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Regulator Pledges A Louder Voice For People Who Use Health And Social Care ServicesCare home residents, hospital patients and people who receive care at home will have more say in improving the quality of care services than ever before, the Care Quality Commission has pledged. The Commission publishes Voices into Action, a charter for involving people in its work as the regulatory body for health and adult social care in England.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Many In Congress Hold Stakes In Health Industry"Almost 30 key lawmakers helping draft landmark health-care legislation have financial holdings in the industry, totaling nearly $11 million worth of personal investments in a sector that could be dramatically reshaped by this summer's debate," The Washington Post reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Global Vaccine Initiative Wins Support From Italian, Canadian, Russian Finance MinistersFinance ministers from Italy, Canada and Russia Friday voiced their support for a program aimed at lowering the prices of vaccines for developing countries, the AFP/Google.com reports.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm 'Chronic Underfunding' Could Hinder Progress In HIV Treatment, Opinion Piece SaysRecent cuts to Arizona's AIDS Drug Assistance Program and other state services due to "chronic underfunding of HIV services at the state and federal level, the increasing cost of medications and the increasing number of persons living with HIV who lack insurance to pay for these life-saving drugs," will likely reverse the progress made in HIV treatment, J.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm British Dental Association Launches Good Practice Scheme For ScotlandThe BDA is pleased to announce the expansion of its highly successful Good Practice Scheme (GPS) with the launch of the Good Practice Scheme Scotland (GPS Scotland) at this year's British Dental Conference and Exhibition in Glasgow. This dedicated Scottish version incorporates standards criteria specific to Scottish practices.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Pregnant Women At High Risk Of Complications From H1N1 InfluenzaWith the H1N1 flu outbreak now elevated to pandemic level, a new article http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.090866 in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) reports that oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) and zanamivir (Relenza®) are relatively safe drugs for use in pregnant and breast-feeding women.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Maryland Hospital Fined For Not Reporting ErrorsRegulators have fined a hospital in Lanham, Maryland, for not reporting errors. The Washington Post reports that "Doctors Community Hospital in Prince George's County has been fined by Maryland health regulators after failing to notify them that a patient had died and that at least seven others suffered serious harm last year as a result of mistakes by the medical staff.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pm Anti-cancer cream 'reverses signs of ageing'A cream used to treat pre-cancerous skin lesions also reverses signs of ageing, a study reveals.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2009 | 11:37 am Supplement may be statin alternative for someA statin can be a lifesaver if you're at risk of heart disease, but some people who take the cholesterol-lowering drugs -- up to 20 percent, by some estimates -- have to stop because of muscle pain, the most common side effect. (Nearly 30 million people filled a statin prescription in 2005, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Statins include popular drugs such as Crestor, Lipitor, and Zocor.)Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 11:14 am India tightens swine flu adviceIndia warns against travel abroad after seven people test positive for swine flu following a trip to the US space agency Nasa.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2009 | 10:58 am US, Canadian obesity scientists share $1 mln Shaw Prize (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 10:52 am Drug slows early stage arthritisA drug reserved for advanced rheumatoid arthritis can prevent disability if used earlier, research suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2009 | 9:07 am Obesity surgery thins bones, but enough to break? (AP)AP - It isn't just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 7:14 am VA to face lawmakers' questions on colonoscopies (AP)AP - The questionable medical practices were first found at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Tennessee, then at VA facilities in Georgia and Florida.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 7:13 am As Obama Pushes Health Issue, New Cost Concerns AriseAs President Obama made the case for a health care overhaul, an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office raised questions about one of the major plans on the table.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 5:54 am Tobacco Regulation Is Expected to Face a Free-Speech ChallengeCongress would like to stop young people from smoking, but opponents say the marketing and advertising restrictions in the measure don’t abide by the First Amendment.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 5:42 am Vital Signs: Fitness: Making Stairs a Lure for ExerciseResearchers are urging building designers to rethink their approach to stairs to encourage people to use them more.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 5:31 am Vital Signs: Hazards: The Fewer the Better on the TrampolineOn a trampoline, if two is company, three or more may well be a fracture.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 5:31 am Vital Signs: Childhood: TV Reduces Adult-Child ConversationsConversations between children and their caregivers decrease when a television is on, even if no one seems to be watching it, a new study says.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 5:31 am Alcohol’s Good for You? Some Scientists Doubt ItMaybe moderate drinkers are just healthier to begin with.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 5:31 am First Mention: X-Rays, 1896The first published account of a new photographic technique that changed many areas of science.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 5:05 am Personal Health: An Emotional Hair Trigger, Often MisreadBorderline personality disorder is a poorly understood mood disorder.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 5:04 am Cases: A Time in a Life for Pie and BeerWishing I’d served my ailing father a little less yogurt and wheat germ.