Health and Medical News Headlines for September 26, 2009

115 Awards To Encourage High-Risk Research And Innovation Announced By NIH

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that it is awarding $348 million to encourage investigators to explore bold ideas that have the potential to catapult fields forward and speed the translation of research into improved health.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Stem Cell Applications And Research Highlight NJIT's First Research Cafe

Stem cell researcher Treena Livingston Arinzeh will discuss current stem cell applications at NJIT, including the regeneration of bone and cartilage for bone fracture and osteoarthritis treatments, spinal cord repair, and liver regeneration at NJIT's first Research CafÃ©. The event will be held Sept. 29, 2009, at 4:30 PM in the faculty dining area on the third floor of the NJIT Campus Center.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Plaques Likely To Cause Heart Attacks Identified By Coronary Imaging Techniques

Late-breaking results from the PROSPECT clinical trial shed new light on the types of vulnerable plaque that are most likely to cause sudden, unexpected adverse cardiac events, and on the ability to identify them through imaging techniques before they occur.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Anxiety And Distress During Active Surveillance For Early Prostate Cancer

UroToday.com - Men with low-risk prostate cancer (CaP) who are candidates for active surveillance (AS) often choose definitive therapy due to anxiety over their untreated cancer. In the September 1, 2009 issue of Cancer, a group of researchers from the Netherlands assessed anxiety and distress during AS for CaP.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

What Is Jet Lag? What Causes Jet Lag? How Do You Prevent Jet Lag?

Jet lag is also known as time zone change syndrome or desynchronosis. It is considered a sleep disorder that can affect everybody who travels across multiple time zones in airplanes. Jet lag effects largely reflect de-synchronization between the body's internal time clock and local environmental cues.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Neurological Activity That Fuels Racial Bias Explored By NYU's Amodio

Overt expressions of bigotry are relatively infrequent, but current psychological research finds that racial biases often lurk in the unconscious mind, influencing behavior in subtle ways without one's intent.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

'How-To' Guide For Controlling The Structure Of Nanoparticles Produced By Engineers

Tiny objects known as nanoparticles are often heralded as holding great potential for future applications in electronics, medicine and other areas. The properties of nanoparticles depend on their size and structure.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Scientists Call For Humanity To 'Set Safe Boundaries To The Damage'

Humanity needs to act now to avoid threats to human well-being caused by irreversible damage to the Earth, its climate, species and life-supporting systems. Scientists say it has become essential to define what levels of such human-caused change are 'safe' and which are 'unsafe', and to stay within these boundaries.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

$1.3 Million In Federal Awards For WPI To Continue Cardiac, Vascular And Tuberculosis Research

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park have received a total of $1.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Prisoners Got Drunk On Swine Flu Gel

Prisoners at Her Majesty's Prison The Verne, Portland, Dorset, England had their swine flu gel withdrawn after officers discovered they were drinking it and getting drunk. Instead of rubbing the gel into their hands, prisoners had been wrapping their lips around the dispenser outlets and consuming it only hours after the dispensers were installed. The liquid soap-gel contains alcohol.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am

Woman in embryo mix-up gives birth to boy

A woman who had the wrong embryo implanted in her gave birth to a baby boy Friday, according to a statement from the couple.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:24 pm

Democrats Preserve Essence of Health Proposal

The Democrats beat back Republican attacks on the legislation as the Senate Finance Committee deferred some of the most contentious issues to next week.

Source: NYT > Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:14 pm

Health Concerns Over Popular Contraceptives

Critics say Yaz and Yasmin, the top-selling birth control line in the U.S., pose greater health risks to women.

Source: NYT > Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:02 pm

Atlanta Judge Rules Dialysis Unit Can Be Closed

Uninsured dialysis patients who could be cut off from their life-sustaining care lost a court challenge.

Source: NYT > Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:43 pm

Patient Money: When Elder Care Problems Escalate, You Can Hire an Expert

Caring for an elderly parent is draining. When it gets especially tough, you may feel that you need the equivalent of a case worker.

