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New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Mar 2010 | 3:20 am Diabetes Trial: Drug Treatment May Not Cut Heart Disease (Time.com)Time.com - New data suggest that aggressive drug treatments to reduce known heart-disease risk factors don't actually help diabetes patients. Why? And what now?Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Mar 2010 | 2:20 am Medtronic Announces Initial Results Of STOP AF Clinical TrialMedtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced data from the STOP AF (Sustained Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation) clinical trial during late-breaking sessions at the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology in Atlanta. The data showed superiority over anti-arrhythmic drugs, with 69.9 percent of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) treated with the Arctic Front® Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter System remaining free of atrial fibrillation (AF) one year after cryoablation, compared to 7.3 percent on drug therapy...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Health Canada Reminds Parents And Caregivers To Take Steps To Prevent Unintentional PoisoningMarch 14th - 20th is National Poison Prevention Week. Health Canada, in partnership with Safe Kids Canada and the Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres, is reminding parents and caregivers about the dangers of unintentional poisoning and offering tips on how to keep children safe. Parents and caregivers are urged to keep chemicals, medications, cleaning supplies and art supplies not meant for children safely stored in a locked cabinet or box, out of the reach of children. If a poisoning is suspected, the local Poison Control Centre or 911 should be contacted immediately...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Scientists Identify Chemical In Bananas As Potent Inhibitor Of HIV InfectionA potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, may open the door to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, according to a University of Michigan Medical School study published this week. Scientists have an emerging interest in lectins, naturally occurring chemicals in plants, because of their ability to halt the chain of reaction that leads to a variety of infections. In laboratory tests, BanLec, the lectin found in bananas, was as potent as two current anti-HIV drugs...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Turning The Tide Of Dementia, Hope Is In Prevention, ResearchWith the prevalence of dementia expected to reach 1.1 million Canadians within a generation, taking care of your brain health has never been more important. This Brain Awareness Week, March 15 to 21, the Alzheimer Society is calling on Canadians coast to coast to take action today. This means doing everything you can to reduce your risk of developing dementia, including adopting a healthy lifestyle through diet and exercise, staying mentally and socially active , and protecting your head from injury...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am UNC's Dr. John Buse To Receive National Award For Clinical ExcellenceJohn B. Buse, M.D., Ph.D., has been selected to receive a Clinical Excellence award at the Castle Connolly National Physician of the Year Awards ceremony. Buse is a professor in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, chief of the division of endocrinology and metabolism and director of the UNC Diabetes Care Center...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Progress In Access To Safe Drinking-water; Sanitation Needs Greater EffortsWith 87 per cent of the world's population or approximately 5.9 billion people using safe drinking-water sources, the world is on track to meet or even exceed the drinking-water target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), according to the new WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report titled: " Progress on Sanitation and Drinking- Water: 2010 Update Report," released today. However, with almost 39 per cent of the world's population or over 2...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Meditation Techniques Effective For Pain ReliefMeditation has analgesic benefits associated with creating a relaxed state of mind and enhancing the ability to moderate reactions to pain, according to new research published in The Journal of Pain, the peer review publication of the American Pain Society. Researchers from the University of North Carolina measured pain ratings in students interested in learning meditation who recruited for the study. Subjects were trained in meditation for three consecutive days and were given experimental pain stimuli...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Nurses Welcome Chief Medical Officer's Focus On Physical Activity, UKThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) welcomed the Chief Medical Officer's focus on physical fitness in his final annual report and called for all children to have access to advice from school nurses. Janet Davies, Executive Director of Nursing and Service Delivery for the RCN, said: "Simple steps such as taking a walk every day can help people of all ages to maintain their physical and mental health. Children in particular must be encouraged to take part in physical activities - whether it is walking to and from school or engaging in competitive sports...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am NICE Invites Stakeholders To Comment On 2011/12 Quality Outcomes FrameworkThe National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has opened its consultation on potential new indicators for inclusion in the 2011/12 Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). Stakeholders are invited to email their comments on a set of potential indicators via the NICE website (http://www.nice.org.uk). Anyone with an interest in health, including health professionals, patients, community groups and voluntary organisations, is encouraged to take part in the consultation...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am New Pharmaceutical Science Expert Advisory Panel, UKThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) announced the establishment of the Pharmaceutical Science Expert Advisory Panel to serve as the key advisory resource for the professional body on scientific strategy, leadership, advocacy, assessment and review. Professor Jayne Lawrence, Chief Scientific Advisor, said: "The Panel of leading scientists and researchers will help build a broad community speaking with a strong, united voice on a wide range of critical issues in a consistent way...