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 5:01 am Global Update: Mental Illness: Far More Chinese Have Mental Disorders Than Previously Reported, Study FindsMore than 17 percent of Chinese adults are suffering from a mental disorder, a new study shows.Source: NYT > Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 4:56 am ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death in Kids (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Stimulant medications commonly prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with an increased risk of sudden death, but those deaths are still rare, new research finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am Heart Association Warns of Surgery Risks in Obese (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese people undergoing surgery are at greater risk of heart problems, wound infections, prolonged hospital stays and other complications, according to a Scientific Advisory from the American Heart Association.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am Drug Shows Promise Against Childhood Epilepsy (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- A drug commonly used to prevent rejection in organ transplant patients may be effective against childhood epilepsy, animal studies suggest.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am Colonoscopy Risks Increase With Age and Illness (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Screening colonoscopies for colon cancer may be too risky for some elderly patients, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am Emergency planA critical week in US's political battle over healthcareSource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 16 Jun 2009 | 3:18 am Obama faces, docs urges universal coveragePresident Obama takes his call for government-funded health insurance to a skeptical audience Monday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 16 Jun 2009 | 12:51 am ENDO 2009: Use of Artificial Sweeteners Linked to 2-Fold Increase in DiabetesPeople who used artificial sweeteners were heavier, more likely to have diabetes, and more likely to be insulin-resistant compared with nonusers, according to new data.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2009 | 11:34 pm ENDO 2009: Obesity Can Be Managed in Women With PCOSObese women with polycystic ovary syndrome lost more than 5% of their weight and maintain it for more than 3 years, proving that clinically significant and sustained weight loss is possible.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2009 | 11:29 pm Chronic asthma study offers hopeScientists discover how the diseased airways change in people with asthma, pointing the way to new treatments.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2009 | 11:08 pm Survey: More than half can't find heart on diagramIf home is where the heart is, a new survey suggests that most people aren't sure exactly where they live. More than half of people cannot pinpoint the exact location of the human heart on a diagram, and nearly 70 percent can't correctly identify the shape of the lungs, according to the survey.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Jun 2009 | 10:30 pm FDA Urges Caution in Interpreting Study Linking Stimulants to Increased Risk for Sudden Death in ChildrenA case-control study finds that methylphenidate is associated with a 6- to 7-times increased risk for sudden death in children; the FDA cautions that the study should not be used to stop these medications.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:47 pm Revealed: Secret allergy triggersYou could blame weeds, trees, and grasses if you start itching, sneezing, coughing, and wheezing this fall. But the usual suspects aren't the only triggers.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:44 pm ADA 2009: Depression Linked to Low Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 DiabetesIn a small study, treatment of depression was associated with increased insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:08 pm ADA 2009: New Weight-Loss Drug Stops Progression Toward Type 2 DiabetesPhentermine and controlled-release topiramate change the hemoglobin A1c trajectory; the combination arrests progression to type 2 diabetes in obese nondiabetic individuals.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pm How Alcohol Changes the Brain ... QuicklyThe brain begins to run on the sugar in alcohol instead of using glucose.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 15 Jun 2009 | 8:49 pm ASCO 2009: RIBBON-1 Trial Confirms Bevacizumab in Breast CancerA third trial has confirmed that bevacizumab prolongs progression-free survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer, although no improvement in overall survival has yet been shown.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2009 | 7:28 pm Double loss for swine flu familyThe premature baby of the first woman in Europe to die after being diagnosed with swine flu, has died.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2009 | 7:13 pm Natalizumab Likely Associated With Peripheral Sequestration of Proinflammatory T CellsTreatment with the humanized monoclonal antibody natalizumab increases the percentage of activated leukocytes producing proinflammatory cytokines in blood.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2009 | 6:51 pm Obama's reform warning to doctorsSpiralling healthcare costs could bankrupt the US economy, President Obama tells doctors as he defends plans for reform.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Jun 2009 | 6:50 pm SNM 2009: Two-Year FDG-PET/CT Follow-Up Useful in Patients With Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Complete RemissionThe presence of symptoms was predictive of recurrence beyond 2 years of remission.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2009 | 6:35 pm MDS 2009: Forced Exercise Provides Benefit Similar to Levodopa in Parkinson's DiseaseResults of a small study suggest that even one 40-minute session of tandem cycling with a healthy partner significantly reduces symptoms in PD patients.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2009 | 6:08 pm New Safety Labeling for Leukotriene ModifiersFDA asks Singulair, Accolate, Zyflo, and Zyflo CR to note precaution about reports of behavior, mood changes.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Jun 2009 | 6:04 pm What Is Low Vision?It is a significant reduction in visual function that can't be easily corrected.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 15 Jun 2009 | 1:18 pm
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