Source: NYT > Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:52 pm

Antidepressants Linked to Heart Defects in Newborns (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take certain antidepressants during the first three months of pregnancy may have a slightly increased risk of giving birth to babies with heart defects.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm

Health Tip: Help Prevent Your Child's Constipation (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Constipation is a common problem in children and can be painful for young ones. But you can take steps to help prevent constipation in your child.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm

Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 25, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm

Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise may help protect men from prostate cancer, says a new study.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm

Spider Venom -- The Next Way to Treat Impotence? (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists may have discovered a novel way to treat erectile dysfunction -- using the venom of a deadly spider.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:48 pm

‘Bumpy’ Start Seen for Swine Flu Vaccine Plan

There may be shortages in places and oversupply elsewhere when the campaign begins next month, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden said.

Source: NYT > Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:38 pm

Worker in Hepatitis Case Is Sentenced to 20 Years

A former hospital surgical technician who may have infected dozens of surgical patients with hepatitis C pleaded guilty to federal drug charges.

Source: NYT > Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:21 pm

Colorado surgery technician pleads guilty in hepatitis C cases, will get 20 years in prison

DENVER - A surgery technician who infected at least 16 hospital patients with hepatitis C and may have exposed thousands more pleaded guilty to some charges Friday in an agreement that...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 7:44 pm

UPDATE 2-KKR, TPG, Providence bid for Northrop unit-sources

NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Private equity firms Kolhberg Kravis Roberts & Co, TPG and Providence Equity Partners have put in a second round of bids for Northrop Grumman Corp's TASC unit, two sources...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 7:07 pm

UPDATE 4-Twitter gets new round of funding, new backers

* Says T. Rowe Price and Insight Venture Partners involved
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:45 pm

UPDATE 4-Twitter gets new round of funding, new backers

* Says T. Rowe Price and Insight Venture Partners involved
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:45 pm

KKR, TPG, Providence bid for Northrop unit-sources

NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Private equity firms Kolhberg Kravis Roberts & Co, TPG and Providence Equity Partners have put in a second round of bids for Northrop Grumman Corp's TASC unit, sources...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:17 pm

US surgery tech pleads guilty in hepatitis C cases, will get 20 years in prison

DENVER - A surgery technician accused of possibly exposing thousands of hospital patients to hepatitis C has pleaded guilty to some of the charges against her. Kristen Diane Parker's...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:09 pm

UPDATE 1-Bayer contraceptive probed over possible death link

* Swissmedic says investigating (Adds Bayer stock price)
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 5:27 pm

UPDATE 2-Mexico's Cantarell oil field may be stablizing

* Oil production falls in August but Cantarell slide stops
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 5:18 pm

Peru Camisea consortium to auction gas in October

LIMA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The consortium that operates Peru's massive natural gas field at Camisea is expected to launch an auction in October to sell fuel to the local market, the country's vice minister...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 5:16 pm

Alberta Medical Association chief says physcians skeptical of govt health review

EDMONTON - The president of the Alberta Medical Association is warning physicians to be wary of how the Stelmach government will use the findings of a panel set up to review health care...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Sep 2009 | 5:11 pm

Poisoned patriots? Strickened Marines Part 2

For Rick Kelly, the first sign of cancer was a feeling of discomfort in his chest.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:36 pm

US says first swine flu vaccine to arrive Oct. 5 (AP)

AP - The first swine flu vaccine should be in some doctors' offices as early as Oct. 5, U.S. health officials said Friday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:30 pm

Device approval exposes political pressure on FDA (AP)

AP - The Food and Drug Administration has taken the unprecedented step of acknowledging that it buckled to "extreme" pressure from Capitol Hill in its approval of a knee repair device last year. While FDA officials call the situation an anomaly, experts said Friday there is nothing to stop similar political lobbying from influencing future decisions.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:34 pm