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 16 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am Obama Takes His Pitch for Health Care Overhaul to OhioAt a seniors’ center in Ohio, President Obama talked about a cleaning woman who had dropped her costly insurance plan, only to discover she had leukemia.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 11:36 pm Dr. Arnall Patz, Who Saved Many From Blindness, Dies at 89Doctors used to think they were helping premature babies by giving them a lot of oxygen. Dr. Patz proved they were hurting them.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 11:30 pm Vital Signs: Study Links Soda Price Increases to Better HealthResearch found that when the price of a two-liter bottle went up, people consumed less, which was associated with a drop in weight and a lower risk for pre-diabetes.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 11:20 pm Vital Signs: Report Shows High Rate of Herpes Infection in U.S.Recent figures from the C.D.C. showed one in six Americans have genital herpes, prompting concern among health officials because people with the virus are at greater risk of H.I.V. infection.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 11:20 pm Triumph for Xiaflex, Drug to Straighten Clenched FingersAfter 50 years, a tiny drug maker on Long Island has found a potentially lucrative use for its only medicine.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 11:10 pm Global Update: Despite Improvements, Lack of Access to Toilets Still Presents Health RisksOpen defecation is on the decline in many countries, according to a report released Monday by the W.H.O. and Unicef. Nonetheless, about 1.1 billion still practice it.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 10:35 pm Really?: The Claim: Zinc Can Help Fight Off Ear InfectionsCan the cold-fighting supplement, zinc, lower the risk of childhood ear infections?Source: NYT > Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 10:34 pm 2 Drugs Fail to Prevent Diabetes in the Overweight (HealthDay)HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Hopes that two available drugs could help prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in overweight people with poor sugar metabolism have been dashed by a major international study.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:49 pm Health Tip: Buying Baby's Car Seat (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Car safety seats, like the infants and children they protect, come in lots of different shapes and sizes.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:49 pm Clinical Trials Update: March 15, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:49 pm Driving With Early Alzheimer's May Be Ill-Advised (HealthDay)HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people with failing memories often keep driving, but a study of Alzheimer's patients suggests the risk of getting lost -- even on familiar streets -- may be greater than once thought.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:49 pm Repeated Anesthesia May Hamper Children's Learning Ability (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Brain stem cell loss is the reason why repeated anesthesia causes memory and learning problems in children, Swedish researchers suggest.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:49 pm Erectile Dysfunction Plus Heart Disease Raises Death Risk (HealthDay)HealthDay - MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Men suffering from both cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction are at greater risk for heart attack, stroke, heart failure and death, a new study finds.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:49 pm With Medicaid Cuts, Doctors and Patients Drop OutAs states cut Medicaid, doctors find payments insufficient. Poor areas like Flint, Mich., face particular hardship.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:40 pm Gaps in Dealing With Cancer in TeenagersExperts see a gap in treatment between pediatric and adult care.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:36 pm Vital Signs: Health Risk for Kidney Donors Is Low, Research FindsA new study of kidney donors found that having only one kidney did not affect long term survival and that the risk of dying from the surgery itself was very low.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:35 pm Sony boss asks theatres to offer healthier snacks at movie concession standsLAS VEGAS - The head of Sony Pictures has suggested that movie theatres offer healthier snacks to help fight obesity and give audiences a broader range of food choices. Michael Lynton...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Mar 2010 | 7:20 pm Driving Miss Daisy: Society needs to help seniors who should stop drivingTORONTO - Society needs to do a better job helping seniors drive for as long as is safe and helping them adapt when the time comes to stop, says a new editorial in the Canadian Medical...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Mar 2010 | 6:30 pm Some Lay's Smokey Bacon flavour potato chips recalled over salmonella fearsOTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume some potato chips because the products may be contaminated with salmonella. It says the foods contain...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Mar 2010 | 6:27 pm Obama pitches health care as Democrats point toward a vote and progress in courting lawmakersWASHINGTON - Democrats in the House of Representatives triggered the countdown Monday for the climactic vote on President Barack Obama's fiercely contested remake of the U.S. health care...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Mar 2010 | 6:14 pm Women seek neck muscle 'lip job'The latest offering in cosmetic surgery for those seeking a fuller pout is a neck muscle lip graft, say US experts.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm Impotence 'link to heart death'Impotence is a strong predictor of heart attack and death among high risk patients, say German researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm Loblaw, Siena Foods face class-action suit over recall due to Listeriaover the latest meat recall due to Listeria contamination. The suit, filed Monday in Ottawa, states Siena was aware of the "potential toxicity" of several of its products but only choseSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Mar 2010 | 5:15 pm Arteries, cholesterol improve soon after smokers quit, even if they gain weight, study findsATLANTA - A new study shows that smokers who quit have healthier arteries a year later and probably will have less risk of heart disease as a result. Doctors say the improvement came...