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Cracks mar Berlin Holocaust memorial anniversaryGermany's Holocaust memorial, a solemn maze of concrete grey slabs in central Berlin commemorating the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis, split public opinion when it was erected five...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Apr 2010 | 12:38 am Study: Small soda taxes don't dent obesity (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Apr 2010 | 12:31 am Patient Safety Incidents At U.S. Hospitals Show No Decline, Cost $9 BillionNearly one million patient-safety incidents occurred among Medicare patients over the years 2006, 2007, 2008, a figure virtually unchanged since last year's annual study of patient safety by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. In all, the incidents were associated with $8.9 billion in costs. One in ten patients -- 99,180 individuals -- experiencing a patient-safety incident died as a result, the study found. The seventh annual HealthGrades Patient Safety in American Hospitals study, which evaluated 39...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 1 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Simple Form Can Improve Accuracy Of Clinical Breast ExaminationUsing a simple form to help focus their attention can help physicians increase the quality and accuracy of clinical breast examinations, increasing the likelihood of detecting cancers missed by mammograms. That's the finding of a new study coming out in the April 1st issue of The American Journal of Medicine. Between 8 and 17 percent of breast cancers are not detected by mammograms, that's why a clinical breast examination remains an important method of ensuring breast health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:00 pm Pfizer Details Payments to Doctors and ResearchersThe drug company said it paid about $20 million to 4,500 doctors and other professionals for consulting and speaking on its behalf.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:50 pm Study: Small soda taxes don't dent obesityA new study shows small taxes on soda do little to reduce soft drink consumption or prevent childhood obesity. The study is based on a 2004 health survey of children. It found that soda...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:01 pm The British Heart Foundation Welcomes New Draft NICE Guidance On DronedaroneIn response to new draft NICE guidance published today, recommending limited use of dronedarone for atrial fibrillation (AF), June Davison, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said: "The BHF welcomes the new draft guidance published today by NICE. This demonstrates that the committee took on board feedback from the consultation earlier this year, including from organisations such as ours...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:00 pm Clinical Trials Update: March 31, 2010 (HealthDay)HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:49 pm Parent in Recovery Room Tied to Behavior in Day Surgery Kids (HealthDay)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- Having their parents in the recovery room doesn't calm children when they wake up after surgery, but does offer long-term behavioral benefits, new research suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:49 pm For Some, Cycling Eases Parkinson’s SymptomsA doctor in the Netherlands found that patients who were severely affected by the neurological disorder and unable to walk could ride a bicycle for miles.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:13 pm Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality Takes To The Airwaves To Communicate Vital Health Care Information To Spanish SpeakersHHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced Healthcare 411 en Español - a new audio news series to provide Spanish speakers with evidence-based consumer information to help them stay healthy, prevent diseases, compare the effectiveness of various medical treatments, and obtain high-quality and safe health care. Under this new initiative, AHRQ is producing two 60-second audio reports each month and distributing them to Spanish-language radio stations nationwide...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2010 | 9:00 pm Egypt sex selection clinics engender controversySome consider it medical progress, but baby gender selection in conservative Egypt has caused a stir among traditionalists who see it as an affront to ethics and have lashed out at clinics...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:44 pm Clinical Study Published Regarding Plasma Disc Decompression For The Treatment Of Low Back Pain Associated With Contained Herniated DiscsArthroCare Corp. (NASDAQ: ARTC), a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today the publication of an important clinical trial demonstrating that patients treated with ArthroCare's Plasma Disc Decompression (PDD) products experienced reduced pain and better quality of life scores compared to patients treated with the current standard care, epidural steroid injections...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:00 pm Clinical Data, Inc. Reports Results Of Phase I Studies Of Stedivaze™ Demonstrating Safety And Tolerability In Patients With Asthma And COPDClinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDA), announced results from two Phase I studies of Stedivaze™ (apadenoson), which demonstrated that Stedivaze was safe and well tolerated in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Stedivaze is a potent and highly selective agonist of the adenosine A2A receptor subtype in development as a pharmacologic stress agent for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Currently available adenosine agonists must be used with caution or are contraindicated in patients with asthma and COPD...