Doubling Dose of Clopidogrel Benefits STEMI Patients Without Risk of Bleeding

Doubling the dose of clopidogrel reduced the risk of MI and stent thrombosis in STEMI patients without increasing the risk of bleeding. The benefit extended to patients who received a bare-metal stent or a drug-eluting stent.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:34 pm

BNP-Boosting Gene Variant Hints at Possible Screening, Cardioprotective Roles

A single-nucleotide polymorphism associated with chronically raised natriuretic-peptide levels is common enough to potentially influence interpretation of BNP and NT-proBNP assays under some circumstances, researchers say; there is increasing evidence that the gene variant may enhance survival in some patient groups.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:34 pm

Tributes to Helmut Drexler, Who Has Died at Age 58

Dr Helmut Drexler, who suffered a sudden cardiac death earlier this month, was at the height of his career and will be sorely missed, friends told heartwire.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:34 pm

PROSPECT: Vulnerable Lesions Lead to Unstable Angina Rather Than MI or Death

After successful PCI, 20% of patients go on to have a MACE at three years and 12% of patients develop events from nonculprit lesions.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:34 pm

Should all men be screened for prostate cancer? (Reuters)

Reuters - Screening all men for prostate cancer using a currently available common blood test is not worthwhile, according to a new study.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:28 pm

Obesity, alcohol, depression interlinked for women (Reuters)

Reuters - Alcohol abuse, obesity and depression seem to go hand in hand for many women, according to the first study to look at how the three relate to one another over time in young adults.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:27 pm

House Democrats considering insurance tax (AP)

AP - House Democrats are considering a tax on high-cost insurance plans to help pay for health care overhaul that tops President Barack Obama's domestic agenda.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:38 pm

FDA Approves Ustekinumab for Plaque Psoriasis

The FDA has approved ustekinumab subcutaneous injection for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:36 pm

Marine breast cancer patients blame base water

The sick men are Marines, or sons of Marines. All 20 of them were based at or lived at Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Marine Corps' training base in North Carolina, between the 1960s and the 1980s.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:15 pm

Race Does Not Affect Breast Cancer Outcome, Says "Pivotal" Study

Black women have a higher mortality rate from breast cancer than white women, but that does not have to be the case, suggests a new study.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:11 pm

Promising Results Seen in Early Trials for Metastatic Melanoma

Although data are early and preliminary, 2 studies have shown encouraging data for response and survival in patients with metastatic melanoma.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:34 pm

Intravitreal Triamcinolone Injection May Improve Vision in Retinal Vein Occlusion

Two randomized trials suggest that 1-milligram triamcinolone may be helpful for central retinal vein occlusion, whereas existing laser therapies may be better for smaller-branch occlusion.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:05 pm

Cancer drug manslaughter

Jury returns a manslaughter verdict after a woman was killed by a chemotherapy dose four times too high.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:03 pm

COGENT: No CV Events But Significant GI Benefits of PPI Omeprazole

The randomized controlled trial results should put a stop to alarmist headlines about PPIs blunting efficacy of antiplatelet drugs, experts say. By withholding PPIs, physicians are doing more harm than good, the results suggest.
Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:34 am

Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Go Untreated

Patients with multiple sclerosis have significant rates of overactive bladder symptoms, yet they are not being evaluated or treated, according to a survey of almost 10,000 MS patients.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 11:20 am

Sensitivity to aspartame probed

Study will assess whether artificial sweetener aspartame causes health problems in people unusually sensitive to it.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Sep 2009 | 10:33 am

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg out of hospital

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from a Washington hospital Friday, a day after being admitted with symptoms of fatigue and lightheadedness.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:14 am

How to solve 9 sleep problems

Most of us have experienced those maddening midnight moments when, no matter how tired we are, we either can't fall asleep, can't stay asleep or our sleep is of such poor quality it feels as if we were awake. Here's some expert advice for solving nine sleep problems.

Source: CNN.com - Health | 25 Sep 2009 | 9:09 am

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