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Mar 2010 | 4:54 pm FDA Approves 6-Month Formulation of Triptorelin for Prostate CancerThe FDA has approved a twice-yearly 22.5-mg formulation of triptorelin pamoate injection for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Mar 2010 | 4:38 pm Antiseptic baths help fight 'superbug' infectionsNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bathing severely injured intensive-care patients with antiseptic-soaked washcloths can cut their risk of developing certain types of infections, and also seems...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Mar 2010 | 4:30 pm STOP-AF and CABANA: Trials Show Effectiveness of Ablation Over Drugs in AFIn STOP-AF, patients with paroxysmal AF treated with a novel cryoablation technology were significantly more likely to be free of arrhythmia at one year compared with antiarrhythmic drug therapy. In addition, feasibility results of the CABANA pilot study were also presented.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Mar 2010 | 3:42 pm CDC: HSV-2 Infection Rates Stable in US, Approximately 1 in 6 InfectedHerpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 infection rates have remained relatively stable for the past 10 years, at a little more than 16%, with women and blacks disproportionately affected.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Mar 2010 | 3:35 pm Faster Connections: Remote Monitoring Reduces Event-to-Decision TimeRemote monitoring of ICDs reduces the time from clinical events to a clinical decision by about three weeks, on average, results of the CONNECT study of Medtronic's CareLink ICD remote-monitoring system show.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Mar 2010 | 3:22 pm New Factor Xa Inhibitor Betrixaban Safe in Phase 2 AF TrialA novel oral factor Xa inhibitor, betrixaban, was safe and well tolerated when compared with warfarin in a phase 2 trial in patients with AF. Along with other new anticoagulants, this could represent an advance on warfarin, but betrixaban first needs to be evaluated in a much larger phase 3 trial, said the lead researcher.Heartwire Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Mar 2010 | 3:22 pm ED predictor of heart disease deathErectile dysfunction is a strong predictor of death in men with cardiovascular disease, according to new research out this week.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 3:13 pm Arteries improve after smokers quit, study finds (AP)AP - Quitting smoking can turn back time.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Mar 2010 | 3:06 pm Mortality Rate in Older Adults Persistently Increased 5- to 8-Fold After Hip FractureExcess annual mortality rate in older adults after hip fracture persisted with time for both sexes, but at any given age, the rate was higher in men vs women.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Mar 2010 | 3:03 pm Routine Urine Dipstick Screening for Kidney Disease Not Cost-EffectiveA low incidence of kidney disease and a high relative screening cost confirmed the 2007 recommendation by the AAP to remove urinalysis from the standard well-child examination.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Mar 2010 | 3:03 pm Arteries improve after smokers quit, study findsA new study shows that smokers who quit have healthier arteries a year later and probably will have less risk of heart disease as a result. Doctors say the improvement came even though...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Mar 2010 | 3:02 pm NCCN Colon Cancer Guideline Update Includes BRAF Testing, Adjuvant ChemotherapyRecommendations on the clinical use of the BRAF testing and on adjuvant therapies highlight this year's NCCN update to its colon cancer guidelines.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Mar 2010 | 2:48 pm McGill launches web program to let people create their own one-stop medical fileMONTREAL - The day is not too far off when your cellphone, iPhone or BlackBerry will ring to remind you to take your medication. That's one of the eventual goals of a new web tool beingSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Mar 2010 | 2:39 pm Multiple Barriers Exist to Care for Adults With Childhood-Onset Chronic DiseasesGeneral pediatricians and internists note that improvements in office-based support may be most associated with perceived quality of care delivery.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Mar 2010 | 2:38 pm FDA seeks more data on MannKind's inhaled insulinBOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have requested more information on an inhaled insulin device being developed by MannKind Corp, sending the company's shares down 24.7 percent.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Mar 2010 | 2:37 pm Obama slams insurersPresident Obama heads to Ohio on Monday to push for a health care overhaul.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 2:14 pm FDA Warns of Counterfeit Surgical MeshThe FDA is instructing healthcare professionals and facilities not to use certain lots of Bard surgical mesh and to contact Bard if counterfeit mesh is suspected.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 15 Mar 2010 | 2:06 pm Device allows blind soldier to 'see' with his tongueA soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq says his life has been turned around by technology that allows him to "see" with his tongue.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Mar 2010 | 1:31 pm Reid's wife undergoes neck surgery after wreckThe wife of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid underwent neck surgery Friday after being injured with their daughter in a four-vehicle wreck in suburban Washington a day earlier, her surgeon said.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 1:19 pm Think it's all over?How serious is David Beckham's injury?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:36 am Study: 9/11 workers show heart troubleExposure to debris at Ground Zero may be linked to heart problems in police officers, according to a new study announced Saturday.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 9:04 am At Bronx clinic, the eyes are windows to medical recordsBut far from the sleek European airports, a South Bronx clinic that operates in one of the most impoverished U.S. areas uses iris scanning to prevent medical record mishaps.Source: CNN.com - Health | 15 Mar 2010 | 6:48 am Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Mar 2010 | 6:17 am Many baby hip cases 'ignored'A national charity says parents and health professionals need to check babies' hips in order to prevent pain and permanent disability.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Mar 2010 | 3:41 am
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