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2010 | 7:00 pm Job exposure to chemicals 'boosts breast cancer risk' (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:41 pm Alaska Northern Lights Offers Bright Light Therapy To Combat Common Health ProblemsAlaska Northern Lights manufactures a bright light therapy box that aids in treating chronic health problems such as seasonal affective disorder (SAD), depression, bipolar disorder and sleep problems. Sufferers of SAD, a form of clinical depression, include up to 25 percent of those living in northern latitudes who experience varying degrees of SAD during winter months when there is less natural light. Night shift workers are also susceptible to SAD which affects over one third of the population, or about 10.8 million Americans...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:00 pm Disney Miramax deadline delayed, parties mull bids* Weinsteins, Gores brothers weigh Miramax bids-sourcesSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:55 pm Alberta delays changes to seniors drug planEDMONTON - The Alberta government says it is delaying changes to its new drug plan for seniors. The plan, which was supposed to take effect July 1, includes sliding premiums based on...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:48 pm New data persuades UK cost body to back Lilly drug (Reuters)Reuters - Eli Lilly's lung cancer drug Alimta has been recommended for use on Britain's state health service as a maintenance treatment, after a change of heart by the national health cost board.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:43 pm New data persuades UK cost body to back Lilly drugLONDON (Reuters) - Eli Lilly's lung cancer drug Alimta has been recommended for use on Britain's state health service as a maintenance treatment, after a change of heart by the national...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:43 pm Sleeping sickness 'breakthrough'Scientists identify a potential treatment for sleeping sickness, which infects about 60,000 people in Africa a year.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:40 pm Study: Possible heart risk in men taking Avodart for prostate cancer preventionFull results of a big study testing a drug for preventing prostate cancer show a higher risk of heart failure, a surprise finding that could dampen enthusiasm for expanding its use. OnSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:37 pm UPDATE 2-Primerica IPO prices high, sells more-underwriter* Sells 21.36 mln shares vs 18 mln expected - underwriter (Adds analyst comment, background)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:25 pm Study links chemical exposure to breast cancerLONDON (Reuters) - Exposure to certain chemicals and pollutants before a woman reaches her mid-30s could treble her risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, Canadian scientistsSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:14 pm Prostate cancer prevention clueA drug already used in men with enlarged prostates seems to cut the risk of prostate cancer, an international study has shown.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:01 pm NMS Labs Launches Pain Management Lab Test For Milnacipran, A New Drug Approved By The FDA For The Treatment Of Fibromyalgia PainNMS Labs launches another unique test suitable for the evaluation of toxicity vs. efficacy, the potential for physicians to establish therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of individual patients, and the assessment of drug diversion of a new pain management drug therapy. NMS Labs is the only known commercial laboratory to develop and perform a clinical quantitative assay for Milnacipran (Savella®) using the highly specific and sensitive technique of liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2010 | 5:00 pm The ups and downs of weight loss: Success not always measured on the scaleTORONTO - With so many Canadians engaged in a battle against their bulging waistlines, the Heart and Stroke Foundation decided to find out more about what tactics they're using, how much...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:55 pm What Every Woman Should Know About Endometriosis: Surprising Truths And Best Treatment OptionsOne out of every two women struggling to conceive may suffer from endometriosis - the leading cause of infertility - according to researchi from Camran Nezhat, M.D., gynecologist at El Camino Hospital, the hospital of the Silicon Valley. Almost 5.5 millionii women in the U.S. suffer from the often painful symptoms of the condition, a disease characterized by endometrium, or tissue, which normally lines the uterus, growing in other places. Yet, Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm Judge Invalidates Human Gene PatentIn a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes, a judge struck down a company’s patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:22 pm Taking Stock After Gene Patents Are InvalidatedMany biotechnology stocks fell as investors struggled to understand the impact of the far-reaching ruling.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:15 pm Regimens: How Much Exercise Will Prevent Weight Gain?In one study, Harvard researchers found that an hour of moderate physical activity a day kept women from gaining weight in midlife.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:06 pm Patterns: Drop in Tuberculosis Rates Is Largest in Single YearTB cases in the United States fell by more than 10 percent in 2009, federal health officials reported.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm 1 in 4 elderly need care decisions made for them (AP)AP - A significant number of the elderly — more than one in four — will eventually need someone to make end-of-life decisions about their medical care, a new study suggests.