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Canadian researchers to take a look at 'fainting astronaut syndrome'VANCOUVER, B.C. - One small step for man can lead to one giant plop to the ground for astronauts who return from the gravity-free dimensions of space to the pressure-packed confines of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:45 am New Sources Of Omega-3 From Grains And LambCSIRO Food Futures Flagship scientist, Dr Surinder Singh, will outline his team's progress on the transfer into crop plants of biochemical pathways for long-chain omega-3 synthesis sourced from marine microalgae.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am NIAID Researchers Turn To Unique Resource For Clues To Norovirus EvolutionA search through decades-old frozen infant stool samples has yielded rich dividends for scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The team customized a laboratory technique to screen thousands of samples for norovirus, a major cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in people of all ages.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Special Brain Wave Boost Slows MotionResearchers have found that they can make people move in slow motion by boosting one type of brain wave. The findings offer some of the first proof that brain waves can have a direct influence on behavior, according to the researchers, who report their findings online on October 1 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Paradoxically, Food Insecurity May Be Underlying Contributor To OverweightBoth household food insecurity (HFInsec) and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to being overweight.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Why One Way Of Learning Is Better Than AnotherA new study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of McGill University reveals that different patterns of training and learning lead to different types of memory formation.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Few Risks To Newborn Offspring Of Parents Who Are Childhood Cancer Survivors, Studies FindWhether they can have children is one of the major concerns for adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer because fertility can be compromised by cancer treatment. For cancer survivors who can have children, two new studies led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center may help alleviate fears that their childhood disease will adversely impact their newborns.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Neuroscientists Hope To Get People Walking AgainNeuroscience researchers at the University of Louisville will be the only team collaborating with an international group of scientists that last week announced they had enabled paralyzed rats to walk while supporting their own weight. Dr.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Elderly Women Sleep Better Than They Think, Men Sleep Worse, Study FindsA study in the Oct.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that elderly women sleep better than elderly men even though women consistently report that their sleep is shorter and poorer. Women reported less and poorer sleep than men on all of the subjective measures, including a 13.2 minute shorter total sleep time (TST), 10.1 minute longer sleep onset latency (SOL), and a 4.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer Can Be Expedited By Combination Of PET/CT Tests In A Fast-Track SettingResearch published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found an effective combination of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) (PET/CT) tests to diagnose lung cancer in a "fast-tracked" outpatient setting. This novel approach to the diagnosis of lung cancer demonstrated a high level of sensitivity (97%) and accuracy (82%).Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am RNA Analysis Methods Featured In Cold Spring Harbor ProtocolsThe study of RNA has long been the tool of choice for understanding where and when genes are expressed in a cell, tissue, or organism during development or under specific physiological or environmental conditions. Recent discoveries have revolutionized our concept of RNA function; it is now known to be active in a much wider set of biological processes than was previously believed.Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 3 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am Botox Maker’s Suit Cites Free SpeechAllergan is suing the government, charging that restrictions on telling doctors about unapproved drug uses violates its free-speech rights. Source: NYT > Health | 3 Oct 2009 | 12:05 am Health care overhaul could raise Medicare Rx costs (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:59 pm Health overhaul closer than ever - and yet far off (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:53 pm Eating Candy in Childhood Linked to Adult Crime (Time.com)Time.com - A British study suggests a curious association between eating candy as a kid and committing violent crimes in adulthoodSource: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:20 pm Patient Money: A Quick Trip to the Store for Milk and a Throat SwabMedical advice is increasingly available through walk-in clinics at supermarkets, drugstores and big-box discounters, but some caveats are in order.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:13 pm China's Tengzhong to reach Hummer deal in "days"-paperHONG KONG, Oct 3 (Reuters) - China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery is poised to complete its purchase of General Motor Corp's Hummer division within days, the South China Morning Post reported...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:04 pm G.E. Chief Sees India Helping Cut Costs of U.S. Health CareJeffrey Immelt, chief executive of General Electric, said health care products and services developed cheaply in India would be exported to the United States.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:04 pm New Policy Outlaws Bake Sales in City SchoolsThe change is part of a new policy that limits what can be sold in vending machines and student-run stores, which use profits to help finance activities like pep rallies and proms.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 10:47 pm Health Tip: Help Prevent Childhood Migraines (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Adults aren't the only ones affected by the often disabling pain of a migraine. Many children and teens also are prone to the intense pounding, occasional nausea and "aura" that warns some migraine sufferers.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Half of U.S. babies living today may reach age 100 (HealthDay)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 2, 2009 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The time frame in which gastric bypass surgery can be used to reverse morbid obesity in teens could be much shorter than previously believed, U.S. researchers say.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2009 | 9:49 pm Retired BC public servants lose suit over health premium paymentsVICTORIA, B.C. - A group of retired B.C. public servants has lost a class-action lawsuit against the provincial government claiming the government reneged on a promise to pay their...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Oct 2009 | 9:13 pm Panel Finishes Work on Health Bill AmendmentsIn a marathon session, the Senate Finance Committee voted to ease penalties for those without health insurance.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 8:12 pm Number of H1N1 cases rising slowly: latest Public Health Agency of Canada figuresOTTAWA - Public health officials say the number of H1N1 influenza cases in Canada continues to rise, but overall, levels are relatively low. Figures from the Public Health Agency of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Oct 2009 | 7:22 pm Nasal spray flu vaccine becoming available (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2009 | 6:16 pm Catalyst to continue development of addiction drug(Reuters) - Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc said it will continue to develop its lead drug candidate for the treatment of cocaine and methamphetamine addiction after it reviewed data...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Oct 2009 | 6:12 pm UPDATE 2-Suspect in Letterman extortion pleads not guilty* Letterman admission brings outrage, shock, applause (Adds reaction, background)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Oct 2009 | 5:50 pm 'Intelligent' crutchAn ingenious aid speeds up medical recoverySource: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Oct 2009 | 5:17 pm Feeding 'speeds surgery recovery'Cancer patients recover faster from gastrointestinal surgery if given liquid food directly into the intestine, a study suggests.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Oct 2009 | 5:01 pm Test 'spots blood disease danger'UK experts claim to have found a way to predict which thalassaemia patients will develop heart failure.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Oct 2009 | 5:01 pm 100 Worst Cities for Fall AllergiesMcAllen, Texas tops the Asthma and Allergy Foundation's 2009 list of fall allergy capitals.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:30 pm Emergency Depts Not Meeting Goals for Wait TimesMany hospitals are not meeting their own goals for limiting wait times in emergency rooms.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:30 pm UPDATE 1-Starwood group likely wins Corus assets - source* Group also includes TPG, with Wilbur Ross, Perry CapitalSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:27 pm UPDATE 1-Starwood group likely wins Corus assets - source* Group also includes TPG, with Wilbur Ross, Perry CapitalSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:27 pm UPDATE 2-THL, Quadrangle-owned West Corp plans $500 mln IPO* IPO managed by Goldman Sachs & Co and Morgan StanleySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:12 pm UPDATE 2-THL, Quadrangle-owned West Corp plans $500 mln IPO* IPO managed by Goldman Sachs & Co and Morgan StanleySource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:12 pm Phillips' incest claim draws attention to tabooAfter actress Mackenzie Phillips spoke about her sexual relationship with her musician father, online and telephone calls to an anti-sexual assault hot line surged. Phillips's revelation turned the spotlight onto a taboo and often-ignored topic.Source: CNN.com - Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:54 pm Support Appears to Drop for Abortion RightsA poll suggests that the gap has narrowed between Americans who favor keeping abortion legal and those who do not.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:13 pm Drink From the Fountain of Youth With a Grain of SaltTwo studies announced today could make you downright giddy, but you'd be wise to take them with a grain of salt.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:04 pm Novel Agent Farletuzumab Shows Promise in Relapsed Ovarian CancerPhase 2 study results show that farletuzumab combined with platinum and taxane increased the objective response rate in relapsed ovarian cancer.Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:45 pm Texas begins $3 billion quest to cure cancer (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:31 pm Surgery Provides Modest Benefit for Carpal Tunnel SyndromeA new trial shows that surgery can be useful for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and no denervation.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:23 pm Guidelines Issued for Hearing Assessment in Infants, Children Beyond Neonatal ScreeningAn American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report describes an algorithm to help pediatricians determine the course of treatment when hearing screening indicates hearing loss in children.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:50 am High Fiber Intake Linked to Reduced Risk of Breast CancerIn a new study, which is the first to examine the association between dietary fiber and breast cancer by histologic type, the risk for breast cancer decreases as total fiber intake increases.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:43 am Advice on Aging Successfully: An Expert Interview With Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANPSuccessful aging, being physically and mentally as healthy a possible throughout life, requires acceptance and resilience.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:26 am Restless Genital Syndrome May Be Caused by Pudendal NeuropathyA new study identifies sensory neuropathy of the pudendal nerve, particularly the dorsal nerve of the clitoris, as a possible cause of Restless Genital Syndrome.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:25 am Wealthy Americans More Likely to Benefit From Statin Therapy Than PoorIn the past 30 years, wealthier Americans, who were once more likely to have high total- and LDL-cholesterol levels than poorer individuals, now have a significantly better lipid profile. Statins, say researchers, may have contributed to the expanding social disparities in cardiovascular risk.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:24 am Gene Linked to Longer, Skinnier LifeKnocking out the gene boosted leanness and longevity in female mice.WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:15 am How health care overhaul could change Medicare (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Oct 2009 | 11:06 am Your most embarrassing health confessionsAWOL tampons, gas, losing your breakfast on the doc? To prove that you are so not alone when it comes to mortifying health mishaps, readers share some of their stories with us.Source: CNN.com - Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 9:51 am Burst of Technology Helps Blind to SeeResearch based on advances in technology and biology is raising hopes for progress on one of science’s holy grails.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 9:04 am Rabid Cats on the RiseAn increase in rabies in cats could mean trouble for their owners.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 8:09 am Senate Panel Softening Insurance PenaltiesThe move would help people facing financial burdens in buying even the cheapest insurance available.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 7:42 am Republicans Call Health Legislation a Tax IncreaseSeizing on a new line of attack, Republican leaders say the proposed health care overhaul is a vehicle for a barrage of hidden and not-so-hidden tax increases.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 7:42 am Swiss Health Care Thrives Without Public OptionExperts on the Swiss system suggest it would deliver much of what Washington is aiming to accomplish.Source: NYT > Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 7:41 am Recession May Boost Life ExpectancyStudy finds faster rise in U.S. life expectancy during recessions.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 7:34 am Rabid Cats on the RiseAn increase in rabies in cats could mean trouble for their owners.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 7:26 am Senate committee completes health care debateThe Senate Finance Committee completed debate on proposed health care legislation early Friday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 2 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am Unsteady gait'My condition makes people think I'm drunk'Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Oct 2009 | 5:34 am Probiotic health claims dismissedEU experts say there is no hard evidence to back many health claims for 'probiotic' drinks and yogurts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:48 am
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