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm GP Groups Disappointed With Lack Of Consultation Over Policy For Patients With Diabetes, AustraliaThe members of United General Practice Australia are disappointed that our organisations were not consulted by the Federal Government on today's announcement in relation to proposed changes in arrangements for patients with diabetes. United General Practice Australia calls on the Government to consult with our organisations as a matter of urgency. Immediate engagement with the profession is required to develop workable arrangements that result in improved health outcomes for patients...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 31 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm Observatory: Researchers Report Progress on E. Coli TestA new single test could detect both pathogenic E. coli and its toxins in food and give quicker results than the current method.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:50 pm A New Use for Medical Marijuana?Some people with Tourette's syndrome smoke marijuana to relieve tics. Dr. Robert King and Dr. James Leckman of the Yale Child Study Center respond.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:31 pm Personal Best: Sports Injuries: See a Doctor or Tough It Out?Doctor-athletes weigh in on what to do when pain strikes.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:30 pm Leucine-Rich Repeat Genes Associated With Autism Spectrum DisordersSusceptibility to autism spectrum disorders is associated with certain nested genes expressed in the nervous system.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:11 pm A TV Show and Congress Tackle School LunchesLawmakers, a reality-show chef and now a blogger are all tackling poor nutrition in the school lunchroom.Source: NYT > Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 2:07 pm Teenage Boys and Young Men Who Lack Mumps Vaccinations Are at Risk for Reduced FertilityVaccinations are urged for those boys and young men who were not inoculated as children.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 1:53 pm Overweight babies may have delayed motor skills (Reuters)Reuters - Pudgy babies may be adorable, but being overweight may delay a baby's ability to roll over, crawl, or conquer other important physical skills, researchers report.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Mar 2010 | 1:27 pm Short Bursts of Physical Activity May Reduce Fibromyalgia SymptomsIn a randomized trial, a lifestyle physical activity intervention relieved perceived symptoms and improved physical function in adults with fibromyalgia.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 12:09 pm Bromocriptine Cuts Mortality in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Pilot StudyAdding bromocriptine to drug regimens for severe acute peripartum cardiomyopathy improves ejection fraction and reduces mortality, a small pilot study suggests.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:48 am Benefits of Interhospital Transfer of STEMI Patients for PCI Maintained for 8 YearsThe advantages of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) over fibrinolysis for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are maintained for 8 years, even when patients require transfer to a hospital with a catheterization laboratory.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:48 am Alternative remedy use common among infertile (Reuters)Reuters - A substantial number of American couples are looking beyond just state-of-the-art fertility treatments to therapies dating back centuries in hopes of improving their chances of conceiving a baby, according to new research.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:30 am High BNP Levels Suggest Surgery Needed for Patent Ductus ArteriosusIn premature neonates with patent ductus arteriosus, high levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) suggest that indomethacin won't work and surgery will be required, Chinese researchers say.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:27 am Experimental Drug Relieves Symptoms of Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaThe experimental agent UK-369,003 improves lower urinary tract symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a report in the February 22nd BJU International.Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:27 am Aspirin, Analgesic Use Linked to Lower Estrogen Levels in Postmenopausal WomenIf confirmed, this finding could potentially reduce the risk for breast and/or ovarian cancer in regular users of aspirin and other analgesics.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:12 am Researchers Predict Response to Interferon in Multiple SclerosisA blood test that discriminates between who will and will not respond to the most widely used treatment for multiple sclerosis is in the works.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 11:03 am Overall Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes May Be Similar With Different SulfonylureasRisk for overall mortality was similar in patients with type 2 diabetes receiving glipizide, glyburide, or glimepiride monotherapy, but glimepiride was preferred in those with coronary artery disease.Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 31 Mar 2010 | 10:56 am Does Caffeine Sensitivity Increase With Age?Sensitivity to caffeine tends to increase as you get older.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:54 am Abstinence-ed funding fuels divideThe new health care law renews funding for abstinence-focused education. Many studies have shown that it's not easy for people to practice abstinence consistently. But abstinence educators say the message is important.Source: CNN.com - Health | 31 Mar 2010 | 8:21 am Get well nowWould a free car stop you pulling a sickie?Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 31 Mar 2010 | 6:40 am
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